REAL CHAT: Rebalancing Hormones: A Journey to Wellness with Shakira Victoria

Welcome back to the Period Chats podcast! I’m here to help you find your way when it comes to hormones, and today our guest Shakira Victoria shares about her journey rebalancing her hormones naturally.

Shakira (like many of us) spent years on birth control before ultimately making the decision to stop taking it. She’s now a certified holistic health coach who shares tips on Tik Tok and Instagram on hormone regulation, clean nutrition and getting rid of toxins.

So, when is it time to consider coming off of birth control? Shakira shares that when she first got on birth control at age 16, she experienced unwanted weight gain. In doing more research on how birth control effects the body and its common side effects, and upon learning about her family history of infertility, she made the decision to go a different route.

In both of our experiences getting off birth control, our natural periods waited months to return. So Shakira researched and experimented with supplements and healthy eating to support her body as it got back on track.

She also came across Alisa Vitti’s book “Woman Code: Perfect You Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source” and began implementing seed cycling from there.

In this episode we discuss undoing diet culture and rediscovering that real foods (like natural fats) are actually good. We also talk about what the phases look like for each of us and the subtle ways our cycles effect our communication styles and interactions.

Shakira describes her journey towards prioritizing rest during her period, how she spends the luteal phase tying up loose ends, and how she looks at PMS as a report card that gives insightful feedback about how well she’s supporting her body.

Follow Shakira on Tik Tok and Insta: @BeingWellisHot