The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast

Kaely McDevitt is back! She's a registered dietician and friend of the show! She was amazing and answered a bunch of your listener questions! Such as... how much magnesium is a good amount to take? which macros are most important for recovery? fats VS carbs. Carbs and ovulation? I'm eating enough, where is my period?! Is it really just calories in calories out? Is set point theory real? Can you st...

Sam Kellgren and I had one of my FAVORITE HA chats so far. We drop so many truth bombs and have so many mic drop moments that I can't stress enough how much I want you to listen today! We were meant to do a Q&A together but couldn't stop talking so we didn't even get to the questions (don't worry, we're doing a part 2 to get to those questions). Sam shares her story of being a runner with HA to re...

Leanne Matullo is a yoga therapist who had HA about 6 years ago. She was on the pill for close to a decade and when she came off to start a family with her husband...she had a feeling it wasn't going to be that simple. And it wasn't. When western modalities didn't work for Leanne, she started to look inwards. She realized that there was some unaddressed stress deep inside that she needed to look a...

Mollie Birney joins us AGAIN! This time, to do a Q&A on your biggest mental recovery roadblocks. This episode came about because Mollie is holding a 4 week group coaching program that I feel would be an incredible fit for you. Here are the questions she answered on the show! -How to get my recovery to be my number 1 goal and not my body? -How do you deal with essentially mourning the loss of who y...

AHHH! This weeks episode of The HA Podcast is 12/10 relatable for SO many people. Ally is a fitness instructor who recovered from HA and was kind enough to share with me every nuance of her story. We talked about: -Eating so much peanut butter and dark chocolate that you think you're not really restricting Feeling like "there must be another way to recover..." -Having a lot of food rules. -Trying...

On this episode of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast, Ali Macy, a nutrition and CrossFit coach with a Masters in Nutrition and Human Performance (amongst many other certifications) shares with us a very insightful look at working with women without destroying their hormones. This is actually a fantastic one to listen to if you: -work in the health coaching space -are interested in balancing the...

I'm joined (again) today by Ashley Smith! We're really good friends which you can tell by the way we bee bop around this conversation from tangent to tangent. We explain reverse dieting in the context of recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea and whether or not it's the right move for you. We also talk about taking recovery slower if that's what's right for you and just provide a lot of great con...

Nikki is one of my Day 1 listeners and I'm SO excited that I'm getting her episode out on this weeks Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast. Nikki is actually in the middle of HA, so she hasn't got a recovery story. She has a real-time story. I'm so proud of how hard she is working, because the mental side of recovery has been really tough. It's been hard for her to give up exercise, put on weight and ch...

A few weeks ago I did my first IG Live (I'm now doing them every Friday...at least for now!) and I'm sharing it with you today on the pod! The questions asked were: - How to deal with fear of overshooting calories - How to eat 2500+ calories - How to know when you eat enough - How to deal with not exercising - How to diagnose PCOS VS HA - Do you ever question if [recovery] is the right thing to do...

Carlee Owens was the head fitness instructor at a gym and helping people lose weight was her bread and butter. So what happens when – after "doing everything right for your health" – your doctor sits you down and tells you that you have hypothalamic amenorrhea and you need to stop working out and start eating more? A long history of weight loss and weight gain didn't make it easier for Carlee to o...

Chloe Hodgkinson is a badass YouTuber from the UK who talks about all things Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Her an I sat down for a cuppa and basically, bonded over HA for a whole hour. We answered your listener questions that we're submitted via my Instagram account @thehasociety - here's what this weeks questions were: -Should I reverse diet instead of all in? -What to do once you recovered then relap...

Cynthia Donovan calls herself a Period Nutritionist and she believes that behavior change doesn't happen overnight – which is something that we believe in strongly at The HA Podcast, too. In this episode, I quiz her with some common negative mindsets or challenging situations that we get into when we have HA. 1. Getting to the end of the day and feeling like you are WAY too much 2. Feeling anxious...

