If you’ve been told your bloodwork is “normal” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, anxious, or stuck in your weight… this episode will be a game changer.

In Episode 374 of The Period Whisperer Podcast, we break down the exact blood chemistry markers women in perimenopause should request, why they matter, and what they reveal that most doctors completely overlook.

You’ll learn:

✨ The truth about thyroid testing — and why TSH alone is NOT enough
✨ How to interpret a full iron panel in the context of fatigue + hair loss
✨ Why liver markers like ALT, AST, and GGT matter for estrogen detox
✨ The role of fasting insulin, glucose, and A1c in midlife weight gain
✨ How inflammation markers like hs-CRP influence perimenopause symptoms
✨ What free testosterone + SHBG reveal about libido and energy
✨ The key nutrient markers (D, B12, zinc, magnesium, selenium, iodine) every woman should track
✨ How to confidently advocate for these tests with your primary care provider

If you want a clear roadmap for understanding your body in perimenopause — not just being dismissed with “everything looks fine” — this episode is your toolkit.

🔗 Links & Resources

Beam Minerals: https://www.beamminerals.com/?oid=4&affid=1227

(USE DISCOUNT CODE: BRIA at checkout for 20% off)

AG1: DrinkAG1.com/BRIA (for a free $76 gift when you try AG1)

Connect With Bria:

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Grab The Ultimate Guide To Make Nutrition Easy In Perimenopause: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/offers/rVsL2APG/checkout
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you’ve been struggling with low energy, poor sleep, anxiety, brain fog, weight resistance, or feeling exhausted for no reason, this episode is about to blow your mind.

In today’s episode of The Period Whisperer Podcast, we’re unpacking the HTMA Test (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) — one of the most underutilized but powerful tools for understanding your metabolism, stress load, and hormone health during perimenopause.

You’ll learn:

✨ What the HTMA test actually measures and why it reveals what blood testing can’t
✨ How mineral imbalances affect sleep, libido, mood, energy, and weight
✨ How to know if HTMA will help you break through stubborn symptoms
✨ Why you need an experienced practitioner to interpret mineral patterns
✨ The biggest lessons I’ve learned from running hundreds of HTMAs
✨ How mineral balancing can transform perimenopause — and your whole life

If you’ve ever wondered why your body feels overwhelmed, depleted, or unresponsive — even when you’re doing everything right — this episode will help you finally understand what’s going on beneath the surface.

🔗 Links & Resources

Beam Minerals: https://www.beamminerals.com/?oid=4&affid=1227

(USE DISCOUNT CODE: BRIA at checkout for 20% off)

AG1: DrinkAG1.com/BRIA (for a free $76 gift when you try AG1)

Connect With Bria:

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Grab The Ultimate Guide To Make Nutrition Easy In Perimenopause: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/offers/rVsL2APG/checkout
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you haven’t slept through the night since… you can’t remember when — this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m joined by women’s hormone expert Robin Nielson to uncover why perimenopause seems to hijack your sleep, what’s really going on in your body, and the actionable steps you can take this week to finally get restorative, uninterrupted sleep again.

Robin breaks down the misunderstood connection between sleep, cortisol, insulin, and hormone balance, why nighttime waking is NOT always “just hormones,” and how nutrient deficiencies, blood sugar issues, toxins, ferritin levels, digestion, and stress are quietly wrecking your sleep more than you realize.

If you’ve been told to just “take melatonin,” “stop caffeine,” or “wait it out,” — you’re going to love this conversation. Robin brings raw honesty, science-backed wisdom, and a completely fresh perspective on how sleep drives every hormone in your body and how to become the CEO of your own circadian rhythm in perimenopause.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The hidden reasons your sleep falls apart in perimenopause (and why it’s not only estrogen).
• Why cortisol and insulin are the two “sleep dictators” running the show.
• The practical, low-cost changes that dramatically improve sleep — without guesswork or overwhelm.

Whether you’re dealing with night sweats, 2–4am wake-ups, racing thoughts, exhaustion, or feeling like you’re aging faster than you should — this episode will help you reclaim peaceful sleep, resilient hormones, and a life that flows again.

This conversation will leave you feeling seen, empowered, and equipped with the clarity you’ve been searching for.

✨ Three Key Takeaways

1️⃣ Sleep is the foundation of hormone regulation — not the other way around.
2️⃣ Balancing cortisol and insulin is the missing link for midlife sleep success.
3️⃣ You must know YOUR body — symptoms show up differently for every woman, but the root causes are measurable and fixable.

Learn More From Robin Here:

Instagram: @robinanielsen

Website: https://naturalhormonesolution.com/

Sign up for Robin’s Hormone Reset Program: https://naturalhormonesolution.com/hormonereset/

Natural Solutions for Hormone Balance Sisterhood Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturalsolutionshormonebalance/

THE COMPLETE HORMONE ASSESSMENT: naturalhormonesolution.com/bria

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you struggle with symptoms like poor sleep, fatigue, bloating, anxiety, memory issues, stubborn weight, low libido, or food sensitivities, and your lab work always looks “normal,” this episode is going to change everything.

In this week’s episode of The Period Whisperer, we’re diving deep into the GI MAP, the DNA-based stool test that uncovers infections, parasites, inflammation, malabsorption, leaky gut, microbiome imbalance — and how all of it connects to your hormones, metabolism, and mood.

You’ll learn:

✨ What the GI MAP actually measures and why it is more advanced than traditional stool testing
✨ How gut issues can cause sleep disruptions, hormone imbalance, anxiety, and weight resistance
✨ Why the GI MAP isn’t covered by insurance (and why you can use your HSA/FSA card)
✨ Why having an experienced practitioner interpret your results truly matters
✨ What I’ve learned after running hundreds of GI MAP tests in my practice
✨ The reason I run a GI MAP on myself annually — and why you may want to also

If you’ve been searching for answers, trying protocols, or buying supplements and still not getting better — your gut might be the real root cause.

This is the episode that will help you finally understand your body — and build a plan that actually works.

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you’ve been doing everything right—eating clean, working out, tracking the numbers—yet still battling stubborn weight, exhaustion, or hormonal chaos… your liver may be the missing link no one is talking about.

In this week’s episode of The Period Whisperer Podcast, I’m joined by the powerhouse herself, Coach Lisa Pickart, a 65-year-old nutritionist and health coach with over 45 years of experience helping midlife women finally break free from obesity, chronic stress, inflammation, and stalled weight loss.

Lisa’s approach is bold and refreshing: your liver is the command center of your metabolism. And in perimenopause—when hormones fluctuate, stress spikes, and detox pathways slow down—most women don’t realize their liver is overwhelmed, congested, and unable to process the hormonal load their body is carrying.

In this eye-opening conversation, we break down the liver–weight connection your doctor probably missed, how perimenopause stresses the liver even more, what symptoms signal you’re dealing with congestion, and the simple, practical steps women can take right now to support detoxification, energy, fat loss, and hormone balance.

If you’re feeling stuck in your body, this episode will give you clarity, hope, and a roadmap.

Key Takeaways

1. The liver is the overlooked root cause of stubborn weight, fatigue, and hormone imbalance in perimenopause.

Lisa explains how stress, toxins, estrogen fluctuations, poor sleep, alcohol, medications, and nutrient deficiencies overwhelm the liver—and how this drives weight gain, cravings, bloating, and inflammation.

2. Most doctors miss liver congestion because standard labs don’t reveal functional stress.

Lisa walks through the signs and symptoms women should look for—like waking up at 3am, belly fat, chemical sensitivity, skin issues, irritability, and stalled metabolism—and why they matter.

3. You can start supporting your liver today with simple, powerful steps.

From hydration to minerals to gentle movement, bitter foods, targeted supplements, and lifestyle shifts, Lisa shares the exact actions women can take to reduce inflammation and unlock weight loss in midlife.

If you’re ready to understand your body on a deeper level and finally break through the invisible barrier standing between you and feeling like yourself again, this episode is a must-listen.

🔗 Learn More from Lisa Pickart

📸 Instagram: @lifebacksystem
🌐 Website: https://go.lifebacksystem.com/home
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

Connect with Bria:

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you’ve been struggling with sleep, brain fog, stubborn weight, mood swings, low libido, or just feeling “off” in your body — even though you’re doing everything right — this episode is about to change the way you think about your hormones.

