If your energy, mood, weight, or cycle feels off, your hormones are already trying to tell you why.

In today’s episode, I’m breaking down something that feels confusing for so many women: hormones. 

Most of us only hear about hormones when something starts going wrong — our energy crashes, our cycles change, our thyroid acts up, or our weight stops responding the way it used to. And because it feels overwhelming, we try to fix the surface symptoms without ever understanding the deeper systems underneath. 

So today, I want to simplify things and give you a clear, foundational understanding of how your hormones actually work. I’m walking you through the four major hormone categories that control your metabolism, your mood, your energy, your cycle, and so much of how your body feels day-to-day. 

You’ll learn what each category does, how they interact, and why an imbalance in one usually creates a domino effect in the others. I’m also going to show you what it looks like when each system is out of sync, so you can start recognizing your body’s signals instead of feeling confused by them. 

Most importantly, I’ll give you practical places to start if you want to support your hormones in a realistic, sustainable way. No complicated protocols — just simple patterns that immediately reduce stress on your system. 

By the end of this episode, you’ll understand your hormones on a deeper level and feel more equipped to advocate for your own health. 

This is your crash course in hormone health.

Time Stamps:

(2:12) Gratitude

(4:42) Strong Foundation For Hormone Knowledge

(9:42) Disease vs Dysfunction with Labwork

(12:52) The 4 Categories of Hormones

(17:32) Sex Hormones

(22:52) Energy Hormones

(27:58) Stress Hormones

(31:32) How Hormone Systems Affect One Another

(39:02) Morning Sunlight

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