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

Have you done all the right things and still spent two weeks a month feeling like a completely different, much less pleasant person? I get it.
Most PMS and PMDD conversations stop at estrogen and progesterone. But if you're still dealing with mood swings, brain fog, or symptoms that show up around ovulation, too, there's a piece nobody's named for you yet. It's histamine. 
And before you say, "I don't have allergies" - that's not what we're talking about here. In this episode, I'm walking you through why histamine can be a very real driver of your hormonal symptoms, why it tends to spike at two specific points in your cycle, and what's actually going on underneath that your body has been trying to flag.
You'll learn:
The estrogen-histamine feedback loop that makes symptoms spike at two points in your cycle, including mid-cycle, when you're supposed to feel good
The specific signs that point to histamine as a contributing factor in your PMS/ PMDD 
Why supplements like DAO enzyme or Quercetin can help temporarily, and what the real question is that nobody's asking
If histamine has never once crossed your mind as a reason you feel terrible two weeks out of the month - buckle up, because this episode is about to make a lot of things click.
And if you're currently tracking your basal body temperatures and your PMS is still not where you want it to be, I have something for a few of you at the end of this episode. Stay all the way through, you'll want to hear it.
Breakfast Guide
Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL
Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me
Grab your Happily Hormonal Quick Start Guide
NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES?
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

Have you ever looked at your husband doing absolutely nothing wrong and felt nothing but irritation?
You know it's not really about him. But knowing that doesn't help when you're already in it, snapping at him for breathing too loudly, or crying and unable to explain why, then drowning in guilt afterward. Because you love him. Your hormones are throwing a very convincing party in your nervous system, and nobody sent you the invite.
Here's what this episode breaks down for you:
Why your brain is literally in threat mode before your period, and why small things feel like actual emergencies 
The serotonin and dopamine piece nobody explains, including why you can't feel satisfied even when he's doing everything right
How cortisol piles on and why doing more actually makes the second half of your cycle harder, not easier
This episode won't tell you to just "track your cycle and eat more greens". It will give you actual context for what your body is doing - and more importantly, what it's trying to do - so that the next time you're in that phase and you feel like a completely different person, you have some language for it. Not just "sorry, PMS," but a real understanding of why your brain is scanning for danger in a safe marriage.
If you're a husband reading this: this one's for you too. It will help you understand what's happening on a brain and hormone level so you can stop taking it personally (as hard as that is) and start working together on it.
Breakfast Guide
Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL
Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me
Grab your Happily Hormonal Quick Start Guide
NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES?
Hormone Imbalance Quiz - Find out which of the top 3 hormone imbalances affects you most!
Join Nourish Your Hormones Coaching 
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

Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling like something's off, even when told, “everything looks fine”?
That's exactly where my guest, Dr. Amie Hornaman, started. At 22, despite eating clean and working out twice daily, she gained 40 pounds in three months. After seeing six doctors, including two endocrinologists, she was still told she was normal. But no one had properly tested her THYROID. 
So, we went deep into the stuff most doctors overlook:
Why your thyroid impacts progesterone, which could explain brutal PMS
The full marker panel you need, including a test to see if your thyroid hormone is even making it into your cells 
Insights on postpartum, fertility, and what nobody tells you before you try to conceive. Dr. Amie gets personal about why getting your thyroid right before pregnancy is crucial
There are cycle symptoms that can indicate thyroid dysfunction before you ever get a diagnosis. A lot of women spend years cycling through diagnoses, being told their labs are normal, when nobody has run the right tests yet. Normal isn't the goal. Optimal is.
If you've ever felt “something is off” despite normal test results, this episode is the one you send to your doctor.
RESOURCES:
The Thyroid Fix Book
Dr. Amie’s FB Group
Breakfast Guide
Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL
Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me
Grab your Happily Hormonal Quick Start Guide
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

Do you ever feel like you have two completely different versions of yourself living in the same body?
Like one half of the month, you’re calm, patient, productive, and enjoying your life.
And then something shifts. Suddenly, you’re overwhelmed, snapping over small things, exhausted by the afternoon, and wondering where you went.
And what makes it even more confusing is - you’re not careless about your health. You eat well, take care of yourself, you’re paying attention… And it still keeps happening.
I wanted to sit down and really talk this through, because this pattern isn’t random, and it’s not you “failing” every month.
In this episode, I get into:
What’s going on behind the scenes in your brain and body when that shift hits (and why it can feel so intense, so fast)
How constantly adding more (supplements, routines, pressure...) can quietly pile onto the problem
The piece most high-functioning women miss: how constant “go mode” and stress start working against your hormones
This is one of those conversations where you might feel a little called out, but also a little relieved. You’ll realize that you’re not doing it wrong. It’s just that your body’s been working hard to keep up with everything you’re asking of it.
Press play; your “week before your period” self might have notes.
Breakfast Guide
Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL
Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me
Grab your Happily Hormonal Quick Start Guide
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 
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

Are you doing all the “right” things for your skin, and still breaking out every single month?
You know, like using clean products, improving your diet, maybe even trying some supplements, but somehow your skin doesn’t get the message.
I wanted to bring this one back because it’s one of those older episodes that’s still so relevant, especially if you’ve been stuck in that loop of trying things, seeing a bit of progress, and then ending up right back where you started.
I’m talking with Danielle Gronich (the Acne Guru and founder of Clearstem), and we go way beyond “just use this product.” Because most of the time, it’s not just one thing that’s causing the issue; it’s how all the pieces are (not) working together.
We get into:
Why some clean skincare products might still be clogging your pores (this one catches a lot of women off guard)
What those same-time-every-month breakouts can be pointing to in your body
The gaps that often get missed when you’re doing a lot right, but still not seeing clear skin
This conversation might help you see that you’ve been on the right track, but maybe not in a way that your body needs. So, if you feel like nothing has worked for you so far, give this a listen. And don’t be surprised if you start questioning your bathroom shelf after!
Clear Skin Routine - code Leisha for 10% off
Follow Danielle on IG
Breakfast Guide
Nourish Tracker - Discount code: HAPPILYHORMONAL
Book a FREE Hormone Strategy Call with me
Grab your Happily Hormonal Quick Start Guide
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