What The Shift

The Symptoms You've Been Told Are "Normal"... Aren't

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Your labs are “normal.” Your cycle shows up. You’re functioning. You’re getting through your day. So you think you’re fine.

But then there’s the brain fog you can’t shake.

The exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.
The irritability, the anxiety, the disconnect from your body.
The symptoms you’ve quietly learned to live with.

And maybe you’ve never even said them out loud.

In this episode of What the Shift, Gia sits down with board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Faina Gelman-Nisanov to talk about what’s actually going on beneath the surface, and why so many women are normalizing things that were never meant to be ignored.

We talk about:

  • Why women are conditioned to push through pain and dismiss their symptoms
  • The signs your body is giving you that you’ve been taught to overlook
  • How stress and high-functioning lifestyles are showing up physically
  • What’s really happening during perimenopause (that no one explains)
  • The connection between trauma, the nervous system, and gynecological symptoms
  • And why so many women are told “everything is fine” when they know it’s not

    • This isn’t about fear. It’s about awareness.

    Because your body isn’t working against you. It’s responding to something. And the longer you ignore it…the louder it gets.

    If you’ve ever been told “everything looks normal” but know something feels off, this conversation will change how you see your body, your symptoms, and your next move.

    Learn more about Dr. Gelman-Nisanov: northjerseygyn.com

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