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

Have you heard the saying “your dreams don’t work unless you do?” Or “hustle harder”?  These are motivational sayings that we have heard as women for our entire lives. But what if you are barely keeping life afloat, exhausted, hardly sleeping, not feeling like yourself…how do you work harder. Digging deep can be so important to achieving the life that you want, however how much Grit is TOO much Grit?
 
There are times when grit isn’t the right thing. When you need to take one step back to be able to leap forward into your dreams and I had to have the incredible Andrea Herbert from Gold Ivy Health Co. mother of 3, wife, entrepreneur and a woman who inspires me with her goal of running a marathon in all 50 states onto the show to share her wisdom. Andrea juggles a lot and has found a method to achieve all that her heart desires while keeping burnout in check. Along with her partner Brooke, she has coached thousands of women to embody the highest version of themselves, whether their goal is to build confidence, boost their metabolism, find more joy, or run a marathon.
 
Plus, she is SUPER fun!
 
 
Tune in to learn:
 
What is grit and why we need it
How to know if your grit is healthy or not
When to know it’s time for support to use your grit for good
 
 
 
Learn more from Andrea here:
 
Website: https://goldivyhealthco.com/
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldivyhealthco/
 
 
 
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No, added workouts, no changes to your diet, this episode packs a punch when it comes to simple things YOU can do (and NEED to do) to support your hormones in perimenopause and beyond. No matter how great your sleep, workouts and nutrition are, if you aren’t aware of this piece, you hormones are being impacted.
After years of feeling great and working on my own symptoms of perimenopause, I started to have a few whisper to me again…sleep, patience, edginess…all creeping back into my life. When I discovered the cause I was worried that it was going to take a lot of time to get this rectified…and to my surprise, it was the easiest and most effortless thing I have had to do to support my hormones. Who knew?!
 
Tune In To Learn:
 
6 things to watch out for that are driving stress in your body and impacting your hormones
11 Tips to avoid them  - in a free cheat sheet you can grab here
How I started to heal my symptoms without more effort, money or time
 
The “Must Have” Cheatsheet 
To Avoid Hormone Disrupting Chemicals In Perimenopause
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Has the word burnout crossed your mind or your heart lately? I used to hear this word and wonder about it until I started to FEEL it. It was there when I felt tanked after a workout, when I felt like my afternoons were spent in a fog, when all I was looking forward to was going to bed at night, and when waking up felt like a chore. I wanted to make changes but I had this guilt that weighed heavy on my mind any time I took time for myself. 
If you can relate, it may be a word that you are feeling too and it is certainly a growing part of reality for many women after entering perimenopause. I invited Lizzie York, a cyclical living coach and burnout specialist, onto the show to talk to us about how to give yourself permission to prioritize your health.
 
Tune in to learn:
 
How burnout impacts anxiety and depression
Why we feel guilty about taking time for ourselves as women and why it is critical
3 layers of healing from burnout with simple, short practices that work
 
Lizzie York specializes in yoga for women's health & is an Oxygen Advantage breath-work & cyclical living coach. After years of prioritizing everything else above her wellbeing, she began experiencing periods of depression, anxiety & panic attacks. Lizzie stumbled into a yoga class looking for relief from life (& herself!) Yoga & cyclical living transformed Lizzie’s life, she became more patient, present & loving towards herself. After experiencing how her happiness rippled into her relationships & the wider world she felt compelled to support other women to prioritize & rediscover themselves. Lizzie created Cyclical Soul as a sanctuary of yoga & community to help busy women discover their inner yogi goddess, savor their life & connect to the people they love from a truly nourished place.
 
Learn more from Lizzie here:
 
Website: https://www.cyclicalsoul.com/healing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclical.soul/
FREE GUIDE: https://www.cyclicalsoul.com/tracking
 
 
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When I was 37, one of the most frustrating symptoms I was experiencing was what I like to call “undeserved weight gain.” You know…when you are doing all of the same things and suddenly you are carrying an extra 5,10,15lb in your belly?
Our hormones play a role in this, but spoiler alert, STRES plays an even bigger one…and often it is stress that is causing your hormonal disruption and many of your perimenopause symptoms. I hear from hundreds of women that belly fat is the biggest complaint, and I am here today in this episode, to explain why it is happening and how to start to make it go away.
 
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The quick test to know if your vagus nerve is needing some love
The first steps to making sure stress isn’t causing you to store more belly fat
How to know if you need help to be able to lose weight and gain muscle
 
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Synching with your cycle has become a growing topic in the last few years and for good reason, there is so much power in it. Understanding your cycle, how to track it and work within it it often the missing piece of your puzzle when it comes to your health and we have spent all too long accepting signs from our periods as uncomfortable and “normal” when they most definitely are not! So to unleash your period power in perimenopause, I had to have my friend and fellow Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner, Leah Brueggemann on the show to walk us through it all!
 
 
Tune in to learn:
 
Why knowing where you are at with your cycle can unlock results, energy and self compassion
What your cycle is telling you
3 steps to get started working in tandem with you body to feel great all month long
 
 
Leah Brueggemann is a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner specializing in hormonal balance for women. She combines functional lab testing with nutrition and lifestyle shifts to help women finally get to the root of their issue. Leah has helped over 400 women personally get painless periods, stabilize their moods, get pregnant and lose weight. Leah started a podcast, Balancing Hormones Naturally 2 years ago to help give women actionable steps they can take every day to improve their health and hormones. When Leah isn't chatting about hormones you will probably find her hanging out with her two sons and husband in the outdoors or reading a good book.
 
Learn more from Leah here:
 
Painless period prep Freebie! https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fe0e9cae7dc673d61b68755
INSTA: @leah_brueg
Podcast: Balance Hormones Naturally
 
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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.
 
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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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