THE PERIOD WHISPERER PODCAST - Perimenopause, Menopause, Cortisol, Weight Loss, Hormone Balancing, Insomnia, Hot Flashes, Nig Bria Gadd - Integrative Nutrition Coach, Hormone Specialist, Personal Trainer, Perimenopause Coach, Menopause Coach

It wasn’t that long ago where I thought I had my nutrition dialed in, I was eating consistently, getting the right amount of micronutrients and macronutrients in…and I was still not feeling well. I was having digestive issues after dinner, I felt a low grade fatigue all of the time, my energy wasn’t what I thought it should be and I wasn’t seeing results from my workouts anymore.
 
This is all too common and I have seen it again and again in my practice, especially with women in perimenopause…you are doing all of the right things with nutrition (which IS the biggest piece of our health puzzle) but you aren’t feeling better, and maybe you are feeling worse.
 
The truth is that there are 3 pieces of the puzzle when it comes to how your body is functioning, that if there is dysfunction there, nutrition won’t cut it. You can be eating all of  vitamins and minerals, the right ration of protein, fats and carbs, but you will still be fighting a losing battle…but I have got you covered sister.
 
Tune in to learn:
 
What to do if you are eating healthy and still gaining
Why you can be eating healthy and not getting results
3 functional tests that will get you the answers that you need
 
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Have you been finding yourself feeling frustrated, stuck or unfulfilled in midlife? Maybe you are starting to wonder if you even know who you are or what you want. Or MAYBE you have realized that you have checked ALL of the boxes, but you are still feeling unfulfilled. Whether you are living on autopilot and starting to wake up and wonder what more that there is, you are not alone. I had to ask my friend and cancer surgeon turned life coach for midlife women, Manuela Powell to come on the show and share her expertise on how to start living your most outrageously real years of your life. 
 
 
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Why midlife can have you asking “who am I?”
How culture is keeping you stuck with your internal patriarchy
The first steps to start finding yourself, what you want and start to get it
 
Dr. Manuela Powell is a life coach for midlife women who are ready to start living the sparkliest, most outrageously real years of their lives. After finally getting the memo that she was queer at the tender age of 47, she realized most women could use some help to come out of whichever BS closet they've been stuck in forever, so she took upon herself to be their soul fluffer. For almost 20 years, Manuela was a breast cancer surgeon, but after having her second child she decided she wanted to free herself from endless work hours, toxic work environments, and unflattering scrubs. She put away her scalpel to, instead, dissect women’s minds and help them excise the “shoulds”, "musts", and “not-good-enoughs” from their brains forever, so they can be stop people-pleasing and learn to fully trust themselves, to the horror of the patriarchy police. She's a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and after living in NYC, Washington, DC, and Hawai'i, she currently calls Austin, Texas her home, as a single mama to her 2 sons. She dances every day, curses like a sailor who stubbed his toe, and doesn't give a single crap to people who think she should behave her age.
 
Learn more from Manuela here:
 
Website: https://manuelapowell.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmanuelapowell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmanuelapowell/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmanuelapowell
 
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It wasn’t that long ago that I went to my doctor for blood work because I wasn’t feeling well. I was awake every night in a sweat, I was exhausted, my period was heavier than normal, I was having digestive issues and skin issues and my anxiety was on the rise….and I was told that my blood work was fine and that I was the picture of health.
 
Now I hear this story again and again every day from women over the age of 35 who feel lost, stuck, frustrated and exhausted. SO today, in this episode I am walking you through it all, what to do when this happens, why it is happening and how to start to feel like you again.
 
Tune In To Learn:
 
What to do if your blood work says you are fine but you don’t feel fine
How to know if it is in fact your hormones or if it is something else
What to do when you are doing ‘all of the’ things and not feeling any better
 
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Have you ever watched the movie ‘When Harry Met Sally’? If so, you know the part where Sally fakes an orgasm in a restaurant and a female patron is overheard saying “I’ll have what SHE is having!” This is the feeling we all know so well when we have been starved for pleasure in our lives, and not just sexual pleasure, but pleasure, play and passion of all kinds.
These are key pieces to our puzzle in perimenopause but it’s not always that easy, evening remembering what makes us joyful or brings us pleasure just as we are can be a challenge.
 
