Normalize It: From Miscarriage to Midlife—Owning Our Stories Without Shame with Jessica Zucker

There are the stories we tell out loud, and then there are the ones we keep tucked away—the ones that ache the most, because we’ve carried them in silence.

On this episode of On Health, we’re breaking the silence—and the stigma—around some of the most vulnerable, hidden experiences women carry: miscarriage, illness, identity loss, perfectionism, aging, and the loneliness so many of us feel but rarely name.

I’m joined by the phenomenal Dr. Jessica Zucker, clinical psychologist and author of the groundbreaking memoir I Had a Miscarriage, and her latest book, Normalize It, which is just what we need: an invitation to stop apologizing for what we’re going through—and start talking about it.

Together, we explore:

• How grief grows in silence—and thrives in stigma
• What it means when you don’t feel like yourself
• Why midlife isn’t a decline—it’s a reckoning
• What being a “good girl” has cost us
• Why loneliness is a serious health issue
• Why we are more than what we do
• How perfectionism is stealing our joy

This one’s for all the women tired of pretending they’re fine.

Who are aching to be seen.

Who are ready to stop carrying the weight alone.

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