Author: Amanda

Optimal thyroid health supports optimal fertility

Thyroid health is essential for fertility, conception, and health during pregnancy and postpartum. Suboptimal thyroid health has been linked with difficulty conceiving or maintaining a pregnancy. PMID: 21772747 There are several ways you can assess your thyroid function. One of the best ways, in our opinion, is by how you feel. Thyroid dysfunction usually goes […]
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A Comprehensive Look At Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. With endometriosis, the tissue can be found on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, rectum, bladder, and intestines. 10% of women in the world have endometriosis. Because getting a diagnosis can be difficult since it requires exploratory surgery, this number is […]
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3 Subtle Healing Signs

When you start to unlearn both conventional and your typical functional wellness advice, step away from fad diets, and stop over exercising, healing begins. The healing journey is rewarding but can also be hard and overwhelming. Unlearning wellness and diet rules is hard. Especially in the online world when everyone is sharing their opinion on […]
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You Can’t Heal In The Same Environment That Made You Sick

You might read that and think physical environment, but I’m actually talking more about your mental environment. Our brains play a huge role in our health and the healing process. We can change our nutrition, supplements, movement, and even our physical environment. However, if our brain is still operating in a way that is constantly […]
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My birth was painful but it was also amazing and transformative

When I had back labor our entire birth I immediately felt disappointed. I worked so hard to prepare my mindset for birth and once that first contraction hit it seemed like that was all gone. I wanted my magical homebirth where I was laughing and crying and enjoying myself. Instead, I got a very serious […]
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My One Piece of Advice for Birth

If I could only share one piece of advice for birth it would be to trust your instincts. You, mama, know what you and your baby need. I loved having my birth team at my home to support me and my husband. One of the big reasons I think I feel so good about my […]
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My Vaginal Steaming Experience

You might be wondering what the HECK is vaginal steaming and how this practice is beneficial for hormone health. I felt the same way when I first learned about steaming. It felt like another thing to add to my to-do list, and I wasn’t sure how effective it would actually be. When I did some […]
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3 Areas of Prep for Postpartum

On my postpartum episode from the Are You Menstrual? Podcast I go into our postpartum experience. I breakdown what the early days were like and go through our breastfeeding journey, Eliana’s oral restrictions, and answer common questions I get on things like libido, hair loss, cosleeping, and more! Here are some of the things I […]
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Mineral Foundations & How To Get Started

Minerals are like spark plugs–they work as cofactors to help kick off reactions in the body. This means if we don’t have adequate levels of minerals, we can disrupt different functions in the body. This is when symptoms appear. So often, we want to figure out how to get rid of the symptom, and don’t […]
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Nursing Muffins Recipe

One of the best things I do for myself every week is make these nursing muffins. Becoming a Mom has made it difficult to eat first thing. Every morning I wake up and take care of the dogs then I get Eliana and feed her. In order to make sure I eat right away, I […]
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