The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast

📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com   Your period is not just an inconvenience. It is a vital sign.   In this conversation with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of Fertility Friday, we break down why your menstrual cycle deserves the same attention as your blood pressure or heart rate, and why so much of what we were taught about birth control leaves out the parts that matter most. Lisa shares the history behind the pill's 28-day design, what hormonal contraceptives actually do to your ovaries and nutrient stores, and why "unexplained infertility" is so often a knowledge gap rather than a mystery.   We get into the recent PCOS to PMOS rebrand and what it reveals about the real root of the condition, why you are only fertile a handful of days each cycle, and what couples trying to conceive need to know about both her cycle and his sperm. Lisa also walks through the nutrient depletion of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and why preparing your body beforehand matters as much as the pregnancy itself.   📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Lisa Hendrickson-Jack / Fertility Friday – https://www.fertilityfriday.com/ 📍 The Fifth Vital Sign (Lisa's book) – linked at fertilityfriday.com 📍 Real Food for Fertility (Lisa and Lily Nichols, RDN) – https://realfoodforfertility.com/ 📍 Fertility Friday Podcast – search "Fertility Friday" on your podcast app 📍 Lisa on Instagram – instagram.com/fertilityfriday 📍 Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship – linked at fertilityfriday.com 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com   ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why your menstrual cycle counts as a vital sign, and what a "normal" cycle actually looks like ✔️ The real history behind the pill's 28-day sugar-pill week, and why it was never a medical necessity ✔️ What hormonal birth control does to ovulation, uterine lining, and your natural estrogen and progesterone ✔️ The nutrients the pill depletes, from B vitamins to zinc, and why that matters if you plan to conceive ✔️ PCOS's rename to PMOS, and why the root issue is metabolic, not just ovarian ✔️ Why you are not fertile every day, and how to actually identify your fertile window ✔️ What "unexplained infertility" usually leaves out, for both partners ✔️ How long it takes for your cycle to normalize after stopping the pill ✔️ The nutrient "withdrawals" of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and how to prepare for them in advance ✔️ What sperm health has to do with a couple's fertility timeline, and why it is rarely discussed   Timestamps: 0:00 The Truth About The Pill 2:05 What High School Health Class Missed 7:28 From Painful Periods To Fertility Advocacy 12:46 The Hidden Reality Of Hormonal Contraceptives 22:49 Nutrient Depletion And The Pill 29:11 Why A Regular Cycle Is A Vital Sign 36:56 Decoding The New Name For PCOS 47:25 Addressing Infertility With Ancestral Wisdom   📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube |  @ModernAncestralMamas ​

📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com   Addressing stress is the critical first step for your health. In this conversation with Dr. Jen Pfleghaar, we break down the reality of using testosterone therapy for women and why it is rarely the first answer for hormonal issues. Dr. Pfleghaar shares her clinical experience with patients who sought out quick fixes, only to face negative side effects when their underlying physiology was ignored. We discuss why focusing on hormone health requires a foundational approach rather than just adding hormones to a stressed system. True healing often starts with effective stress management. If you feel depleted or are considering hormone replacement, this episode helps you understand what to look for and why your nervous system health is the non-negotiable starting point for natural hormone balance. We get into the risks of aggressive dosing and why slowing down to heal your body is the most sustainable path forward.   📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dr. Jen Fleger / Healthy by Dr. Jen – https://healthybydrjen.com/ 📍 The Perimenopause Reset (Dr. Jen's book) – https://www.amazon.com/Perimenopause-Reset-Energize-Weight-Peace/dp/1969338911 📍 Healthy by Dr. Jen Podcast – search "Healthy by Dr. Jen" on your podcast app 📍 Dr. Jen on Instagram & YouTube – https://www.instagram.com/integrativedrmom/ 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com   ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ PCOS's quiet rebrand to "PMOS" and the insulin resistance root cause behind it ✔️ Why blood sugar, not willpower, drives most perimenopause hormone chaos ✔️ What a continuous glucose monitor reveals about your stress, sleep, and food sensitivities ✔️ Cycle syncing: eating differently in your follicular phase vs. your luteal phase ✔️ The patient who overdosed on testosterone outside Dr. Jen's care, and how they recovered ✔️ Why alcohol tolerance crashes in your 40s, and what it's actually doing to your liver ✔️ Topical vs. oral hormones, and the two years before menopause when bone loss accelerates ✔️ How postpartum and breastfeeding hormones mimic perimenopause ✔️ The surprising fertility marker Dr. Jen looks for that has nothing to do with weight ✔️ Why Dr. Jen's family now takes a full digital Sabbath every week, and what changed for her   📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas​

📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com   Please note that we have removed all occurrences of the word v*ccine because of concerns about censorship. You can listen to the full episode without censoring or ads at: https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas   Rethinking vaccine safety with Dr. Bob Sears. We discuss the shifting medical beliefs around pediatric care and infection.   This conversation with Dr. Bob Sears, pediatrician and author, digs into how his views on childhood vccination have changed after 30 years in practice, and what he thinks "safe and effective" should actually mean. If you've ever felt confused by conflicting messaging on this topic, or wondered how to navigate it with your own pediatrician, family, or friends, this episode is for you. We talk about Dr. Sears' biggest misconceptions he's since corrected, what he's observed comparing vccinated and unv*ccinated patients over three decades, and how to approach these conversations without losing relationships.   Getting clarity on this topic is not about picking a side and shutting down the conversation. It's about asking better questions, understanding what the research can and can't tell us, and giving yourself permission to slow down and think it through. Dr. Sears breaks down the difference between disease risk and v*ccine risk, tackles the transmission question head-on, and gets honest about what he tells his own patients. Subscribe for weekly ancestral motherhood conversations, and comment below with your biggest takeaway from this episode.   0:00 Reevaluating Past Medical Beliefs 3:40 Defining Safe and Effective 11:22 A Family Legacy in Pediatrics 24:40 The Reality of Medical Injuries 29:18 Observing Health Outcomes in Practice 33:36 The Misconception of Transmission 48:42 Navigating Prenatal Medical Choices 55:38 How to Talk to Your Pediatrician 1:21:26 Behind the Scenes of the Medical Industry   📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dr. Bob Sears – https://www.drbobsears.com/ 📍 The V*ccine Book by Dr. Bob Sears 📍 Dr. Sears' Book Companion Podcast 📍 A Tale of Two Sides (novel) – available on Dr. Sears' website 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com   ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Dr. Sears' biggest misconception, corrected: does vccination actually stop transmission? ✔️ His own family history with the polio vccine and his grandfather ✔️ What changed his mind after 30 years of comparing vccinated and unvccinated patients ✔️ How common are severe reactions, really — and why the data is so hard to pin down ✔️ V*ccines during pregnancy: what's actually been studied, and what hasn't ✔️ How to talk to your pediatrician (and actually get a real answer) ✔️ Navigating daycare, school, and travel requirements state by state ✔️ How to stay in relationship with friends and family who see this differently ✔️ What Dr. Sears considers a truly healthy child   #MomBurnout #ChristianMotherhood #FaithAndHealth #InformedConsent #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralWisdom #MomLife #HolisticMotherhood #ChristianWomen #PediatricHealth   📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas

📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Wholestix 100% Grass-Fed Organ Meat Sticks: use code MAM5 to try 5 Stix for $15 – https://wholestix.com/mam?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=modern-ancestral-mamas 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com This conversation with Heather Brown, host of the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast and author of the upcoming book The Sunday Reset, digs into why so many Christian moms are running on empty, and what the Bible actually says about it. If you have ever felt like "self-care" and "dying to self" are pulling you in opposite directions, this episode is for you. We talk about Heather's own postpartum depression story, the framework she uses to rebuild health from the ground zero, and why almost none of it starts with a workout plan. Getting to a healthier, less frantic season of motherhood is not about overhauling your whole life on a Monday. It is about identifying your rocks, protecting a few non-negotiables, and bringing your stress to God instead of white-knuckling through it. Heather breaks down her Triple Threat Triangle for spiritual, physical, and mental health, tackles the "you can't pour from an empty cup" debate head-on, and gets honest about whether a clean home and a peaceful mom can actually coexist. Subscribe for weekly ancestral motherhood conversations, and comment below with the mom trend you think is most overhyped right now. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Heather Brown / Healthy by Heather Brown – https://mylifewellloved.com/ 📍 Pre-order The Sunday Reset (releases January) for free bonuses, including a 30-day meal plan and meal-planning masterclass – https://mylifewellloved.com/reset 📍 Church of the Highlands' 21 Days of Prayer – search "21 Days of Prayer" on YouTube for past years' content 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The most overhyped and underhyped mom trends right now, from barrel jeans to morning sunlight ✔️ Heather's raw story: a fourth-degree tear, postpartum depression, and the identity crisis that followed ✔️ The Triple Threat Triangle: a simple framework for spiritual, physical, and mental health ✔️ "You can't pour from an empty cup" — is that even biblical? Heather weighs in ✔️ What chronic stress is silently doing to your body, your marriage, and your faith ✔️ A different reset for every season: newborn to 5, elementary years, and high school ✔️ Can you have a clean home AND a peaceful mom? Heather's honest answer ✔️ The hair-tie trick Heather uses to stop complaining about her husband ✔️ Why Heather calls Church of the Highlands' 21 Days of Prayer one of the most revolutionary habits in her faith walk ✔️ How Heather's years in meal planning (including writing a plan for Publix) shaped her new book ✔️ Inside The Sunday Reset: what's in it, and the free bonuses for pre-ordering ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas

📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Wholestix 100% Grass-Fed Organ Meat Sticks: use code MAM5 to try 5 Stix for $15 – https://wholestix.com/mam?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=modern-ancestral-mamas 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com   This conversation with Megan Lyons, a doctor of clinical nutrition, functional medicine practitioner, and one of the top-ranked nutritionists in Dallas, unpacks why losing weight feels so much harder after 35, and what is actually going on underneath. If you have been told your metabolism just falls off a cliff at 40, this episode is for you. We get into the five real reasons weight loss gets harder as women move through their late 30s, 40s, and 50s, stress and the nervous system, shifting hormones, declining sleep, everyday movement, and the slow loss of muscle, and why almost none of it is about willpower.   Getting stronger and leaner in this season is not about crash diets or four a.m. workouts. It is about fueling your body well, protecting your muscle, and working with your hormones instead of against them. Megan breaks down how much protein women really need, why breakfast is the missed opportunity of the century, whether cheat days help or hurt, and how to think about fasting as a woman. Subscribe for weekly ancestral nutrition breakdowns, and comment below with the health "rule" you would like us to put to the test next.   📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Megan Lyons / The Lyons' Share website – https://thelyonsshare.org/ 📍 Megan Lyons on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thelyonsshare/ 📍 The Lyons' Share Wellness Podcast – https://thelyonsshare.org/podcast/ 📍 Mary Ruddick – researcher on indigenous cultures and the nervous system 📍 Bill Schindler – "the diet that heals you is not the diet that sustains you" 📍 HYROX – the fitness race Megan trains for 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, spice blends, and Tidal Hydrate – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com   ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why your metabolism does not actually "crash" at 40, and what really changes after 35 ✔️ The five real reasons weight loss gets harder: stress, hormones, sleep, movement, and muscle ✔️ Why lifting weights will not make you bulky, and how to know a movement is actually working ✔️ The breakfast mistake costing women all day, and how much protein to aim for ✔️ Sprints, HIIT, and "exercise snacks" — who they help and who they hurt ✔️ Why walking and dancing may be the best medicine for a stressed nervous system ✔️ The best and worst time of day to work out ✔️ Why "cheat days" backfire, and a saner way to enjoy the brownie ✔️ How sugar rewires your taste buds and gut in as little as three days ✔️ The BURP diet: a gentle gut reset for after the stomach flu (or vacation) ✔️ How much protein women really need, and whether it shifts with age and your cycle ✔️ Intermittent fasting for women: who should, and who definitely should not   ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas   📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas