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The Truth About PCOS, PMOS & GLP-1s :: Dr. Kamilia Smith [Ep 575]
Don't Mom Alone Podcast
06/01/26
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Dr. Kamilia Smith joins us for an eye-opening conversation about the evolving understanding of PCOS, and why it was renamed PMOS (Poly Endocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome), and what this shift means for women’s health, hormones, fertility, and treatment moving forward.
For years, PCOS has been treated primarily as an ovarian or reproductive disorder, but Dr. Smith explains why the ovaries may actually be the messenger — not the root cause. We explore the growing understanding of the metabolic, hormonal, and whole-body factors that impact women’s health.
We also discuss GLP-1 medications, insulin resistance, body composition, fertility, migraines, depression, movement, and how moms can support their daughters without fear or overreacting to symptoms.
This conversation is packed with practical insight, hope, and a much more compassionate approach to women’s health.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why PCOS has been misunderstood for decades
- The connection between hormones, metabolism, insulin resistance, and inflammation
- Why the ovaries may be signaling a deeper metabolic issue
- Common symptoms like weight struggles, excess hair growth, irregular periods, and prediabetes
- How GLP-1 medications are changing women’s healthcare
- Fertility improvements women are experiencing with metabolic treatment
- Small lifestyle shifts that can make a major impact
- Advice for moms navigating hormone concerns with their daughters
- Website: Kamilia Smith Voted Best Dallas Gynecologist | Charleston House
- Instagram: Charleston House - Whole Woman Care (@charlestonhousegyn)
- Facebook: Charleston House Gynecology
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What if the anxiety, chronic illness, and emotional struggles you’re carrying are connected to deeper wounds in the soul?
In this powerful conversation, Susie Larson shares her deeply personal healing journey through childhood trauma, chronic illness, fear, and anxiety — and how God met her in the middle of it all.
An author, national speaker, and radio host, Susie opens up about surviving physical and emotional abuse, battling Lyme disease while raising three young children, and learning how unhealed trauma impacts the body, mind, and spirit. Together, we discuss why so many women live in survival mode, how fear affects our physiology, and what it looks like to finally face the lies keeping us stuck.
Susie shares how God revealed this life-changing truth to her:
“The storms reveal the lies we believe and the truth we need.”
If you’ve struggled with anxiety, chronic illness, emotional exhaustion, or feeling disconnected from yourself and from God, this episode offers hope, healing, and practical encouragement for the journey toward wholeness.
We also talk about:
- How fear impacts the brain and body
- Why women often suppress pain until it shows up physically
- Learning to listen to your body instead of pushing through
- The importance of counseling, rest, and emotional processing
- Renewing your mind and rewiring fear-based thought patterns
- Why God cares about your whole health: body, mind, and soul
- How healing equips us to minister to a hurting world
- Website: Susie Larson
- Instagram: Susie Larson (@susielarsonauthor)
- Facebook: Susie Larson
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What does it mean to truly abide in Christ—and what do we do when our prayer life feels dry, blocked, or distant?
In this conversation with Jennifer Barnett, we explore inner healing prayer as a tool that helps believers move into deeper intimacy with God. Jennifer shares how many Christians struggle with feeling disconnected in prayer, exhausted in their faith, or unsure whether they are truly hearing God’s voice. Rather than striving harder, she invites us back to the simplicity of abiding—remaining close, dependent, and continually connected to Jesus.
Together, we unpack how God gently reveals the false beliefs and inner lies that shape how we see Him and ourselves, and how healing often begins when we invite Him to “search our hearts” as in Psalm 139. Jennifer also explains that hearing God’s voice is not reserved for a few—it is something we grow in over time, much like Samuel learning to recognize God’s voice through Eli’s guidance.
This episode is a powerful reminder that prayer is not just about talking to God, but about learning to be with Him, discern His voice, and allow Him to bring healing layer by layer into our hearts and lives.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The biblical meaning of abiding in Christ
- Why many Christians feel disconnected in their prayer life
- Healthy boundaries when discerning what comes from God
- How God reveals lies that keep us stuck
- The role of confession in spiritual healing and freedom
- Why speaking truth out loud can bring clarity and breakthrough
- Building healthy prayer cultures in our churches
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