The Hormone Genius Podcast

We are getting the perspective of a pharmacist today on The Hormone Genius Podcast! Maria Bizecki is a dual Canadian and Croatian citizen who was raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, with Great Distinction in 1994. She received her Pharmacy Hospital Residency Certificate from the Foothills Medical Centre in 1995. She has practiced as a clinical poison and drug information specialist from 2003-2021. Maria has a double certification from the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals as a Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner and as a FertilityCare Pharmacist Consultant. She has conducted webinars for the International Institute of Restorative Reproductive Medicine and American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals. She has also been a speaker for the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine Obstetrical Management seminar and the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine Therapeutics Course. As a result of her commitment to helping couples and women at FertilityCare Calgary, she received the University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition “Centennial Alumni of Influence Award” in 2014. Maria homeschooled her four sons and one daughter and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://naprotechnology.com/ https://fertilitycare.org/ https://byitsfruit.org/ https://iirrm.org/ 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.

Have you ever noticed how your energy, mood, cravings, and motivation seem to shift throughout the month? It’s not your imagination — it’s your hormones! In this empowering episode of the Hormone Genius Podcast, Jamie and Teresa invite you to explore how aligning your lifestyle with your menstrual cycle can help you optimize your health, vitality, and even creativity. As women, we are not the same every day — and that’s a beautiful thing. Our menstrual cycles are a dynamic rhythm of hormonal and physical changes, and understanding how to “flow” with those changes rather than fight against them can transform how we care for our bodies and minds. This episode takes you on a deeper dive into cycle syncing, a practice rooted in science and tailored to the unique physiology of each woman. Jamie and Teresa will guide you through: The Four Phases of the Menstrual Cycle — Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulatory, and Luteal — and what’s happening hormonally in each How to nourish your body with cycle-appropriate nutrition that supports energy, mood, and hormonal balance Matching your movement and fitness routines to each phase for more effective workouts and reduced burnout Tapping into your creative energy by syncing your projects and goals with the natural rhythm of your body Whether you're new to cycle syncing or looking to refine your approach, this episode will help you better understand your body's innate wisdom and provide tangible strategies to live in harmony with your cycle. You are not meant to feel the same every day — and that’s your superpower. 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.

Welcome Kayla Ives to the Hormone Genius Podcast! Kayla is a pelvic floor physical therapist and owner of the Pelvicphysio in Omaha. She moved to Omaha from Colorado because of the Air Force about 5 years ago and has since decided to stay, which ultimately allowed her to open the clinic in early 2021. “I have specialized in pelvic floor physical therapy my whole career and am so grateful to have been able to care for many women, men and children with pelvic floor-related dysfunction!” Kayla, will explain what Pelvic Floor Therapy is, give us an overview of what reasons a woman would need a pelvic floor PT, and so much more information that could help change your life! Check her out at https://thepelvicphysioomaha.com/ and on instagram @thepelvicphysioomaha. Jamie and Teresa learned so much great information about mind/body connection to the pelvic floor, and steps that we can all take to take care of our pelvic floor health! 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.

Welcome Mary Bruno to The Hormone Genius podcast! Mary is an author, speaker, Creighton Practitioner, and co-founder of Fabm base (PRONOUNCED FAM-base, fabmbase.org), an online fertility awareness database promoting fertility awareness education, access, and solidarity. She recently published "Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility and Other Suffering Delivered My Greatest Joys," a bestselling book that unpacks infertility, spiritual motherhood, authentic women's healthcare, and more. She's been married to Chris for almost 10 years and they live right outside of New Orleans, Louisiana with their beautiful adopted daughter, Bella. This episode will give your heart a tug in so many ways, as we learn through Mary's experince of suffering infertility, that even through the deepest pain, you can experience joy! 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.

This episode of the Hormone Genius is on Ketogenic nutrition and health. This is a big topic and can elicit feelings regarding how to approach nutrition. Jamie and Teresa are very aware of this and hope that this will be more of an educational experience on why a KETO approach to nutrition even exists. Teresa has personal experience with living a Ketogenic lifestyle, as well as reasons why approaching nutrition and understanding how we burn energy is important to all peoples health. This is also not meant to explain how to actually live a keto lifestyle. This episode instead, is meant to improve your understanding of how KETO can be a tool used by some individuals with doctor counsel to improve health.  For those of you who have struggled with weight, an eating disorder, or in general loving your body, we understand and want you to know that there is a pathway that is healthy and holistic for each one of you.  See our previous episode on Body Image, https://soundcloud.com/thehormonegenius/ep-28-body-image-and-being-your-authentic-self. You deserve to love your body and we want to support all women in this journey. There is no one way to live a holistic lifestyle, nor one nutritional space that is all right, or all wrong. So, discern well and take this information if anything to increase your understanding of this scientific approach to health. Teresa does not proclaim to be a foremost expert on Ketogenics, but is passionate about empowering others to learn what she has, in regards to the science of energy burning. We have provided below resources for more learning more from trusted physicians and scientists. Resources that I trust on Ketogenics: Dr. Dominic D'Agostino https://ketonutrition.org/ Dr. Ben Bikman https://gethlth.com/ Dr. Sarah Hallberg & Dr.Stephen Phinney https://www.virtahealth.com/ Dr. Jason Fung https://www.thefastingmethod.com/ Dr. Mary Newporthttps://www.amazon.com/Low-Carb-Solution-Alzheimers-Parkinsons-Diseases/dp/1591203813/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Dr.+Mary+newport&qid=1661274338&sr=8-2 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. motherflippingawesome.com 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.