In today’s episode of The Period Whisperer Podcast, I’m breaking down the DUTCH test in the simplest, most practical way possible. Whether you’ve never heard of it or you’ve always wondered if it’s worth the investment, you’ll learn:

✨ What the DUTCH test actually measures (and why bloodwork often misses the real problem)
✨ How cortisol patterns, estrogen detox pathways, and hormone metabolites impact your sleep, mood, energy, and weight
✨ How to know if the DUTCH test can help YOU have better sleep, clearer thinking, higher libido, and easier weight loss
✨ Why it isn’t covered by insurance — but why you can use your HSA/FSA card
✨ Why you must have an experienced practitioner interpret your results
✨ The reason I run a DUTCH test on myself every year
✨ And why this is one of my favorite tools for helping midlife women feel like themselves again

If you’ve ever wished you could finally understand what your hormones are doing — and get a clear, personalized roadmap to support your body — this episode is a must-listen.

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

In this brand new episode, I’m joined by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Elizabeth Katzman, who works with women who feel like they’re “doing everything right” yet still battling fatigue, bloating, weight gain, anxiety, and hormonal chaos in perimenopause.

Together, we unpack one of the least-discussed contributors to midlife symptoms: the long-term impact of hormonal birth control.

Elizabeth breaks down how birth control affects every system of the female body—from thyroid function to bone density, minerals, gut health, hormone communication, inflammation, and even nervous system regulation. And most importantly, she explains how these effects can linger for years after stopping birth control, often showing up most dramatically in perimenopause.

Whether you were on birth control for two years or twenty, whether you stopped in your 20s or are still on it in your 40s, this episode will help you understand your symptoms in a whole new way.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Elizabeth’s story and how she became an FDN
• How hormonal birth control actually works inside the body
• The silent, long-term “birth control hangover” that impacts women in midlife
• What Elizabeth sees in her practice when women enter perimenopause after years on birth control
• The difference between stopping birth control young vs. staying on it into your 30s and 40s
• Why birth control is still handed out to women in perimenopause—even when they don’t need contraception
• How to safely support your hormones, thyroid, minerals, gut, and detox pathways after long-term hormonal birth control
• Elizabeth’s raw, unfiltered advice for every woman navigating perimenopause
• How to learn from and work with Elizabeth
  
  

Key Takeaways

1. Hormonal birth control leaves functional imprints on the body—impacting thyroid conversion, bone density, mineral levels, gut permeability, inflammation, and clotting risk.
2. Women often feel the effects most deeply during perimenopause, when the body is already undergoing major hormonal shifts.
3. You can support and heal from the birth control hangover through mineral replenishment, gut repair, liver support, and hormone communication restoration.

🔗 Links & Resources

Learn More From Elizabeth Katzman

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongchoices1
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@strongchoices1
🌐 Website: https://StrongChoices.com

Connect with Bria:

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough

If you’re a high-achieving woman in midlife who wants better health, more energy, deeper relationships, stronger finances, and a career that actually lights you up in 2026, this episode is your roadmap.

Inside this powerful year-end coaching session, Bria breaks down the single most important step you must take right now (yes — in 2025!) to guarantee massive improvement in your health and hormones next year.

This isn’t another “new year, new you” pep talk.

It’s a grounded, research-backed strategy that Bria uses with her clients to help them finally get out of survival mode, stop burning out, and create real, lasting physiological change.

You’ll walk away with:

✔️ A clear, doable action plan to set yourself up for hormone balance in 2026
✔️ The framework Bria uses with her private clients to create predictable results
✔️ A new way to think about your time, energy, boundaries, and daily decisions
✔️ The reason most midlife women stay stuck — and the shift that changes everything
✔️ Why this one step impacts not just your hormones, but your relationships, money, and career growth
✔️ The exact moves to make now so you don’t repeat another year of “trying everything but feeling worse”

If you’re ready to feel better in your body, lighten the mental load, and create the kind of midlife that feels expansive instead of exhausting, hit play.
Your 2026 self will thank you.

Connect with Bria:

🌐 Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
🎧 Listen to past episodes: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/the-period-whisperer-podcast
📝 Take the 2-Minute Health Debt Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68ab9b1d8bbfc20015513285
📩 Book a Free Discovery Call: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/hormonebreakthrough