The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast

So you got your first period – congrats! But now what? What can you do every day to ensure that you're keeping it coming AND optimized? Today's episode doesn't just take you through the fundamentals needed to maintain and optimize, but they're also helpful for overall recovery. So regardless of where you're at with your period this episode is for you. Resources mentioned: Liste...

Let's talk about Thanksgiving...and the holiday season in general! I asked the gals on Instagram how they’re feeling about Thanksgiving coming up while trying to recover – or keep a recovered – period. A number of women were looking forward to the season because having many other people around them also eating liberally can be helpful. A number of other women however – about 50% – had some con...

Answering this question from a listener: INTERESTING TOPIC FOR THE PODCAST? — Spending money on my health is a "fear" for me that has become very apparent to me during this recovery journey. My husband has been in grad school for the last five years, and I work at a non-profit, so it's not like we're rolling in money, but the fear seems to be around not feeling like I'm worth t...

Olivia Park is a health and performance coach, a successful CrossFit Athlete (winner of the Fittest in Taiwan 2018) with her own history of HA and her own story of recovery. Olivia and I dive into the reality of HA recovery for athletes and talk about what it takes to recover and get back to training. She's all about mindset, nutrition and structured, SMART training where she isn't running...

I'm so excited to have Kate Noel as a new, good friend of the show! I first connected with her on her podcast (and prior to that, saw her around the YouTube community) and immediately knew that she was one of my people. Kate has an incredible story of going through recovery as a professional model and influencer and in this candid conversation, she shares her story and we chat back and forth a...

Join The HA Society Http://thehasociety.com/join “Well I’m not that stressed” ,“I can’t relax” and “only the weak are affected by stress” are all statements that I know you’ve thought of at some point. I know that because I’ve thought about them myself, too. Let's dive in to a straight to the point, heart to heart conversation AND fun announcement on todays episode. Learn About 1:1 HA Recovery...

Nora Jane Pope, FCP is a retired Naturopathic Doctor and Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner with a private practice in Toronto from 2002-19. She is the creator of “Cycle Charting: The Key to Fertility” CE Seminars.   Along with Dr Jessica Liu, ND, she is co-creating the 2021 Healthcare Professional Continuing Education webinar “Cycle Charting, Progesterone HRT and Fertility Enhancement”. N...

Once hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery is 'over'...what does life look like? I answer a few of these questions from my personal perspective and experience. It's a little bit of fun today and I hope it gives you some extra encouragement and motivation for recovery! Join The HA Society https://www.thehasociety.com/join Resource Store https://thehasociety.com/store Get a 1:1 Recovery Coach...

Questions to answer - choose one DAILY, feel free to re-do the same questions of course. Answer them a few times. 1. Why do I care more about how I look/weigh than my health? 2. Why am I upset about eating larger portions/more food?  3. What does larger portions/more food mean to me?  Stories Rewrite. These are stories that I think you have in your head. If you could rewrite the story in your head...

Tasha Tomlin is a badass breathe work coach and integrative nutritionist with a special focus on HA'er thanks to her own journey with solving her missing period mystery. In this chat, we dive into a topic not yet explored on podcast, using breath work to help you through hypothalamic amenorrhea. She explains how it works, the tactics, the wonders and I ask her the questions you're wonderin...

Can you be too focused on recovery? What should you do when it looks like recovery is taking over and you need to step back from consuming all of this information?! Let's discuss... Join The HA Society http://thehasociety.com/join Get a 1:1 Recovery Coach http://thehasociety.com/coaching Learn more about The HA Podcast HTTP://hapodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/thehasociety/ Learn more abo...

This is a great conversation that we had inside of The HA Society a few months ago, talking about the challenges of going through recovery while everyone else around you is either getting their period back or getting pregnant and you are NOT. Enjoy this candid chat, and if you're interested in becoming a part of The HA Society team, today is the last day for you to enroll! Join The HA Society...

A requested topic by a listener... how are you staying too comfortable to be able to fully commit to recovery? Join The HA Society http://thehasociety.com/join Get a 1:1 Recovery Coach http://thehasociety.com/coaching Learn more about The HA Podcast HTTP://hapodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/thehasociety/ Learn more about the host Dani Sheriff! Instagram:  HTTP://instagram.com/danisheriff YouT...

