Are you tired, bloated, foggy, or constantly running on empty — but your labs keep coming back “normal”?

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I sit down with Breanna Grace, Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in gut health, chronic fatigue, mold toxicity, and histamine intolerance. We dive into the emotional side of long-term health struggles — including the grief no one talks about when your body doesn’t feel like your own.

Breanna shares her personal journey navigating mold toxicity and histamine intolerance, the frustrations of the conventional medical system, and how so many women settle for “mediocre health” because they’ve been told their symptoms are normal.

We also explore a powerful truth: the body is incredibly capable of healing when properly supported at the root.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, discouraged, or afraid that your fatigue, bloating, brain fog, or hormone symptoms are “just part of getting older,” this conversation will feel deeply validating — and hopeful.

Connect with Breanna:
 Instagram: @BreannaGraceWellness
Website: BreannaGraceWellness.com

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Are you on medications you’re not sure you still need, but too afraid to stop?

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Stacey D’Angelo, pharmacist specializing in deprescribing and pharmacogenetics. We’re diving into what it really means to safely reduce medications like antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, PPIs (acid reflux medications), and hormonal birth control — and why tapering properly matters more than most people realize.

We also unpack pharmacogenetics (PGx) — a DNA-based test that predicts how your body responds to medications. This personalized approach can reduce the frustrating trial-and-error many women experience, especially with mental health prescriptions.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• “Do I still need this medication?”
• “Why do I feel worse when I try to come off?”
• “Is there a safer, more personalized way to approach my health?”

This conversation will open your eyes.

Connect with Stacey:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoursimplehealth
LinkedIn: Your Simple Health, Stacey D'Angelo
Website: www.simplehealthpharmacist.com

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For years, hormone replacement therapy has been clouded by fear, outdated research, and confusing messaging.

But the landscape has shifted.

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Elise Schroeder, a naturopathic doctor with over 20 years of experience helping women balance their hormones and feel vital at every stage of life.

We’re breaking down:

• What the Black Box warning on HRT actually meant — and why its removal matters
 • The biggest myths still circulating about hormone therapy
 • Why HRT shouldn’t be viewed as a “last resort”
 • How hormone therapy may play a role in preventing osteoporosis, cognitive decline, and cardiovascular disease
 • Why perimenopause may be the most important window for intervention

If you’re in your late 30s or 40s and noticing changes in your energy, mood, sleep, metabolism, or cycle, this episode will help you understand what’s happening and what your options truly are.

Hormones influence far more than hot flashes. They impact your brain, bones, heart, metabolism, and long-term vitality. The right information changes everything.

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 Everything You Need to Know About Testing Your Hormones
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Learn more from Dr. Elise here:
 Dreliseschroeder.com

Access her video on Should I Be Talking To My Doctor About HRT?

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Low libido is one of the most common — and least talked about — symptoms women experience, especially in their 30s and 40s. And despite what we’re often told, it’s not random, it’s not a personal failure, it's not a "natural part of aging" and it’s definitely not something you just have to accept.

In this episode, we’re diving into why libido drops in the first place and what’s actually happening underneath. We’ll unpack the role of dysregulated cortisol, suppressed sex hormones, mineral depletion, and hidden stressors in the body and why libido is one of the first things to shut down when the body doesn’t feel safe.

This episode will help you understand why guessing doesn’t work, why testing changes everything, and what foundational steps you can start taking now to support your hormones, nervous system, and overall vitality.

If you’ve been wondering whether that spark is gone for good, this conversation will show you why it’s likely just been blocked, and how to get it back.

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Anxiety doesn’t always start in your mind. It often starts in your body.

In this episode, I’m joined by Mandy Robertson, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner who helps busy women heal anxiety, burnout, and exhaustion by uncovering the root causes so they can get their life back.

We begin with Mandy’s personal health journey, including how mold illness completely reshaped her understanding of anxiety and nervous system health. From there, we unpack the hidden physiological drivers of anxiety, why proper mineral balance is one of the most overlooked foundations for mental health, and why functional lab testing is often the missing piece for women who’ve done “all the right things” and still feel awful.

If you’ve been told your labs are normal, your anxiety is just stress, or you simply need to manage it better, this conversation may change how you understand your symptoms entirely.

🔗 Connect with Mandy

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/mandyrobertsonhealth

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If you think your skin flare-ups are a skin problem…
you’re going to want to listen to this episode.

Because issues like eczema, rashes, and chronic irritation almost always start in the gut, not your skincare routine.

In Episode 90 of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Alissabeth Taylor, Registered Nurse and Functional Health Coach who helps women 30+ banish bloat and support healthy skin naturally.

In this conversation, we dive straight into the gut–skin connection and unpack why skin flare-ups are often one of the body’s earliest warning signs of gut dysfunction. We also explore the overlooked role mineral imbalances play in digestion, motility, and skin health and why treating symptoms from the outside rarely leads to lasting relief.

You’ll learn:

• Why skin flare-ups like eczema are rarely a surface-level issue
• How gut dysfunction shows up through the skin long before it feels “digestive”
• The gut–skin loop and why creams and prescriptions often miss the root cause
• How mineral depletion quietly disrupts digestion, bowel movements, and skin integrity
• Everyday habits that contribute to bloating, irritation, and chronic flare-ups
• Practical ways to start supporting your gut and skin from the inside out

If you’ve been cycling through skincare products, elimination diets, or protocols without real change, this episode will help you understand what your body is actually asking for.

