Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals FFP 353 | Myths & Facts About Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Dani Sheriff
Dani Sheriff is an Australian-Born, Austin based digital illustrator, YouTuber and podcaster. She is the host of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast and founder of The HA Society – a podcast and online community for women who care about getting their periods. Her mission is to free up mental space for people who are caught up in the diet-hard mindset so that they can do their life's greatest work.
In today's episode we talk about some of the most common myths about HA (i.e. that it can only happen to women who are really skinny) and much more!
Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program! We start the first week of March! For details and to apply now Click here to register now!
Topics discussed in today's episode:- Dani's period history and birth control use
- Dani's personal diagnosis and experience with HA
- Dani's experience with telling her doctors about her missed periods
- The effects of HA on ovulation and progesterone
- Differences between women with PCOS and HA
- Dani's discovery between weight and HA
- How all women's bodies differ when it comes to weight loss and the effect on their menstrual cycle
- The quality of food is more important than the amount of calories you consume
- How the emotional component of HA is harder to correct than the diet
- Advice for women who have extreme distortion of their body image
You can connect with Dani on Instagram and on her website.
Resources mentioned:- Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) Class of 2021
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The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
- Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program
- FFP 349 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Samantha Kellgren
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 275 | Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Lisa & Catherine
- FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner
- FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD
- FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen
- FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi
- FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP | 113 Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Making Fertility Awareness Work for You | FAM & Breastfeeding | Managing Your Fertile Window | Sarah, Lisa, & Rose Yewchuk
- FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden
- FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim
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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness ProgramsThis episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!
The Fertility Awareness Charting WorkbookThis episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.