Episode Summary:
In this episode, I have the honor of getting to dive in with Dr. Renee Wellenstein. She shares her journey leaving a stable OBGYN position in a hospital to having her own personal health experience that lead her to dive into functional medicine. We talk about slowing down to spot the signs, listening to your intuition in life and health, burnout, low libido, feeling crazy when nothing is working and wondering if it’s all in your head, learning to be present in your body, the need for acceptance of both preventative and reactive medicine.
Questions we explore:
What was it like to listen to your intuition and shift professional directions?
When you were training as an OBGYN had you ever heard of functional medicine before?
What to do when you aren’t fitting in to the medical box, but not making forward progress to improve your health?
What were the key lifestyle changes you made that made a difference for you?
How do your thoughts contribute to the overall stress on your body?
Is it normal to not feel good in your body or how does that become our new normal in different seasons?
How does not connecting and creating a relationship with your own body contribute to low libido?
About Dr. Wellenstein:
Dr. Renee is a double board certified doctor who has been working with women for over 20 years and due to her own personal health challenges, she stepped outside the box of conventional medicine to take a radically different approach to heal herself from the deep depths of burnout.
About a decade ago, Dr. Renee was living what she thought was her dream life; she was an extremely busy Ob/Gyn, married to a doctor, with toddler twins and had moved to a quaint, quiet town in the country.
One day in May 2012, Dr. Renee fell off of her horse during a riding lesson and broke her back. She not only struggled with severe back pain, but with fatigue and the inability to focus. Her doctor diagnosed her with depression, but her symptoms did not improve after trying two different antidepressants.
Two years after her injury, Dr. Renee was still struggling with unexplained symptoms. After exhausting all of her options in the conventional healthcare system, she was put in contact with a doctor who was an “anti-aging” practitioner. She finally received the appropriate diagnosis, her symptoms resolved and she got back on her feet and joined the world of functional medicine.
In August 2019, Dr. Renee started Kaspira Elite Health Consulting, LLC. Throughout her journey she has certainly faced her fair share of obstacles and has mastered the art of leaping into transitions with each pivot. Now Dr. Renee empowers women to take control of their health, jumpstart their energy, improve their confidence, and reignite their libido!
Stay connected with Dr. Renee here:
Website: https://www.instagram.com/drreneewellenstein/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/renee.wellenstein
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drreneewellenstein/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrReneeWellenstein
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-the-leap-with-dr-renee/id1465483819
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