{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Peri & Pause The Podcast","title":"Meet Nurse Practitioner Nancy Chen: From Exercise Physiology to Midlife Women’s Hormone Care","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1688,"description":"In this episode of Peri & Pause - The Podcast, the second in the “Meet the Nurse Practitioner” series, the host interviews nurse practitioner Nancy Chen about her path from studying exercise physiology at Meredith College to working as a personal trainer, then becoming a nurse and moving into critical care, urgent care during the pandemic, and traditional primary care. Nancy explains how limited appointment times and “moral injury” pushed her toward specializing in perimenopause and midlife women’s health, after seeing patients struggle with symptoms, chronic disease changes, and feeling dismissed due to gaps in training. She emphasizes the importance of education, validation, realistic expectations, individualized treatment, and helping women feel heard and hopeful, including reviewing complex medication and supplement “cocktails” and supporting women through the fluctuating “moving target” of perimenopause.\n00:00 Meet Nancy Chen\n00:53 Exercise Physiology Roots\n01:24 From Trainer to Nurse\n01:52 Critical Care Wake Up\n03:11 NP Path and Pandemic\n04:22 Primary Care Time Crunch\n05:58 Midlife Symptoms Puzzle\n07:32 Personal Perimenopause Realization\n09:42 Hormones and the Care Gap\n15:23 What Patients Need First\n16:22 Follow-Up Wins\n16:59 Building the Foundation\n20:59 Grace in Perimenopause\n24:08 Finding Your Care Team\n24:33 Medication Cocktail Reset\n25:35 Message to Midlife Women\n27:17 Thanks and Disclaimer","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/blIqoXV8cJEwQkLxFiT2hhmzV5NFQ3SQUL8ePL6tRgE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMGVj/M2RkYjA1MGExODEw/MzY2Mjk3NzUwODE5/MmNmNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}