A special bonus Q&A episode in celebration of the fact that The HA Society is OPEN! Todays questions were: -How to deal with social anxiety following weight gain. -I’m generally ok with accepting my new body but get very triggered around my 'skinnier' friends. -How to convince myself to eat? I understand that I MUST eat way more, but I fall into restrictions from time to time. And at the end I tal...

Mollie Birney is a Clinical Life Coaching for high-performing professionals with an eye towards Mental Health. Yes, she has had her own, extremely relatable experience with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and disordered eating stemming from her history as a fighter, but also, working with high performing professionals means she regularly comes up against HA with her clients. In this episode Mollie and I t...

Sarah Liz King is someone I could talk to about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea all. day. long! She's an Exercise Physiologist and Health Coach with her own story of recovery from HA and is passionate about helping other women do the same. In this episode, we talk about the impact of skipping meals (micro deficits), exercise, stress and more on your menstrual cycle and HA recovery. During our conversation...

Working in the health, fitness and wellness industry can feel conflicting when you have hypothalamic amenorrhea. You can wonder...should I even be here if my health and fitness habits are contributing to what got me in the first place?! Should I really be promoting and coaching this stuff? Well, here is my take on the matter and hint: I think you NEED to stay exactly where you are. Join The HA Soc...

"But I'm not even that thin"...does this sentence resonate with you? When you feel like you fit the mold of a 'normal body' it can be even harder to dive in to HA recovery. Many of us are in denial because we feel like we're eating plenty and we're still a healthy weight. It really makes you wonder if HA is even what is happening to you... Ashley Smith, todays story teller, went through the wringe...

HA Society Beta Group waitlist: https://forms.gle/MCJW6rpiScbyo1kV9 Ever wonder what might be going on in the head of a 16 year old girl in today's society? Well, we dive in. Chloe shares her very story about discovering she had HA, going all in and recovering a few months later. Hearing how early on she discovered that she had a problem and the struggles she faced to win the support of her family...

This episode of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast with Meg Doll, a Holistic Nutritionist and Spiritual Coach, who covers the inner work that comes with healing eating disorders in general. Meg Doll has tried to recover from HA a number of times...but when she finally did the self forgiveness and acceptance work, she was able to heal for good. The thing is, it's hard to get your period back for g...

Amber Fetzer is a health coach that specializes in helping pre and post partum women ditch restrictive dieting to restore their hormones naturally. On this episode of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast, she shares her story of disordered eating, her loss of period and then her journey of recovering her period to become pregnant. She now has a beautiful baby girl and hearing her tell her story is...

When you have Hypothalamic Amenorrhea it's recommended that you work with a professional to help you. Getting your period back is more than just eating more, because often you're facing deficiencies not just in food, but in nutrient absorption. Sometimes you might be eating enough calories, but your body is in such a stressed state that you're not absorbing enough nutrients from them. In this epis...

Why don't I have a period? It's a smart question to be asking and you've come to the right place! Dr Nicola Rinaldi literally wrote the book on it, complete with a tried and tested protocol to fix it. In this episode of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast, we talk about: - The 'All In' Podcast that she has coming this Fall... - What is HA and how the hypothalamus works - The concept of gaining wei...

Meet Laura Lyons, A Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner - the one who has been helping me with my HA recovery. This episode is a replay from 2019 when we talked about the societal pressures that lead to HA and make it hard to recover, along with what we did to investigate and treat my Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Don't forget to reach out to her for 15% off a consultation if you mention this pod...

As the host of this podcast, I think it's only fitting that I share with you my story of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and my recovery. This podcast is actually the audio version of my YouTube Video, so if you'd like to WATCH this story along with all of it's visuals, please do! https://youtu.be/U2ha-Q5LFN8 Join The HA Society http://thehasociety.com/join Get a 1:1 Recovery Coach http://thehasociety.com...

This is a binge worthy single season podcast series all about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Consider it a crash course in everything you need to know, with a lot of motivation to keep focused on your healing journey sprinkled in. This episode introduces the podcast and what to expect in the coming episodes. I'd love to meet you - please head over to Instagram and follow the podcast! Join The HA Society...