Balancing Chaos Podcast

In this special solo episode of Balancing Chaos, Kelley dives into a shorter, yet power-packed session dedicated to answering listener questions. As an expert in hormonal health, Kelley has dedicated this episode to tackling a range of topics submitted by her loyal listeners from personal questions about relationships to hormonal and health related questions on binge eating and thyroid health. Through this episode you will hear Kelley share her wisdom, personal experiences, and actionable advice. 

Key Topics: 

• Causes of Overeating and Binging
• How to Prevent Overeating and Binging
• The Role Restriction Plays In Overeating
• How You Might Be Restricting and Not Know It
• Strained relationship with self-care.
• Why Hashimoto's thyroiditis is more common in women.
• Gut health and the link with autoimmune disease
• How to Know When to Leave a Relationship
• Kelley's Personal Story Navigating a Breakup
• Advice on Not Settling in Relationships

Whether you're a busy career woman, a mom juggling multiple roles, or simply someone looking to bring more health and and hormonal balance into your life, this episode is for you. Kelley's practical advice and heartfelt responses will leave you feeling inspired and equipped to tackle your challenges with confidence.

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On this week's episode of the Balancing Chaos Podcast, Kelley sits down with the sleep coach she has used with both of her own kids, who has truly changed her life for the better, Chrissy Lawler. Chrissy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, lover of sleep, and baby sleep consultant. Like Kelley, she lives in Las Vegas with her husband and four daughters, who are, thanks to her, amazing sleepers. She will tell you they weren’t born that way but with what Chrissy teaches, your babies can be amazing sleepers, too!

Chrissy founded The Peaceful Sleeper for two main reasons: she recognized how critically important sleep is in all aspects of life (mentally, physically and emotionally), and she believes that many parents are under-informed or feel unnecessary guilt when it comes to sleep learning and sleep coaching their babies. Chrissy has been practicing therapy for 13 years now, and she slowly started to realize that sleep issues were a common thread among all of her clients. So she got some additional training in advanced sleep medicine  and learned that many of the mental health challenges we (and our children) face today stem from inadequate sleep.

Together, Kelley and Chrissy discuss sleep patterns for adults and children, emphasizing the importance of age-appropriate sleep durations for optimal health physically and mentally. Throughout the episode Chrissy shares valuable insights on myths about sleep learning, how to initiate an independent sleep process with your child no matter what their age, how to address sleep regressions, what to do about adult insomnia and how to truly disconnect from our screens for better quality sleep.

So listen in and learn about how to get yourself and your kids to bed and why its so important for all of us! 

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In today's solo episode of the Balancing Chaos podcast Kelley is back answering your listener questions.

Up first, Kelley talks sleep learning with your littles. The hottest question of the week was "how do I get my kids to sleep?!". By working with a sleep learning coach, and knowing the importance of sleep for bot mom and baby on metabolism, mood, mental clarity and bonding between mother and child, Kelley has successfully gotten her kids to both sleep from 8 PM to 8 AM and she's sharing a little bit on how in this episode!

From there, she dives into the fact that while some women have a completely smooth transition into menopause, others don’t. Some people wrestle with a  combination of mood symptoms, unpredictable periods, heavy bleeding during periods, cramping, or unexplainable weight gain... but it doesn't have to be this way. Kelley discusses why symptoms are worse for some women and how to navigate them with more ease.

Next, Kelley encourages listeners to take control of their blood sugar regulation in order to ward off sugar cravings. She offers more insight into the deeper reasons as to why you might be experiencing sugar cravings from restrictive eating to chronic stress and how to best prevent them in the future.

Finally, she offers some strategies and tips for expecting mamas on how to manage pregnancy nausea: what to eat and what to avoid.

Tune in for insightful discussions and practical tips to navigate the hormonal health at any stage.

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Today on the Balancing Chaos Podcast, Kelley welcomes registered dietitian and nutrition expert Ilana Muhlstein. Ilana is passionate about helping people manage and lose weight and helping children establish a healthy relationship with food from a young age because when she was eight years old, she was shipped off to “Fat Camp.” She lost 30 pounds in one summer, but came back to school and gained it all back. She fell into a horrible yoyo dieting cycle and by 13 years old she was 215 pounds at 5'2". She had a horrible dependency on comfort food, diets and deprivation, all at the same time. A few years later, Ilana discovered the formula and the mindset approach for sustainable weight loss: simple tweaks to her food environment, nutrition selection and emotional reactions. Her 100-pound weight loss transformation inspired her to be the most credible nutrition expert in the field so she can help others.

On today's episode of the show, Ilana shares her unique framework for overcoming weight loss plateaus, revving up slow-moving metabolisms, and ensuring sustainable weight loss maintenance for years to come. Their conversation touches on what really matters when you're trying to lose weight, how to break free from emotional eating, using the scale as a tool for motivation and progress, why all calories are not created equal and how to eat smarter NOT LESS! Plus, if you're looking to implement strategies to help your children have a healthier relationship with food, Kelley and Ilana dive into deficiencies that come from poor nutrition in childhood, how to raise balanced eaters, and how it's our responsibility as parents to teach them from a young age about food that nourishes our little ones. This episode promises to be a treasure trove of valuable insights for women trying to lose weight and keep it off, and parents aiming to keep their kids happy and healthy! 

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In this week's solo episode of the show, Kelley is back answering your listener questions on health, hormones and wellness routines.