🔗 Connect with Alissabeth

Website: www.alissabethtaylorwellness.com
Instagram: @alissabethtaylorwellness

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What if the way you’re living is what’s keeping your body stuck?

In this episode, I’m joined by Akary Busto, Emotional Biohacker and Trauma-Informed Human Design Specialist, for a powerful conversation on nervous system regulation, emotional patterns, and healing from the inside out.

We explore how chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation show up in the body as fatigue, irritability, weight that won’t budge, and feeling disconnected from yourself even when labs look “normal” and you’re doing all the right things.

Akary breaks down Human Design life cycles and how different seasons of life can impact emotional resilience, energy, and how the body responds to stress. She also shares a simple, heart-centered nervous system regulation technique you can use in real time to calm your body and create safety from within.

If you’ve been pushing, powering through, and wondering why your body isn’t responding the way it used to, this episode offers a compassionate reframe and practical tools to help you reconnect and regulate.

🔗 Connect with Akary

Website: https://uhkare.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/uhkarebreathwork

Substack: https://substack.com/@uhkare

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 If food and your body image take up way more mental space than you want to admit — the rules, the guilt, the constant second-guessing — this episode is for you. 

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Registered Holistic Nutritionist Cindy Spratt, who helps women heal their relationship with food so they can let go of disordered eating patterns, food guilt, and body shame — and finally reclaim their health, confidence, and freedom.

We unpack the blurry line between “healthy habits” and disordered eating, why high-achieving women are especially vulnerable to food obsession, and how body dysmorphia quietly shows up in everyday thoughts and behaviors. Cindy also shares what real healing actually looks like, how to start loosening the grip of food rules, and how to pursue health without hating your body in the process.

If you’ve ever felt trapped by food rules, guilty for eating “off plan,” or frustrated by your reflection despite doing all the right things — this conversation will feel deeply validating and incredibly freeing.

Connect with Cindy:

🌐 Website: https://www.cindyspratt.com/

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindysprattnutrition

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindysprattnutrition/

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If you’ve ever felt puffy, swollen, inflamed, heavy, or like your body is holding on no matter what you do, this episode will connect some very important dots.

In today’s conversation, Monika sits down with Marisa Mohammed, Registered Massage Therapist and founder of La Mar Wellness, to explore the powerful — and often overlooked — role of the lymphatic system in women’s health.

We break down the difference between traditional manual lymphatic drainage and Brazilian-inspired lymphatic drainage, why Brazilian techniques often create visible results faster, and how lymph flow is deeply connected to energy, digestion, detoxification, nervous system regulation, and emotional release.

Marisa also shares her Body–Lymph–Soul philosophy — explaining why true healing doesn’t happen by forcing the body harder, but by restoring flow, safety, and regulation.

In this episode, we cover:

• What the lymphatic system actually does (and why it matters)
 • Brazilian vs traditional lymphatic drainage — what’s the difference?
 • Why women feel puffy, swollen, or “stuck”
 • How stress and burnout slow lymph flow
 • The connection between lymph and the nervous system
 • Tools and habits to support lymph at home
 • Who benefits most from lymphatic drainage — and who should proceed with caution

✨ If you’re local to Burlington, Ontario, I highly recommend booking a session with Marisa and experiencing the sanctuary she’s building at La Mar Wellness — it truly is one of a kind.

👉 Learn more or book with Marisa here:
 https://www.marisathermt.com/lamarwellness

And if you do see her, let her know you listened to the podcast and that I sent you. 💖

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In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing exactly what I did to prepare my body for pregnancy as a woman 35+ navigating hormonal shifts, subtle cycle changes, and labs that were technically “normal” but not optimal.

After announcing my pregnancy on Instagram, I wanted to pull back the curtain on the work that led me here because it’s the same work I help women with every single day.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why fertility prep at 35+ looks different than it does in your 20s
• The difference between “normal” hormone labs and optimal hormone function
• How estradiol, ovulation, progesterone, and metabolism are deeply connected
• Why supporting metabolism isn’t just about weight loss; it’s about energy, hormone production, and reproductive health
• The role of anti-inflammatory nutrition, healthy fats, digestion, gut health, and mineral balance in fertility
• Why I ran functional testing like the GI-MAP, DUTCH, and HTMA and what I learned from them
• How low potassium and mineral depletion commonly show up in women 35+
• Why nervous system regulation may be the most overlooked (and most important) piece of fertility support

This episode is for you if:

• You’re 35+ and thinking about pregnancy now or in the future
• Your hormones don’t feel the same, even though your labs look “fine”
• You want to understand fertility through the lens of metabolism and whole-body health
• You’re tired of being told to “just relax” or “wait and see”

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Download my Ovulation Tracking Guide to better understand your cycle, identify fertile windows, and spot hormonal red flags early:
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✨ Want personalized fertility & hormone support?
If you’re looking for a customized strategy based on your hormones, metabolism, and life stage, DM me on Instagram and let’s chat about what your body needs to move into a more optimal, fertile, and balanced state.

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