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Your body says something’s wrong. The room says you’re fine. That tension is where too many midlife women live, and it’s exactly where Sue Bartel refused to stay. After a hysterectomy sent her into a cascade of gut pain, brain fog, anxiety, and sleepless nights, she met a wall of medical dismissal, twenty doctors across two countries, and the same answer: go home.
Instead, she built a map. We sit down with Sue, founder of My Unmess, to explore how she turned research, relentless self-advocacy, and community into real relief and a path others can follow.
Sue explains how hormone swings disrupt the brain-gut axis, making digestion, mood, and cognition wobble at once. She also calls out the structural gaps: minimal menopause education in medical training and decades of research centered on male bodies. Rather than despair, she offers a blueprint, stack practical habits, track patterns, and use targeted support.
Her supplement, Headstrong, combines adaptogens, nootropics, and a bioenhancer to support energy, calm, sleep, and focus over time. No silver bullets, just smart chemistry and consistency.
Beyond biology, we dive into the human side of midlife: kids leaving, routines shifting, intimacy drifting, and identity getting blurry when symptoms are invisible.
Sue’s weekly coaching circle and Facebook community create space to compare notes, rebuild confidence, and move from confusion to agency. She shares how to prepare for appointments, what questions to ask, and how to spot progress when it feels slow.
The message throughout is empowering and clear: believe in yourself, find allies, and keep going. If you’ve been told to stop looking, press play and take back the narrative. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs this, and leave a review to help more women find their footing.
Visite Sue's website: https://myunmess.com/
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Who Is Julie Fairhurst?
Speaker • Author • Business Strategist • Founder of Women Like Me
Julie Fairhurst is a force of nature disguised as a woman with a pen and a business brain built for impact. As the founder of the Women Like Me Book Program, she has opened the door for women around the world to share their truth, heal their past, and rise into their power. Since 2019, she has published more than 30 books and over 350 true-life stories — without charging a single writer a dime! Why? Because women’s stories deserve daylight, not gatekeeping.
With 34 years in sales, marketing, and successful business leadership, Julie knows how to turn storytelling into influence and influence into income.
Her mission is clear and unapologetic: break generational trauma one story at a time and help women elevate both emotionally and financially. She doesn’t just publish books, she builds brands, confidence, and possibility, giving women the tools to rewrite their futures, grow their businesses, and lift their families with them.
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Your body says something’s wrong. The room says you’re fine. That tension is where too many midlife women live, and it’s exactly where Sue Bartel refused to stay. After a hysterectomy sent her into a cascade of gut pain, brain fog, anxiety, and sleepless nights, she met a wall of medical dismissal, twenty doctors across two countries, and the same answer: go home.
Instead, she built a map. We sit down with Sue, founder of My Unmess, to explore how she turned research, relentless self-advocacy, and community into real relief and a path others can follow.
Sue explains how hormone swings disrupt the brain-gut axis, making digestion, mood, and cognition wobble at once. She also calls out the structural gaps: minimal menopause education in medical training and decades of research centered on male bodies. Rather than despair, she offers a blueprint, stack practical habits, track patterns, and use targeted support.
Her supplement, Headstrong, combines adaptogens, nootropics, and a bioenhancer to support energy, calm, sleep, and focus over time. No silver bullets, just smart chemistry and consistency.
Beyond biology, we dive into the human side of midlife: kids leaving, routines shifting, intimacy drifting, and identity getting blurry when symptoms are invisible.
Sue’s weekly coaching circle and Facebook community create space to compare notes, rebuild confidence, and move from confusion to agency. She shares how to prepare for appointments, what questions to ask, and how to spot progress when it feels slow.
The message throughout is empowering and clear: believe in yourself, find allies, and keep going. If you’ve been told to stop looking, press play and take back the narrative. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs this, and leave a review to help more women find their footing.
Visite Sue's website: https://myunmess.com/
Join the Movement - Women Like Me Community
Who Is Julie Fairhurst?
Speaker • Author • Business Strategist • Founder of Women Like Me
Julie Fairhurst is a force of nature disguised as a woman with a pen and a business brain built for impact. As the founder of the Women Like Me Book Program, she has opened the door for women around the world to share their truth, heal their past, and rise into their power. Since 2019, she has published more than 30 books and over 350 true-life stories — without charging a single writer a dime! Why? Because women’s stories deserve daylight, not gatekeeping.
With 34 years in sales, marketing, and successful business leadership, Julie knows how to turn storytelling into influence and influence into income.
Her mission is clear and unapologetic: break generational trauma one story at a time and help women elevate both emotionally and financially. She doesn’t just publish books, she builds brands, confidence, and possibility, giving women the tools to rewrite their futures, grow their businesses, and lift their families with them.
Julie's Website