It's HERTIME with Cody Sanders

Send us Fan Mail Are you feeling the weight of your negative mindset keeping you from being intentional and present in your day-to-day life. Then you end up feeling ashamed that you are not being gentle and present like you want to be and the feeling of shame leads to more negative behaviors and actions of numbing like scrolling your phone, yelling or over-consuming. You are at the point of needin...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a perfectionist? Do you often find yourself striving for excellence, but feel like you can never quite reach that perfect standard? While it’s admirable to have high expectations, perfectionism can actually be harmful to our mental health and well-being. It can cause us to feel stressed, anxious, and overly self-critical, and it can even prevent us from taking risks and pu...

Send us Fan Mail What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hormones? If you're like most people, it's probably your period or reproduction. But did you know that hormones have a significant impact on your brain? Sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are involved with brain development even before birth and play a role in memory, mood, and ov...

Send us Fan Mail Your doctor brought up a hysterectomy, and as soon as you left the exam room, the questions started churning. What exactly is a hysterectomy? How long does it take to recover from a hysterectomy? How is a hysterectomy performed? Will I feel the same after I heal? It all feels more than a little overwhelming. In this episode, Cody walks us through exactly what a hysterectomy is, wh...

Send us Fan Mail So many women look at personal growth & development as another thing to prove their worthiness. But real growth is about letting go of what no longer serves us. It is about removing burdens, obligations, and misperceptions of our worth. When we remove what is no longer needed, we create space to manifest what we want, focus on the things that matter, and fully enjoy our life a...

Send us Fan Mail Intermittent fasting (IF) for women is complicated. There is a lot of positive research behind intermittent fasting, so it's hard not to feel tempted to jump right in after hearing so many fasting success stories. But is it safe and effective for everyone? On today's episode Cody presents the facts behind intermittent fasting— the good and the not-so-good— so we can make...

Send us Fan Mail Do your fluctuating hormones have you staring at your bedroom ceiling instead of getting a good night’s sleep? The National Sleep Foundation reports nearly half of women in midlife say they have trouble sleeping. Poor sleep quality affects many areas of your life—your daytime alertness, mental sharpness, irritability, mood swings, and interest in sex. And it makes you more suscept...

Send us Fan Mail Finding ways to feel like the best possible version of yourself is important, no matter where you are in your life. Having love and respect for yourself will help you with everything you do—from your work to your personal relationships and even to your health. On today's episode, Cody invites Kaitlyn Wade to share her incredible health journey through self love and body posit...

Send us Fan Mail Yoga therapy is an evolving field which focuses on using evidence-based yogic practices in the treatment of specific health conditions. On today's episode, Cody invites Certified Yoga Therapist, Elise Jones,  to discuss how to implement the tools and practices, like breath work, yoga, cold plunging, etc, that she  offers through her yoga therapy practice to help alleviate phy...

Send us Fan Mail Your sex hormones aren’t the only ones you may need to look at to understand the cause of your hormone symptoms. On today's episode Cody does a deep-dive into when to test your other hormone levels like insulin, cortisol, thyroid hormones, etc.   Many women experience resistance to their request to have comprehensive hormone testing. It’s an understatement to say that it can...

Send us Fan Mail When you’re trying to figure out why you feel so crappy every month, it can be so frustrating trying to get access to the appropriate doctors and especially to the appropriate tests. It can be even more frustrating to suffer terrible symptoms and yet have no diagnosis because your bloodwork comes back “normal.” Part of the problem is that you simply don’t know when is the best tim...

Send us Fan Mail “The two most powerful words when we're in struggle: me too." –Brené Brown Pregnancy and childbirth can be a vulnerable time in your life. You may experience depression and anxiety while you are pregnant or after you give birth. And you may not be sure how to get the help that you need to cope with these common challenges.  On today's episode Cody invites Megan John...

