Meet the Founder & CEO, Dr. Rina Carlini

 

Hello there! My name is Dr. Rina Carlini and I’m the founder of Healthyher.Life. I earned my PhD degree in chemistry & bioscience at the University of Waterloo and built a fulfilling 25+ year career as an industrial scientist, innovation consultant and business advisor in digital health, biomedical science, AI strategy and eco-sustainability. 

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While juggling a demanding career and a growing family, I experienced some life-disrupting symptoms of a couple of hormonal health conditions - complications from perimenopause and thyroid health which together lead to prolonged iron deficiency anemia. My work productivity, self-confidence and quality of life were greatly impacted, and I didn't feel like the person I was before these mid-life changes occurred. I recall how my mother had experienced extreme menstrual symptoms that seemed worse than mine; and coincidentally, my GenZ daughter began to experience similar life-disrupting symptoms with her menstrual health. This shared experience of women in my own family, my work colleagues and others got me thinking about how hard it was for women to access trusted health information and the right level of care from a women’s health physician, and most importantly, feel heard and understood with empathy. 

 

Why I Launched Healthyher.Life

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I gathered a group of friends and colleagues to talk openly about women’s health (we were “women talking with trust”…), and we quickly discovered that about half of us were living with a chronic hormonal health condition such as PCOS (poly cystic ovary syndrome), perimenopause complication, endometriosis, thyroid disorder, or related hormonal health issue. And nearly everyone found it incredibly challenging to find trusted evidence-based health advice, or to get swift access to a women’s health specialist.

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And…the COVID-19 pandemic made healthcare access worse than ever! 

Through my many conversations with a diverse group of women, including LGBTQ and non-binary individuals, I learned that the majority were deeply dissatified with their hormonal health care experience. The data speaks for itself: women want and deserve the same hormonal health solutions, which are:

• access to trained clinicla experts in women’s hormonal health (physicians, nurse-practitioners, naturopath doctors, psychologists, registered dieticians, pelvic floor physiotherapists);

• access to trusted evidence-based health information

• knowledge about clinically effective health products and treatment programs

• an opportunity to connect, interact and share hormonal health experiences with other women in a supportive community of peers, because that’s how women build trust and support one another.

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We call our community, Women Talking with Trust™.

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I am proud to lead a team of remarkable and knowledgeable women who are passionate about women's health and determined to remodel the women's health care experience, by delivering personalized health and wellness solutions that women deserve - so that we can reduce our pain, improve productivity, feel happier, and live a Healthyher.Life.  
 

Join us on this journey, get the healthyher life you deserve!

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