PCOS, Acne & Irregular Cycles: How to Stop Chasing Symptoms and Start Healing (Ep. 79)

Jensen spent years treating her acne, irregular cycles, and eating patterns as separate problems — until a PMOS (previously known as PCOS) diagnosis connected the dots.

This episode breaks down how she stopped chasing symptoms and started actually healing. In this episode, Jensen walks through her full health journey — from childhood body image pressure and disordered eating, through years of unexplained acne and cycle irregularity, to finally getting a PMOS diagnosis and learning to treat the root cause instead of the symptoms. She shares what functional health coaching taught her about balance, hormone health, and healing without perfectionism.

Key Takeaways:

PMOS (previously PCOS) symptoms like acne and irregular cycles are often treated as isolated issues — but they're usually connected to a bigger root cause. Restrictive eating patterns can quietly contribute to hormonal and metabolic dysfunction years down the line.  Real healing means shifting from symptom-chasing (spot treatments, quick fixes) to addressing root causes — and learning balance over perfection.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro (the deer chase story)

06:00 – Childhood: Type A, "Glass Child Syndrome" & Control

11:42 – The Start of an Eating Disorder

15:09 – Binge Eating & Purging: What It Really Looked Like

18:14 – The Turning Point: Discovering Macros

20:27 – How Restriction Led to PCOS & Metabolic Damage

28:40 – The Acne Journey: From Age 13 to Present