HAPPILY HORMONAL | hormone balance for moms, PMS, painful periods, natural birth control, low energy, pro-metabolic

Leisha Drews, RN, FDN-P, holistic hormone coach, period expert
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Worried your painful periods, low energy, and PMS mood swings will be with you until menopause? Do you want to have more energy, good periods, and a stable mood without taking birth control, a million supplements, or going on an unrealistic restrictive diet? Do you want to know where to start to balance your hormones naturally? You're in the right place.    Happily Hormonal will help you unlock the secrets to:   Balancing hormones in motherhood with simple nourishment strategies   Using food to have better periods and less PMS, even with a busy schedule   Balancing blood sugar for more energy and less anxiety    Getting rid of painful periods for good   Losing the drama of PMS week   Feeling more present and joyful   Increasing your capacity in motherhood and life    Understanding your body and cycles on a deeper level   Having regular, pain-free periods and ovulation   Making more progesterone   Taking back control of your health and your hormones so you can show up as the woman you really want to be   Host Leisha Drews, RN, BSN, FDN-P and Holistic Hormone Coach, brings you realistic, actionable conversations so you can start to peel back the layers of hormone balance in a way that feels simple and doable for the first time ever, so you can have balanced hormones even as a busy mom.   CONTACT LEISHA:   Email: hello@leishadrews.com   Podcast guest inquiries: happilyhormonalpodcast@gmail.com   Website: www.leishadrews.com   IG: @leishadrews

  1. 3D AGO

    E262: Fix Your Grocery Budget & Spending Habits For More Safety & Less PMS, With The Budget Besties

    Ever feel like you need a second mortgage to afford the organic chicken and grass-fed beef your hormones are literally begging for? You are doing your absolute best to keep everyone fed, healthy, and happy, but it feels like your bank account is constantly at war with your hormones. I’ve been right where you are, until I realized I was missing a huge piece of the puzzle: safety around money.  That’s why I brought on the Budget Besties, Vanessa and Shana, today. We’re having a girlfriend-to-girlfriend chat designed to help you stop putting yourself last and start creating a budget that feels like a nervous system reset. You'll learn: The 90-day audit that replaces financial shame with pure, helpful dataA simple account trick that ensures you always have money for the good chickenHow to put your finances on autopilot so you can stop making stressful micro-decisions while hormonalYou need to listen to this now because financial stress is a silent hormone disruptor that you don’t have to live with anymore. Pop it on while you pick up your groceries this week! Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL Download the new 20-min private podcast training - Simply Nourished Cycles Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me CONNECT WITH THE BUDGET BESTIES: Podcast NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) FREE Podcast Training - Simply Nourished Cycles Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    27 min

  2. FEB 2

    E261: Not Enough Time For Happy Hormones? 4 Strategies You Need Today

    Do you ever feel like you know what would help your hormones - eating consistently, resting more, getting minerals in - but there’s just no time to do any of it? In this episode of the Safety vs. Stress Series, I’m explaining how your relationship with time itself can either create safety in your body or keep your hormones stuck in stress mode. When your schedule is full, and your mind is constantly jumping ahead, your nervous system hears one message over and over: there’s no room to slow down. And I’m sharing this as a mom of three and a business owner who understands what it’s like to want hormone balance but not have another second to spare. You'll hear: Why time pressure alone can trigger PMS, irritability, and low energyThe hidden cost of always putting yourself lastSimple mindset and routine shifts that can lower stress without overhauling your lifeIf it’s hard for you to let go of perfection and ask for help, this episode will help you find the ways to do it and see where relief is actually possible. And remember: you don’t need to change everything. Sometimes one shift is enough to help your body finally exhale. Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL Download the new 20-min private podcast training - Simply Nourished Cycles Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me More on minerals: E40, E242 NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) FREE Podcast Training - Simply Nourished Cycles Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    22 min

  3. JAN 26

    E260: Decrease Demand On The Brain And PMS / ADHD Symptoms Through Your Eyes & Intentional Light Exposure

    Have you ever noticed how certain lighting instantly makes you feel edgy - like your eyes get tired, your head feels busy, and your patience disappears faster than usual? This episode wasn’t part of the original plan for the Safety Series, but it felt important enough to add. Because in this one, I’m talking about something we rarely connect to hormones, or PMS: the way your eyes take in light all day long. You might be surprised to learn how that small light bulb in your bedroom can actually keep your brain working overtime. The screens we stare at, even just to relax, and the constant visual input our brains are trying to process, can quietly pile on stress without us ever connecting the dots. Over time, that extra demand can show up as irritability, low energy, and even ADHD-like symptoms, especially later in your cycle. A few things I talk through in this episode: Why your eyes can keep your nervous system switched on even when you’re restingHow certain types of light quietly make PMS and overwhelm feel worseSimple, affordable changes that can help your brain wind down at nightThis conversation is practical, gentle, and very doable. No perfection needed. And no expensive bio hacks either. Listen in, take what feels doable, and remember: even small changes in what your eyes take in can make a meaningful difference over time. Download the new 20-min private podcast training - Simply Nourished Cycles Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    27 min

  4. JAN 19

    E259: High-Functioning Burnout & Why Being Productive Isn’t Actually Helping, With Ash Mcdonald

