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Clearly HormonalAuthor: Komal Patil-Sisodia, MD
Have you ever wondered why your body feels like it's falling apart just as you're hitting your stride in other areas of your life? Join Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia as she explores womens metabolic health changes that start in perimenopause. The episodes center around educating and empowering women to have open dialogue with their doctors so that they can achieve their best metabolic health. Dr. Patil-Sisodia is board certified in Endocrinology, Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine. She is also a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. Any medical discussion on this podcast is purely for educational purposes and is not individualized medical advice. Please consult with your doctor to discuss any health concerns you may have. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Equality & the Executive Suite: The Menopause Penalty Revisited
Wednesday, 26 August, 2026
📱 Send Us a Text Message! We’d love to hear from you! Please include your name and email address so we can reply. Don’t worry — this won’t sign you up for our email list. We’ll only use your info to respond to your question.On Women's Equality Day, host Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia revisits an idea from an early episode of Clearly Hormonal: the menopause penalty, the disproportionate income loss, leadership attrition, and career disruption that midlife women face. This episode goes past the data to ask what it actually feels like to lead through sleep disruption, cognitive overload, and hormonal change while carrying the weight of an executive role.Guest Dr. Brooke Buckley traces her path from a punishing early surgical practice through hospital operations, an MBA negotiated into her first CMO contract, and a system-level leadership role she stepped into during the pandemic. She speaks candidly about infertility and loss, being the only woman in her surgical residency class, and the coaching and community that carried her through. The conversation moves into trauma-informed leadership, why physiology cannot be negotiated away, and the hard pivot Buckley made in walking away from the operating room to protect her own health.Audio Stamps00:00 Why Equality Still Lags01:48 The Menopause Penalty02:34 Meet Dr. Brooke Buckley04:04 From Surgeon to Executive07:32 Lessons From Organized Medicine11:44 Midlife Friction and Storytelling15:13 Boundaries as Superpower18:07 Leading Through the Pandemic21:29 Community, Coaching, and Accountability27:20 Trauma-Informed Leadership32:07 AI, Physiology, and the Future of Work35:05 Hard Pivots and Closing TakeawaysGuest BioDr. Brooke Buckley is a board-certified general surgeon and physician executive, board-certified in lifestyle medicine, and currently serves as System Vice President of Medical Affairs for Henry Ford Health. She previously served as chief medical officer and holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins. She has held national leadership roles with the American Hospital Association and The Joint Commission and is a widely followed voice on physician wellness, trauma-informed leadership, and healthcare system transformation.Instagram: play_your_storyThanks for listening. Find more info about Clearly Hormonal on the website or Instagram.
