40 episodes
Period Recovery and Fertility Podcast Lindsey Lusson
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- Health & Fitness
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4.8 • 26 Ratings
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Welcome to the Period Recovery and Fertility Podcast! Here we discuss the challenging, rewarding, and life changing process of recovering your period and finding freedom with food and exercise. Whether you’re hoping to regain your cycle and get your health on track or you're ready to become a momma- this podcast is for you.
While the recovery process isn't always rainbows and butterflies, it’s my hope to bring you both information and inspiration during your own recovery journey. I’m your host, Registered Dietitian and fellow HA woman Lindsey Lusson.
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Ep 34: Defining Exercise Addiction
Welcome to a new episode of the Period Recovery and Fertility Podcast. In today's episode, we are going to talk about Exercise Addiction.
In this Episode
Understanding what exercise addiction looks like
Why Exercise Addiction isn’t a stand-alone issue
How exercise addiction plays into period loss
Red flags for exercise addiction
When a full exercise break may be necessary
My approach for healing from exercise addiction
Connect with Lindsey:
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertilityWebsite: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/Twitter: @lindseylussonTiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Ep 33: Improving anxiety, Healing digestive issues, and overcoming Orthorexia
Natalie lives in Winter Garden, Florida, where she works in marketing strategy for Disney. She also teaches barre3 classes at a local studio. Natalie spent her life as an athlete and had always struggled with body image as a tall, athletically built girl. After suffering a severe back injury, Natalie had to adopt a strict physical therapy regimen to keep pursuing her dream of playing college volleyball. This slowly spiraled into an obsession with exercise and “healthy” eating that caused severe weight loss and period loss. After coming off the pill, she knew something was wrong but struggled for years to accept that her exercise and food intake needed to change. Finally, after watching Lindsey on social media for almost a year, Natalie committed to going “all-in,” healed her relationship with food and exercise, and got her period back!
In this Episode:
Where to seek answers when you come off the pill and have no period
Pros and cons of working with a function medicine doctor
Working through recovery when fitness is part of your job
How to overcome anxiety around eating “bad” foods
Healing digestive issues through period recovery
Embracing food freedom after years of restriction and orthorexia
Resources Mentioned in the episode:
Ep 14: Disordered Eating and Digestive Issues
Connect with Lindsey:
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertilityWebsite: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/Twitter: @lindseylussonTiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Ep 32: Dieting at as a child, PCOS Misdiagnosis, and HA recovery when fertility isn't a goal
Layla is a legal marketing professional who lives in San Diego, CA, with her husband and dog. Her issues with food and exercise began at a young age when she was put on countless diets starting around age 9. Her issues got worse when she started law school when she started restricting food and exercising obsessively as she struggled to cope with the stress of school. These issues were compounded when she received constant praise from others for these unhealthy behaviors. After struggling with body dysmorphia and battling an eating disorder, she has now found body acceptance and food freedom.
In this Episode:
How your childhood can impact your relationship with food
How to stop the diet/binge eating cycle
Why losing weight doesn’t improve your body image
Advocating for yourself when doctors push back
Finding recovery motivation when getting pregnant isn’t your goal
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertilityWebsite: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/Twitter: @lindseylussonTiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Ep 31: All you ever wanted to know about Breastfeeding
Lauren Sams is a Pediatric Registered Dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She received the majority of her training while working in the NICU at a children’s teaching hospital in South Carolina. Lauren struggled to breastfeed her son, who is now 5 years old, and it was through this journey that her passion to support ALL moms and ALL their feeding decisions was born. She started Grow Baby Nutrition & Lactation early 2021 and serves moms locally in Waco, Texas.
In this Episode:
Why you need to work with an IBCLC
Common breastfeeding issues for first time moms
Regulating an oversupply
Tips for increasing an under supply
Pumping when baby sleeps through feeds
When you can expect your period to return while breastfeeding
Connect with Lauren:
Instagram: @grow.baby.nutrition
Website: www.growbabynutritionlactation.com
Connect with Lindsey:
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertilityWebsite: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/Twitter: @lindseylussonTiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Ep 30: Amenorrhea for 10 years, Why dietitians need dietitians, and finding the the gaps in your recovery plan
Sam is a registered sports dietitian in Massachusetts whose HA journey began over 10 years ago. She battled disordered eating and excessive exercise under the guise of health for years. When she finally sought out help for her missing period, she was assured by several doctors that she was on the right track and needed to give her body more time. Sam stopped all intense exercise and tried increasing her intake to regain her period. As a dietitian herself, she thought this would be rather simple, but after 10 months of trying period recovery on her own, she joined Lindsey's program and restored her period in just 5 weeks! She is confident that the accountability from the FFF was the key to her period recovery plan, and is so grateful for the lessons that she's learned along the way.
In this Episode:
When doctors assume period loss is normal for athletes
How to recognize when your recovery plan isn’t working
Overcoming mental barriers as a dietitian on seeking support
Understanding how much food you need to recover
Connect with Lindsey:
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertilityWebsite: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/Twitter: @lindseylussonTiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Ep 29: Period loss as a college athlete, getting your period back while training, and improving performance by having a regular cycle
Reilly has been a Sports Dietitian for the last 4 years and helps athletes meet their performance goals on and off the field with easy and simple nutrition. A previous college soccer player, Reilly now specializes in soccer players and other athletes. She contracts with teams all throughout the United States and also provides virtual support through the Performance Fueling Club.
In this Episode:
Period loss is a sign of “fitness.”
Understanding energy availability
Getting your period back while training
Why some athletes lose their period others do not
How a missing period impacts athletic performance
Connect with Reilly:
Instagram: @reilly.beatty.nutrition
TikTok: @reilly.beatty.nutrition
Reilly her podcast: Eat More Carbs
Connect with Lindsey:
Instagram: @food.freedom.fertility
Website: www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/
Twitter:@lindseylusson
Tiktok: @foodfreedomfertility
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support
Customer Reviews
Feeling hopeful about my road to recovery
This podcast has been SO helpful on my road to recovery!! I have learned so much about HA from your instagram, podcast and your recommendation to read no period now what. Though I still have no period (YET - yes I am staying hopeful), anytime I have doubts I come to your page or give an episode a listen! THANK YOU for sharing!
Must listen!
Lindsey is a wealth of knowledge, but also that supportive BFF you need while going through recovery! She offers a good mix of 1) empathy for those coming from a disordered eating background and 2) overwhelming evidence that recovery is the way. Personally I worked with Lindsey and she helped me regain my cycle… and get pregnant on the first try. Real talk!! To anyone out there struggling, you got this!!!
So helpful!
This podcast definitely helps make recovery more accessible. Lindsey is fantastic and I definitely recommend listening if you even suspect that you may be dealing with issues related to undereating or over exercising.
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