E26: Periods Getting Worse as You Try to Balance Hormones? Estrogen Waves Could Be Your Problem!

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Heather Rhodes is my co-host, and we’re talking about estrogen waves and how estrogen changes as you’re healing, and how it changes as things are actually going right.We often see women who go through the healing process, start to better support their bodies only to notice that they’re bouncing back and forth and they keep having hormone symptoms, and that’s what we’re chatting about today.So, tune in to get an idea of what's going on for you and if the symptoms that you may continue to have are a sign of your healing journey being in progress, or if they’re a sign that you need to reassess what's going on.In this episode:[02:29] Some negative symptoms we often see women have at the start of their healing journey[07:28] Understanding why these estrogen shifts happen[09:31] Focus on the overall symptoms, instead of the outliersResources- Free hormone balance workshop- Nourish Your Hormones Course- Apply to work 1:1 with Leisha HEREConnect with LeishaInstagram: @leishadrewsWebsite: www.leishadrews.comConnect with HeatherInstagram: @drheatherrhodesWebsite: www.drheatherrhodes.comSend us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them)Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass