After decades as a surgeon, Dr. Michelle Gordon realized that her job was making her suffer. She was also going through menopause, and she began redirecting her efforts to helping women use science-backed strategies to understand their bodies and minimize their suffering.  People suffer in all kinds of ways. Ailments, resentments, and traumas can cloud our perspective and determine the stories that we tell ourselves and others. So how can we all minimize our suffering? It starts with something we can all control: our perspective. Dr. Gordon is the founder of The Menopause Movement and host of the podcast by the same name. Find her at . Like this episode? Be sure to share it with others and write us a review on Apply Podcasts.