136. How Does Stress Impact Fertility and Hormonal Health with Sara Bennett

Stress impacts so many aspects of life in significant way, but what it not as widely talked about is how it affects fertility and hormonal health. If you have ever experienced painful periods, fertility challenges, or hormonal health impacts, this episode will bring you clarity. 2:10 Sara's personal journey with fertility and helping others 11:14 Hormonal changes and stress 17:20 Self-criticism, shame, and infertility 20:40 Managing stress and improving sleep 26:22 Adaptogens 39:08 Effects of birth control 44:47 What you can start doing today 47:30 Fertility treatments 51:40 How to connect with Sara Sara Bennett is a specialist in integrative fertility care, and the owner of Origins Fertility, a virtual practice serving women in Arizona, Nevada, and Minnesota. With a mission to revolutionize fertility and pregnancy care, she empowers women to achieve healthy pregnancies through innovative integrative and functional medicine practices. Sara has 14 years in the medical field, including 8 as a nurse practitioner. Her extensive training through The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and as a functional medicine practitioner, equips her to uncover and address the root causes of fertility challenges. Sara’s practice offers high-level, personalized support, emphasizing tailored treatment plans and comprehensive evaluations. Her deep commitment to women’s fertility journeys is reflected in every aspect of her work. Discover more about her transformative approach at originsfertility.com or on Instagram @originsfertility. http://www.originsfertility.com https://originsfertility.myflodesk.com/lcahwkilt6 Take my Free Quiz: Are you abandoning yourself? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6601c102113eab00155de14f⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Kelly Kessler is a licensed physical therapist, transformation coach, host of the globally ranked podcast Rewiring Health™, the owner of Optimal You Health and Wellness, LLC and a mom of two boys. Kelly helps high-achieving women recognize and heal from dysfunctional patterns of abandoning themselves and feeling unrelenting stress. Through nervous system regulation and subconscious mind reprogramming, Kelly guides her clients through a personal transformation to step into their own power, reclaim their worth and honor their health and inner peace. Inspired by her own journey of self-abandonment including perfectionist beliefs and people-pleasing tendencies, Kelly has healed from an eating disorder, chronic back pain, and panic attacks, Kelly helps high-achievers harness their profound ability to shift from survival mode to thriving. Kelly has been featured in Authority Magazine, DailyOM, The Everygirl, and Thrive Global.