I’m sure you’ve personally experienced the connection between your hormones and your mood. 🙋♀️It’s a thing, for sure. It just so happens that estrogen, which is high during the first half of your menstrual cycle and throughout pregnancy, is directly involved with the productions of serotonin aka your feel good neurotransmitter.
It’s almost never a simple answer. One of my biggest lessons in motherhood has been the ability to hold two very different feelings at the same time. “I love you with all my heart AND I just want 3 days to myself to especially not see you.”
What caused my PCOS? I’ve been thinking of root cause of PCOS a lot lately and truthfully, for everyone it’s different. It’s not only because of being overweight, eating too much sugar or stress but it always, always starts long before a diagnosis.
I have this conversation all the time in my office. It’s often the only option that is presented to a lot of women and it’s certainly the first so it’s like a major act of rebellion to choose that the pill or IUD is no longer the right option for you. On top of that, if you’ve been on hormonal birth control for some time, it might take some time and a little extra intention to bring your body back into balance.
I’m seeing a vast majority of client virtually these days and I’ve had a lot of questions about what it’s like to meet virtually, rather than in-person.
First of all, now is such a great time to address your health because there is an amazing opportunity to slow down right now. With as much conflicting information as there is out there, having a guide to individualize a plan that is made for you specifically is so, so important.
Theoretically, we’ve all be waiting for this time to be able to do the things we don’t think we have time to do. Most likely, that has a lot to do with doing less. I’ve heard quite a bit of messaging out there to do more with this time. Start the business, create the thing, be productive still. And I would like to release some of that pressure so we can realize that this is the model that we’re trying to leave behind.
I was feeling it a little yesterday. Even with my feet firmly planted in the bigger picture (which I’m optimistic about), I recognized some fear in my body. My chest was a little tight and there was a little lump in my throat. That’s my pattern. It started when I read an article the night before that I knew was not the right choice just before bed but I did it anyway because I just had to know more.
I’m not going to update you on the status of COVID-19 because I’m sure you’re staying informed as well as possible but I’m preparing for a talk next week about things you can be doing to stay healthy, with the reminder that getting sick is also a great exercise for your immune system. Yes, this virus can be very serious for certain populations but mounting a solid immune response is essential for a properly functioning immune system throughout your life. That being said, here’s a simple list of the things you could be doing to support your immune system on a foundational level.
