Holy Hormones...they affect everything!

Zen(ish) Mommy

Welcome to another episode of The Zen(ish) Mommy Podcast! Today we are joined by Laura Erlich, acupuncturist, herbalist, and author of Feed Your Fertility. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how hormones affect the entire body, why sex hormones are only the baseline hormones and are not the main ones to be focused on, and how trauma and stress affect hormones, adrenals, and circadian rhythm. We discuss why society has normalized exhaustion, self-care, western medicine, genetics, and accepting yourself for who you are. Laura even shares some incredible insight about what hormones do when we age and what women should be looking out for through these changes. She then explains the difference between perimenopause and menopause before telling us her opinion of hormone replacement therapy. Finally, we learn about the importance of accepting where you are in your journey and doing what you need to do to get through life. You don’t want to miss out on this incredible conversation!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing today’s guest, Laura Erlich.
• Why hormones affect our entire body as the catalyst to tell our organs what to do and feel.
• Why sex hormones aren’t the primary hormones we need to be concerned with.
• How trauma and stress affect your adrenals, hormones, and circadian rhythm.
• Why society almost condones a sense of constant exhaustion.
• How self-care means different things to different people.
• Why we should use medication when it’s needed.
• Why we are all products of our beginnings.
• How to accept that life isn’t easy.
• Why Laura wishes she didn’t spend so much time worrying about her appearance.
• What hormones do as you age and what women should be looking out for.
• The difference between perimenopause and menopause.
• The average for completing menopause.
• Laura’s opinion of hormone replacement therapy.
• The importance of accepting where you are in your journey and being grateful for everything.

Tweetables:

“When you have a healthy circadian rhythm in your body, your 24-hour clock is functioning the way it should.” — @laura_erlich [0:05:47]

“That internal stability is what [self-care] is about at least for me” — @laura_erlich [0:13:29]

“We are so fortunate to live in a world where modern medicine exists and there’s no reason to suffer at the expense of using it if it’s what your body really needs; which is different from abusing it.” — @laura_erlich [0:15:59]

“We’re all here to try to live a good life, and be kind to each other, and minimize suffering.” — @laura_erlich [0:17:53]

“The things that are happening to you that are from a genetic place actually have nothing to do with you. They were given to you. They were passed down to you through this ancestral lineage of genetic mutations and this is what you got.” — @laura_erlich [0:21:56]

“Old age does come with its own series of hormonal challenges and we have to get past them.” — @laura_erlich [0:41:38]

“Don’t shame yourself around doing what you need to do to get through this thing called life.” — @laura_erlich [0:44:03]

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