hormone health

Episode #87: The Fuck Yes Threesome | A Solo Episode

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Get your head out of the gutter — or don't. Who am I kidding. You KNOW threesomes and anything taboo are welcome here! Ha.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a quick mindset tool to help you navigate all of the stress, fear and anxiety you’re facing right now — something I’ve coined the Fuck Yes Threesome.

Why are positive coping mechanisms more important than ever right now? I bring ya some science nerdery on how our brains and bodies are wired and what you can do to help avoid chronic stress burnout and debilitating health impacts from this pandemic with these three simple steps.

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Episode #84: A Conversation Around Body Shame & Why We Hate Our Bodies with Jessica Demasi

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In honor of #NEDAweek having just passed, I’m so excited to be exploring all things body shame on todays podcast.

I couldn’t have had a better person to have this podcast than Jessica Demasi — a fan favorite over here at the Live Your F*ck Yes life podcast. Not only does she bring a super important research based and clinical approach to the subject matter as a Certified Eating Psychology Coach who specializes in Functional Endocrinology and as a fellow advocate to say FU to diet culture dogma, but she also shares so vulnerably about her personal relationship with the topic at hand.

This is a conversation every single womxn needs in their life. So share with your friends and let’s deep dive.

Things we discuss in today’s episode:

  • Our personal stories around body shame and eating disorders

  • Why Jess broke up with her husband early on in their dating relationship

  • Where the root of our pain and shame really lies

  • The negative patterns we create in our lives and how the f*ck to get out of them

  • Our obsession with therapy and doing the inner work

  • Buffering and how we so often do that with food and exercise

  • Her amazeballs analogy of surfing

  • The power of AND

  • The magic of the mess and how to embrace the shiz out of it

  • Tools to implement into your life to start the radical process of loving yourself

Episode #49: Mood swings, menstrual cycles and my journey of going off the birth control pill | A Solo Episode

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On today’s episode I’m deep diving into the past year of navigating my body and hormones after going off the birth control pill.

This time last year, I remember sitting in a coffee shop with my friend Jen talking all about the birth control pill. She had decided to go off of it 6 months prior and was sharing her experience with me and it got me thinking ... "why have I been on the pill for so goddamn long?"

I mean OBVIOUSLY to not have a baby. But the reason I went on the pill in the first place? I was 15 years old and my doctor misdiagnosed me with PCOS and said "here, just take the pill. It'll help your symptoms." And she was right, it did. And I didn't question it (and hadn't questioned it for years).


But that conversation got me thinking about how I'd been putting synthetic hormones into my body for 12 years of my life without question ('cause ya know, everyone is on the pill, right?) and that I hadn't even thought to question it.  And after my 27th birthday, after all of the medical stuff going on with me at the time, and the incredible conversation I had with Claire Baker on episode 7 of the podcast and speaking with my doctor, I decided to officially go off of the pill. 

Now I want to preface this by saying this is in NO WAY a "you need to go off the pill" podcast. YOU are the only person that can make choices for YOUR body (and girlfriend, you 100% know what's best for YOU and where you're at in life), but this past year has given me SO much insight into my body and my hormonal health

So here is MY story based off of my personal findings, speaking with my trusted hormone experts, my doctor and MY BODY.

Things I cover in today’s episode:

  • My journey with the birth control pill

  • What is actually happening to your body when you’re on the pill

  • Why I decided to go off the pill and what path I decided to go with

  • The nitty gritty of what it's really like to get an IUD inserted

  • Embracing my body and learning to love myself via my menstrual cycle

  • The pressure to show up in a way that goes agains our bodies in a masculine focused world

  • Reframing cramps and our periods as positive and beautiful experiences

    *edit: the Paraguard lasts 10 years not 5!

Episode #46: Gut Health Matters: Heal Your Anxiety Naturally, Live Happier & Feel Your MF Best | A Solo Episode

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“The food you’re ingesting and is being absorbed by the gut directly impacts your mental health/anxiety in profound ways.”

ANXIETY. OVEREATING.

Two things so many of us struggle with on the daily (I know I’m raising my hands), but they’re treated as SEPARATE issues.

The reality?

The two are SO freaking linked and nobody EVER talks about it. I know I have personally struggled with anxiety for YEARS and it was something that perpetuated my binge eating. I would feel anxiety coming on and I’d turn to pints of Ben & Jerry’s and all the MF chips and dips this gal could stuff in her face to numb my feelings, only to make my anxiety worse...

And the cycle continued.

Can you relate?

Maybe you struggle with both. Maybe you are living with anxiety and it’s taking over your life and you feel constantly overwhelmed, exhausted and burnt out. Maybe you’ve tried every diet under the sun and are TIRED of feeling like food is controlling you and you just want to be able to FEEL ENERGIZED and HEALTHY. 

Well, YOU CAN. And it starts here.

Here are a few things I touch on in todays episode:

  • The 5 major symptoms you might have that can tell you if you’re gut is healthy

  • What healthy poops look like

  • The path out of brain fog/exhaustion

  • How I healed my eczema

  • How to overhaul your gut in just 3 days

  • 3 simple steps to support your gut health you can implement today

Episode #38: Orthorexia and the shit no one talks about in the fitness world | A Solo Episode

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“If you’re not happy with something in your life. Whether it’s your health, your relationships, the way you talk to yourself, the way you prioritize things, your job…literally anything in your life. You are in control. You are at the drivers seat. And you have the power to change your life if you decide to.

Orthorexia.

A word that until a couple of years ago, I had no idea existed, and yet, applied so wholeheartedly to my relationship with fitness for years.

How does fitness fit into your life?

Do you approach it from a place of lack? Working out because you at that cookie and you’re trying to “work it off”? Or because you are trying to get in shape for that big trip so you can look “good in a bikini”?

Or do you approach it as a gift? Something that gives you energy? Brings positivity into your day? Makes you feel confident, happy, vibrant?

Today’s episode dives into the pitfalls of fitness and how to move out of a negative mindset around fitness.

Episode #15: Healing your hormones and saying what's on your mind with Jess from Wholly Healed

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"80% of hormone and thyroid issues could be solved with feeding your body well and lowering stress."

Jess is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach specializing in Functional Endocrinology and Mind/Body Nutrition. She empowers women in their quest to wholeness through healing solutions rooted in Integrative Care. You'll often find her lifting heavy things in the gym, trying to pet stranger's dogs, or writing some sass-filled #hormonehacks or #tabootuesday's on Instagram. She is passionate about helping women heal their hormones, break free of restrictive dieting, and feel at home in their bodies.

Here are a few things we discussed in today’s episode:

  • Her journey from yo yo dieting to wholistic health and self love
  • She breaks it down with her science knowledge bombs and shares not just WHAT to do but WHY it's important to support our overall health
  • Her experience with hypothyroidism, what it is and why 1 in 3 women have it
  • The importance of advocating for yourself and your health
  • Which programs/diets to stay away from when it comes to women's health
  • The best foods to eat to heal your hormones and your gut
  • Taboo tuesdays and getting nitty gritty with the "uncomfortable" 
  • 3 simple steps you can take to heal your hormones right away

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

Jess's Website / Blog / Instagram 

Busy Babe's Guide to Healthy Living Ebook

Why I Quit Birth Control Blog Post

 

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