The Hormone Genius Podcast

Have you ever wondered if you could be a self-made hormone genius? Elissa Miller is a woman who did just that, and we are sharing her story from bookkeeper turned fertility awareness advocate and hormone coach. Elissa is a wife and homeschooling mom to four. Her hormone genius passions and interests were ignited when she discovered fertility awareness and hormone coaching. "I am now very passionat...

Enjoy this next episode with the lovely Hannah Cox who is passionate about young women learning the gift of their bodies. Hanna is a fertility awareness instructor trained in Creighton Model, FEMM and teenFEMM. After realizing how her own body illiteracy as a teen had affected her self esteem and decisions and after working with so many women who had struggled with cycle and hormone issues since t...

Jamie & Teresa want to introduce YOU to functional medicine gynecologist DR. WENDIE TRUBOW. Let’s face it, at one time or another we’re all a little dirty. In fact, given the prevalence on chronic conditions around the world, we’re all probably a lot dirtier than we’re willing to admit. Issues like joint pain, fatigue, hair loss, eczema and plain old smelly gas plague billions of people. Sure, we...

This week, to continue our discussion on adrenal health, we welcome the former Miss United States of America, Tiffany Rea. Tiffany is 25 years old and is currently a student with Liberty University and is working toward her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice - Crime Scene Investigation, with a minor in Psychology. Working in the Criminal Justice field has been a long-time dream of Tiffany's, as...

Do your feel stressed, tired & wired, or just plan exhausted? Do you want to learn how your adrenals are connected to your hormone symphony, and how you can understand how to be in touch with this vital part of your body? Then you want to listen to this episode of the HG podcast, as Jamie & Teresa dive into to the adrenals and how stress can affect YOU! Now more than ever this topic is of vital im...

Are you looking into becoming a doctor, a nurse, nurse practitioner, or other healthcare provider? Then you will want to hear this episode. Welcome a beautiful young woman, Courtney Bostrom, to The Hormone Genius Podcast! Courtney is passionate about people, medicine, and dancing. Her current role as a medical student feeds her endless curiosity, “as I learn more about the way God designed our bod...

What is Wholistic Feminism? Thanks to our guests Leah Jacobson, founder of the Guiding Start Project, and author of Wholistic Feminism; and Sarah Kopriva, director of The Guiding Star Project in Cedar Valley, you will learn the answer to that question. Join, Jamie and Teresa, today on International Women's Day March 8th, as we celebrate what makes women whole, unique, and essential in a society th...

In this episode of The Hormone Genius Podcast, Teresa asks Jamie all about essential oils and their role in women's hormonal health. Essential oils are "trending" these days, and for good reason! Whether you are a skeptic or a fangirl of essential oils, you will walk away from this episode knowing a bit more about what makes a safe essential oil and what doesn't, you will also learn about what to...

Jamie and Teresa take a deep dive into nutrition and fertility in this interview on The Hormone Genius Podcast with Courtney Warday. Courtney is a Registered Dietitian and Fertility Nutrition Coach based in Lincoln Nebraska. She is the owner of Abide with Me Nutrition, a virtual nutrition private practice, that helps physically & spiritually driven women/couples optimize their fertility and balanc...

Have you ever felt alone in your pain with infertility? Does it feel at times that you are the only one given this cross. You are not alone and we could interview so many women and couples who have gone through a personal journey with infertility. This HG Podcast is just one story, one testimony, of a woman and her story of hope and healing. Danielle Martens wears many hats! She is a wife, mom, FE...

Infertility is a difficult and complex topic. On this episode of The Hormone Genius, Jamie & Teresa will begin to take a look at infertility through the lense of hope. We will explore the issue holisticly, addressing both the medical and emotional issues that come with this difficult diagnosis. We hope this discussion brings hope and healing to those in the journey of infertility, and we know that...

Lauren Vitale is a registered nurse and Marquette Method natural family planning instructor. She and her husband, Giovanni, co-founded Whole Mission, an online natural family planning education service. Through Whole Mission, Lauren works to connect couples with Marquette Method instructors, and provide technical and practical support for natural family planning educators. Lauren continues to prov...

