hormone health is not a trend

Hormonal wellness isn’t a trend. It’s a wisdom we curiously cultivate over our lifetime. (And maybe your a male-reading this thinking; welp, hormones-it doesn’t apply to me…but actually it does.)

I see hormonal health becoming another marketing strategy. Where people are creating products, and “quick fix” solutions for the masses. Where labeling and trend setting becomes louder- grouping individuals and saying “this one thing would be good for all of you.” (said in robot voice)

That type of thinking preys on people and is in essence just another marketing tactic. Fear based- telling us this for that. We are overloaded with reels and instagram posts of people diagnosing themselves with hormonal imbalances- and telling you; you probably have the same condition.

But it’s not that simple and hormone health is SO unique. So maybe you don’t need a label slapped on you, a cycle tracking app, a pill for your hormone health, a pack of cycle syncing tea, or to hide in your cave every time your period is about to come. Maybe you don’t need an answer from outside of you, but instead- you need an answer from within you.

Part of the human experience is experiencing a range of hormones.

Our hormones will ebb and flow as long as we have the gift of life.

Just as we change and evolve, so will our hormonal health.

The wisdom comes in the curiosity we cultivate over the years.

Hormone health is a relationship. A journey that shifts and asks us to listen deeply, to communicate with love and to grow with the cycles we experience.

Yes growing WITH the hormones that sometimes feel like they are working against you.

What works for someone else may not work for you. This is the unique nature of being human.

Western society tries to slap labels on us, diagnose us- provide medicine and “quick fixes” for discomfort. In an act to soothe symptoms individuals are grouped together.

While sometimes this is absolutely necessary, there are many other times where we simply (and not so simply) need to get to the root cause.

To commit to a more whole-istic way of living. Because this is how we live in reverence and relationship with our hormones.

Sometimes getting to the root cause is as simple as understanding that the way we live and move in this world matters!  The information and the food we consume, the way we process waste and the quality of our rest. All of these factors contribute to our hormone health and overall health. Its intrinsically complex and in essence, so simple.

When one system is under functioning (or rather over functioning to compensate), the rest begins to follow. Leading to a myriad of symptoms and confusion within the body. 

Our body who is all the while doing exactly what they need to do to process and manage the stress on their organ systems. When it feels like they are working against you, they may actually be working with you-with the cards they’ve been dealt. 

This looks different for everyone. Again, we are individuals. 

Individuals with autoimmune diseases or chemical imbalances in the brain are bound to have a variety of different symptoms in response to hormones, than someone with out those conditions. 

We are uniquely different. One thing we all have- a liver, fully functioning or not. That liver supports the WHOLE body. And if this piece isn’t functioning-shit is going to get wild. 

We can support our liver in the simplest of ways- with rest, with mindfulness, with food, with hydration, with connection, and love. 

When we support the liver, we are saying “I love you, and trust you to do your job.”

The liver is that first line of defense for our hormones. It’s what processes our hormones. And when those hormones are not being properly processed, we see symptoms. 

Gut disruption, diarrhea, cramps, mood swings, depression, racing thoughts, insomnia…sound familiar?

I believe there is hope-

That people experiencing periods, and menopause, and perimenopause can find peace in these cycles and can learn more about their unique bodies. That we can get more curious and more in tune with what it is we need and how we can support these cycles. And this doesn’t mean removing symptoms we may experience in each phase- but it does mean having body autonomy.  To me it means honoring these phases, and unapologetically learning to listen to the messages our hormones and body are telling us. 

If we start treating individuals as individuals, maybe we can live outside of this world of diagnoses. One where rather than seeking peace in a diagnosis or pill- we seek peace within ourselves.

Where we begin to question, and ask what it means to truly change the way we live, and how we relate to our hormones?

Where we take charge of our own health and get to the root of things- so that we may live a more full, and lively life.