Jolene Brighten is a renowned women's hormone expert, naturopathic physician, best-selling author, and former yoga instructor. She is the President and Chief Medical Officer at Rubus Health, where she takes a root cause approach to help women reverse disease and achieve optimum balance, health, and happiness. Brighten is a leading expert in post-birth control syndrome and has written books on Ditching the Pill and Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth. She studied nutrition science at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, chemistry at Cuesta College, and obtained her ND degree from the National University of Natural Medicine. As an academic lecturer and teaching assistant, Brighten has held positions at California Polytechnic State University, and she has also worked as a yoga and group fitness instructor at Riverplace Athletic Club and Fitness Works of Morro Bay.