EP60: Dr. Claudia Welch on the Medicine of Subtraction and Balancing Your Hormones
What Dr. Claudia Shares: Why the title of her book is actually backwards Her “aha!” moment when she was studying hormones The difference between sex hormones and stress hormones How our spiritual and emotional choices reverberate through our physical bodies What You’ll Hear: Understanding that your hormones don’t become imbalanced in a vacuum How Western and Eastern medicines support each other to better understand our hormones Viewing hormonal functions through the lens of duality Hormones govern extremes in the body Understanding why imbalances between sex and stress hormones occur Learning how to decrease stress hormones through lifestyle changes Striving for the sweet spot of balance between yin and yang Learning your own body to understand when it needs more rest versus stimulation Why women in their late 30’s and beyond require more rest Becoming hormonally rearranged in menopause Learning to balance external stressors to support your health Determining what your version of ‘having it all’ is, and subtracting what you don’t need The interweaving effects of emotion, thought, biology, action, and spirituality on our hormonal balance Embracing the medicine of subtraction and internal wisdom to find balance Why saying no takes so much courage Further resources for learning about hormone balancing and preparing for pregnancy Respecting the hormonal differences between male and female bodied people
