The mom bod Blog
Grab your favorite (protein-packed) snack and dive into all things motherhood health + wellness.
- Anxiety
- Birth
- Brain Fog
- Burnout
- Cortisol
- Depletion
- Estrogen
- Exhaustion
- Fatigue
- Fertility
- Gut Health
- Hair Loss
- Hormone Imbalance
- Hormones
- Illness
- Mental Health
- Metabolic Health
- Mood
- Nutrient Deficiency
- Nutrient Depletion
- PMS
- Perimenopause
- Period
- Postpartum
- Sleep
- Stress
- Testosterone
- Thyroid
- Weight
- Weight Management
Should you go on HRT for early perimenopause symptoms?
Perimenopause doesn’t start with hot flashes. Here’s what actually helps in the early stages.
Why You Keep Getting Sick After Having Kids (And What Your Immune System Is Trying to Tell You)
If every daycare virus takes you out harder than your toddler, we need to talk.
Why Weight Loss Feels So Hard After Kids (It’s Not Just Calories)
Why weight loss after kids isn’t a math problem and what actually matters instead
How to feel less alone in Motherhood (even when you’re not postpartum anymore)
Motherhood was never meant to be done alone… and neither was healing, hormones, or this season of life.
Why Postpartum Feels So Hard in the U.S. (And What Other Cultures Do Differently)
What global postpartum traditions teach us about rest, nutrition, and why so many modern moms feel depleted
Mom rage and hormones: how to feel better
Why anger, irritability, and zero patience are common in motherhood and what actually helps
Your hormone symptoms are not “just motherhood”
When labs are “normal” but your quality of life isn’t, the conversation shouldn’t end there.
Should you get your cortisol tested?
Why “just stress less and meditate” isn’t always enough (and when deeper testing actually helps)
Worsening PMS, shorter cycles, and burnout in your late 30s? Postpartum recovery might be why
Why how you recover after having kids matters more than you think especially if you’re 35+
Are your postpartum symptoms really a thyroid problem?
A surprisingly common postpartum thyroid issue that explains a LOT of “normal” new mom symptoms.
Is caffeine bad for your hormones?
When coffee helps, when it hurts, and how to drink it without wrecking your hormones
Burnout isn’t always high cortisol: Why chronic stress can lead to low cortisol in moms
Something has shifted in mothers’ health over the last few years and not enough people are naming it.
Exhaustion: Is it hormones?
You’re not lazy, broken, or failing at motherhood. If you’re exhausted all the time, even when sleep improves, your hormones and nutrient levels are likely part of the problem.
Perimenopause Brain Fog: Why You Can’t Remember Anything Right Now
Can’t remember what you walked into the room for? Losing your train of thought mid-sentence? Feel like your brain has 17 tabs open and nothing’s loading? That’s not just “mom brain”, it might be perimenopause brain fog, and yes, there’s something you can do about it.
Rage, Tears, and Zero Patience: Why PMS Gets Worse After Kids
Did your PMS get significantly worse after having kids? You’re not losing it and you’re not alone. From hormone crashes to nutrient depletion to straight-up mom overload, there are real reasons your once-manageable PMS now feels like a full-blown monthly meltdown.
Postpartum Anxiety & Hormones: What Your Doctor Might Not Know
Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) is extremely common in new moms, and also under-treated. PPA is a perfect storm of hormone changes, nutrient depletions, and stress. Learn all about how nutrition can make you feel like yourself again.
Is perimenopause making you gain weight? Probably.
If you suddenly gained weight in your late 30s or 40s without any obvious change in your diet or exercise, it’s probably because of perimenopause. Sudden weight gain in perimenopause is common, but fixable. We just need a new plan that takes into account your evolving hormones.
Why am I so tired? (Hint: It’s not just sleep)
Exhaustion. It’s not just about sleep. And it’s not just part of motherhood. Sure, mental load is high but there is a 100% chance there’s a clear reason for your mom fatigue that is treatable.
Why am I so sweaty? Postpartum Night Sweats. That’s Why.
Postpartum. The sweat sesh you didn’t RSVP to. If your soaked sheets are waking you up more often than your newborn, let’s talk about what to do and red flags for testing.
The Myth of Calories In = Calories Out
How many times have you heard “calories in = calories out”? This tidy formula claims to hold the secret to weight loss: eat less, move more, and you’ll shed pounds. But real life (and actual research) tells a very different story. Let’s blow this myth up with some data.
The Hormone Quiz
Are your hormones out of whack?
After pregnancy, your hormones don’t go back to normal on their own. Yes, even years later. Take the free quiz to find out if your hormones might be the culprit for all those mood swings, night sweats, and 3PM sugar cravings.

