The Vital Side Podcast 99. Preparing for Pregnancy - Mentally, Physically, and Somatically with Maddie Miles
Themes: Pregnancy, Nutrition, Energetic and Somatic Work, Health and Wellness, Holistic Health
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion around eating disorders.
Episode:
Can hormones really be our “sidekicks”? How can we achieve optimal hormonal health without traditional methods like the birth control pill? Hormone expert and founder of Peace. Love. Hormones. Maddie Miles talks with Cait and Lindsay about her own journey away from traditional hormone treatment methods and towards holistic and integrative health, and how she helps her clients on their own journeys as well.
Maddie Miles is the founder of Peace. Love. Hormones., a brand that is inspiring and supporting a menstrual health revolution! She is a board-certified integrative health practitioner and clinical herbalist. Peace. Love. Hormones. uplifts and empowers women to take back control of their hormone & menstrual health through our educational platforms (socials and podcast), and through our powerful, organic, science-backed herbal tinctures.
Show Notes:
- Giveaway announcement! 3 winners will be chosen for free entry into Lindsay’s Reboot program, and $500 off of Cait’s NeuroSomatics program. To enter: 1) follow Rewire the podcast on IG 2) leave a five star review for Rewire on Apple Podcasts 3) leave a rave review for the podcast in the comment section and then take a screenshot of your review and email it to rewirethepodcast@gmail.com
-An introduction to Maddie: sharing her struggles with mental health as a child, and how nothing really helped or “stuck” until she was introduced to an integrative health program which finally put her on the path to healing
-Learning the “missing piece” in her healing was hormonal health; how getting off hormonal birth control greatly improved her overall well being; discussing how she started a blog during this journey and was open and candid with her audience about what she was going through
-How Peace. Love. Hormones came together because of this process of Maddie getting off the birth control pill, which gave her the desire to help others who went through similar struggles; Maddie describing her work she does with clients and how she focuses on “education and empowerment” along with an overall integrative look at health
-Learning that healing takes time and is not an overnight or quick-fix process
-Touching on Maddie’s mental health struggles, specifically anxiety; how she truly overcame it and is able to thrive in all areas of her life now; learning to adapt to change and stress in life
-Specific tips from Maddie on preparing for pregnancy; not just nutrition and movement, but energetic and spiritual work; discussing how giving birth to a child means giving birth to a new you as well
-Easy starting points to help you begin feeling better and healthier now, whether you are pregnant/preparing for pregnancy or not ; creating “energy reserves” for yourself
-Discussing hormones during pregnancy; why Maddie thinks hormones are our “sidekicks” and the importance of loving and appreciating what they do for our bodies
Resources:
-Check out Maddie’s website here
-Listen to Maddie’s podcast here
-Follow Rewire on Instagram here
-Lindsay’s Instagram: @myvitalside
-Visit Lindsay’s Website
-Cait’s Instagram: @caitmurphy.co
-Visit Cait’s Website
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