That's Not Very Ladylike

Yes, you read that title right and no, we don't actually believe it. Episode 20 is all about dismantling the myth that women can't be both fiercely ambitious and each other's biggest champions, because spoiler alert: the sisterhood is not a competition. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down License code: 1S4TI94HJFOHIGSH If you are interested in That Hormone Girl infor...

We’re talking about how women are taught to accept “normal” labs, even when they still feel like absolute shit. In this episode, we unpack why normal isn’t always optimal, how dismissal in healthcare impacts your hormones, and what it actually sounds like to speak up at your next appointment. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down License code: 1S4TI94HJFOHIGSH If you a...

Women are taught to feel lucky to have a job, even when that job is quietly burning them out. In this episode, we unpack how workplace stress, silence, and just be grateful culture affect your hormones and why speaking up at work matters. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down License code: 1S4TI94HJFOHIGSH If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit m...

We’re diving into what happens when you try to explain what’s going on in your body and suddenly you’re being talked over, corrected, or gently told why it’s probably not that big of a deal. We unpack why women often walk away from those conversations second-guessing themselves instead of questioning the moment, and how being dismissed can quietly chip away at your confidence to speak up the next...

Trigger warning: There is mention of sexual abuse in this episode. Listen with care! We’re talking about what happens when you make the appointment to ask for help, and you leave disappointed. We dive deep into why anger gets redirected inward, why women doubt themselves instead of questioning the system, and how second-guessing your body becomes a hormone issue all on its own. If you’ve ever walk...

Ladies don’t initiate sex, they wait to be wanted. But what happens when you spend years waiting instead of choosing? In this episode, we unpack how suppressed desire shows up as resentment and disconnection. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

This week we’re calling out the myth that good women speak sweetly and never swear. From cussing to clear boundaries to telling the damn truth, this episode is about reclaiming your voice without polishing it down to make everyone else comfortable. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

This episode is about about deep, emotional, life-level pleasure and why so many women don’t have it. Women are disconnected because they were never taught they’re allowed to want it. So we fake it. In relationships. In work. In lives that look “fine” but feel empty. In this episode, we talk about why pleasure gets labeled selfish, the emotional and hormonal cost of living without it, and what shi...

After 40, many women don’t lose desire, but they certainly lose permission to talk about it 😉 This episode breaks the silence around sex, hormones, and intimacy, and why stopping the conversation often hurts more than the changes themselves. Honest, validating, and unladylike in the best way. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone...

Why do women learn to pray politely instead of honestly? In this episode of That’s Not Very Ladylike , Tracey, former youth minister turned hormone educator, dives into how spiritual conditioning (no matter what you practice or believe) teaches women to censor pain, and what shifts when honesty replaces silence. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interest...

Women are taught to soften big truths to stay palatable, especially around motherhood. This episode explores why maybe later feels safer than honesty, how that pressure lives in the body, and what it looks like to stop editing yourself. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

In this episode, we talk about how women are taught to override their own knowing by outsourcing decisions to experts, partners, systems, and expectations, especially when it comes to health, work, and relationships. Over time, that disconnect makes intuition feel unreliable, confusing, or quiet. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormo...

In this episode, we unpack how downplaying our intelligence became a survival skill, how it impacts confidence, money, leadership, and what it costs women to keep shrinking their brilliance. Because playing small might look polite but it’s anything but harmless. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my every...

This episode explores why so many women learn to soften, hint, and circle around their needs — in relationships, in healthcare, and in their own lives, instead of naming them directly. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

In this episode, we unpack why women feel responsible for other people’s comfort, how over-explaining becomes a trauma response, and what it costs your confidence, clarity, and energy. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

Ladies don’t cancel plans. Nope, they grit their teeth and go anyway. Today we talk about the hormonal, emotional, and cultural pressure to keep pushing, and why rest, rescheduling, and saying no might be the most unladylike power move there is. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

Perimenopause isn’t just stress, but women are still taught to downplay the chaos happening in their bodies. In this episode, we crack open the truth about the symptoms we’ve been taught to dismiss and why calling it what it is can change everything. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

PMS isn’t just mood swings and chocolate cravings, but a full-body experience women have been shamed into whispering about for decades. In this episode, we stop tiptoeing around that time of the month and say out loud what most women only mutter under their breath. I’m breaking down why it’s not all in your head and how to stop feeling like a monthly crime scene. Let’s talk about the thing we were...

Why do women hide their exhaustion? In this episode, we dig into the pressure to perform, the burnout it creates, and the unladylike truth about real rest. Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/break-it-down If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !

Women aren’t taught to get angry. Nope, we’re taught to swallow it, smooth it over, and smile through the burn. In this episode, we unpack what happens when all that being nice turns into jaw tension, sleep issues, hormone chaos, and full-body overwhelm. Tracey breaks down how rage is a signal and how repressing it is quietly wrecking our nervous systems, boundaries, and peace. If you’ve ever apol...

Welcome to That’s Not Very Ladylike , the podcast where Tracey Willingham also known as That Hormone Girl™ breaks the rules, the silence, and the generational expectations keeping women burnt-out and misread. Here’s a quick preview of what’s coming every Thursday. If you are interested in That Hormone Girl information, visit my everything page !