It wasn’t that long ago that I went to my doctor for blood work because I wasn’t feeling well. I was awake every night in a sweat, I was exhausted, my period was heavier than normal, I was having digestive issues and skin issues and my anxiety was on the rise….and I was told that my blood work was fine and that I was the picture of health.
 
Now I hear this story again and again every day from women over the age of 35 who feel lost, stuck, frustrated and exhausted. SO today, in this episode I am walking you through it all, what to do when this happens, why it is happening and how to start to feel like you again.
 
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What to do if your blood work says you are fine but you don’t feel fine
How to know if it is in fact your hormones or if it is something else
What to do when you are doing ‘all of the’ things and not feeling any better
 
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Ep 205: When Your Blood Work Says You Are Fine, But you Are Not Fine, In Perimenopause

In the 35-55 age box and starting to wonder if you will ever feel like you again?

Weight gain, night wakings, brain fog, hot flashes, headaches, cravings, bloating, joint pain, mood swings, anxiety are all on the rise and no matter what you try, nothing moves the needle.

Your host, Bria Gadd is an integrative nutritionist, holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer, who specializes in female hormones. After helping thousands of women lose weight in their 20’s and 30’s, Bria recognized a difficult shift in women’s ability to get results in their body during their perimenopause years. Including her own frustrating 15lb weight gain amidst daily intense workouts and the demands of midlife.

Tune in twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays to the top-ranked Period Whisperer Podcast for solo episodes and interviews with real life women and industry experts designed to help you understand the truth about perimenopause, take immediate action on the most important strategies for reducing inflammation and optimizing hormones, and get you in a body that releases weight easily.

Whether you’re just starting to question if perimenopause is behind how you are feeling, are in the depths of hormonal chaos, or just want to learn how to feel your best through menopause and beyond, you’re in the right place.

If you’re ready to decode the whispers of your body and heal your hormones so you can thrive again, listen to our fan favorite Episode 129: The 3 Nutrition Phases That Will Help You Release Belly Fat Every Time 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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Ep 210: Burnout In Perimenopause, How To Give Yourself Permission to Prioritize Your Health w/ Cyclical Living Coach Lizzie York

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.
 
Tune In To Learn:
 
 
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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Ep 209: How Stress Impacts Belly Fat And What To Do To Burn It In Perimenopause

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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Ep 208: How To Use Your Cycle For Productivity And Energy w/ Leah Brueggemann

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.
 
Tune in to learn:
 
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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Ep 207: 3 Places Nutrition Won’t Cut It In Perimenopause (and what to do)

Have you been finding yourself feeling frustrated, stuck or unfulfilled in midlife? Maybe you are starting to wonder if you even know who you are or what you want. Or MAYBE you have realized that you have checked ALL of the boxes, but you are still feeling unfulfilled. Whether you are living on autopilot and starting to wake up and wonder what more that there is, you are not alone. I had to ask my friend and cancer surgeon turned life coach for midlife women, Manuela Powell to come on the show and share her expertise on how to start living your most outrageously real years of your life. 
 
 
Tune In To Learn
 
Why midlife can have you asking “who am I?”
How culture is keeping you stuck with your internal patriarchy
The first steps to start finding yourself, what you want and start to get it
 
Dr. Manuela Powell is a life coach for midlife women who are ready to start living the sparkliest, most outrageously real years of their lives. After finally getting the memo that she was queer at the tender age of 47, she realized most women could use some help to come out of whichever BS closet they've been stuck in forever, so she took upon herself to be their soul fluffer. For almost 20 years, Manuela was a breast cancer surgeon, but after having her second child she decided she wanted to free herself from endless work hours, toxic work environments, and unflattering scrubs. She put away her scalpel to, instead, dissect women’s minds and help them excise the “shoulds”, "musts", and “not-good-enoughs” from their brains forever, so they can be stop people-pleasing and learn to fully trust themselves, to the horror of the patriarchy police. She's a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and after living in NYC, Washington, DC, and Hawai'i, she currently calls Austin, Texas her home, as a single mama to her 2 sons. She dances every day, curses like a sailor who stubbed his toe, and doesn't give a single crap to people who think she should behave her age.
 
Learn more from Manuela here:
 
Website: https://manuelapowell.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmanuelapowell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmanuelapowell/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmanuelapowell
 
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Ep 206: How To Know What You Want + Get What You Want In Perimenopause w/ Manuela Powell

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Ep 205: When Your Blood Work Says You Are Fine, But you Are Not Fine, In Perimenopause

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