What is happening to my body on the pill?

Today Amelia is jumping onto a solo episode to chat through the oral contraceptive pill from a super objective point of view. She shares her own story at the beginning and then jumps into some research and studies on what happens in the body when we are on hormonal contraceptives. This includes the effect on -  Mental health and neurotransmitters Gut health Natural flow of hormones How our natural hormones protect our health The thyroid And so on.. As mentioned, Amelia's aim with this episode is not to shame those on the pill, rather inform so that women can make sure informed decisions when choosing their route of contraception. Stay tuned for episode 2 on this where Amelia shares her step by step process on coming off the pill and the importance of prepping for this. Let us know what you think of this episode and we would love your comments and feedback via instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ameliabotanica ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We would love for you to share with your loved ones, like and subscribe to the podcast so we can support more amazing humans.  Want to work with Amelia? Join this limited 1:1 intake of clients here.  Download our free recipe eBook via our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website. ⁠⁠⁠ To jumpstart your healing journey, join us on our upcoming ⁠⁠⁠Radiance Retreat ⁠⁠⁠ in Bali or Croatia!