What if the way you’re living is what’s keeping your body stuck?

In this episode, I’m joined by Akary Busto, Emotional Biohacker and Trauma-Informed Human Design Specialist, for a powerful conversation on nervous system regulation, emotional patterns, and healing from the inside out.

We explore how chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation show up in the body as fatigue, irritability, weight that won’t budge, and feeling disconnected from yourself even when labs look “normal” and you’re doing all the right things.

Akary breaks down Human Design life cycles and how different seasons of life can impact emotional resilience, energy, and how the body responds to stress. She also shares a simple, heart-centered nervous system regulation technique you can use in real time to calm your body and create safety from within.

If you’ve been pushing, powering through, and wondering why your body isn’t responding the way it used to, this episode offers a compassionate reframe and practical tools to help you reconnect and regulate.

🔗 Connect with Akary

Website: https://uhkare.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/uhkarebreathwork

Substack: https://substack.com/@uhkare

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If food and your body image take up way more mental space than you want to admit — the rules, the guilt, the constant second-guessing — this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Registered Holistic Nutritionist Cindy Spratt, who helps women heal their relationship with food so they can let go of disordered eating patterns, food guilt, and body shame — and finally reclaim their health, confidence, and freedom.

We unpack the blurry line between “healthy habits” and disordered eating, why high-achieving women are especially vulnerable to food obsession, and how body dysmorphia quietly shows up in everyday thoughts and behaviors. Cindy also shares what real healing actually looks like, how to start loosening the grip of food rules, and how to pursue health without hating your body in the process.

If you’ve ever felt trapped by food rules, guilty for eating “off plan,” or frustrated by your reflection despite doing all the right things — this conversation will feel deeply validating and incredibly freeing.

Connect with Cindy:

🌐 Website: https://www.cindyspratt.com/

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindysprattnutrition

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cindysprattnutrition/

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If you’ve ever felt puffy, swollen, inflamed, heavy, or like your body is holding on no matter what you do, this episode will connect some very important dots.

In today’s conversation, Monika sits down with Marisa Mohammed, Registered Massage Therapist and founder of La Mar Wellness, to explore the powerful — and often overlooked — role of the lymphatic system in women’s health.

We break down the difference between traditional manual lymphatic drainage and Brazilian-inspired lymphatic drainage, why Brazilian techniques often create visible results faster, and how lymph flow is deeply connected to energy, digestion, detoxification, nervous system regulation, and emotional release.

Marisa also shares her Body–Lymph–Soul philosophy — explaining why true healing doesn’t happen by forcing the body harder, but by restoring flow, safety, and regulation.

In this episode, we cover:

• What the lymphatic system actually does (and why it matters)
• Brazilian vs traditional lymphatic drainage — what’s the difference?
• Why women feel puffy, swollen, or “stuck”
• How stress and burnout slow lymph flow
• The connection between lymph and the nervous system
• Tools and habits to support lymph at home
• Who benefits most from lymphatic drainage — and who should proceed with caution

✨ If you’re local to Burlington, Ontario, I highly recommend booking a session with Marisa and experiencing the sanctuary she’s building at La Mar Wellness — it truly is one of a kind.

👉 Learn more or book with Marisa here:
https://www.marisathermt.com/lamarwellness

And if you do see her, let her know you listened to the podcast and that I sent you. 💖

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In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing exactly what I did to prepare my body for pregnancy as a woman 35+ navigating hormonal shifts, subtle cycle changes, and labs that were technically “normal” but not optimal.

After announcing my pregnancy on Instagram, I wanted to pull back the curtain on the work that led me here because it’s the same work I help women with every single day.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why fertility prep at 35+ looks different than it does in your 20s
• The difference between “normal” hormone labs and optimal hormone function
• How estradiol, ovulation, progesterone, and metabolism are deeply connected
• Why supporting metabolism isn’t just about weight loss; it’s about energy, hormone production, and reproductive health
• The role of anti-inflammatory nutrition, healthy fats, digestion, gut health, and mineral balance in fertility
• Why I ran functional testing like the GI-MAP, DUTCH, and HTMA and what I learned from them
• How low potassium and mineral depletion commonly show up in women 35+
• Why nervous system regulation may be the most overlooked (and most important) piece of fertility support

This episode is for you if:

• You’re 35+ and thinking about pregnancy now or in the future
• Your hormones don’t feel the same, even though your labs look “fine”
• You want to understand fertility through the lens of metabolism and whole-body health
• You’re tired of being told to “just relax” or “wait and see”

✨ Free Resource:
Download my Ovulation Tracking Guide to better understand your cycle, identify fertile windows, and spot hormonal red flags early:
👉https://www.monikaeva.com/ovulationguide

✨ Want personalized fertility & hormone support?
If you’re looking for a customized strategy based on your hormones, metabolism, and life stage, DM me on Instagram and let’s chat about what your body needs to move into a more optimal, fertile, and balanced state.

