The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour

In this episode of the Hippie Martha Hormone Hour, I’m joined by Elizabeth Bertch — a nutritional therapy practitioner, fertility awareness educator, and movement instructor who has been living with long COVID since 2022. We explore the overlap between long COVID, POTS, EDS/hypermobility, nervous system dysregulation, hormones, and the menstrual cycle through the lens of lived experience. This con...

Have you ever felt like your symptoms were being managed but never truly explained? Are your symptoms trying to tell you something deeper? In this episode of the Hippie Martha Hormone Hour, I sit down with Dr. Theresa Osmer to discuss root-cause healing, functional medicine, fertility, hormones, metabolic health, and supplementation. We cover: • Functional medicine vs. conventional medicine vs. na...

In this episode, Ashley sits down with licensed midwife Tesa Lubans to explore a revolutionary way of understanding the female body — not as something broken or in need of fixing, but as a living, intelligent system. They dive into biological literacy, ovarian intelligence, fertility beyond pregnancy, mothering, and how stress, environment, and systemic disconnection impact women’s health. This co...

At 35, I thought my body was breaking. Irregular cycles, low energy, hormone symptoms—it felt like everything was pointing to perimenopause. But what I discovered changed not only my health… but the entire way I understand the body. In this episode, I’m sharing my personal journey—from confusion and mislabeling to clarity through cycle tracking and root-cause healing. In this episode, we cover: Th...

You’re in your 30s or 40s, something feels off… and suddenly the internet is telling you it’s perimenopause. But is it? In this episode, we’re breaking down what perimenopause actually is—and just as importantly, what it isn’t. Because while your symptoms are real, the label you’ve been given might not be the full picture. This is the start of a powerful series designed to help you move from confu...

*Trigger warnings include obstetric violence, PTSD, birth trauma, and injuries. In today’s episode, we’re diving into an important and often overlooked conversation around birth, obstetric violence, and women’s autonomy in the delivery room . As a former labor and delivery nurse and birth assistant with over 11 years of experience, I’m sharing what I’ve witnessed inside both hospital births and ph...

**Trigger warning we talk about disordered eating, anorexia, and orthorexia. If these topics are triggering for you please take care and skip this episode. In this follow-up episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , Ashley sits down again with Kenzie Jo from @kenziejofitness for a deeper conversation about nutrition, blood sugar, and understanding the female cycle. This episode moves beyond fitn...

Struggling with hormonal migraines? In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour, Ashley Goodwin, RN, FAE and Morganne Skinner RN and FEMM fertility awareness educator explore the root causes of migraines in women, including estrogen fluctuations, histamine intolerance, gut health, liver detox pathways, and nervous system dysregulation. Ashley and Morganne share their personal stories of migr...

In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , Ashley sits down with integrative Physician Assistant and health coach Danielle Kepics, PA , who helps high-functioning, Type A women move beyond band-aid solutions and build lasting, root-cause health. With over a decade of clinical experience and advanced training in counseling psychology, fertility awareness, nutrition, and fitness, Danielle b...

In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , I’m joined by Kenzie Jo— a fitness instructor, health coach, and FEMM Fertility Awareness Educator known for her grounded, “cavewoman” approach to movement and hormone health. We talk about why traditional New Year’s resolutions often fail, how to create sustainable exercise habits for cyclical bodies, and what it really means to move in a way th...

In this episode, I’m sharing my personal journey with histamine intolerance and how cycle charting helped me connect the dots between migraines, PMDD-like symptoms, endometriosis, gut issues, and hormone shifts leading into perimenopause. We talk about: • What histamines are and how they show up in the body • Why symptoms often flare before your period or in the follicular phase • The link between...

Blood sugar balance is one of the most overlooked foundations of hormone health — and during winter and the holiday season, it can quietly drive anxiety, fatigue, PMS, mood swings, and irregular cycles. In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , we’re diving into how blood sugar impacts your hormones, stress response, and menstrual cycle, and why unstable blood sugar can increase cortisol...

