In this episode of MyMD Unscripted, Dr. Jen Pfleghaar shares her powerful journey from emergency medicine to integrative, faith-based women’s health. She explains what really happens during perimenopause, how progesterone supports balance, and why faith and community are essential for true healing. From hormone myths to spiritual renewal, this episode offers hope for women navigating life’s mid-seasons.
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Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is a double board-certified physician in Emergency and Integrative Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed residency at St. Vincent’s Mercy Hospital, and fellowship at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. She believes true wellness thrives when body, mind, and spirit are aligned with God’s design.
Diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, she became passionate about autoimmune healing, hormone balance, and root-cause medicine. Dr. Jen co-authored Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe., serves on the boards of the Invisible Disabilities Association and American Board of Integrative Medicine.
Through her practice, Healthy by Dr. Jen, she provides virtual care and shares education as @integrativedrmom. She lives on a mini farm in Tennessee with her husband and four children. She loves cheering at her kids’ games, lifting weights, reading Scripture, and tending to her chickens.
Her newest book, “The Perimenopause Reset”, was written on a mission to change the health of 500,000 women navigating perimenopause—empowering them with faith-based, science-backed strategies to reclaim their energy, clarity, and joy.
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Jen Pfleghaar, DO, ABOIM
Website: https://www.integrativedrmom.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pflegmed
Instagram: http://instagram.com/integrativedrmom
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MyMD Unscripted
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MyMDSelectTyler
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Clint Carter, MD
Website: https://mymdselect.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymdselect/
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Produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast/
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