The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast

In this episode, Ashley chats with longtime HA Society member Megan Viggers about what happened when her cycles started to get a little wonky — longer lengths, PMS symptoms, and increased fatigue after exercise. Megan shares how these changes triggered some old fears from her original recovery and how she moved through them with more self-trust this time around. She opens up about the simple shifts she made, what worked, and how it brought up deeper body image reflections. This episode is a must-listen if you’re wondering what to do when recovery isn’t linear. It's a powerful reminder that setbacks don’t mean you’ve failed, they’re often invitations to reconnect with your body on a deeper level.

Megan Viggers Blog:

https://meganv.substack.com/

Past Episodes:

Megans Recovery Story

Finding Balance After Recovery

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Listener questions I answer today:

Im recovered and a nurse but things are still a bit whacky. Do I need to do HA recovery steps or try something else?

I'm triggered by eating more than my husband - help?!

Im recovered but now I'm having strange 10 day bleeds... help?

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In this episode, Dani chats with Mishi's client Tatum, who shares her recovery story. Though she never identified with having an eating disorder, Tatum realized her rigid food rules, exercise habits, and loss of her period were signs something was off. Through recovery, she challenged what she thought was “healthy,” learned to rest, nourish her body, and ultimately found more joy and freedom in life. Her story is a powerful reminder that healing isn’t just physical—it’s mental and emotional too.

Recovery also helped Tatum reconnect with her passion for music. She even wrote and recorded a song called "Running," which reflects her journey through restrictive eating, overexercising, and HA recovery.

The song is called "Running".

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0dBQTGSE6WnuS5EHhDy30T?si=e1c6dbaa5eeb43e0

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/running/1797804839?i=1797804842

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Here is a replay from a live Q&A I did inside of The HA Society and on YouTube!

I go through about 6 listener questions. Some of the questions are:

- Is being cold after getting your first period back normal?

- How do I know how much food to eat once I start reintroducing exercise?

- Acne after recovery

- I'm young and don't want to give up all my favorite activities. I'm torn, help?!

THEN I answer a question from long time listener Staci, about kidney stones.

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Laura Hetherington is a recovered HA'er turned recovery coach! In today's episode she shares her story of having a past eating disorder, recovering her missing cycle and dealing with reoccurring miscarriage. She also talks about her passion-led decision to become a Certified Holistic HA Practitioner so that she can help other women going through a similar journey to her.

Learn more from Laura:

https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform

Podcast: HERhythm Podcast 

https://open.spotify.com/show/3VapWi4RPDhCrNH9vEZIVC?si=k6jGNtE6ShGRcTuB1oFMBg

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In today's episode I'm bringing you a mash up of Q&A's about hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery from my YouTube Channel. I do LIVE Q&A's inside of The HA Society and post those videos here a few months later.

Question's answered:

1. What does a LOT of cervical mucus mean when you're postpartum trying to get your period back?
2. I don't want to lose my period again so how do I safely bring exercise in?
3. Is it normal for my first recovery period to be light after HA?
4. Look at my mucus patterns... is my body trying to ovulate?
5. Can I Run at a Very Very Low Intensity (zone 2) and still recover? It's been 22 months.
6. I'm postpartum and eating 1900 calories to get my period back. Is this enough?

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Many women with hypothalamic amenorrhea end their journey there. They resolve the period and get pregnant within months. Yay! And to be clear, that IS the case for most women.

Every now and then though, someone continues to be a part of the unexplained infertility statistic. Cycling beautifully but not falling pregnant. Getting pregnant but miscarrying within days or weeks. Why? We still don't always know, and sometimes you wont.

In our work, we've had a few of these clients. The beautiful part is that most of them don't give up and they keep going, which makes me feel emotional just to type about. Today is one of those stories.

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In this episode, we’re spilling the tea on how we accidentally became supplement company owners. Yep, we’re fertility coaches turned owners of Jool Wellness—because why not start a beef liver and oyster empire on a random Tuesday?

We also break down why BOTH beef liver and oyster are absolute gold for hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery—and why your body actually prefers liver and oyster over multivitamins.

If you’ve ever wondered how to support your hormones (or how we ended up owning a supplement company), you’ll want to tune in.

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Recovery isn’t always fast — and that doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. In this episode, Emily Lewis shares her powerful HA recovery story that took nearly a year, included a pause, and taught her that slow and steady was the path. Two weeks before her first IVF appointment, she got her first bleed — and a major blind spot finally came to light. If you’re feeling stuck or like it’s “taking too long,” this one is for you.

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Heeey everyone...

Colomba is such a force of strength, spirituality and just great vibes that I just HAD to have her on the show. Enjoy her story of recovery and also feel comfort in knowing that for some of us, getting the body to respond is a long process. It's ok to be one of those people and MORE can come out of that situation that you think.

Get in touch with Colomba: https://instagram.com/colombadumay

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