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If you’re over 50, eating healthy, staying active, and still gaining weight, this episode is for you.

In Episode 85 of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Lori Balue, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, who lost 100 pounds naturally after 50 and now helps women rebalance their hormones, repair their metabolism, and achieve lasting weight loss without extreme dieting or medications.

In this episode, we break down why weight loss after 50 isn’t about willpower — and what’s actually happening behind the scenes when your body feels stuck despite doing everything “right.”

Before we dive in, if you’ve ever wondered why your weight won’t budge or your energy feels depleted, you can take my free Weight Loss & Energy Blocker Assessment to identify what may be slowing your metabolism and driving weight loss resistance:
👉https://www.monikaeva.com/whatsblockingyou

Inside this conversation, we cover:

• Why women over 50 regain weight even on “healthy diets”
• The role of cortisol, insulin resistance, estrogen dominance, thyroid function, and bile flow in midlife weight gain
• How stress and burnout quietly sabotage metabolism
• Why traditional bloodwork misses key hormone and metabolic issues
• How functional lab testing (DUTCH, GI-MAP, HTMA, MRT, Fluids iQ) uncovers root causes
• Lori’s Aging Adventurously™ method and how women reclaim energy, confidence, and their bodies after 50

If you’ve ever thought “What is wrong with my body?” — this episode will connect the dots and give you clarity.

🎧 Listen now to learn why trying harder isn’t the answer — understanding your hormones is.

🔗 Lori's Links

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loribalueweightloss/
• Website: https://www.loribalue.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5_Po6BdVvjOjTI8MUYSRA
• Email: loribalue@gmail.com

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Feeling tired, wired, anxious, or stuck in a cycle of poor sleep, low energy, and hormonal chaos? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Angela Martinucci, FDNP, founder of Mind Balance Neuro and co-owner of the Bay Area Brain Spa, who has helped thousands of people regulate their nervous system through cutting-edge tools like neurofeedback.

We break down how chronic stress disrupts hormones, the surprising stressors women overlook, and why nervous system regulation is often the missing link in weight loss, energy, anxiety, mood, and sleep. Angela also explains how neurofeedback works, who it’s for, and how changing your brain’s stress patterns can transform your metabolism, emotional resilience, and hormonal health.

This episode is a must-listen if you’ve been doing “all the right things” and still feel burnt out, inflamed, anxious, wired at night, or exhausted during the day.

Connect with Angela:
Mind Balance Neuro: www.mindbalanceneuro.com
Bay Area Brain Spa: www.bayareabrainspa.com
Instagram: @mindbalanceneuro

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Your thyroid isn’t broken; it’s responding.
The question most women aren’t getting answers to is: responding to what?

In Episode 83, Monika sits down with Functional Nutrition Practitioner Divya Gupta, who specializes in helping women 30+ with Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism restore energy, reduce inflammation & feel like themselves again.

Together, we uncover three massively overlooked thyroid connections that rarely get talked about in a doctor’s office:
🔥 The liver & gallbladder’s role in converting T4 → T3 (your usable thyroid hormone)
🔥 How everyday toxins disrupt thyroid hormones and trigger autoimmune flare-ups
🔥 Why gut issues like low stomach acid, dysbiosis & constipation stall thyroid healing

So if you’ve been told everything looks “normal” but your body tells a very different story, this episode explains what’s really going on behind the fatigue, weight gain, inflammation, and symptoms you’re feeling every single day.

Links + Resources Mentioned

⭐ Monika’s Free Thyroid Optimal Ranges Guide
https://www.monikaeva.com/optimalthyroidrangesguide

⭐ Connect with Divya Gupta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_divgupta/

Freebie — Comprehensive Hypothyroidism Symptoms + Complete Labs Guide
https://divyagupta.net/

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If you’ve ever been told your thyroid labs are “normal” but you still feel exhausted, puffy, gaining weight, or unlike yourself… this episode is going to hit home.

Before we dive in, I created something that will help you get real clarity fast:
➡️ Download the Optimal Thyroid Lab Ranges Guide to see whether your thyroid is truly functioning at its best — not just “within range.”

(You’ll be shocked how many women look normal on paper but are nowhere near optimal.)

Today, I’m joined by Angela Brown, a Board Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner who helps women with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s, and stubborn hormone issues finally reclaim their energy and lose weight.

We break down:
• why so many thyroid issues NEVER show up on standard bloodwork
• how perimenopause amplifies thyroid and metabolic struggles
• the hidden patterns behind weight loss resistance
• and why deeper testing like HTMA reveals the full picture doctors miss

Whether you’re dealing with fatigue, stubborn weight, brain fog, or feel like your body is working against you — this episode will finally make everything click.

👉 Connect with Angela Brown:
Website: https://angelabrown.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelabrowncoach
Free Thyroid Test Guide: https://angelabrown.org/read-thyroid-test-guide

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