{"podcast":{"title":"Hello Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones","slug":"hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411","podcast_index_feed_id":7333411,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/579540/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/579540","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/8/d/a/28da4be36c38a49cd959afa2a1bf1c87/CHELSEA-VER2.png","author":"Chelsea Morrow","episode_count":61,"summary":"Welcome to Hello Hormones with me, Dr. Carrie Jones! A podcast where we explore how to make friends with our hormones so we can survive—and thrive—through our 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond! I'm Dr. Carrie Jones—a holistic functional medicine doctor, hormone nerd, and women's health advocate who's spent over 20 years helping women understand their bodies and navigate all the twists and turns of hormone changes. I've seen it all—from the frustrating weight gain and brain fog to the mood swings, low libido, crazy periods, and sleep that just won't cooperate. Whether you're pre-, peri-, or postmenopausal—or just a woman dealing with the chaos of hormonal imbalances—you're in the right place. Because understanding your hormones doesn't have to feel like herding cats—and your mood swings, fatigue, or weird symptoms? They're not just \"in your head.\" So let's decode the science, ditch the confusion, and help you feel like yourself again. You bring the symptoms, I'll bring the science—and let's get you the solutions together.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:18:43.736504+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411"},"episode":{"title":"7 Surprising Things You Didn't Know Are Signs of Perimenopause","slug":"7-surprising-things-you-didn-t-know-are-signs-of-perimenopause","published_at":"2026-04-07T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411/7-surprising-things-you-didn-t-know-are-signs-of-perimenopause","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411","url":"https://54c17651-b998-4423-8fb3-0961ba8b4fb9.libsyn.com/7-surprising-things-you-didnt-know-are-signs-of-perimenopause","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/p1008880/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/54c17651-b998-4423-8fb3-0961ba8b4fb9/HH_-_EP_49.mp3?dest-id=5022965","summary":"Did you know that perimenopause can manifest beyond the common symptoms we know like hot flashes? To pique my curiosity about what you are experiencing when you detect you're in perimenopause, I ran a poll and the answers are nothing short of surprising. When estrogen and progesterone start shifting in perimenopause, the effects don't stay neatly in one place. They show up in other parts of your body often all at once, often mistaken as another symptom of another health condition. In the new episode of Hello Hormones, I will break down the seven most surprising symptoms women reported in my recent poll, why they're happening beneath the surface, and what you can actually do about each one. Because when you finally understand what's happening, it stops feeling like something is wrong with you and starts feeling like something you can actually work with. What's Discussed: (00:00) Why perimenopause symptoms go way beyond hot flashes and night sweats (02:15) Rage: the hormonal reason it hits out of nowhere and what actually helps (07:30) Excessive gas, bloating, and why perimenopause disrupts your entire GI tract (12:45) Hip pain, joint aches, and the estrogen-lubrication connection (17:20) Visual changes women notice but rarely talk about (22:10) The inner ear and hormone connection (27:35) Why allergies seem worse and histamine's role during hormonal changes (33:00) What your oral microbiome has to do with your hormones ✍️ FREE GUIDES: Top 7 Perimenopause Myths You Need to Stop Believing ASAP: www.drcarriejones.com/myths Hormones 101 Cheat Sheet: www.drcarriejones.kit.com/hormones101 The Perimenopause & Menopause Labs Test Checklist: www.drcarriejones.kit.com/labtestchecklist The Symptoms of The Perimenopausal Transition (WTF…) Ebook: www.drcarriejones.kit.com/perimenopa…","meta_description":"Did you know that perimenopause can manifest beyond the common symptoms we know like hot flashes? To pique my curiosity about what you are experiencing wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411/episodes/7-surprising-things-you-didn-t-know-are-signs-of-perimenopause/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hello-hormones-with-dr-carrie-jones-7333411/7-surprising-things-you-didn-t-know-are-signs-of-perimenopause.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}