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It's Not You, It's Your Hormones

Chelsea McLeod

It's Not You, It's Your Hormones podcast is hosted by Chelsea McLeod, a corporate dropout turned Integrative Health Practitioner.

She helps busy, driven women release weight and feel amazing by balancing hormones and fixing gut issues.

Healthy Hustle Method is for women who want results without endless cardio or fad diets.

Chelsea combines her unique background as a corporate director, cycle instructor, former college athlete, and results-driven practitioner to bring you cutting-edge, no-fluff science-backed strategies.

Join Chelsea each week for a mindful and balanced discussion on how you can better understand your symptoms and what you can do about it.

Do you ever feel like your body is speaking a language you can’t understand?

Whether you’re experiencing weight gain, fatigue, poor sleep, energy crashes, cravings, hair loss or changes in mood or feeling anxious, you will learn first steps in healing your hormones so you can look and feel amazing.

Chelsea cuts through the wellness noise with science-backed solutions that work for ambitious, busy women.

This isn't just another health podcast—it's your roadmap to feeling as powerful on the inside as you look on the outside. Whether you're scaling the corporate ladder or building an empire, discover how to fuel your ambitions without burning out.

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#85
Tuesday · 33 min
85. How long does it take to fix your hormones or gut?
Someone slid into my DMs asking how long it actually takes to fix your hormones, so here's the honest answer: the real timelines for the first 30, 90 days and 12 months, and the one thing that doubles your timeline that has nothing to do with your hormones.
#84
September 22 · 37 min
84. 24lbs down while breastfeeding (no cardio or diets): Robin’s Story
Robin took her first call with me pumping in her car outside her law office, three kids at home, 20 years of Weight Watchers behind her. She released 24 pounds while still breastfeeding, quit cardio completely, and she's back in the family photos. Here’s how.
#83
September 15 · 24 min
83. Colonics, Enemas & Gut Issues They Won’t Fix
Everything you need to know about colonics and enemas, what they're actually good for, and the gut stats that tell you your problem is way further upstream than any hose can reach.
#82
September 8 · 39 min
82. Lose belly fat, fix sleep & build muscle after menopause: Tammy’s story
She came in at 65, exhausted, sleeping through the night maybe half the week, and thick around the middle after a decade of trying everything. 17 pounds later she's back under her college weight and sleeping through the night, and this is the case study of how we did it.
#81
September 1 · 1 hr 16 min
81. The Hormone Reset Method Revealed: What to Expect, Who It’s For, Why It Works
I'm opening up the entire 90 day Healthy Hustle Hormone Reset: the intake, the labs, the protocols, the phases, and the exact reason women release 20 pounds in 90 days without GLPs or starving. Full transparency, nothing left out.
#80
August 25 · 34 min
80. Cold & Flu Cheat Code: The Bounceback Protocol
I am recording this sick, in a sports bra, with a roll of toilet paper next to me because I do not own tissues. So here is the full audit of how I got here, and the exact protocol I run to get out of Sicktown at speed.
#79
August 18 · 19 min
79. #1 Mindset Hack for Losses, Broken Bones & Illnesses
Here’s the pep talk you need if you have an injury, broken bone, illness, setback…Today I broke my foot. Not even anything interesting or sexy. Just walked straight into a piece of coral on a beach in Bali and split my toe open, and it got me thinking about every injury, illness and firing that ever rerouted my life. This one is about learning to look at your setbacks and say “what a gift.”
#78
August 11 · 44 min
78. Adrenal Fatigue & Weight Loss Resistance in Toddler Moms: Courtney’s Story
Courtney saw every specialist, got told her labs were normal and to go on an SSRI, then cut alcohol, sugar, gluten and dairy for three weeks and lost nothing. We talk about what finally worked, the two years she spent waiting, and the week her dad died in the middle of it.
#77
August 4 · 30 min
77. 9 Sneaky Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
Your doctor won’t test for these 9 things. Which is why so many of my clients see rapid results even after labs are normal. 1 or more of these reasons is why you’re stuck.
#76
July 28 · 35 min
76. Autoimmune Disease in Ambitious Women
80% of autoimmune cases are women. Let’s break down the biology behind why, plus the 3 personality traits I sees over and over in eldest daughters, nurses, lawyers, and high performers before a single lab is ever run.
#75
July 21 · 20 min
75. Macro Counting vs. Intuitive Eating: Why Both Are Failing Women
Should you do macro counting or intuitive eating? Let’s end the debate for good, breaking down who each approach actually works for, why both fail when your hormones are imbalanced, and the four things to check before you pick ANY strategy.
#74
July 14 · 21 min
74. 10 Traits of Highly Successul Women
I've studied the most successful women I know and clocked the 10 most critical common threads between them. Every woman I coach thinks she's the only one who can't figure this out. Meanwhile I'm sitting in rooms with women running eight figure businesses and I've noticed they're all doing the same ten things, and none of it is what you think. It's not more discipline. It's not another 5am workout class. It's things like knowing how to be "selfish" without the guilt spiral, and telling the truth
#73
July 7 · 34 min
73. Bulding a Business without Burning Out: Amber's Story
I work with so many female founders who are scaling businesses and look like they have it all figured out. Meanwhile behind the scenes they're running on fumes, hiding puffiness before they walk on stage, and getting told by their doctor they're "too young" for what's actually happening to their hormones. This episode is Amber's story. Dental hygienist, public speaker, business owner, and someone who did everything "right" and still ended up unable to zip a suit that fit her nine months earlier.
#72
June 30 · 19 min
72. Rebuild Years: When Life Falls Apart
This is for my girls in the middle of the messiest, most uncertain seasons of life right now. Including myself. I kept noticing every woman around me is navigating divorces, career pivots, new countries, new chapters they can't see the shape of yet. So I wanted to give you the pep talk I've been giving myself: rebuilding years aren't something to survive, they're the work.
#71
June 23 · 30 min
71. Be More Selfish: Here's Why
"Selfless" women are sick, hate their bodies, and no one around them is actually benefitting. Let's break down what selfish actually means and how being the martyr is keeping you sick, tired and unhappy.
#70
June 16 · 38 min
70. Big Tech Careers, Brain Fog & Burnout: Chelsey's Story
She worked in tech, burned out hard, and had a layer of puff on her body she couldn't shift no matter what she tried. This is Chelsey's story and exactly what corporate stress does to your hormones, your body, and your brain, and how to fix it.
#69
June 9 · 27 min
69. The Vacation Crash: Why You're Exhausted Even on Vacation
If you always need a vacation after your vacation, your hormones need help. Listen to hear why this is, and how you can fix it.
#68
June 2 · 35 min
68. Glowing Up After a Toxic Workplace: Tanya's Story
I get DMs almost daily from women who've done the naturopath, the supplements, the spin classes, the green smoothies, the therapy. Done everything, spent thousands, and still feel like their body is just...not cooperating.
#67
May 26 · 31 min
67. The Real Reason Strong Women Refuse Help
When's the last time you asked for help? Let's umpack why high achievers refuse support (and why it's keeping you sick and stuck)
#66
May 19 · 14 min
66. Your Work Ethic Is a Problem
Your work ethic is your superpower. It's also probably why your body is falling apart. Follow @healthywithchels on Instagra, for hormonal weight loss and healing for high-achieving women in big careers.

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