Herbal Womb Wisdom

How Stress Messes with your Hormones & Menstrual Cycle


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Have you ever wondered how stress impacts your cycle or your hormones?

Maybe you've even had an experience of a missed period, increased cramping, worse PMS symptoms, or fertility challenges after traveling to a new place, being sick, or going through some major stress in your life.

The truth is that stress has a tremendous impact on your hormones, and this episode goes into all you could possibly want to know about how it all goes down. 

Listen to the episode to learn:

  • what the stress response actually is 
  • the difference between a healthy and unhealthy stress response
  • stories about how stress causes irregular cycles
  • the physiology behind how stress causes hormonal imbalances
  • what allostatic load is and why it matters
  • how your stress response might be linked to your time in your mother's womb
  • how chronic stress can suppress ovulation and fertility
  • some nerdy research that talks about what kind of stress is linked to everything from short cycles to hirsutism to PCOS to lower fertility to amenorrhea
  • some quick lifestyle, dietary and herbal tips on modulating your stress response


Resources mentioned in this episode:

  • Free resource - Track your own cycle, easily, naturally, without an app.
  • Today's podcast show notes & nerdy references
  • Episode 5 - Are you ovulating? How to tell (& and why it matters)
  • Episode 10 - Traditional Womb Healing Practices with Sondra Hamilton
  • Episode 13  - The Vitalist Approach to Balancing Hormones with Heather Luna
  • Episode 15 - What's a Plant Ally? ...and how to find yours


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DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal health concerns.




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