We are talking menopause and life balance with Julie Grunklee, a Registered Nurse and National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach. She holds a Master's Degree in Community Health Education, is a wife, mother, grandmother and child of God. Julie learned first-hand just how important hormones are to a woman's health after she had a total hysterectomy at the age of 33. In her own journey to find...

Get excited, as this episode is module number one of the very first Hormone Genius mini-course set to be released in January 2022. Visit www.hormonegenius.com to stay in the loop with its release information, and to sign up early! After listening to this episode, you will understand five signs that may indicate that you have low progesterone. Jamie and Teresa talk about what your chart can tell yo...

Welcome Bridget Busacker, founder of Managing Your Fertility, a one-stop shop of NFP/FA resources for women and couples. Bridget created this resource out of her own frustration in trying to find a method during marriage prep with her then-fiance (now husband!). Bridget: "It was through this experience that I presented an idea of a one-stop shop website to the GIVEN Institute and my project propos...

Welcome Megan Faller to The Hormone Genius podcast! Megan is a Menstrual Cycle & Productivity Strategist and Founder of The Aligned Cycle. As a Certified FertilityCare Practitioner she spent years helping women understand their bodies and chart their cycles so they could make important decisions about planning their families and scheduling medical procedures. Then she stumbled into using the power...

This episode is #1 in a reoccuring themed HG podcast called, Ask Us Anything (AUA). In today's episode Jamie and Teresa are answering some amazing questions that listeners recently asked us on social media. We touch on depression related to hormone changes, ovulation pain, what fibroids versus polyps are in the uterus, and how to balance progesterone! Remember, you can always ask a question by fin...

Jamie & Teresa head on the road to speak to a group of awesome young college women in Omaha, Nebraska. Listen to questions from college women who want to understand their hormone genius. Jamie & Teresa recorded it all, so that all of YOU can be empowered to learn more from these amazing young women and the most pertinent questions they had for The Hormone Genius Podcast. Medical disclaimer: The in...

Welcome Bekah Knobeloch of Feminine Genius Ministries to The Hormone Genius Podcast! Bekah is a Lincoln native, mama of four, and wife to a mountain man from Colorado. She is a registered nurse with a national certification in pediatrics. Currently, you can find her practicing nursing as a Marquette Model Natural Family Planning instructor at FeminineGeniusMinistries.com. She has an incredible amo...

Do you believe your health is worth fighting for? On this episode, Jamie and Teresa interview Esther Blum. Esther believes that not only is your health as a woman worth fighting for, but also that no matter what your starting point, fixing your health is an achievable goal. Before Esther built her highly successful practice, she was a girl that never lost that last 10 pounds, beat mercury and mold...

As women, I think most of us can relate to the common and frustrating issues that can affect our VAG (very awesome girl-part). From vaginal infections to urinary tract infections, there truly is a balance that needs to be maintained in our VAG, and when the balance is off then trouble can occur. It is important to understand the difference between what is normal and abnormal for the VAG. In this e...

Dr. Nora Pope and Dr. Jessica Liu, both naturopathic physicians, are women with a passion for fertility, body literacy, and hormonal healing for their patients. They met at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2005 and have never looked back! Both women share a common commitment to educate other health care practitioners about cycle charting, body literacy, and healing infertility. Be...

Sophie Shepherd, founder of SHE Talks Health, is passionate about helping women find the root cause of their underlying health issues. Through her own journey of healing naturally from Hashimoto's thyroiditis, SIBO, Yeast overgrowth and hormone imbalance, Sophie learned how to restore and heal and decided to help others do the same. Her holistic journey back to optimal health inspired her to go ba...

This episode was shot in Des Moines, Iowa where Jamie & Teresa meet for just the third time in person to do a photo shoot and get to know each other better. We wanted to shoot a podcast in person together and we thought it would be fun to highlight important information that we wished we had known when we were younger gals. From acne to cramps to irregular periods and even dating, Jamie and Teresa...

Our world is saturated with chemicals — from plastics to pesticides to personal care products — and many of these substances have a hidden cost: they disrupt our endocrine system. In this eye-opening episode of the Hormone Genius Podcast, Jamie and Teresa take a deep dive into the world of endocrine disruptors, shedding light on how these environmental and synthetic chemicals are affecting not onl...