Finding aliveness again in pleasure, play and passion has been a massive part of getting back to thriving in perimenopause for me so I had to have my friend and pleasure expert, Penny van der Sluys on the show to talk about pleasure and how to get turned back on in life.
 
 
Tune In To Learn
 
How to know if missing pleasure in life is keeping you stuck
Why pleasure can feel so hard
How to start to prioritize pleasure in your life again
 
Penny van der Sluys is a pleasure activist, feminine empowerment coach, conscious creatrix, soul-led connector and podcast host. She invites women to prioritise pleasure, play and passion, and discover their powerful, untapped sensual, sexual and feminine energy so they can feel confident, free and in love with their body and life. She creates unique, empowering spaces, programs and events for women in their midlife and beyond, to reclaim the feminine, explore their sexy, sensual side, discover a new way of being in sisterhood, and establish a powerful relationship with Mother Nature.
 
Learn more from Penny here:
 
Bringing Sexy Back free, 3-day online adventure
pennyvandersluys.com/bringingsexyback
10 tips to Turn On
pennyvandersluys.com/turnon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pennyvandersluys/
 
 
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Sister, do you have a supplement graveyard living under your bathroom sink, behind your mirror, or in the cabinet above your refrigerator? I did for YEARS. I have spent thousands of dollars in my life on supplements, most that were a waste of time and money and some that were very helpful.
With the rise of hormone supplements on the market these days (and all over my instagram) I thought it would be a great time to share all about supplements on this episode. To help clear a few things up so you don’t waste time and money, and so you can get the help that you need!
 
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What supplements are meant for
Why you should care about where you get them
How to use them safely
 
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Have you ever wondered how to balance both modern and holistic medicine to feel like you again? Especially if you are dealing with a chronic illness or autoimmune disease that requires modern medication. This can feel confusing to know where and how holistic medicine fits in. So I wanted to get my friend and herbalist Brooke Perales on the podcast to help walk us through it all.
Brooke is on a mission to share her knowledge of natural healing and tapping into the universal magic that resides in all of us. She is a herbalist, mom to three kids, an author, an instructor, and a lover of life.  Through her company, The Divine Seed, she consults with clients to create one of a kind herbal mixtures for their greatest physical and spiritual benefits and offers classes on how to use herbs and other practices to improve health and wellness everyday in your own life.
 
Tune In To Learn
 
How to balance both modern and holistic medicine for best results
The part of healing that is often missed and keeps us stuck
A powerful tool to implement today that will help your body heal
 
Learn more from Brooke here:
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_divine_seed/
Website: https://thedivineseed.com/
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To outline the 1:1 Private Coaching, it is a 90 day program where we speak for 10 calls, and it can be rolling to 120 days if we need to push some calls out to accommodate life and depending on progress. We will also touchpoint through the weeks with unlimited email and mobile text access. I hold your hand the entire way. 
 
Phase 1: Calming the chaos and inflammation in the body (relief): we focus on stabilizing your circadian rhythm, regulating blood sugar, tracking hormones, creating consistency in 4 pillars of health and tracking food sensitivities. The goal of this phase is to ensure your body is returning to a safe space and restore cortisol/DHEA balance so your hormone production can occur, we also focus on liver and gut health so that the metabolization of hormones can occur.
 
Phase 2: Nourish the Root Problem, (Heal and Repair):  Metabolic typing testing (included) and nourishing with food for your specific metabolic type, we do a complete nutrition blueprint to make sure that your food is best for your body. Working through mindset blocks of what is coming up, stimulating the vagus nerve and nourishing the primary food aspects of life to reduce oxidative stress on the body.
 
Phase 3: Optimization and Maintenance for goals: Set goals for peak performance, this is where we shift into fat burning or muscle building strategies depending on your goals.  We focus on a cycle synching protocol optimized to your goals to protect your  hormones and dive into dealing with environmental stressors and toxin free living and create a plan that you can use to move forward with on your own.
 
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