Midlife Hormone Crisis

Losing my mom was a major turning point in my life. It really made me evaluate how I was living my life. It is one of the reasons why I do what I do today as a health coach.  I know that life is short so I truly want to live life to the fullest and have nothing holding me back! So, I was thrilled to do this interview with Andrew Fuller, a clinical psychologist. His newest book is Your Best Li...

You know what to do. You really do . You know what to do to get healthier and take control of your weight and overall health.  But there is a big difference between knowing and doing! That is where you get stuck! Want to know why you get stuck and can’t move forward? Are you tired of wondering what gets in the way? I’m going to be candid here. You are sister! YOU are getting in your own way!...

Insomnia affects 1 in 4 women in the US.  You are all too familiar with insomnia...the inability to fall asleep OR stay asleep. And if you happen to struggle with depression and/or anxiety, you are more likely to struggle with insomnia. And I don’t have to tell you this, but insomnia is more likely to affect women than men. The Healthy Harmony podcast is all about women’s struggles and women’...

That downward spiral. Last week, you heard me tell part of my story about struggling while acting like everything is just fine. This week we are continuing the conversation about mental and emotional health as I interview my friend, fellow Health Coach, Erin Kerry. From having a genetic predisposition to mental illness, witnessing the tragic death of her grandfather, suffering from PTSD, contempla...

A friend of mine walked in the other day with a t-shirt that read “It’s fine, I’m fine, everything is fine.” We all thought it was so funny. How often do we say that? It’s fine, I'm fine when everything is NOT fine! Like not at all . When we feel like we are a spiraling, out of control mess yet we wear a mask that says I’m fine, I’m good. A stupid, smiling, fake mask. How much of my life has been...

I’m 46 years old and I have finally learned how to work out smarter so I can master my metabolism and guess what…I’m sharing that with you today! I’m determined to bust up the whole myth that you have to starve yourself and then torture yourself in the gym to boost your metabolism and get some results! Let’s stop the insanity. We have a special guest to give us a unique perspective on exercise so...

Hey mama if you are over the age of 40, this is for you. You are getting older, and you have noticed changes and not good changes!! You cannot get the weight off! It’s so frustrating. You are trying ALL the things, but your metabolism feels like it has come to a screeching halt! It’s time to Master your Metabolism. We are separating fact from fiction on the female metabolism today on Healthy Harmo...

Women’s Health. You hear that term and automatically think, I don’t have time for my health I’m too busy taking care of everyone else’s health. As women we are trying to do it all. And I mean everything. We are burning the candle at both ends…the kids, the spouse, the home, the job not to mention all the other obligations and the state that our world is in. The stress, anxiety, exhaustion and the...

Consider this…Do you feel sluggish? Tired? No energy? Having frequent headaches or bathroom issues? Are you bloated? Have some brain fog going on? Do you feel heavy, you cannot lose the weight? Do you just feel toxic? It may be time for a detox! Listen in as I unpack specific ways in which the body naturally detoxes.  This gives you a great indication of those health habits that you need to b...

Hormone imbalance and the symptoms that go with it can feel like a living hell! 🔥 We don’t want to live like that! Life is too short to be feeling miserable most of the time. But you can do something about it. Certain foods can keep your body functioning properly and keep your hormones in glorious harmony! Today is Part 4 in our series From Hormone Hell to Feeling Well. Last week we uncovered the...

You know the feeling...your emotions are all over the place, you can’t get the weight to budge, sleep seems elusive and stress, well the stress dominates.  Your hormones are crazy! Could what you are eating be throwing you out of whack? That’s our topic today as we continue our series on Hormone Hell to Feeling Well - How to Balance your Hormones. We are identifying foods that wreck your horm...

Are you desperate to calm the hormone chaos? Ready to beat the belly fat, banish the brain fog and forget the fatigue? I’ve got you girl! On the Healthy Harmony podcast, we are continuing a series of podcasts on hormones!! Last week, we heard from Dr. Carol Villaneuva, a Functional Medicine doctor on some of the science of hormones, the signs of hormone imbalance and what causes the imbalance. Tod...