Today, you'll hear all about the rise in the use of semiglutide and similar GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Kelley discusses who these drugs might be right for, and who falls into the category of abusing them. She also emphasizes the importance of addressing underlying lifestyle factors such as emotional eating and supporting blood sugar regulation when considering the use of these prescription medications. From there, she dives into the topic of hormone replacement therapy versus bioidentical hormone replacement therapy: the difference, the risks, the benefits, who is the right candidate and more. Finally, she dives into navigating the postpartum period for all the new mamas out there. She shares all her tips for a healthy transition after giving birth to empower women mentally, physically and emotionally as they work to balance caring for themselves and maintaining their identity, while welcoming a new life into the world. At the end of the episode Kelley shares some on some personal topics like why she has her bee tattoos and why and how she started her coaching business. Join Kelly as she delves into wellness, motherhood, and more, guiding listeners on a journey towards a healthy and fulfilling life amidst the chaos.

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Today on the Balancing Chaos Podcast, Kelley sits down with serial entrepreneur, best-selling author,  top podcast host, and founder of the gut health supplement Gloci, Lori Harder. Lori went from an in debt-highschool-dropout to a multimillionaire. Her journey ranges from going door to door recruiting for the religion she was raised in to being a barista and a waitress to now being an 11X cover model, women’s event host, author, podcast host, entrepreneur, educator and now founder and CEO. Her mission is teaching women how to connect with their like-minded tribes, find their purpose and take the big leap into their entrepreneurial dreams.

On today's episode Lori shares the importance of mindset and perspective in our ability to manifest a life filled with abundance. Lori shares her story of growing up overweight, living with panic attacks, and transforming her beliefs, body, and mindset through years of real work. Through their conversation you will learn how to use your rock bottom as a catalyst for change, the formula for manifesting what you desire, and how to let go of control so you can grow and flourish.  This conversation is going to make you believe anything is possible.

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This week, Kelley is back with another solo episode to answer all of the questions you all submitted through instagram! On today's episode she is getting personal talking all about the details of her baby shower and why she was hesitant to have one at all with this pregnancy. Plus answering all of your questions on the realities of what's really hiding in our food and supplements.

Kelley dives deep into the truth about whether or not we should be eating soy, and even more specifically who soy could be problematic for. From there, she gets detailed on WHY dairy is inflammatory and causes gut issues, even thought its a controversial topic because so many people are actually addicted to dairy. Finally, Kelley wraps up the episode by teaching you what you need to be looking for in your supplements, why some supplements actually may do more harm than good for your health and how to read ingredient labels so that you can be your greatest health advocate! 

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On today's episode of the Balancing Chaos Podcast, Kelley sits down with author, trauma expert and healer, Karena Kilcoyne. Karena's story has a challenging beginning where she faced profound trauma early in her life. Her mother tried to give her away at birth, and at the age of 12, Karena’s father's incarceration left the family struggling. After her mother's death, Karena adopted her 9-year-old brother and graduated from law school at 24. Karena carried around two decades worth of suppressed trauma for the next 10+ years and, after decades of suffering, went on a healing journey. Since then, Karena has written a book, Rise Above Your Story, guiding her audience to acknowledge, release, and rise above their limiting beliefs to create more emotional freedom and self-love.

In this episode Kelley and Karena dive into the complex topic of overcoming trauma, letting go of the victim mentality and cultivating a deep sense of empowerment that comes through taking personal responsibility to create the life of your dreams no matter what happened in your past. Whether you have been through a small trauma or a big trauma, they all impact our subconscious beliefs about ourselves and our actions. Through their conversation you will learn how to acknowledge your own story without judgement, discover effective ways to process what happened to you, find out how to break free of victim mentality so you can embrace your authenticity, relieve yourself of the burden you're carrying through forgiveness and reinforce self connection in a world where we are constantly triggered. Tune in find inner strength, overcoming adversity, and own your power. 

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We have officially switched the cadence of the show to give our listeners more of what they want so every other week you will have Kelley on the mic, answering your listener questions that you submitted that week. This way you can get expert advice on topics that can be answered in a long form fashion that you couldn't otherwise get on social media. Kelley's goal is to educate and empower women to make more informed decisions about their health.

In this week's episode of the show, Kelley is answering your listener questions, offering insights on everything from metabolic health, to hormonal birth control, motherhood, and more. She begins the episode by diving into the real risks of hormonal birth control so you have informed consent before choosing which option works for you. From there Kelley emphasizes the importance of metabolic not just in weight loss but also in the prevention of chronic diseases from autoimmune conditions to cancer and how to test your metabolic health to ensure you're improving. Finally, she talks about the reality of the stress we face as women and how we can manage that stress so that it doesn't impact our metabolisms, our moods, our patience levels or create resentment in the long run. Throughout the episode, Kelley aims to provide comprehensive, science-backed information on a variety of topics to help you make informed decisions about your health. Tune in to get your questions answered every other week! 

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In today's episode of the Balancing Chaos Podcast, Kelley sits down with world renowned women's health and hormones specialist, Dr. Aviva Romm. Aviva Romm is an MD, a midwife, and an herbalist who sees health and medicine a different way than a lot of doctors. Her focus is on what she calls ‘our total health ecology’, utilizing medicine to identify and reverse the root causes of chronic health conditions, particularly hormonal problems in women and common children’s health problems. She is considered one of the world leaders in botanical medicine and is the author of seven books on natural medicine, including the textbook Hormone Intelligence and The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution.

In today's episode of the show, Kelley and Dr. Romm discuss the impact of lifestyle on chronic conditions in women. Dr. Romm  emphasizes that 85-95% of chronic conditions are due to lifestyle factors, challenging the notion that certain issues like painful periods, bad PMS and weight gain / irritability / insomnia in perimenopause and menopause, are just a normal part of being a woman. Dr. Romm aims to help women understand how lifestyle choices can influence their health from puberty to menopause. So join them today as they uncover the impacts of stress on other hormones, how your microbiome influences everything from hormones to cancer, the truth about the risks and benefits of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and so much more! 

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