Postpartum Q&A: What's "Normal" During Recovery, Breastfeeding, Energy, Metabolism, Hormones, Gut Health + More

Postpartum Q&A: What's "Normal" During Recovery, Breastfeeding, Energy, Metabolism, Hormones, Gut Health + More

In this episode, I'm answering your postpartum questions and talking through some of the most common things women experience after having a baby – physically, mentally, and emotionally. We get into exhaustion, hormones, digestion, breastfeeding, metabolism, nervous system stress, and recovery timelines. I also share my perspective on postpartum healing from both a personal and practitioner standpoint on what's "normal" versus what may be a sign your body needs more support. Resources: • Which lab test is best for you? → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/quiz-testing] • Get functional lab testing → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/application] • Follow along on Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/theholistic.remedy/] In this episode: 01:06 — Is this normal? 06:43 — Energy + exhaustion 10:35 — Feeling "wired but tired" 12:36 — Getting back to the basics 15:30 — Feeling reactive + sensitive postpartum 19:00 — Hormonal fluctuations 20:37 — When to expect your menstrual cycle 23:15 — Breastfeeding + nourishment 26:26 — Metabolism + weight changes postpartum 29:14 — Digestion, bloating, and what's "normal" 31:03 — When to get more support? 36:24 — The postpartum recovery timeline I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!

Decoding My Postpartum Labs: How Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding Showed Up in My Body

My postpartum lab results were surprising. In this episode, I'm walking you through what I tested and how pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, stress, sleep deprivation, and overall life left very real patterns in my body months later. We talk about the difference between conventional vs. functional lab interpretation and why context matters just as much as the lab values themselves. To that point, I also share more about my specific pregnancy/birth/postpartum experience and how those experiences influenced my results. I get into how I used my particular test results to connect the dots and create a streamlined recovery plan moving forward. More than anything, this episode is about understanding that your body is not random – it's responding in its own unique way to everything it's been through. Resources: • Which lab test is best for you? → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/quiz-testing] • Get functional lab testing → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/application] • Follow along on Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/theholistic.remedy/] In this episode: 01:05 — I finally got my postpartum lab results back 03:03 — Functional vs conventional lab testing 05:38 — Context matters just as much as the numbers 08:25 — My preconception lab testing + results 12:24 — The impact of my pregnancy/birth experience 17:01 — The foundations: women's health blood panel 22:04 — Micronutrient testing: vitamins, minerals, amino acids 26:22 — The GI-MAP: gut microbiome diversity and more 30:45 — Looking at the big picture 34:25 — Answers, validation, and a personalized plan I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!

Why You're Bloated: The Different Root Causes Behind Bloating

Bloating is one of the most common symptoms I see in women's health, but not all bloating looks the same. The timing, patterns, and surrounding symptoms can actually tell us a lot about what may be causing it. In this episode, I'm breaking down the different types of bloating I commonly see clinically and some of the most common patterns I find on functional lab tests of women struggling with chronic bloating. I also share why approaches like cutting more foods or taking random supplements often backfire. If you've been feeling bloated and can't figure out why, this episode will help you better understand what your body may actually be trying to tell you. Resources: • Which lab test is best for you? → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/quiz-testing] • Get functional lab testing → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/application] • Follow along on Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/theholistic.remedy/] In this episode: 01:05 — Life updates 08:40 — Misunderstandings around bloating 11:53 — Bloating immediately after eating 16:17 — Bloating that builds throughout the day 18:23 — Constant bloating 20:07 — The "root" of the root cause 23:10 — Hormonal bloating 26:41 — Figuring out why you're bloated 27:46 — The most helpful tests for bloating I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!

My Biggest Health Mistakes: What I'd Do Differently If I Could Start Over

If I could go back to the beginning of my health journey, I would do things very differently. I honestly made things a lot harder than they needed to be. For a long time, I thought healing meant doing more. More supplements, more routines, more restriction, more effort and constantly trying to optimize everything. But looking back, a lot of that was just adding stress to a system that was already majorly stressed. In this episode, I'm walking you through the biggest shifts that actually made a difference in my healing and the things I had to stop doing in order to finally feel better. If you feel like you're putting in so much effort and still not getting the results you want in your health, this one will help you create a better wellness strategy. Resources: • Which lab test is best for you? → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/quiz-testing] • Get functional lab testing → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/application] • Follow along on Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/theholistic.remedy/] In this episode: 01:06 – Finding balance as a working mom 03:35 – Looking back on my healing journey 05:56 – Why doing more didn't help me heal faster 07:17 – Simplifying everything 10:38 – Personalizing the "checklist" 12:40 – How functional lab testing helped me 14:40 – Back to the basics 18:06 – Leaning into a more natural life 19:57 – More advanced protocols 21:05 – Phasing out your health plan 22:30 – A real supplements strategy 25:23 – Using my current labs to create a targeted plan 26:35 – Noah joins us 😌 27:55 – Building a life that actually supports your health 29:19 – Nervous system support and slowing down I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!

Post-Birth Control Recovery: What's Normal, What's Not, and How to Support Hormone Balance

In this episode, I'm breaking down what actually happens in your body on birth control and what it looks like to come off of it. Birth control is often presented as a quick fix for things like acne, PMS, irregular cycles, or menstrual pain (among other things). But what's rarely explained is that it doesn't actually resolve those issues — it suppresses your natural hormone cycle. So when you come off, your body has to relearn how to do all of that on its own again. We talk about what's actually normal during that transition, what symptoms are a sign your body needs more support, and what a realistic recovery timeline looks like. Resources: • Which lab test is best for you? → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/quiz-testing] • Get functional lab testing → [https://www.theholisticremedy.com/application] • Follow along on Instagram → [https://www.instagram.com/theholistic.remedy/] In this episode: 01:05 – A little life update 05:28 – Why birth control is so commonly prescribed 11:31 – What it's actually doing in your body 13:23 – Why menstruating is so important for your health 15:05 – What happens when you come off 17:25 – What's normal in the first few months 18:57 – A realistic recovery timeline 19:29 – Signs your body is struggling to recover 21:28 – Will your old symptoms return post-birth control? 24:33 – When to get off birth control before pregnancy 28:09 – Common mistakes that slow recovery 32:17 – What actually supports recovery 33:51 – Taking a more proactive approach I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!