You know when someone says, "Oh, that's normal", but something in your body clearly doesn't feel right? Maybe you've lost your period and brushed it off because you exercise a lot. Maybe a doctor waved it away. Maybe you've been praised for your discipline, your control, your "healthy" lifestyle, even while your body has been quietly asking for more.

In this episode, we're having an honest, deeply human conversation about hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), disordered eating, and the ways diet culture disguises itself as wellness, especially in athletic, high-achieving bodies.

"It is not normal to not have a period." - Dr. Nicola Rinaldi

"I had prided myself on my body because I thought I was very healthy. What I came to realize was that I was not, and I was abusing my body in a lot of ways." - Gemma Lewis

"I told countless people in my life that I didn't have my period, and nobody had ever said that. Nobody had ever asked me, 'Are you not concerned about the long-term implications of this and what you're doing to your body?'" - Gemma Lewis

"Our society really encourages that. Our society encourages exercise more, eat less." - Dr. Nicola Rinaldi

"I Googled 'how can I get my period back without gaining weight'. There is no good answer out there." - Gemma Lewis

"HA can happen to anyone in any body size." - Dr. Nicola Rinaldi

"You are more than your body." - Dr. Nicola Rinaldi

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January has a way of making everything feel louder. The pressure to start over, "fix yourself", and come back "better" than before. If you've ever felt that quiet panic underneath all the New Year motivation, this episode is for you.

Instead of making a New Year's Resolution, we're making an anti-resolution.

"When we're under pressure, it's kind of impossible to make deliberate decisions and to really feel calm about it." - Rachelle Heinemann

"You don't need a dramatic reinvention to be worthy of the start of the year or even a 'fresh start'." - Rachelle Heinemann

"A lot of food-related resolutions or like body-related resolutions are rooted very much in shame, guilt, comparison, anxiety, fear of not being in control." - Rachelle Heinemann

"If you're thinking 'I need to change because there is something terribly wrong about me as a person'… even if it is the best resolution in the world, that is never gonna hold up." - Rachelle Heinemann

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For so many of us, nighttime feels like stepping into a different version of ourselves. One that feels "fine" all day, but starts to unravel the moment the sun goes down. One who can't stop thinking about snacks, who wanders into the kitchen on autopilot, who feels out of control around food in ways that never show up at noon. It can feel confusing, frustrating, even shameful.

Listen to the full episode for the full unpacking and for the practical steps that can help you finally feel at peace when the night comes.

"Your body might not be confused or just randomly anxious. It might actually be undernourished." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Sometimes we get caught up in what we call healthy habits… and these are like the perfect conditions to breed bingey eating or nighttime food anxiety." - Rachelle Heinemann

"At night, usually that's where all the leftovers emotionally show up." - Rachelle Heinemann

"Emotional hunger is not fake hunger, it's just a metaphoric hunger." - Rachelle Heinemann

"If you're hungry, whether it's metaphoric or otherwise, you're hungry for something." - Rachelle Heinemann

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