THE GOOD SAMARITAN // It’s Your Hormones!

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of  Issue #025 was Dr Sohère Roked from It’s Your Hormones…

Dr Sohère Roked is a GP, hormone expert and an adept host for the podcast It’s Your Hormones – the inspiration for the show came from a place quite close to home, or should that be quite close to work…?

The podcast was an idea of one of my patients actually! They felt the conversation we had in my clinic room was so powerful for them and suggested talking to
patients during the podcast who feel comfortable sharing their stories about their own hormone journeys. I started the podcast to spread the message about why hormones are so important and how they can affect everyone. As a GP I was seeing so many patients with symptoms that I couldn’t find the reason for, be it low mood, low energy, sleep issues, even aches and pains – when I learnt about hormones and how they can affect every area of health it was a lightbulb moment for me. As well as treating hormone issues day in and day out, I want to give people as much information as possible about hormones so they can know how it may be affecting their own health and more importantly what they can do about it.

Like most podcasts, the guests are the key component to accessible conversations to which everyone can be a part of.

I’ve been so lucky that people have felt comfortable to share their stories. Some of them are really personal, about menopause and the loss of sense of self and identity, to my good friend Mike sharing his story of depression and suicidal thoughts before he got diagnosed with low testosterone. Catherine shared her story of struggling to conceive and then coping with two little kids and her busy job, and how balancing her hormones, thyroid and taking testosterone as a woman has helped her manage everything. Tiffany shared a really interesting story about her gut health and feeling bloated and unwell for months before we worked together and diagnosed her with SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). I’ve also been open with my own hormone story and how I’ve worked hard to sort out my hormone levels, especially my cortisol and adrenal stress hormones. We’ve also talked about how to manage the menstrual cycle with diet and exercise and lifestyle changes, which is more commonly known as ‘cycle syncing’. It’s been so lovely to get messages from people telling me how much they’ve enjoyed the podcast, or learning about an aspect of health they didn’t know about, such as low testosterone in men, or how vitamin D can really affect mood and energy.

With an important message and mission, Dr Sohère Roked shows no signs of slowing down and aims to keep the dialogue going, as well as keeping up with her personal projects and passions:

I’m excited to keep interviewing guests for the podcast and spreading the word about hormonal health. I have just got back from climbing to Everest Base Camp, and I’m planning on running the London Marathon next year. I also volunteer with Care4Calais in London, where we support refugees and asylum seekers with clothing, support and I also help teach English classes which is really rewarding.

Listen to It’s Your Hormones on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps >>