Navigating health and hormones with Dr. Edie Wadsworth
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This summer, I ran into a Pardon the Mess listener and asked her how I could support her parenting journey on this podcast. She said, “All of my friends talk about health and hormones every day. It’s a real struggle.” I did not disagree. Maybe it’s middle age or the fact that we have TONS of information overwhelming us on social media - but the topic of women’s health is often overwhelming. For many years, I have run on empty and taking care of myself last. Anyone else relate to this approach?
Today’s conversation with Dr. Edie Wadsworth won’t solve everything - but will hopefully encourage you as you navigate your health journey. I believe the health of us as parents greatly impacts how we show up with our kids. It’s inevitable to feel exhausted as parents - but imagine if you didn’t. I have never really understood insulin resistance until this conversation.
My favorite part is at the end when she reminds ME and all of us - that our value isn’t tied to our weight. I also love how she encouraged us all to not give up and keep taking small steps.
In our chat we discuss:
- Dr. Edie’s journey as a physician battling her own health struggles
- How can we understand our hormones as we age
- What can we do to make some progress when we feel stuck
- Holistic and affordable ideas when we don't want another prescription
Enjoy!
Courtney
The information provided in this podcast episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare professional regarding your health concerns, medical conditions, or treatment options.
(02:55) Family Dynamics and Life in Tennessee
(05:51) Health Journey and Transition from Medicine
(08:59) Understanding Perimenopause and Hormonal Changes
(12:01) The Importance of Holistic Health Practices
(14:57) Nutrition and Hormonal Balance
(17:55) Building Muscle and Managing Insulin Resistance
(21:05) Creating Health vs. Managing Sickness
(24:10) Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause
(26:04) The Power of Self-Advocacy in Health
(29:54) Navigating Hormonal Health and Finding the Right Doctor
(31:42) The Role of Supplements and Hormone Replacement Therapy
(33:53) Addressing Joint Health and Insulin Resistance
(36:50) Overcoming Overwhelm and Building Healthy Habits
(41:31) Resources for Health and Wellness
(45:48) Embracing Worth Beyond Weight
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:13.0 | Hey, friends, welcome back to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:15.9 | I'm your host, Courtney Defeo, and it is January, and if you're like me, you're going |
| 0:20.3 | and hopeful, like this is the year. This is the year I'm going to feel better, you're going in hopeful. Like this is the year. |
| 0:21.9 | This is the year I'm going to feel better. This is the year I'm going to get things figured out. |
| 0:25.9 | I'm going to read my Bible past like the second week of January or I'm going to go on a walk more than twice. |
| 0:32.1 | But our hormones and our health is a conversation I'm having with almost every mom that I see. |
| 0:38.7 | And in fact, I met one of you at the beach this summer. |
| 0:40.9 | And I said, what kind of podcast episodes would you like? |
| 0:43.5 | And she said, do you know what we're talking about? |
| 0:45.5 | How horrible we feel. |
| 0:47.4 | And so I thought the best guess we could have on today is Dr. Edie Wadsworth. |
| 0:51.2 | And the reason I love her and she is a physician and she is a podcaster and a wife and a mom and a |
| 0:57.5 | grandmother and an author and all those things. But really what drew me to her is she is someone that is |
| 1:03.6 | in her 50s that feels better now than she has felt in decades. And that gets my attention. And so I |
| 1:10.0 | wanted to have her on because I feel like it can be so confusing. There's so much information out there. And that gets my attention. And so I wanted to have her on because I feel like it can be |
| 1:12.1 | so confusing. There's so much information out there. And so we talk about all the things. And it's why |
| 1:17.1 | it's kind of long. But I wanted to just get her opinion on supplements and perimenopause and |
| 1:23.1 | gosh, all the things. Energy, sleeping. So you will love it. At the end, don't miss the last |
| 1:30.0 | few minutes. I ask her some of the questions that you have, like frozen shoulder. Did you all know |
| 1:34.6 | that's even a side effect of perimenopause? And then at the end, I sure do tear up because |
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