Overcoming Severe Perimenopausal Insomnia and Anxiety Through Holistic Medical Care

My name is Madame Athena Chang. I'm the executive director of Courageous Conversation Global Foundation and I'm located in Woodland Hills, California. So I've been with Sayana for a while. Since 2016. And previously I was working directly with a naturopath who ended up leaving the country and so I was in search of - after having that type of care in terms of how in-depth and personal it is - I couldn't go back to just a traditional way of dealing with my health. I always lean towards more of a holistic care. So after I was recommended by a work colleague to use Dr. Sayana, because she had been with them for a while. And after I went to the first visit, from then, on it's been hard to be with anyone other than Dr. Sayana, Sayana Medical Care. Feeling and knowing your health team truly cares about you as a person. I always say " I don't think I could go any other way than having the sort of stellar care that I experience and have experienced with Sayana all of these years." Last October I hit a different space in my perimenopausal journey with severe insomnia coupled with sleep anxiety. I was experiencing severe hot flashes and just really out of alignment. When These symptoms cropped up, I was like okay, it was time to reconnect back, I knew about perimenopausal symptoms and what could come with them and so I knew that was what was happening with me and so I reconnected back last October. The difference with where I was then and now, it's night and day. Trust 100% as you decide on what's the best route. Having Dr. Sayana and her team by my side has made all of the difference. I feel incredible, just where I'm at and that when I say incredible that's physically, mentally, emotionally. As I walk down this journey and I remember when it hit me in October, there was a lot of fear. Like, "what's happening with me?" and "am I going to ever go back to feeling fantastic again?" And to tell you the truth, I feel better than I did before the symptoms came on in such a full-fledged way. I remembered what it felt like to be top of my game in terms of my health, where I must have been functioning in a space where I wasn't at that optimal level. And as I come closer to it I definitely now notice what it feels like to feel great because sometimes, not feeling fantastic can become normalized. You forget what it is to feel fantastic. So, as I watch my loved ones really have challenges with the support team that they have and especially my friend, because of my age group, so many people are going through the menopausal transition. And I see the difference between my care, my increased knowledge and understanding. I always tell my friends and family, if I don't reach out to the Sayana team, they reach out to me to check up on me. And just how different the journey has been for my loved ones who don't have this sort of care. I want this care for everyone. I wish that it was affordable for everyone because this is what real care looks like. Outside of just the health information that you're getting, the health support, the expertise, it's also the warmth and presence. I used to, a long time ago, fear working with doctors. Working with Dr. Sayana and her team has changed my relationship where I actually look forward to doctor's visits where I used to fear my doctor's visits. And again I'm traveling between Costa Rica and California and I come into California so that I continue my care here with the Sayana team.