Ep 60: Addiction, Denial, and Fixing Irregular Periods to Finally get Pregnant

Shannon is a retired Division One soccer player who struggled with her identity outside of being an athlete. After college, she turned to weightlifting and became a certified personal trainer, which made it easy to mask her health and exercise obsession. Shannon got married, quit working, and now travels around the country with her husband, who is a professional baseball player. She had always dreamed of being a mom, and with the help of Lindsey, her husband and she will be welcoming their baby girl later this year in September! ‌ In this Episode How the athlete mindset can set the stage for disordered eating Signs of underfueling even when you do get your period Overcoming the fear of undereating if you don’t track your food The overlap between eating disorders and addiction Calling out the lie, “I won’t care about gaining weight once I’m pregnant.” When a full exercise break is necessary for changing your mindset FINALLY getting pregnant after a 2 year infertility journey Connect with Lindsey: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @lindseylusson Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility