

The Hormone Genius Podcast
Teresa Kenney and Jamie Rathjen
Welcome to The Hormone Genius Podcast! Co-hosts Jamie Rathjen and Teresa Kenney desire to be a voice of hope for women across the world. Their mission is to inspire a new generation of women who are educated and informed about the gift and beauty of the feminine design. This is a generation of women who deserve a holistic approach to women's healthcare. Jamie and Teresa want to inspire, inform, and empower their listeners, and to make women the genius of their own hormones!
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.
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Aug 17, 2022 • 20min
S3 Ep. 1: Hormone Genius Podcast SEASON 3 OPENER
Jamie & Teresa are excited to announce The Hormone Genius Podcast Season 3! Welcome to our season opener where we will be announcing some exciting new things Jamie has to share about her new Hormone School, called the Fiat Institute, which you can check out here, https://www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool/. She will share how this project will train women to become hormone coaches, and they will partner with other women to help them with their unique hormonal health journey. Also, Teresa will share about her new book The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole, what it is all about and why you will want to share this book with a daughter, a friend, and every woman you know! Join us as we launch an amazing new season with incredible interviews and incredible new content to empower women to be the genius of their own hormones!
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Aug 3, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep. 36: Cycle Prep Your Daughter on Body Literacy with Christina Valenzuela
Welcome Christina Valenzuela to the Hormone Genius Podcast! Christina is the owner of Pearl & Thistle, LLC, where she offers lifelong body literacy programming for young women, beginning with cycle education for girls and culminating in NFP instruction for couples. She is super passionate about women understanding their cycles, and finding good news about their natural body's. She has been a certified instructor in the Boston Cross Check Method of NFP since 2013. Christina has been married for over twelve years and is a mother of four wonderful children. She holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in theology from Harvard Divinity School. She is a life-professed member of the Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic. You can find her work at www.pearlandthistle.com
Hey friends! To learn more about Jamie's new Hormone Ambassador program, please visit her website at www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool.
Also, happy summer friends! We would love to gift you $10 off on our hormone genius mini-course! Enter "Summer20" at checkout! https://www.hormonegenius.com/Courses/a-hormone-genius-mini-course/
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Jul 27, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep. 35: Kicking up the Spontaneity & SPICE in Relationship
Living out your natural fertility in relationship is a beautiful thing. It can also be challenging at times as well. Jamie & Teresa would like to dive in on how fertility awareness and living out natural fertility, can build intimacy in relationship if done well. Just like fertility tracking is a diagnostic tool for our health, fertility tracking can also shed like on the health of our relationships. We will address some of the challenges as well while bringing to light that healthy intimacy is NOT just physical, but so much more! It is deeply unitive, spiritual, creative & communicative, and intellectual as well. Keeping the spontaneity in your relationship is something we all want to work on, and it takes work, it takes communication, A LOT of communication. We know that each relationship journey is unique and has its own challenges, but we want today to open up the conversation, on this totally essential topic the Hormone Genius Podcast today.
Mentioned in Podcast to help intimacy:
https://www.intouchfertility.com/spice-ebook
Hey friends! To learn more about Jamie's new Hormone Ambassador program, please visit her website at www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool.
Also, happy summer friends! We would love to gift you $10 off on our hormone genius mini-course! Enter "Summer20" at checkout! www.hormonegenius.com/courses
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Jun 29, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep. 34: College FOCUS Students Interviewed on Birth Control & Beyond
Jamie & Teresa took a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska and interviewed several awesome college students attending SEEK, a conference for college students sponsored by FOCUS (fellowship of Catholic University students). Jamie & Teresa have always felt that our target group is the 20 to 30 year old young woman, and empowering her with information about her body. We got to hear many hormone genius stories from these women and discovered the common experiences of women going to see their doctors, and understanding what women know, what they believe in and feel is important for their bodies & their health. We thank all of them for being willing to share their stories with us and with all of you. We hope you learn from them and feel that you are not alone, for their experiences are the same for many women around the world.
Go to lumenpress.org and check out The Happy Girls Guide to Being Whole by Teresa Kenney WHNP, as a great resource for any women in this age group.
Hey friends! To learn more about Jamie's new Hormone Ambassador program, please visit her website at www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool.
Also, happy summer friends! We would love to gift you $10 off on our hormone genius mini-course! Enter "Summer20" at checkout! https://www.hormonegenius.com/Courses/a-hormone-genius-mini-course/
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Jun 15, 2022 • 44min
S2 Ep. 33: Radical, Bold & Flipping Awesome Motherhood with Abigail Wald
Calling all current and prospective mothers! Jamie & Teresa have an incredible opportunity to speak to a "flipping awesome" mother and parent advice giver, Abigail Wald. Parents come to Abigail Wald when they are tired of getting pushed past their breaking point, and they’re ready to LIKE their highly-sensitive, strong-willed kids as much as they LOVE them. Her podcasts have had more than a million downloads from parents all over the world, and her mentorship project has shepherded hundreds of families to the other side of struggles that seemed insurmountable. Download the Mother Flipping Awesome app or visit motherflippingawesome.com. to learn more.
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A radically bold and loving approach to motherhood.
Hey friends! To learn more about Jamie's new Hormone Ambassador program, please visit her website at www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool.
Also, happy summer friends! We would love to gift you $10 off on our hormone genius mini-course! Enter "Summer20" at checkout! https://www.hormonegenius.com/Courses/a-hormone-genius-mini-course/
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Jun 1, 2022 • 41min
S2 Ep. 32 Post Birth Control Syndrome & What You Need to Know
Have you heard of the term Post Birth Control Syndrome? Have you been curious if this is a real thing? Are you wondering about the symptoms you are experiencing coming off hormonal contraceptives, whether they are typical or not, normal or abnormal? If you have these questions, you are not alone, and Jamie & Teresa would like to open up the conversation on what women experience coming off birth control. This is a vast topic and we can only skim the surface in exploring it, but we hope that we can start to unpack the array of experiences that women may have as they ditch synthetic hormones. It can be a bumpy ride, but we are here to help you, and to encourage you to push to the other side, or happy & synthetic hormone free for the rest of your life!
Hey friends! To learn more about Jamie's new Hormone Ambassador program, please visit her website at www.fiatliving.org/hormoneschool.
Also, happy summer friends! We would love to gift you $10 off on our hormone genius mini-course! Enter "Summer20" at checkout! www.hormonegenius.com/courses
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

