Struggling with fatigue, mood swings, or feeling “off” after motherhood?

In this episode, Vanda Aubrey joins me to discuss balancing maternal hormones and explore how functional medicine differs from traditional approaches. Learn practical ways to restore balance, reclaim your energy, and finally feel like yourself again.

Vanda is a Functional Medicine Nurse and Board-Certified Nurse Coach specializing in hormone health for moms. Through her signature programs, she helps postpartum and toddler moms reclaim their energy, balance their hormones, and feel like themselves again. Be sure to check out her podcast Hormones 101 and all of her offerings here: https://www.wellnesswithvanda.com/

Let's turn the daily tantrums into teachable moments that align with your core values as you raise whole kids in my Transforming the Toddler Years Course.

The course is six modules and it dives deep. It gives you many resources to team up with your kids to get to the promised lands that you want to get to without all the typical parenting drama that is very popularized on the internet and social media. Check it out ⁠here⁠.

October 2, 2025

Episode 280

Balancing Maternal Hormones with Vanda Aubrey

About Your Host:

Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is a mom or three, early childhood author, parent educator, and founder of Core4Parenting. A former preschool and kindergarten teacher with degrees in ASL, Linguistics, and Education, she created the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™ to help parents, caregivers, and educators understand the power of intentional language in shaping a child’s identity, confidence, and future success.

As host of the top-ranking podcast Transforming the Toddler Years, Cara blends science and soul to show adults how to “talk to kids before they can talk back,” turning tantrums into teachable moments and everyday challenges into opportunities for connection. She is also the author of the forthcoming book Talk to Them Early and Often, a guide for raising emotionally intelligent kids who thrive in school and life.

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