Hi, I’m Rosa.
If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s appointment feeling defeated after hearing, “Everything looks normal,” even though you know something doesn’t feel right…
If you’ve stared at your closet wondering why none of your clothes fit anymore…
If you’ve looked in the mirror and barely recognized the woman looking back…
If you’ve wondered why you’re exhausted all the time, why the weight won’t budge no matter how hard you try, or why you suddenly don’t feel like yourself…
I see you.
Because I’ve been you.
Like so many women, I spent years taking care of everyone else while quietly ignoring what my own body was trying to tell me. I was juggling work, raising a family, showing up for everyone who needed me, and pushing through the fatigue because that’s what women do, right?
Then my 40s arrived.
The weight came on despite doing the things that had always worked before. My energy disappeared. My body felt unfamiliar. Even as a nurse, I found myself questioning what was happening. I understood the science, yet I still found myself searching for answers that made sense.
That experience changed me.
Instead of accepting that this was “just part of getting older,” I started digging deeper. I immersed myself in the research, explored the connections between hormones, metabolism, insulin resistance, nutrition, stress, and lifestyle, and began making changes one step at a time.
Today, I’ve lost nearly 30 pounds, regained my energy, and, more importantly, rebuilt trust in my body. It wasn’t about finding a quick fix. It was about understanding why my body had changed and learning how to work with it instead of constantly fighting against it.
That journey is what inspired Hot Flashes & Cold Brew.
I’m a Registered Nurse with experience in neurology and acute care, an EMT, a school nurse, and currently a Family Nurse Practitioner student. My passion—and the direction of my future practice—is women’s midlife metabolic and hormonal health.
But more than any title, I’m a woman walking this journey, too.
This isn’t a place for perfection, unrealistic promises, or shame.
It’s a place where we’ll have honest conversations about perimenopause, hormones, metabolism, weight loss, insulin resistance, GLP-1 medications, nutrition, movement, mindset, and all the changes that can leave us wondering what happened to the body we’ve known for decades.
I’ll always share evidence-based information, but I’ll explain it like we’re sitting together over coffee—not buried under complicated medical jargon or made to feel like our concerns don’t matter.
Because you deserve to understand what’s happening inside your body.
You deserve to feel heard.
You deserve healthcare that looks at the whole picture.
And most of all, you deserve to know that you’re not alone.
Whether you’re just beginning to ask questions or you’ve been searching for answers for years, I’m so grateful you found your way here.
Welcome. I’m truly glad you’re here.
