Podcast 329: How trauma impacts hormones + how to use mind-management to treat hormonal imbalances

Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to leading hormone expert and N.Y. Times best-selling author Dr. Sara Gottfried about hormone balancing and education, how our hormones can impact our mental and physical health, and more! Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-trauma-impacts-hormones-how-to-use-mind-management-to-treat-hormonal-imbalances For more info on Dr. Gottfried visit: SaraGottfriedMD.com Dr. Gottfried's instagram: @saragottfriedmd Free Gift for Dr. Leaf's subscribers/followers Dr. Gottfried's Guide to Tracking Your Blood Sugar Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Get your tickets to my 2021 Mental Health Retreat: https://www.drleafconference.com OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Public Goods: Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase. Just go to https://www.publicgoods.com/DRLEAF. -LMNT: For a limited time, you can claim a free LMNT Sample Pack! For more information and to claim your free offer visit: http://drinklmnt.com/Leaf. -BiOptimizer’s Magnesium: For an exclusive offer for my listeners go to http://www.magbreakthrough.com/leaf and use DRLEAF10 during checkout to save 10% on your order PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS 1:30 Why Sara chose to specialize in hormones 4:40 How hormones impact our mental & physical wellbeing 7:50 Cortisol as a mental health marker 12:00 Inflammation & mental health 15:00 Hormones & wellbeing 20:50 Female hormones & health 27:40 Bio-identical hormones 32:50 How our environment can impact our hormones 34:00 Testosterone & the female body 35:30 How trauma can impact our hormones 40:00 The importance of mind management for hormonal health 45:10 Social media, diet culture & hormones ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.