What if the symptoms you’ve been medicated for aren’t actually you, but your hormones trying to get your attention? While not always the case, sometimes, it is!

In this powerful and refreshingly honest episode, world-renowned health and fitness expert Louise teams up with Coach Amy to share real stories of active women reclaiming their mental and physical health, without relying on endless medications. Together, they unpack the often overlooked mental health concerns that accompany imbalanced hormones, lesser known symptoms of perimenopause, the impact of outdated nutrition, fitness and running strategies draining female hormonal health, and commonly missed root causes of anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

You’ll hear how women from all walks of life—doctors, moms, CEOs, runners—are finally feeling like themselves again through personalized whole food nutrition, strength training, nervous system support, and tracking simple yet strategic daily habits that work with and not against their changing hormones.

This episode is about understanding how your female body works, tuning in instead of tuning out, and reclaiming your power through science-backed individualized holistic care. If you’ve ever been told “this is just your new normal,” this conversation is here to remind you that healing is not only possible, it’s already within you with the right female-specific approach!

Link to check out our free nutrition guide and apply for a free consult to join our multi award-winning Badass Breakthrough 1:1 Academy to thrive through perimenopause with less stress: https://www.breakingthroughwellness.com/

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Episode Highlights:
(0:00) Intro
(6:30) The power of nervous system regulation
(8:52) You’re not broken—your hormones are talking
(13:17) Even doctors weren’t taught this
(18:03) Food, not supplements, changes mental health
(21:05) Louise’s raw story of misdiagnosis and healing
(26:55) Why symptoms matter more than diagnoses
(29:55) Acceptance, awareness, and activity: The 3 A’s
(33:35) Perimenopause can start in your 30s
(39:39) Caffeine, cortisol, and anxiety spirals
(42:21) Reversing ADHD-like symptoms with nutrition
(46:57) Rewriting family health stories
(52:26) When diets go too far and trigger panic
(58:16) Why generalized advice doesn’t work
(1:04:27) Everyday wisdom from a real women’s community
(1:12:21) Outro

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