Balancing Hormones Naturally

If you've ever wondered whether your anxiety is causing your hormone imbalance or your hormones are causing your anxiety, the answer is both. And once you understand the loop, you can finally start to break it.
In this episode:
Why anxiety and hormonal imbalance aren't separate issues, they're a feedback loop, and you have to stop the cycle to fix either one.
How chronic stress eventually tanks your cortisol even when you're still under the same amount of stress, and why your test comes back low when you expected high.
Why your body will shut down ovulation when it doesn't feel safe, and how stress is directly connected to fertility.
The digestion connection nobody talks about, why chronic stress is the reason you're bloated, constipated, or not fully eliminating, and how that loops back into hormones.
The progesterone piece, why stress and anxiety steal from your keep calm carry on hormone and make everything worse.
Why identifying as an anxious person is creating an expectation loop your body keeps proving correct.
The difference between "I am anxious" and "I'm experiencing anxiety right now," and why the wording actually matters for your hormones.
How your brain wires itself based on repetition and emotional experience, and what that means for PMS, PMDD, and mood.
The regulatory sandwich, a simple before-and-after tool for moments that trigger your nervous system.
Why five minutes of breathwork twice a week isn't going to cut it, and how to actually habit stack nervous system regulation into your day.
Why you literally cannot feel calm without enough magnesium and potassium, it's a physical fact.
What brain rewiring inside the Hormone Reset Program actually looks like, and why supplements alone will never be enough.
Your body isn't broken. It's protecting you based on old patterns. But you can change that, starting today.
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I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
Let's connect:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/
Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/
Email: leahbcoaching@gmail.com

This one is just you and me. No guest, no protocol, no checklist, just an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to keep going when life gets heavy. Because 2026 has been a year, and I think a lot of you are in a similar season.
In this episode:
Why Leah is sharing this, not for sympathy, but to model what adapting actually looks like in real life.
The grief button analogy that reframes how we think about loss and why time doesn't heal the way we think it does.
Why ignoring your emotions and plowing forward isn't healing, and what she did instead.
The specific things she pulled back on during this season and why that was the right call.
How she supported her adrenals when stress was high, and the catnip bitters she reached for when things felt really unsettled.
Why she put away all self-development books and just read fiction, and why that was the right move.
The gardening hobby that became her low-stakes, low-pressure nervous system reset.
How joy became a non-negotiable, singing with the kids, playing piano, making cottage cheese chocolate protein balls.
Why communication with your spouse about what you actually need matters more in hard seasons than in easy ones.
The levels system, and why having a lot of level one days is not failure, it's just where you are.
What it looks like to still be moving forward even when forward feels slow and small.
You don't have to be okay all the time. You just have to keep moving. Even if it's smaller and slower than you'd like.
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Leah's Favorite Things: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/favorites
I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
Let's connect:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/
Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/
Email: leahbcoaching@gmail.com

If you're trying to get pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or stuck in that dreaded two-week wait wondering if there's anything else you should be doing, this episode is for you. Most women wait until something's wrong to start looking for answers. This is your permission to start looking now.
In this episode:
- Why your cycle is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools you have, and how to start reading it.
- What a short luteal phase is actually telling you about your progesterone and why it matters for fertility.
- The spotting-before-your-period sign thatmost women ignore and what it means.
- Why cervical mucus is not a dirty word, it's a fertility sign, and here's what to look for.
- The PMS, bloating, mood swings, and breast tenderness symptoms that are red flags, not just part of being a woman.
- What to do nutritionally if you're coming off birth control before trying to conceive.
- Why Leah always starts with minerals, and the hair tissue mineral analysis that changed one client's 50-60 day cycles into a regular ovulating cycle.
- The full thyroid panel you actually need (not just TSH) and the optimal ranges your doctor probably isn't looking for.
- Fasting insulin, glucose, and A1C, the numbers that matter for fertility and what optimal actually looks like.
- Whether a GI map makes sense right now and the timing consideration nobody talks about.
- Why supporting your liver and detox pathways before pregnancy is one of the most important things you can do.
- The nervous system piece, and why your adrenal health is something you literally pass on to your baby.
- The candle analogy that reframes what filling your cup actually means.
Your body is giving you clues every single cycle. This episode teaches you how to read them.
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Leah's Favorite Things: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/favorites
I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
Let's connect:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/
Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/
Email: leahbcoaching@gmail.com

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Nobody tells you that becoming a mom doesn't just change your schedule, it changes everything you thought you knew about yourself. Cassie is a Master NLP Practitioner and Registered Dietitian, and she came on to have the conversation a lot of moms are quietly struggling through but not saying out loud. This one hit close to home for both of us.
In this episode:
Why losing your independence after baby isn't a personal failure, and what it actually means to find it again.
The specific challenge of going from hyper-independent to completely dependent on someone else's schedule, sleep, and help.
Why stepping back and letting your husband figure it out is one of the hardest and most important things you can do.
The dial metaphor: why your definition of a successful day has to change based on how much sleep you got, whether the baby is sick, and what season you're actually in.
Why the hardest part of motherhood isn't the sleepless nights, it's the stories you tell yourself about what they mean.
How to communicate what you're making something mean before you spend three days stewing over it.
The difference between choosing your current season and feeling stuck in it.
What it actually looks like to catch a negative pattern before it spirals, and the three ways Cassie redirects when she notices she's in her own way.
Why asking for help doesn't make you a bad mom, a bad wife, or a weak woman, and how to start believing that.
The inner dialogue check: are these your words, or are they your mom's words?.
Why you can have reasons or you can have results, and how to stop hiding behind your reasons.
How Cassie helps women who have been the backbone of their families finally start prioritizing themselves.
If you're in a season where you feel like you've lost yourself a little, this episode is your permission slip to find your way back.
Find Cassy:
Instagram: @antisettlecoach
Use code LEAH to save 15% at Eversio Wellness here
Leah's Favorite Things: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/favorites
I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
Let's connect:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/
Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/
Email: leahbcoaching@gmail.com

Use code LEAH to save 15% at Eversio Wellness here

You're not weak. You're not lacking willpower. Your cravings are actually telling you something, and once you understand what they're saying, everything changes. If you've ever stood in your kitchen at 9pm unable to stop thinking about chocolate, this episode is for you.
In this episode:
Why sugar cravings have nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with what's happening inside your body.
The blood sugar roller coaster, what it actually looks like, why it keeps looping, and the sneaky foods that are spiking you without you realizing it.
Why your smoothie, your fruit snack, and your adrenal cocktail might be working against your blood sugar without you knowing.
The simple plate formula that will change how you feel if you actually do it accurately.
Why your cravings are completely different in your luteal phase than the rest of your month, and what progesterone has to do with it.
How cortisol spikes your blood sugar even when you haven't eaten anything, and why the 3pm crash and nighttime cravings are a stress response.
What your specific craving is actually telling you, if it's salt, think adrenals; if it's specifically chocolate, think magnesium.
Why parasites feed off serotonin at night and what to watch for if your cravings only show up after dark.
Why just cutting sugar doesn't work, and what actually does.
The craving reset: hormone plating, fixing your mineral base, and supporting your luteal phase.
Why HMA testing can show blood sugar imbalances before they ever show up on a standard blood test.
What emotional eating actually is at a biological level, and why it's not a character flaw.
Cravings aren't a weakness. They're clues. And once you know how to read them, you won't need willpower anymore.
Leah's Favorite Things: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/favorites
I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life. Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing.
Let's connect:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/
Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/
Email: leahbcoaching@gmail.com