Giselle Orentas Explains How Tuning Into Your Body Can Transform Hormonal Health
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What does it truly mean to listen to your body, advocate for yourself, and embrace reinvention in midlife?
In this episode of Her Time, Her Health, Dr. Jila sits down with health coach, entrepreneur, and founder of Balangy, Giselle Orentas, for an intimate, vulnerable conversation on navigating health challenges, life transitions, and holistic wellness.
Giselle opens up about her personal evolution—from working in construction equipment sales in her 20s to overcoming hormonal migraines, ovarian cysts, and navigating life after divorce. Together, Dr. Jila and Giselle explore why symptoms are your body's way of communicating rather than something to fix, how natural modalities like wild yam cream can support hormonal shifts, and why midlife is a powerful window for self-advocacy and personal growth. They also discuss blending motherhood with entrepreneurship and redefining what balance actually looks like in daily life.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Listening to Body Signals: Why symptoms like PMS, cysts, and hormonal migraines are your body's communication system—not a flaw to be fixed.
Self-Advocacy in Healthcare: How asking questions, seeking second opinions, and exploring holistic options empowers women to take charge of their care.
Natural Support for Hormones: The science and personal experience behind using wild yam cream (a natural phytoestrogen) for PMS and hormonal support.
Reinvention in Midlife: How navigating major life shifts—like divorce or career changes—can serve as a powerful catalyst for personal growth and business building.
Blending Motherhood and Ambition: A realistic, honest look at finding "balance" by integrating family life with entrepreneurship.
Rapid-Fire Insights: Giselle's go-to morning wellness ritual, her favorite free form of self-care, and what balance means to her.
Connect & Resources Mentioned:
Follow Giselle Orentas: Instagram (@giselle.orentas)
Explore Balangy: Visit balangy.com
Substack: Read Giselle's publication, Balance
