Show Notes
Alison is a 45-year-old mom of two with a high pressure job. After a decade of poor sleep, a sluggish thyroid, and all the misery of perimenopause, something had to give.
5 weeks after starting BioTE bioidentical hormone therapy, she tells us how her life has changed.
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Host and Executive Producer: Eva Sheie Co-Host: Queenie Dahlin Editor and Audio Engineer: Daniel Croeser Theme Music: The Day by Kick Castle Production Assistant: Mary Ellen Clarkson Cover Art Designer: Shawn Hiatt
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