Dr Heather Rhodes is BACK! We didn't get anywhere near scratching the surface in our first conversation so she's joining me again today 🙂 She's a PCOS focused Dr who is helping me to explain and even bridge the gap between PCOS and HA so that you can get clear on your own diagnosis AND your treatment plan. The good news is that regardless of which path you're on right now, you&#39...

A fun little bonus from me... a reminder to you that this is SUPPOSED to be hard. Join The HA Society http://thehasociety.com/join Get a 1:1 Recovery Coach http://thehasociety.com/coaching Learn more about The HA Podcast HTTP://hapodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/thehasociety/ Learn more about the host Dani Sheriff! Instagram:  HTTP://instagram.com/danisheriff YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com...

Hilary Ritacco was one of the FIRST ever HA Society members. A CrossFitter who was like "where in HECK is my period?!" when she went off the pill and it didn't show up. She does an incredible job of sharing her story, the ups and downs and really bringing you into the reality, highs and lows of HA recovery – of course, with a nice big happy ending! I hope so many of your find this one...

Marie Young is a nutrition mindset coach that has her own wonderful recovery story. She was a super high achiever who was able to completely change her mindset and focus to get her period back. She shares her FLY system for helping women reconnect to their bodies and find freedom in their life, not just a period. FOOD LIFESTYLE YOU Ready to get inspired to recover without obsession? Learn more fro...

Welcome to part 3 of my interviews with Nicky Chapman! In our first episode, we spoke to Nicky while she is still in the middle of hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery, and talk through that experience. In episode 27 we talk about the exciting news of actually getting pregnant IMMEDIATELY (she never even got a period haha). And today we talk about life since then (still pregnant) but building her own...

This replay of one of our HA Society community calls was too good not to share. Take a second and imagine your childhood – what do you miss about it? Then, what stops you from embracing those things that you miss? What possible role did our parents or upbringing play in our belief system around productivity and achievement? We dive into these questions and so much more. Grab a coffee, pastry and d...

Emma is an HA Society member who is both passionate about her recovery and about her running – so how can she juggle a world that involves both? I will say, it's not an easy path to take, to continue running and achieve hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery, but it's worth a shot if it's the path you're most passionate about taking. Emma catches us up on her story, how she tackled recov...

Truth: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea is temporary, you don't have to feel like this is FOREVER and never ever going to end. I'm here to explain the benefits of coming into this with a mindset of "if I want to go back, I can go back" and to remind you that when all of this is said and done and you have a healthy cycle, you honestly might not care about all the things you're afraid of...

Well the day finally arrived, baby Zara Davis-Sheriff made her way into the world. This episode is a little off topic, personal and certainly could be triggering for those of you trying to get a cycle, but here's the thing – so many of you are family now. I really went back and forth in my mind...should I just brush over this and get back to the recovery talk? Or should I share the story? I de...

Two Q&A episodes in a row! WOOT! I recently asked you ladies what was on your mind, and here are the questions that todays episode will be answering: -Realistic ways to reduce stress for uni students? -Are certain supplements helpful or is that a myth? -The effects of stress? -How to keep trust in the process after 6+ months all in and nothing? Enjoy! Join The HA Society http://thehasociety.co...

Yes another wonderful bonus episode with Chloe Hodgkinson where we answer questions from you ladies and talk all things HA! Questions from this episode include (but are not limited to): -How to explain to your partner that HA= 0 libido. -How to go from half assign recovery to giving it your all? -Why Chloe chose to work with Renee McGregor? -Is it possible to eat 2000cals while following an insuli...

Ashley Noonan has a really uplifting and positive story about her journey of having both PCOS and HA. This episode is the perfect listen for anyone who is struggling to decipher and juggle them both. Learn more about Ashley and her podcast Fully Free http://instagram.com/fullyfreewithashley Take the Quiz - How Long Will It Take To Get My Period Back [FREE] http://quiz.thehasociety.com Join The HA...