Beyond the Fear & Reclaiming the Narrative: Women Deserve Better Hormone Care - The Truth About Hormones, Menopause, and Modern Medicine
The Next Chapter in Women’s Health Starts Now
A message from Erica at EverWell Center for Health & Longevity
This week marked a turning point — not the finish line, but the moment the path forward finally opened. On Monday, November 10, 2025, the FDA made a historic change in women’s health by removing the black box warning (the most serious type of warning on a prescription drug) on vaginal estrogen and updated the label on systemic estradiol.
For more than two decades, women have carried the fallout of misunderstood science and fear-based messaging around hormone therapy. A single misinterpreted study reshaped medical practice and left millions of women believing they had to simply “push through” symptoms that were truly signals their bodies needed support.
Now, finally, the door is reopening.
Not to go backward — but to rebuild with better science and better care.
This isn’t the end of anything. It’s the beginning of a rewrite.
Rebuilding Trust: One Woman, One Clinician, One Honest Conversation at a Time
Trust won’t be restored with a single press release.
It’s rebuilt through listening, compassion, and partnership.
At EverWell, it starts with taking women seriously and leaning in and listening closely when they say:
“I don’t feel like myself anymore.”
We don’t dismiss it.
We don’t brush it off.
We get curious — about hormones, metabolism, sleep, stress, inflammation, gut health — all the interconnected layers of women’s physiology.
We run the right labs, look deeper, connect symptoms to physiology, and use only bioidentical hormones that mirror what the body naturally makes.
We optimize carefully and monitor continuously.
And most importantly, we treat the whole person.
This is how women truly begin to feel like themselves again.
Unlearning the Fear — And Teaching Better Medicine
For too long, estrogen and hormone therapy were overshadowed by fear.
Fear that never matched the actual science.
Fear that kept countless women from receiving protective, restorative care.
This moment requires something different from all of us:
Re-educating clinicians
Reintroducing estrogen as essential, not dangerous
Correcting outdated narratives
Guiding women with evidence instead of old sound bites
Hormones were never the problem.
Misinterpretation was.
Partner With Someone Who Truly Specializes in Hormone Therapy
Here’s something women need to hear clearly:
There is a difference between “prescribing hormones” and practicing hormone medicine well.
Hormone therapy is both an art and a science. It requires specialized training, ongoing education, and genuine passion for the work — not a quick glance at labs, a 5-minute appointment, and a standard one-size-fits- all script.
At EverWell, I devote my additional training, conferences, coursework, and continuing education to one mission:
staying current with the evolving science of hormone health, longevity, and metabolic wellness.
Because the landscape is always changing — and women deserve someone who doesn’t just “do HRT,” but lives and breathes it.
Just the other day, a patient told me something that stuck with me. She went in for a routine GYN visit and mentioned she was taking natural progesterone and testosterone. Her provider responded:
“I’m glad you have someone else managing that for you.”
What my patient felt was dismissed, like she was doing something wrong — and that broke my heart. It’s time to rewrite how we think and communicate about hormones.
But the truth is: we can’t expect clinicians who were taught for two decades to fear hormones to suddenly become comfortable and proficient overnight. This is why specialization matters. This is why passion matters (we all take interest and love different subjects - I just happen to love the science and study of hormones!).
This is why I love this work and continue studying it relentlessly.
And for clarity:
The FDA didn’t say hormones are for everyone without consideration for who that person is.
They didn’t make them available over the counter.
They simply acknowledged that the old warnings were outdated — and that women deserve accurate, modern, evidence-based information.
Hormones Matter—But They’re Not the Whole Story
The Hard Truth: Hormones Alone Won’t Fix Everything
As important as hormones are, they’re not everything.
And sometimes—thanks to Instagram highlight reels—we start treating them like the sole hero of the story.
I am absolutely not minimizing hormones or the profound impact that balanced, optimized levels can have. They matter. A lot. But we can’t ignore everything else and expect that improving our natural hormones alone will make us feel 20 again. It just doesn’t work like that.
Even if we replace or optimize the most essential hormones, if your body is inflamed, if your metabolic health is off, if insulin is elevated, if your nervous system is dysregulated, if your nutrition isn’t great and you spend most of your day sitting… you simply won’t feel your best. Hormones function well inside a healthy environment.
Hormones are a huge part of the picture—
but they’re not the whole picture.
Real transformation comes from treating the whole person: hormones, metabolic health, inflammation, stress, sleep, nutrition, movement, and the daily habits that support your biology… not just one piece of the puzzle.
Women’s Health Has Never Been Optional
The truth is simple: when women feel well, everything around them functions better.
Families. Workplaces. Communities. Entire generations.
Investing in women’s health isn’t a luxury — it’s foundational.
And women in midlife?
They’re not fading.
They’re rising.
A Little Midlife Humor (Because We’ve Earned It)
Let’s be honest: the world doesn’t need a younger version of you.
It needs you — supported, grounded, confident, and very aware that age is an advantage.
Midlife women aren’t fragile.
They’re seasoned.
They’re the ones who:
Rode backwards in a station wagon with no seatbelt while eating a Happy Meal
Survived the metal playground slides that reached approximately 1,000 degrees in July
Navigated the 80s and 90s: perms, Sun-In, stick-on earrings, glitter body gel, low-rise jeans, jelly sandals (and the blisters that accompanied them) and dial-up internet that had the personality of an angry robot
Built friendships strong enough to brainstorm “hypothetical” revenge plots involving a wood chipper, a lake, and plausible deniability
Are already running hot (literally), thanks hot flashes
Carry a confidence sharpened by decades of real life: careers, heartbreaks, babies, loss, reinvention, and resilience
A woman in menopause is not to be underestimated.
She has clarity, boundaries, and zero interest in anyone’s nonsense.
A New ERA of Care — and EverWell Is Ready
We’re entering a new season of women’s health — one fueled by better research, clearer communication, and deeper respect for women’s experiences.
At EverWell, we’re here to guide you with:
Precision functional testing
Thoughtful, individualized hormone optimization
Bioidentical therapies
Whole-person care
And an unwavering passion for women’s long-term health and longevity
This is the reset.
This is the rewrite.
And we’re honored to walk this path with you.
Erica Finnan, AGNP-C
Founder, EverWell Center for Health & Longevity
Helping you live better, longer — from the inside out.
Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice. There is no patient-provider relationship that is formed. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your supplement or medication regimen.