Can Your Body Carry the Life You Want? with Amanda Soukoulis EP358

Send us Fan MailYou can have big dreams, a full life, a career you love, a family you care deeply about, and goals you’re excited to chase—but does your body have the capacity to carry it all?In this episode of It’s Hertime, I sit down with Amanda Soukoulis to talk about what happens when our ambition begins to outpace our biology.High-performing women are really good at pushing through. We override exhaustion, ignore symptoms, run on stress hormones, and convince ourselves we just need to try harder. Until eventually, our body starts asking for our attention.But the answer isn’t to become less ambitious or shrink the life we want.It’s to build a body that can support it.Amanda shares the health crash that completely changed the way she thinks about female performance and why symptoms like fatigue, poor sleep, hormone changes, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and burnout may actually be signs that the load we’re carrying has exceeded our capacity.We also get into some of my favorite topics: female hormones, perimenopause, nervous system regulation, mitochondrial health, metabolic health, muscle, recovery, peptides, GLP-1 medications, retatrutide, longevity, and precision medicine.IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:Why high-achieving women can be especially vulnerable to burnoutThe subtle signs your body may be struggling long before you “crash”What happens when ambition outpaces your biologyWhy you may not need more discipline—you may need more capacityHow chronic stress impacts hormones, metabolism, inflammation, mitochondria, sleep, and energyWhy adapting to stress isn’t the same thing as being healthyHow nervous system regulation and recovery affect female performanceWhy women shouldn’t simply copy biohacking strategies designed around male physiologyHow perimenopause changes hormones, metabolism, muscle, sleep, energy, and recoveryWhat women should know about peptides, GLP-1 medications, and retatrutideWhy protecting and building muscle is so important for womenWhy peptides, medications, and supplements can’t replace the foundations of healthHow precision medicine can help us stop guessing and start listening to what our bodies actually needIf you’re a woman carrying a lot right now, I hope this episode changes the question from:“How can I push harder?”to:“How can I better support the body carrying all of this?”Because your body isn’t standing between you and the life you want.It’s the vehicle that allows you to live it.CONNECT WITH AMANDA SOUKOULISInstagram: @amandasouksReceive a custom blueprint strategy session by reaching out via Instagram,  use the keyword "Cody".Website: amandasoukoulis.comCONNECT WITH CODYInstagram: @codyjeansandersShop MixhersUse code CODY for 15% off your Mixhers order.If this episode made you think of a woman who’s carrying a lot right now, send it to her. And if you love It’s Hertime, follow the show and leave a review so more women can find these conversations.Take care of your hormones. Take care of your nervous system. Take care of the body that’s carrying your life.Did you learn something new today? Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and share this episode with all the girls you love. We would appreciate it if you'd also leave us a rating and review on iTunes.Want to join our Mixhers Girl community and keep this conversation going? We'd love to hear your thoughts, feelings and experiences! Join us HERE!Join Mixhers email list and be the first to have access to new products and be the girl in the know!Follow Cody Instagram:@codyjeansanders