Today Monique shares the 10 most common signs of hormonal imbalance. From exhaustion, to low libido and everything in between. These symptoms may feel like something "normal" or just "how it is", but it absolutely does not have to be like this. 

You'll learn: 

• Common misconceptions about our hormones. 
• Each of the 10 signs and symptoms of hormone imbalance. 
• What you can do now to balance your hormones. 

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/22 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the 2 min Hormone Assessment

👉 Find out which phase of your cycle you're at

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

Today Monique shares with you what you need to eat to have balanced hormones;

You'll learn ⤵️

• What not to eat/drink
• What to eat for balance
• How to eat it
• How to calculate your protein req.

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/21 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

If you wanted to be a FUN MUM - this episode is for you. (I know lots of you want this - and that's why I made it 😉)

Here's what we cover;

😀 The FUN MUM time of your cycle

😁 The rules to being a FUN MUM

😁 Some tricks to be the FUN MUM

😁 Some of my FUN MUM moves 😉

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/20 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Find out my top 5 healthy hormone secrets

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

If you're a busy Mother - and you're exhausted... click here to learn more about Nourish

Nourish is an online space for Mothers to balance their hormones - led my me, your women hormonal health practitioner.

The 6 steps are;

1. Restore
2. Repair
3. Remove
4. Reconnect
5. Rest
6. Reboot

Each step has certain milestones to complete, and each step builds on the next,

Doors close end of Wednesday 6th March NZtime.

She's BACK! Monique return to the mike - and honestly explains WHY she's been absent on the podcast.

In this episode she talks about the 5 things she wished she'd known at the beginning of her hormonal balancing journey.

You'll learn;

1. Why the pill is not a great choice when it comes to balancing hormones
2. The ONE thing that won't balance your hormones
3. What the #1 hormone disrupter is
4. That you're not alone in feeling like this
5. What you need instead of hard cold trendy 'fads'

The doors to Nourish open on Friday 1st March. Nourish is an online sisterhood, led by Monique, helping exhausted Mothers balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. 

Have a look at the details here (and see if you need it) - www.moniquedickson.com/nourish

Feeling exhausted? You're not alone. ALL the women I see in my coaching business are struggling at some level with exhaustion. They use words like constantly exhausted, extreme tiredness, fatigue and burnout. 

So I decided that it deserved it very own podcast, because living like this shouldn't be OK.

In this episode we discuss;

• Who is exhausted
• Why it's normal but not natural to be exhausted
• How you're energy is made in the body
• Why you're energy production system might not be working well
• The factors that disrup energy production
• How you can begin to increase your energy levels

You can live life with abundant energy - get in touch with me if/when you're ready to live like this. 🌻

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/17

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

Lets kick 2024 off with a plan - a small actionable plan that will move your hormones towards balance.

Get your notebook/journal and a pen - you'll be needing it!

Listen to this short episode and change how you feel. It'll be worth it.

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/16 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

This week we have Jess Marshall on the podcast - all the way from Wisconsin! I invited Jess to have a chat about exercise and recovery from exercise and how we can do that in alignment with our cycle. It's a goodie!

Jess is the owner of Courageous Woman Wellness, an online hormone health coaching business serving busy women. She helps women go from overwhelmed, exhausted, and PMS-y to energized, confident, and consistent - just by making simple tweaks to their daily habits. Jess loves helping women become more in tune with their bodies and forming realistic & sustainable habits that they can continue no matter what chapter of life they’re in. She is married and has 3 girls who she is raising to know and love their bodies. 

Today we talked about;

• The 4 phases of our cycle

• How to listen to your body and move in a way that feels good

• What type of exercise to do in each phase

• What phase to focus on if youre wanting to bulid muscle

• When to go hard, and do high intensity exercise (so it feels good not hard)

• How to recover in each phase (yes this matters!)

• What to eat before and after exercise so we don't waste our efforts

Connect with Jess 👇

• On Instagram @courageous_woman_wellness
• Get her free stuff (and sign up to her great emails) 

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/15 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

⭐️  Doors are currently open for Charlotte's First Moon Circle training that I've taken. It will teach you how to hold safe space for those about to get their period for the first time. I highly recommend it. We need more people doing this work!

Send me a message if you have any questions about it - I'm happy to answer them 

or head to https://firstmooncircleschool.com/training/ for more info.

👉 Charlotte Pointeaux is an Internationally Award-Winning Menstrual Cycle and Feminine Embodiment Coach, Host of Wild Flow Podcast, and Founder of First Moon Circle School which trains menstrual educators for children globally. 

Charlotte empowers children and parents on the transformative journey of puberty and being initiated into the menstrual cycle years.  As a mum of three leading a thriving online business, Charlotte understands the unique challenges and opportunities of parenting in harmony with the menstrual cycle. Guided by her expertise, families embrace the cycle's power, and support their daughters to feel confident, prepared, and fully supported through puberty and their first periods. She is passionate about mums and daughters celebrating their cyclical nature, rather than fighting against it!

We talked about;

• How we both feel on day 18 of our cycle (yes we are cycle synched!)

• How to show our daughters and sons an example of honest womanhood

• Why the busy hustle culture doesn't serve us anymore

• How to start the conversation [about our cyclical needs/desires] with our partner

• How it all starts with us, the Mother in the home, and how we need to do the inner work first

• About her (amazing!) first moon circles that helps women

Connect with Charlotte;

https://Www.instagram.com/Charlotte.pointeaux.coach

https://firstmooncircleschool.com/training/ 

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/14 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]

This week (after a short break of life busyness) we've got Nathalie Daudet on the podcast - and what an amazing episode it is!

Some key topics we discussed 👇

• Why taking your temp is important
• How tot ake your temp
• How to change your temp drop battery (because I need to change mine!)
• What are the signs of ovulation
• How to navigat the postpartum cycle time
• The amazingness of cervical mucuos

Handy links;

• Lactational amenorrhea blog post by Nat;  https://fertilityawarenessproject.ca/blog/postpartum-period
• NZ fam educators - https://www.naturalfertility.co.nz/
• Temp drop affiliate link - http://tempdrop.refr.cc/moniquedickson1
• FAM educators directory - https://readyourbody.com/find-an-educator/
• Read your body website - https://readyourbody.com/

Connect and Leaern from Nat:

• DM her on instagram at @fertilityawarenessproject
• Take er Free course - FAM Fundamentals
• Sign up for her program - Cycle Love

Show notes at - www.moniquedickson.com/13 

Let's get your hormones balanced:

👉 Take the Hormone Quiz

👉 Be inspired for REST by flicking through The Big Book of Rest 

💌 DM me on  Instagram

👩‍💻 Check out my website

& if you don't have Instagram then email me [email protected]