Hey there, today's episode is going to be a little bit different. I feel like most time on the podcast,

I am answering questions, I am teaching and educating, and I am just trying to help everyone's

experience with fitness and health become a little bit more simple. And the truth is today's episode

is about something that I have struggled with immensely in the last six to eight months.

And I've kind of mentioned it on other podcasts. I've mentioned I had issues with cortisol. I've

mentioned I've had issues with thyroid. But I told myself that I wouldn't fully discuss it

until I had a couple more answers so that I didn't invite you into

the messy middle, but I was able to invite you in when I had some answers and it was a little

bit more stable. Now, I'm going to be honest, as I tell you my own story of my own imbalances

with hormones and with thyroid that started in the middle of 2024.

I can openly admit, and I have no shame in admitting, that one of the reasons I do love

this podcast is because even though I teach a lot, I've never had to pretend that I'm something

I'm not.

I'm not flawless.

I don't do everything perfectly.

I love, love, love, love fitness and health with all my heart.

I love researching. I love learning. And part of that is my own issues that I like to learn through.

And I'm no different than anyone else who sometimes struggles with pieces of health.

And so today I'm going to share my own personal

struggle with a piece of hormone health and some of the things that I've gone through and some of the

difficult parts. And I'm hoping that if you're in a situation where you relate to some of the

things that I've experienced, that you can feel hope and you can feel connected,

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