Mom Sets The Tone In The Home
As moms, we have more influence than we realize. Our kids are watching how we respond to stress, how we talk about ourselves, how we treat our bodies, and even how we receive a compliment. If someone tells you you’re beautiful and your first response is to roll your eyes, dismiss it, or point out […]
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before My Daughters First Period.
In this episode I share things I wish someone had told me before my daughter had her first period. From fostering open conversations to helping girls understand the beauty and purpose of their changing bodies, this discussion offers practical encouragement for moms who want to raise confident, informed daughters grounded in God’s design for womanhood. […]
Before the First Period: Supporting Our Girls Through the Hardest Hormonal Years
In this episode: Why “common” symptoms like painful periods, mood crashes, and headaches aren’t actually “normal”—and what they’re telling us The difference between NFP and body literacy, and why cycle awareness is a gift we owe our daughters How cycle syncing can shape the way we eat and exercise across the month The surprising parallels […]
Is your daughter’s period pain normal… or a red flag?
When a mom takes her daughter to the doctor for painful periods, heavy PMS, or cyclical acne and walks out with a birth control prescription, something has gone wrong. In this solo episode, Rita makes her case plainly: hormonal birth control doesn’t solve a hormonal problem — it silences the very symptoms that are asking […]
What Is The Danger In Not Teaching Young Girls Cycle Tracking?
What if teaching our daughters about their cycles wasn’t a slippery slope, but actually one of the most protective gifts we can give them? In this episode, Rita sits down with her dear friend Katie Vidmar — body literacy and fertility awareness educator, founder of the Body Literacy Project. Together they tackle one of the […]
The gut hormone connection 101
The Gut–Hormone Connection: Why Treating Them Separately Isn’t Working Your gut and your hormones aren’t two separate stories — they’re chapters of the same one. In this episode, Rita unpacks the strong interplay between digestion and hormonal health, why conventional medicine tends to miss it, and the practical swaps you can start making today. Want […]
Why can’t you do what you KNOW you should do?
Stuck in your weight loss journey and what you can do about it? This interview covers so much more than just why #weightloss isn’t happening but a revolutionary approach to healing your relationship with food so you can experience true and deep healing in your journey. For more on Denise and Weight Loss with the […]
Does something need to change?
Are you unable to put a 100% into everything that your doing? Whether its stress, lack of energy, or a rash, there may be a simple solution for your problems right in front of you. To sign up for the waitlist for the upcoming weight loss workshop go here: https://birdsend.page/forms/9473/qpredEGDj6 For more about Rita and […]
What no one told you about weight loss?
It’s really common to attribute weight loss that won’t.budge. to hormones being imbalanced. But what if I told you that giving hormones all the blame isn’t going deep enough. There is so much more we need to consider if you’re stuck and struggling to lose weight. Things like are you eating enough? Exercising too much? […]
How to support Cortisol!
Listen to this on repeat if you’re experiencing lots of stress! What is cortisol? How does it impact our hormones? And how in the world do I support dysregulated cortisol? I cover all this and more in todays episode. For more about Rita and her practice go here: https://healthandhormones.org/about/