What if chasing a race-day PR quietly pushed your body back into amenorrhea?

In this episode, Louise, one of the world’s leading health, fitness and performance experts, shares a raw, real story of how one hard 5K and a busy stage of life almost cost her cycle again, even after 22 years of working to optimize her hormones. She explains what amenorrhea is, how it connects to RED-S, the former “female athlete triad,” and why so many active women are still under-fueling without realizing it.

You will hear how stress from training, travel, family, and business all stacked up, how one race actually “kicked” her out of getting her period on time, and the exact steps she took with food, recovery, and mindset to get her cycle back just days after a half marathon. Louise also talks about seed cycling, perimenopause, and why every female runner needs a custom plan, not cookie-cutter advice.

If you are a woman who loves to run, wants strong performance and a lean body, yet also wants a healthy, regular period through perimenopause, this episode will help you see what is possible and what to watch for in your own body.

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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(4:55) From female athlete triad to RED-S
(7:35) When performance goals collide with real life
(9:44) Racing hard and losing a period
(13:45) Big lesson: never race on period day
(16:04) How travel and stress tank recovery data
(21:02) Recovery, food, and rituals that protect hormones
(24:06) Period returns and what actually worked
(28:44) Hope stories from women who got cycles back
(31:47) Outro

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