She was snapping in board meetings.

Questioning relationships she'd always been certain of. Thinking about

blowing up everything she'd built. Feeling like the most stable person

in every room had suddenly become someone she didn't recognize.

She wasn't falling apart.

She was in her second puberty — and nobody had given it that name yet.

In this episode of Manifest + Chill, I sit down with Tracey Willingham,

aka That Hormone Girl, a licensed social worker turned hormone health

coach who spent 15 years working in oncology, watched women walk out

of cancer treatment with zero support for what came next, and decided

enough was enough.

What Tracey discovered — and what she's now built her entire business

around — is that the thing bringing women to her door isn't hot flashes

or HRT scripts. It's the unnamed chaos of midlife: the inexplicable

rage, the career they suddenly can't stand, the voice they've been

swallowing for decades that has finally had enough.

That, she says, is your second puberty. And for high-achieving women,

CEOs, founders, and leaders who have spent their lives being the glue

that holds everything together — it can feel terrifying.

It is actually your most powerful upgrade.

In this conversation we talk about:

→ Why the women showing up to Tracey's door aren't saying "I have

hormone issues" — they're saying "I'm thinking about a divorce

and I don't know why"

→ The cortisol-leadership connection that is silently running the

show for high-achieving women

→ What it actually means to develop your voice — and why some women

are doing it for the very first time in their 40s and 50s

→ The boss who told Tracey to "sell the sad cancer story, then drink

your water and be quiet" — and how she spent years believing him

→ Why stuttering and stumbling when you finally speak up earns you

50 gold stars (not an apology)

→ The difference between a midlife crisis and a second puberty —

and why that distinction changes everything

→ Tracey's practice for dismantling the negative stories you carry:

"Would you say that to me? Then why are you saying it to yourself?"

→ Why your leadership is not done — it's just finally becoming

all the way yours

Tracey's closing truth for women in leadership:

"Lean into that second puberty and get ready to be the best leader

you've ever been — because you're going to be. Because you finally

trust yourself."

This one is for every woman who has ever opened with "correct me if

I'm wrong" or apologized before she spoke. You are going to want to

share this episode!

CONNECT WITH TRACEY WILLINGHAM:

Website: https://go.thathormonegirl.com/home

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thathormonegirl

 

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