HAPPILY HORMONAL | hormone balance for moms, PMS, painful periods, natural birth control, low energy, pro-metabolic

PMS is the brunt of so many jokes about women but did you know that PMS mood swings aren’t normal and don’t have to be a part of your month any longer? PMS is a sign that something is imbalanced in your body and your hormones, and that means that you have the power to do something to change the patterns you’re living in! Today I’m sharing 7 action steps to improve PMS symptoms like mood swings, bu...

When talking about hormone balance, I'm always asking WHY and looking for the underlying causes of hormone imbalance. Gut health is one cause I want to talk about today. Gut health is so important when it comes to everything in your body – especially energy, periods, detoxification, and mood symptoms. So, to have really good energy, a stable mood, and good periods, your gut needs to be in ord...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. I am excited to do a more personal episode than I normally do today. This one is not an episode filled with all the usual hormone tips and tricks but is going to be a  very honest recap of how 2022 went for me both personally and in my business, an update on what’s in the works, and I’m sharing what I'm focused on for 2023. Specifically, what I&ap...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode,  Courtney Babilya is my guest. She is a Fitness Nurse, mom of two busy little kids, and Women’s Fitness Specialist - not to mention a fellow hormone nerd so I loved getting to share her perspective on how our cycles can impact our fitness for the better. I’m thrilled to talk to her about cyclical fitness, how your hormones impact your...

Today I'm diving into cycle syncing, how to use your cycle to not only improve your hormone symptoms but to understand your body better, to lean in to your personal rhythm to increase productivity, decrease guilt, and start to enjoy your life & cycle more! I'll be walking you through each of the 4 phases of your cycle so you know what to expect with energy/mood, how to eat, and how t...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have my friend and former client, Kasi Willingham , as my guest. It’s been one year since she started working with me and began her healing journey, so today we wanted to share some of her successes and some of the healing that she's been through. She is a fellow busy mom of three children who she homeschools, she runs her own b...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Heather Rhodes is my co-host, and we’re talking about estrogen waves and how estrogen changes as you’re healing, and how it changes as things are actually going right. We often see women who go through the healing process, start to better support their bodies only to notice that they’re bouncing back and forth and they keep having...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Heather Rhodes is back as my co-host, and we’re talking about some common mistakes that we see when people switch to pro-metabolic eating. We’ve all made these mistakes when going pro-metabolic, but where do we go from here and how can you avoid these common mistakes? We’re here to give you all the BTS details on what we think abou...

Wish you could just take a pill and all of your hormone problems would be fixed? I get it, but that's not how our bodies work! I believe that supplements can be helpful to provide nutrients we may be missing or to help boost our nutrient & mineral stores while we're working on the underlying root cause of hormone issues. Today I'm talking about 5 of my favorite foods & suppl...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have my friend and former client, Lyndsey, as my guest. We're going to have a very open and honest conversation about the issues she was experiencing with her mood and energy as a wife, mom of 3, and business owner before working together, what her experience was like, and how she’s feeling now! She’s also sharing what she wishe...

Hey friend, Today I'm talking about progesterone - an AMAZING hormone for women, but 80+ percent of us are LOW!  I'm diving in to how stress can affect (basically hijack) our progesterone production and why it's so important to know if it's happening to you so that you can make steps toward balanced progesterone and long term hormone balance.  Let's dive in! Resources - Fr...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have a really special guest, my friend and mentor Stefanie Gass. We are both busy mamas , and coming into this really busy holiday season, we know that the one thing that gets pushed to the wayside is rest . And not only like physical rest, but also biblical rest that fills our souls. So, we’re having a conversation about God’s rest,...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have Kristen Noriega as my guest. She is a registered dietitian who works with moms to help them lose weight and find food freedom in a sustainable way. I am so excited to chat with her today because we both are busy moms in business that have a podcast and lots of children. So, we're going to talk today about how we have found...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. I n this episode, I have skin coach Sarah Sumic as my guest, and we’re talking about skin, skin health, acne, and hormonal acne. There’s so much more to this puzzle than just choosing the right face wash and moisturizer, and if you’ve struggled with acne as I have, you know how frustrating and discouraging it can be! Let’s dive deeper into the true roo...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast! Today I'm sharing 7 simple tips to avoid cravings, weight gain, and binge eating during the holidays - without feeling restricted or trying to count all the carbs all the time. This is not a conversation about avoiding sugar, creating every meal from scratch, and eating before your holiday parties so you don't overeat - this is for the real l...

In this episode, I have a special guest, Dr. Nicole Bringer, and we’re going deep into the topic of pelvic floor health, symptoms you should be looking out for,, myths and misconceptions around it, what you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor, and so much more. Did you know that leaking urine isn’t the only sign of pelvic floor dysfunction? Low back pain, TMJ, a belly pooch, painful sex, and SO...

Hey friend, Today Dr. Heather Rhodes & I are diving back into birth control and how you can support your body in recovery, whether you are just coming off of birth control or took it years ago! Birth control impacts so much more than just our hormones, and some of the effects can last long-term if we don’t know how to reverse them & start to rebalance our bodies toward health & nourish...

Hey friend, in this quick tip episode I'm sharing my two favorite tools to support healthy & long-term estrogen detoxification (no quick fixes here!) and the WHY behind each so you can decide if they're right for you!  If you have hormone imbalance symptoms like painful or heavy periods, PMS, hormonal acne, breast tenderness or irregular cycles then this one is for you.  Send us a te...

Hey friends, today Dr. Heather Rhodes and I are talking about birth control . This is one of my favorite topics because birth control is often offered as the only solution to hormone issues and I LOVE shedding light on how it works and helping women gain informed consent in their birth control decisions. First things first, this episode isn’t about making you stop or start taking birth control, th...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, Megan Warren, FDN-P and Transformational Life Coach is my guest and we’re talking about breathwork and how we can transform our health and our stress (for free) through the power of breath. You may have heard me talking in the podcast about how important it is for our health and hormones to create safety in our bodies. Well, breathwork...

Hey, friend! Today, in the Happily Hormonal Podcast, I’m talking about functional lab testing. This is a hot topic in the functional health world, but do you really need it to balance your hormones? How are functional labs different than the blood tests you get at your family or OB doctor? Don’t worry, we’ll cover all of that. I’ll give you the behind the scenes on the functional labs I personally...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have Dr. Heather Rhodes as my co-host, and we’re talking about our five favorite tips to nourish for a healthy, happy metabolism. When we're talking about metabolism, we’re talking about happy hormones as well. Make sure to go back and listen to the last episode if you missed that one on metabolism, why it affects your hormones,...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have Dr. Heather Rhodes as my co-host, and we're talking about how your metabolism affects weight loss and energy. We tend to see metabolism and hormone balance separately, but when we start integrating both in practice with our clients, we see results much faster and for a longer time. Today, we're going to really dive int...

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. I’m getting really personal in this episode and sharing my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey ! My third baby just turned 1 year old in the past couple of weeks, so I got introspective and started looking back at our journey in this last pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I wanted to share my experience because I think it can be so empowering to h...

Welcome to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, my good friend Rebecca Dollard, aka The Motherhood Mentor, is my guest and we’re talking about emotions and loving your life in the midst of the messy. As mamas with multiple kiddos and businesses…there can be a lot of stress but we both know that the way we experience our stress & lives can change as we become aware of emotions and the...