Lately, I’ve been seeing the same conversation come up again and again. Women are told by their doctor: “You’re low in iron.” And the solution? “Take an iron supplement.” But here’s the problem: In many cases… they’re not actually low in iron at all. And I know this - not just from working with clients, but from my own  experience. Why am I told I have low iron when my iron levels are normal? Many women are told they have low iron when only ferritin (iron storage) or hemoglobin is tested....

If your once-predictable menstrual cycle has suddenly started doing strange things - arriving early, disappearing for weeks, or turning into a heavy marathon - you’re not imagining it. Many women notice that sometime in their 40s, their cycle begins to behave very differently from what they’ve known for decades . One month your period arrives every 23 days. The next month it’s nowhere to be seen. Then it comes back with heavy bleeding or intense PMS. While it can feel worrying, these changes...

If there’s one thing I’ve had to learn (and re-learn) over the years, it’s that more is not always better. I’ve definitely been guilty of chasing perfection - whether that’s in my health routines, my work, or even my skincare. But the older I get, and the more I work with women navigating hormone changes after 40, the more I see that our bodies thrive on simplicity and consistency, not intensity and perfection. I recently wrote about this in my article on nervous system regulation and hormone...