    Did you know that even if you’re still showing up, getting things done, and keeping everything together, you could still be stuck in burnout? Your body knows even if your mind doesn’t. Today, I spoke with my therapist + nervous system expert, Ash McDonald, about high-functioning burnout, the one we both see in women who care a lot and do a lot. Unlike traditional burnout, it's when your brain keeps pushing you to go, even when you're exhausted. And no amount of sleep or coffee fixes it. We discussed how burnout often doesn’t appear dramatic. It may just look like being busy and successful, while inside, your body is struggling. A few things we talk through together: How Ash went through high-functioning burnout herself and eventually had to step away not only from what looked like her dream life, but also from her successful businessWhy no system, routine, or doing it better can fix a body that doesn’t feel settledA simple practice Ash walks women through that helps their nervous system come downThis episode is really about understanding why your energy, and even your hormones, don’t get a chance to calm down when your body is always living on high alert. Pay attention to what feels familiar, and if something hits, pass it along to someone who’s been carrying too much for too long and acting like they’re fine. Download the new 20-min private podcast training - Simply Nourished Cycles Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me CONNECT WITH ASHLEY: Burnout Breakthrough - use code HAPPILYHORMONAL Podcast NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    43 min

  5. JAN 12

    E258: 3 Safety Signals Your Body Needs To Increase Progesterone & Improve Energy

    This episode continues a conversation we’ve been building about stress, safety, and why so many women feel like their hormones never quite settle.  Today, I'll walk you through three specific signals your body needs to restore progesterone, stabilize your energy, and ease PMS symptoms. They aren’t trendy or complicated but simple and foundational, and often missing for women who’ve been pushing through for a long time. A few key points I’ll cover include: How not eating enough and lacking nutrients can stress your bodyWhy blood sugar swings quietly drive cortisol and drain progesteroneWhat mineral deficiencies really look like in daily lifeThe goal of this episode is to help you understand what your body is trying to tell you and learn simple ways to address those signals. Some suggestions are as easy as eating regularly, while others involve recognizing unhealthy patterns you've accepted for years. As you listen, take note of what resonates with you or feels familiar. Write it down and use this opportunity to shift your focus from blaming your hormones to listening and responding to what your body has been asking for all along. NEW Private Podcast - 3 Steps to Making Hormones Well Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me Nourish Tracker Hormone Audit NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    30 min

  6. JAN 5

    E257: This is the #1 Root Cause of PMS + Hormone Imbalance

    Today I’m starting a conversation I’ve been feeling pulled toward for a while now - stress, safety, and why so many of us feel stuck in hormone patterns even when we’re doing the right things. This is the first episode in what I’m calling the Safety vs. Stress Series, where we’re going to slow down and look at how our body responds to different types of stress, why it prioritizes survival over hormone balance, and how we can start creating more safety instead of just trying to fix symptoms. If you’ve been stressed for so long that you think it’s normal now, this episode will gently challenge that idea.  Here’s what you’ll learn: The point where stress stops being temporary and starts shaping your cycleHow your body has been compensating long before you realized something was offWhy your hormones aren’t failing you; they’re simply reacting to everything going onThis episode lays the foundation for the weeks, if not the whole year, ahead. So, invite a friend or two to listen together. I promise this is a conversation we all need. As you listen, jot down what stands out and feels true for you. And if you'd like someone to talk it through with, email me; I’d love to be that support for you. NEW Private Podcast - 3 Steps to Making Hormones Well Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me Free training NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    25 min

  7. JAN 2

    E256: What I'm Into - 2026 Goals + Planning with My Cycle

    It's a new year and I haven't quiiiite gotten my goals written down yet but I'm talking through how I like to make goal planning realistic as a mom by breaking down goals into seasons & keeping my cycle in mind. I'm sharing some goals that I have + a few updates for the podcast in 2026.  Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) FREE Podcast Training - Simply Nourished Cycles Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

    14 min

  8. 12/29/2025

    E254: Our Hot Takes On 2026 Health Trends, With Dr. Heather Rhodes

    This episode just picked up where we left off last time, and it grew out of a question we’ve been sitting with lately: what’s ACTUALLY shaping women’s health right now?  Today, Heather and I talk through the health and hormone trends we see gaining momentum as we head into 2026. Some of them are things we’ve personally seen help women and we feel good about. Others made us stop and ask more questions before moving forward. And in a lot of cases, slowing down has felt like the wiser choice for our own health. A few moments that stood out: Concerns and boundaries around AI in health and hormone supportWhy peptides aren’t inherently bad, but often used without enough context or preparationWhy hyper-focusing on one body system often misses the bigger pictureIf health advice has been coming at you from all sides lately, press play and let us help you think differently about what your next step is. NEW Private Podcast - 3 Steps to Making Hormones Well Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me CONNECT WITH Dr. HEATHER RHODES: Website IG: @drheatherrhodes NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES: Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most! Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching for the step-by-step and my eyes on YOUR hormones for the next 4 months. Send us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them) FREE Podcast Training - Simply Nourished Cycles Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine. This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection. If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass

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Worried your painful periods, low energy, and PMS mood swings will be with you until menopause? Do you want to have more energy, good periods, and a stable mood without taking birth control, a million supplements, or going on an unrealistic restrictive diet? Do you want to know where to start to balance your hormones naturally? You're in the right place.    Happily Hormonal will help you unlock the secrets to:   Balancing hormones in motherhood with simple nourishment strategies   Using food to have better periods and less PMS, even with a busy schedule   Balancing blood sugar for more energy and less anxiety    Getting rid of painful periods for good   Losing the drama of PMS week   Feeling more present and joyful   Increasing your capacity in motherhood and life    Understanding your body and cycles on a deeper level   Having regular, pain-free periods and ovulation   Making more progesterone   Taking back control of your health and your hormones so you can show up as the woman you really want to be   Host Leisha Drews, RN, BSN, FDN-P and Holistic Hormone Coach, brings you realistic, actionable conversations so you can start to peel back the layers of hormone balance in a way that feels simple and doable for the first time ever, so you can have balanced hormones even as a busy mom.   CONTACT LEISHA:   Email: hello@leishadrews.com   Podcast guest inquiries: happilyhormonalpodcast@gmail.com   Website: www.leishadrews.com   IG: @leishadrews

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