May 25, 2022 • 36min
S2 Ep. 31: Unlocking the Secret Code to Women's Hormones with Dave Guetterman
Have you ever wished that men knew more about women's hormones, natural fertility & the feminine design? Do you have a young man in your life that you want to educate, so that he will grow up having a better understanding of the genius of women's hormones? Then you have listen to our first ever interview with a great guy, named Dave Guetterman. Dave sheds light on how even in his own life, the ignorance around the woman's body, her hormones and the cycle, have led to a lack of respect for women, and a lack of success in relationships. He reveals to our audience that "unlocking the secret vault" of his wife's cycle has been the key to a successful and happy marriage. Jamie & Teresa were thrilled to hear how passionate and bold Dave has been in sharing the great news that every man needs to know, a woman's hormone genius. You will love Dave as much as we do after hearing this incredibly educational and profound episode and you will definitely want to share it with your friends!
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

May 18, 2022 • 45min
S2 Ep. 30: Opening Up on the Challenges of Natural Fertility Methods
Are you frustrated that everyone else is cheering on fertility awareness and NFP but you are not feeling the same? Do you feel alone in your struggles with living out natural fertility charting? You are not alone, and Jamie & Teresa want to open up about the common challenges that many women & couples experience using natural fertility methods. With everything in life that takes hard work, effort, and even a level of mastery; there is hard work, perseverance, even low moments that may seem like failure, BUT there is also great reward, great fulfillment, and success in small ways and big ways. So hold on to hope, and an open and real conversations about how living out our fertility journey can have great lows to great highs. You can work through these challenges with professional support, community, and coming together as women and men to support eachother in this journey.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

May 4, 2022 • 36min
S2 Ep. 29: A Self-Made Hormone Genius with Elissa Miller
Have you ever wondered if you could be a self-made hormone genius? Elissa Miller is a woman who did just that, and we are sharing her story from bookkeeper turned fertility awareness advocate and hormone coach. Elissa is a wife and homeschooling mom to four. Her hormone genius passions and interests were ignited when she discovered fertility awareness and hormone coaching. "I am now very passionate about finding natural ways to support my and my families’ health. I also love being able to show women how truly amazing their hormonal cycle is and ways to support it." You can learn more about Elissa and pick up her free eguides; Cycle Syncing Guide with Essential Oils
& Fertility Awareness Beginners Guide at https://pinnacleliving.wavoto.com/pinnacle-living-welcome/ or find her on IG@ https://www.instagram.com/pinnacle.living/.
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.

Apr 27, 2022 • 32min
S2 Ep. 28: Learn about Body Smart Girls with Hannah Cox
Enjoy this next episode with the lovely Hannah Cox who is passionate about young women learning the gift of their bodies. Hanna is a fertility awareness instructor trained in Creighton Model, FEMM and teenFEMM. After realizing how her own body illiteracy as a teen had affected her self esteem and decisions and after working with so many women who had struggled with cycle and hormone issues since their youth, she became determined to improve how we teach our daughters about their bodies and fertility. She is passionate about teaching young girls the beauty of their female bodies and the importance of caring for them. She offers an online workshop and course for moms and daughters to learn together about periods, puberty and cycle charting. Hanna lives in Nebraska with her husband and 5 children.
To get to know Hannah's work, go to cloakofroses.com, and learn about her Body Smart for Girls Literacy program! For girls 8 and up, you and your daughter can about her amazing body, how it’s changing and why she should love her period!
Opinions, statements, and beliefs of our interviewees are not necessarily a reflection of the HG podcast's beliefs and opinions as a whole.
Medical disclaimer: The information presented in The Hormone Genius Podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for actual medical or mental health advice from a doctor, psychologist, or any other medical or mental health professional.