Hello…
I wanted to share my own hormone journey, because it is what led me here — and it’s the reason I do this work the way I do.
My 30s were easy.
I ate what I wanted. I worked out a few times a week and walked daily. I drank every weekend, a lot — and I didn’t gain a pound.
Age 40-47 was a bit harder, thanks to mold exposure I didn’t even know I had.
I was living in a mold-infested home with no idea what it was doing to my body. My hormones went into full chaos — barely sleeping 4-5 hours a night, exhausted all the time, so foggy I could barely finish a sentence some days.
My body started fighting itself: hives and rashes out of nowhere, random food sensitivities, an autoimmune flare that was later diagnosed as Sjogren’s. I started limiting wheat because it just didn’t make me feel good, worked out 3x a week (mostly adrenaline-driven, sweaty cardio — mud runs, 5Ks, a 10K), and still drank every weekend.
The weight slowly crept up, but I could still wear all the same clothes.
I spent thousands of dollars chasing answers — acupuncture, functional medicine doctors, mold specialists, test after test after test.
Over and over, I’d sit across from a doctor, describe everything I was feeling, and get told my labs were “normal.”
What finally moved the needle was an acupuncturist who specialized in hormone health — for the first time, someone actually connected the dots for me. That experience changed the direction of my life.
In 2020, I got certified as a Holistic Hormone Health Practitioner because I saw exactly how big the gap was — how many women go through this exact same thing, get the same runaround, with zero real education and zero real support. I wanted to give other women what I couldn’t find for myself.
Then menopause hit at 47, and everything changed.
I no longer had a period, and I was doing all the same things — working out regularly with more cardio-driven workouts, eating pretty clean, walking daily.
But this time, my clothes got tighter and my waistline started resembling a muffin. Hot flashes were out of this world, waking up in a pool of sweat. I was angry one minute and crying the next. I stood in front of the mirror one day and didn’t recognize what I saw.
I always felt overwhelmed, which kept me from sleeping — and I gained 10+ pounds.
So I did what we women do — I pushed harder in my workouts and tried every “diet” under the moon. Nothing worked. Literally nothing.
Now in my 50s and being post-menopausal, I have a renewed sense of what it means to be healthy and fit, and I focus on what makes my body feel its best.
I workout to feel strong and build muscle, not to lose weight.
I eat foods that make me feel energized and satiated, not bloated, lethargic, or hangry.
I walk daily to get sunshine on my face, as a way to de-stress and get more movement in.
I have a night-time routine that helps me get the sleep I need so I don’t succumb to cravings, mood swings, or brain fog the next day.
I use natural products that don’t cause issues with my hormones, and natural supplements to support my body’s needs as it ages. (I also carry the MTHFR and slow COMT genetic variants I coach my clients around today — so when I walk you through a protocol, I’ve usually lived it myself first.)
This ain’t about perfection, it’s about progress.
I’ve got years ahead, and my goal is to feel amazing and stop worrying about that number on the scale. It does not define who I am as a person.
My passion is empowering other women to do the same — to know they’re not alone in this, and that they don’t have to spend thousands of dollars and years of their life piecing it together the way I did.
Your hormones are running the show right now. Your body isn’t failing you — it’s just been trying to get your attention for a while.
You deserve to feel amazing at every stage of life!
XX, Angie