In this Meet the Nurse Practitioner episode of Per and Pause, nurse practitioner Jaime Davis shares how her background in primary care and labor and delivery shaped her patient-centered approach and her focus on midlife women’s care. She discusses how perimenopause is often missed because symptoms can look like stress or anxiety, and highlights early signs such as brain fog, insomnia, word-finding difficulty, and menstrual changes influenced by hormone fluctuations like declining progesterone. Jaime recounts her own experience of years of severe pain after a traumatic C-section that was initially dismissed, later diagnosed as subcutaneous endometriosis and resolved with a short surgery, underscoring the importance of trusting your body and finding providers who listen. She explains her commitment to connecting symptoms, tailoring plans to patient goals, and helping women feel heard, supported, and empowered.

00:00 Meet Jaime Davis

00:54 Labor and Delivery Lessons

02:24 Path to Midlife Care

03:50 Why Perimenopause Gets Missed

06:47 Dismissed Pain Story

11:08 Finding the Real Cause

13:29 What Listening Really Means

15:27 Beyond Rigid Guidelines

16:56 Early Perimenopause Clues

17:06 Brain Fog Sleep Anxiety

19:46 Symptoms Are Connected

21:29 Menopause Education Gaps

23:45 Care After Dismissal

25:10 The Peri Pause Experience

26:15 Closing Thanks Farewell

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