PHOCS

5 weeks of loving you 🎀
5 weeks of a love that rewired everything I thought I knew about life and sacrifice.
Mia Valentina, I love being your mom 🩷

Hormones are incredibly responsive to the environment they’re in!

If the body isn’t moving and utilizing nutrients properly, if digestion is compromised, or if the system is under stress… hormones will always reflect that.

This is why just “balancing hormones” without addressing what’s underneath often leads to temporary or incomplete results.

In my coaching, I like to Zoom Out so then I can Zoom In.
I like to look at function as that’s where real change happens
👌🏼.

My thought process for getting back into workouts 1 month postpartum 💭
Slow, intentional work now for a stronger, more resilient body later!
I do NOT have the strength or energy for heavy compounds. Breastfeeding is taking a lot out of me 👀 😖 but I’m determined to instil the discipline I need to rebuild.
FOLLOW ALONG FOR MORE ✅

What a privilege it is to be your mom. 🎀

Progesterone is not exactly meant to be the starting point; so why are we starting the conversation there?!

It’s a hormone your body produces AFTER a strong ovulation!

If your levels are low, the focus shouldn’t just be on ADDING progesterone in, but on understanding WHY your body isn’t making enough on its own.

Every case is different and there are definitely some instances where supplying the body with exogenous progesterone (HRT) IS the right call.

But for some women who are in their 20s, 30s, and yes, even 40s… you need to be asking why is ovulation not the starting point where progesterone gets the opportunity to be produced and supported?

It comes down to asking the right questions to get the right answers and truly getting to the root cause.

Leptin ISN’T just about resistance; it’s about sensitivity.

Leptin is not be feared (it’s the hormone that tells your brain: “hey, we’re nourished, we’re safe, we can stop eating.” 😂

When your body is sensitive to leptin, that message lands clearly and we see appetite regulate, energy stabilize, and our metabolism responds the way it’s supposed to.

But when that sensitivity drops, the signal can become distorted and your body can act like it’s in a deficit… even when it’s not.

This is why it’s hard to get clients to fully understand leptin and how years of chronic dieting and making the body feel unsafe due to extremes can backfire!

Leptin sensitivity is built through the basics done well:
enough food, quality sleep, a regulated nervous system, and low inflammation.

Keep in mind, this didn’t happened overnight so it won’t be “fixed” overnight. It’s a rebuilding experience that needs to be introduced properly and managed.

It’s all about perspective 🎀✝️

It’s not always about the macros… sometimes it’s the micros that change the entire picture.

This ISN’T me saying this is a “magic” trace mineral!
It’s about shedding light on how small deficiencies can quietly impact hormone signaling, tissue health, and how your body responds to estrogen.

You can be hitting your protein, carbs, and fats perfectly…
and still feel “off”.

Especially in phases like perimenopause, where hormonal fluctuations are already higher, these gaps can become more noticeable.

This is your reminder to zoom out and to stop overlooking the nutrients that work behind the scenes.