You know the foggy, frenzied, frazzled, fatigued feeling of living in hormone hell. You hear the word hormone balance, and it sounds like a solution but how do you achieve that? Is it possible to have hormone harmony and go from living in hormone hell to feeling well? You are about to find out!  Today starts a 3-part series on How to Balance your Hormones. Part 1 and Part 2 we will be joined...

Are you a stress eater?  Do you find yourself turning to food when emotions are running high?  I think a vast majority of us would answer "ummmm yes" to this question! Especially now when stress and emotions are at an all time high. 75% of overeating is due to emotions. We are eating our feelings and it’s affecting our health but what do we do about it? That's what we are talking about t...

Do you ever feel like life just happens to you? You see life happening right in front of you, but you feel disconnected and stuck on autopilot. You want to shift from simply surviving to truly thriving but how? Well, today is exactly what you need to hear. I’m having a conversation with my friend, Stefanie Gass and we are talking about being intentional in your work, motherhood and health. Stefani...

1.77 Trillion dollars! That stat represents how much the food industry is worth. An industry that we are dependent on. An industry that just wants your money and could care less about your health! I’m doing some exposing today of the food industry because this is what you asked for! After the podcast a couple of weeks ago, I got some great feedback and you wanted me to go deeper on this topic! In...

Eat this, Don’t Eat that! Maybe I should try this great selection of diet foods.  Is it time to try a new diet?  No wait, 95% of all diets fail.  When it comes to food and nutrition, what are you supposed to believe? You are confused and overwhelming and thinking..."What the heck do I eat?" And not only that…"What do I feed my family?" This tough topic we are hitting head on today o...

From being angry at God to experiencing peace and fulfillment in God, this is part 2 of Jackie Sanchez' story.  Jackie is a Certified Health Coach and is no stranger to the search for health and happiness. Last week, you heard the soul transformation of Jackie and how the emptiness of spirituality and new age lead her to a relationship with her Heavenly Father. This week, we pick up right whe...

There is so much we can learn from other people's stories. We see that we are not the only one who struggles. Today you will hear the story of Jackie Sanchez. Now, she is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach, an Instagram influencer and the Creator of Conscious Body. Then, she was a little girl who struggled with weight and body image and was put on her first diet at the age of 12. From cystic ac...

95% of diets fail. 95%! Wondering why there is such a high failure rate? Are you ready to ditch the diet and get off that diet hamster wheel? That’s what we are chatting today on Healthy Harmony. As I was prepping for this podcast, I felt myself thinking, Why bother? What purpose does this serve? The world has lost its mind!  But I was brought back to one thing. This is how I can help! This i...

Today is a podcast bonus with LIVE coaching! As a Dietitian turned FMHC I empower women on their health transformation. I’m finding that there are so many misconceptions about health coaching. I’m doing this so you can get an inside sneak peek of what it looks like to work with a health coach. So, you can gain perspective of what it feels like to have someone in your corner to help you identify th...

You know they say. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Haven’t you done it before? Made yourself the promises, set the New Year’s resolutions, went on that diet. Did it work? Or was it just a temporary phase? Today, I’m exposing the diet industry and giving you 4 questions to consider when choosing your options to get healthier in 2021....

It's December the 29th and we are feeling the pressure. January is coming. Shouldn’t we be thinking about our New Year’s resolutions? We certainly want 2021 to be better than the dumpster fire of 2020.  But, just thinking about resolutions makes us already feel more stressed and defeated. Should we even bother? Here’s a refreshing, realistic perspective on those New Year’s resolutions. I unde...

If you are like EVERYONE else, you have probably been indulging this holiday season. I know I certainly have. And you are probably feeling a little guilty right about now. Because truth be told, it’s not just the holiday season that have been indulgent, it’s the entire horrific year! So how do we move forward? How do we move from this pattern of emotional eating and the guilt and the shame to resi...

This is certainly the season for indulgence.  The Holiday season abounds with tasty, savory, decadent and sweet treats.  And honestly, the reality is that we have already been using food as a means to cope with our overwhelming emotions in this horrific year.  So, it begs the question...is it okay to cheat and overeat during the Holidays? This is our topic today as we look at emotio...