What if it's not just your hormones that are the problem… what if your body just doesn’t feel safe? In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , Ashley sits down with somatic movement therapist Angie , a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist, Certified Movement Analyst, and Dynamic Embodiment Practitioner with over thirty years of experience working with the nervous system...

Do you spot before your period? Feel unhinged the week before you bleed? Or crash emotionally every month like clockwork? You might be dealing with Luteal Phase Deficiency — a progesterone imbalance that affects fertility, mood, metabolism, and early miscarriage risk. In this episode, I break down the 5 most common causes and how your cycle chart can show exactly which one applies to you. As alway...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains detailed discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. If today isn’t the right day to hear that, please honor your heart and return when you’re ready. This space will be waiting for you. In this episode, Ashley takes a compassionate but clear look at what miscarriage actually is — beyond the dismissive phrase “just bad luck.” She walks through: The different...

Before we begin, I want to gently offer a trigger warning: this episode contains personal stories of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. If today isn’t the right day to listen, please honor that. This conversation will be here whenever you’re ready. In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Ashley opens her heart and shares the story of losing her baby at 15 weeks — from the early signs s...

Perimenopause isn’t the end — it’s a powerful beginning. In this episode, Ashley and Erin share how The Midlife Mavens Circle was born —a space where women can gather in person to learn, create, and connect through this season of change. Together they talk about how art can be therapeutic, identity and hormone shifts through midlife, and the beauty of finding community during this season of life....

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, yet many wait years—sometimes over a decade—for a diagnosis. In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , I sit down with RN and FEMM fertility awareness educator Morganne Skinner to talk about her personal journey with endo, how it took 15 years to be diagnosed, and what she’s learned along the way. We dive into: Why endometriosis is so often dismissed...

In this episode of The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour , Ashley unpacks what “hormone balance” really means—and why ovulation is the true star of the show. Instead of chasing perfect balance, we’ll dive into the everyday disruptors that can throw your cycle off, from stress and sleep to endocrine disruptors, blood sugar swings, gut health, and thyroid issues. Ashley also shares a powerful story about a...

In this episode, I share where to start when your hormones feel “off” or out of balance. We’ll explore the natural ebbs and flows of the menstrual cycle, why ovulation is such a key piece of overall balance, and what’s really happening during life’s major hormonal transitions—puberty, postpartum, and perimenopause. I’ll also open up about my own journey into perimenopause, including the practices...

Welcome back to The Hippie Martha Hormone Hour! I’m your host, Ashley, and I’m thrilled to share this grounded and heartfelt conversation with you. Today, I’m joined by the wonderful Tamara Niedermann — a doula, community herbalist, and certified fertility awareness and reproductive health educator. Tamara brings such depth and warmth to this work, and I’ve loved getting to know her through The We...

In this episode, I’m joined by Valentina Thayer—fertility awareness educator, burnout coach, and advocate for deep cycle wisdom. Valentina supports teachers, healers, and empaths in moving from overwhelm to embodied alignment. Together, we explore what burnout really looks like, how it can show up in the body, and why it’s so important to slow down and reconnect with your body. We dive into the po...

This episode is one I wish every parent could hear — especially those of you raising teens or tweens with wombs. I’m sitting down with Hayley Niel owner of Womb Honey, a fellow fertility awareness educator and advocate for cycle wisdom and body literacy especially for the youth and she happens to be my dear friend. You can find her info below and the book recs she shared in the episode. Both Hayle...

In this episode I talk about what help can look like in the 4th trimester and how to prepare or plan for rest and success during this phase of life. I share about 40 days of rest and recommended the book The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Heng Ou. You can find other resources on my website on my resource library under "postpartum" here. We will be dis...

After teaching an in person postpartum prep workshop many of the topics I talked about in this episode came up including being able to ask for the type of nurse you want, pain management, the Pitocin talk and so much more. Having years of experience in labor and delivery, I was able to talk on these topics that so many had no clue that they could ask for. I hope this inspires you to be an active p...