The mom bod Blog
Grab your favorite (protein-packed) snack and dive into all things motherhood health + wellness.
Postpartum exhaustion: 5 flavors of tired moms
Are you the rage-y mom, the one crying in the Walgreens drive-thru, or the one who's exhausted but somehow still wide awake at midnight? Postpartum exhaustion looks different for everyone. Here are five flavors of tired mom that might feel a little too familiar.
Intuitive eating not working? 7 things to check first
Intuitive eating sounds great in theory. But what if your hunger cues are all over the place, you're running on crappy sleep, or your schedule doesn't allow you to eat whenever you're hungry? Here are seven things to consider before fully leaning into intuitive eating.
Root-cause treatment vs symptom relief: why sometimes you need both
I’m a root-cause dietitian who is also a big fan of band-aids. Because sometimes figuring out WHY you feel like crap takes time and busy moms shouldn’t have to feel like roadkill while we work on it.
Eat the damn berries: Why moms need to put themselves back on the list
Moms are great at taking care of everyone else. Here’s why prioritizing your own nutrition, energy, hormones, and health matters too and how to start small.
Why you’re struggling to lose weight postpartum (even when you’re doing everything right)
Why weight struggles are usually a symptom and not the root problem
How to prepare for a better postpartum recovery (before your next baby)
If your last postpartum experience was rough, here’s how to set yourself up differently next time
PMS and perimenopause: why your symptoms may be getting worse
If your PMS feels out of control, your body is trying to tell you something
Postpartum fatigue: Why you’re not just tired because you’re a mom
Yes, the system is broken. But your symptoms still deserve attention.
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.
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.
