I recently spent a lovely, socially distant, morning with my good friend, Megan. Megan (they/them) is a very experienced movement teacher, yoga therapist, birth doula and somatic experiencing practitioner in training. We met, over 10 years ago, while teaching yoga together. Megan’s presence is calming, safe and grounding. So, if you’re here, you’re in for a real treat!

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Are you having a harder time conceiving than you expected? Have you weathered the deep devastation of pregnancy loss? Are you wanting to understand more of your health before you take the plunge and try to conceive?

Then I want to talk with you about MTHFR.

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Estrogen is an amazing hormone and one that has gotten a lot of bad press over the last 10 or so years, and with justified reason. Most likely, we all know someone who has weathered the storm of breast or uterine cancer. Going through a health challenge of that magnitude and the correlation of those conditions to excess estrogen is certainly enough to create questions when it comes to supporting estrogen in our bodies.

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Navigating the symptoms of hormone fluctuations can be challenging. Once puberty begins, our hormones are in a constant state of change, responding to other signals in our body and working toward a better balance. Like many other body processes, I truly believe that our bodies are inherently wise and they are always working to find an optimal balance.

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I consider progesterone a super hormone! It has many amazing impacts on our health, a few of which are mentioned below. However, it’s balance and levels are also highly influenced by things like stress, social/economic threats (ie: a global pandemic) and illness. Understanding some of the details regarding progesterone may help you put some of the pieces together as to hormonal symptoms you may be experiencing. Getting to the root cause of symptoms can be one of the most empowering aspects of the healing journey.

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Pollen is at some of the highest levels here in the Pacific Northwest and over the last couple of years allergy symptoms have shown to be a very prominent symptom for many of my patients, as well as my 5 year old son. The itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing and congestion are often the primary symptoms, but along with those often comes an increase in anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability and brain fog.

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