Send us Fan Mail Even if we are not a mother, we can hone into the superpower of being able to instinctively feel things through a deep-rooted evolutionary perspective that we know as a “motherly instinct”.  It's in all of us. There is so much we can do as women to use our voice and to be a force for positive change. On today's episode, Cody interviews two remarkable women who have been...

Send us Fan Mail Making a baby may seem straightforward, but if you’ve ever tried and struggled to conceive—or witnessed one of your girlfriends endure the experience—then you know getting pregnant isn’t always so simple. In the United States, 12 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 have impaired fertility, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s over 7 millio...

Send us Fan Mail Genes are the specific instructions that make you who you are. They are sections of DNA, your body’s master manual, and at the latest estimate, there are around 20,000 genes in the human genome. But genes, like humans, are imperfect, and often have mutations or variations that can cause everything from eye color to hair curl to whether you can curl your tongue. These mutations can...

Send us Fan Mail Does this sounds familiar: You feel exhausted, but you can't sleep. Your weight is creeping up, but you don't have the energy to work out or cook. You're irritable and anxious, and you’re noticing more hair on the bathroom floor. It could be adrenal fatigue or low thyroid or… both . But how can you tell the difference? Adrenal fatigue and low thyroid conditions can...

Send us Fan Mail It's hard for people who don't live with endometriosis to understand just how debilitating and even isolating the condition can be. Yes, some people have more mild cases and less pain, but for many women with endometriosis, life is impacted in a major way, including when they are ready to become pregnant. In this episode, Cody dives into how and why endometriosis can imp...

Send us Fan Mail Endometriosis, a condition where tissue that behaves like the lining of the womb is found outside the uterus, and causes severe and debilitating period pain. It affects more than 6.5 million women in the US, yet there is still so much confusion around its causes, symptoms and treatments. On today's episode, Cody invites Ana Gonzalez Herrera, who is the founder of Hormone Univ...

Send us Fan Mail Getting a good night's sleep is essential for our physical and mental health, and with the right strategies, anyone can improve the quality of their sleep. On today's episode, Cody joins with Sleep Expert, Chrissy Lawler, to share tips and tricks that will help us improve the quality of our sleep, allowing us to wake up feeling refreshed and energized. This episode cover...

Send us Fan Mail How many of you have been stopped in your tracks by what "other people think of you", or your lack of confidence in yourself or feelings of inadequacy? Maybe you too have been telling yourself you don't even know what your purpose is. Probably we have all been there. But what is true is that what each of us has to offer is far too important to stay hidden or be hind...

Send us Fan Mail You may have noticed there are times in your cycle where your motivation and physical stamina are lacking when it comes to your fitness routine. No matter how motivating your trainer is, while telling you to push through one more rep or the Peloton instructor is saying “push”… you may just find that there are times where you just aren’t feeling that motivation. This isn’t because...

Send us Fan Mail If we want to lose weight, then boosting our metabolism is a great way to drop those extra pounds. But, contrary to popular belief the best way to boost our metabolism is not by cutting back on food and restricting our diet, but by eating more of the kinds of foods that treat the root cause of our slowed and sluggish metabolism. Sounds easy right? Then why does it sometimes feel s...

Send us Fan Mail From "lady-parts" to "hoo-ha," there are many names we call our unique female anatomy. Unfortunately, even many of us adult women don't know the correct terminology when it comes to what's down there. For instance, we just call everything down there our "vagina". We have some learning to do, girls! On today's episode, Cody invited Dr. A...

Send us Fan Mail Life is meant to be joyous! We are pleasure-seeking creatures by nature. Joy makes us younger, smarter, more intuitive, and healthier . . . with better hormonal balance and immune-system functioning. Joy even positively affects our metabolism. On today's episode Cody invites Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist and Sexual Relationship Coach, Marissa...

Send us Fan Mail You used to want to tear your husband's clothes off. Now? Not so much. If you've been suffering from "honey, not tonight" syndrome (a.k.a. low sex drive), then it's good to know that you're not alone. It's actually estimated that as many as 40 million women in the United States suffer from a low libido. So, today Cody talk with us about why that...