In this debut episode of Being Human, Leana sits down with Mila Magnani, founder of Milamend, for a vulnerable conversation about PCOS and hormone imbalance.
Mila opens up about spending years living in a body nobody took seriously. From stealing her dad's razor blades before school to manage facial hair, to passing out in SoulCycle at 16, to a Paris doctor telling her to simply "eat less and move more" after years of suffering. She shares how she took her healing into her own hands, built her own supplement protocol from scratch, and accidentally built a business that reached $250,000 in sales in a single week.
This one is for every woman who has ever been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told that what she is feeling is normal.
Leana gets into:
What PCOS actually is and why it is so hard to diagnose
Growing up as a Mexican immigrant in Dallas with undiagnosed hormonal issues
Stealing her dad's razor blades at school to manage facial hair as a teenager
Severe childhood allergies and weekly immunotherapy at the children's hospital
POTS, spironolactone, and passing out in a SoulCycle class at 16
A six month long period that no doctor could explain
30 pounds of weight gain, moon face, and hypothyroidism developing during Covid
Panic attacks, night sweats, and irrational fears taking over her relationship
The Paris endocrinologist who told her to "eat less and move more" and lit a fire in her
Lucas, her husband, finally understanding what women go through with doctors
Building her own supplement protocol from scratch with her pharmacist
Why most hormone balance supplements on the market are underdosed and ineffective
The guide that went viral and led to $250,000 in a single week
The hospital stay that changed everything and made her decide to share her story
A shaman who told her she was put on this earth to help women heal
The Paris woman with a wrinkle-lined smile who changed how Mila sees beauty
Body image, moon face before and after, and beauty standards across cultures
A singing talent she was never allowed to share, and why it still sits with her
Her grandmother's connection to Hollywood and Vincente Minnelli
Protecting independence as a founder and why she never wanted to raise VC
Evil eye, superstition and why she waits to share things she is working on
What it means to be human, through the lens of Aristotle, philosophy, and the soul
"She lit a fire in me and I said, oh my God, I am going to prove you wrong." — Mila Magnani
TOPICS DISCUSSED
(00:00) Intro
(00:08:30) Growing Up Different: Early Symptoms & Body Hair
(00:08:59) The Doctor Who Said "You're Just Mexican"
(00:14:11) Birth Control, Painful Cycles & No Real Answers
(00:55:19) The Endocrinologist Who Told Her to Accept It
(00:58:54) Building Her Supplement Stack with a Pharmacist
(01:02:10) Going Viral on TikTok After a Life-Changing Surgery
(01:05:06) The Supplement PDF That Changed Everything
(01:07:59) From Guide to Product: Founding Mila
(01:46:39) Beauty, Aging & the Woman in Paris
(01:51:19) The Music Career She Was Never Allowed to Have
(01:57:13) What It Means to Be Human_____
Stay connected to Mila:
Instagram: @milamagnaniTikTok: @mila.magnani
Stay connected with Leana Deeb:
Instagram: @leanadeebb / @beinghumannpodcast
TikTok: @leanadeeb / @beinghumannpod
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More about Milamend:
Milamend is a supplement company that specializes in Hormone Balance Supplements for PCOS Management. With only 16 ingredients, Milamend was created by a woman who found a supplement stack that finally helped her PCOS symptoms and turned it into a solution all women can try.
Try Milamend at Milamend.com
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