Period Recovery and Fertility Podcast

Deanna is a nationally recognized registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of Dietitian Deanna, LLC. Deanna is a pioneer in the online space, creating a loyal community through her Instagram @DietitianDeanna TikTok @dietitian.deanna, blog dietitiandeanna.com and podcast DEATS and Deanna (ranked top 10 in mental health) where her community trusts her with sound non-diet nutrition advice and inspiration. Deanna has seen over 650 women achieve a simpler relationship with food in her signature Food Freedom Breakthrough program and has also helped almost 100 women and men build and scale their online business using social media in her Online Entrepreneur Academy. She has represented top brands like Aldi, Nestle, Jeep, and KIND and is regularly featured in articles like Health Magazine and The Today Show. Deanna has turned from an unconfident dietitian into a 7 figure-entrepreneur, body confidence activist, and business coach and has taken her Instagram community along her compelling journey of disordered eating, body acceptance, personal & business growth.  She is passionate about everything she does and continues to empower women, dietitians and end-consumers in all that she does.  - Handling Food Freedom backlash - Why Macros are bogus  - Your relationship with food and how it impacts your child's  - Obgyns saying No Period is NBD - Period recovery...twice!  - Postpartum body image You can learn more about Food Freedom Breakthrough here https://dietitiandeanna.com/food-freedom-breakthrough  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Dr. Miranda Naylor is an Osteopathic Doctor, board-certified in Family Medicine and Functional Medicine. She uses a root-cause approach to help women get to the bottom of symptoms and optimize their health from the ground up. Dr Naylor specializes in women’s health, particularly preconception, fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Stephanie Lauri is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Lactation Educator, and a mom two girls (ages 2 and 4).  Throughout her first pregnancy she was surprised at the minimal focus there was on nutrition during this critical life stage. As a dietitian, she was sought out by other pregnant friends for her guidance. It was then she knew she wanted to become a resource for pregnant women worldwide to gain confidence in their food choices throughout their own pregnancy journey.  Over the past few years she has shifted from focusing on general pregnancy nutrition and now helps pregnant women across the globe who struggle with their relationship with food and body image feel confident and empowered in their food choices for both mom and baby, while shutting out the noise and expectations from diet culture. Her intuitive eating approach has helped so many heal their relationship with food as they grow and nourish their bodies properly during pregnancy and beyond!  In this episode, we cover: Calorie recommendations during pregnancy Food Safety considerations  Gaining the "right" amount of weight during pregnancy Eating intuitively while pregnant Managing nausea, reflux, and other digestive issues Gentle nutrition during pregnancy You can follow Stephanie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pregnancy_nutritionist/?hl=en Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Carlee lives in Canada with her husband Jordan and their French bulldog Elmer. Carlee works as an accountant by day and a personal trainer in the evenings and on the weekends.    Carlee has come a long way on her food freedom and her fertility journey. After a long journey of fertility treatment not working, she decided to address the root cause of her missing period. In the process, she drastically improved her relationship with food. If you would have asked her a year ago what is your favorite food, she probably would have told you some  sort of vegetable. She is now happy to claim ice cream or waffles after going through recovery from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA). She was also able to get pregnant completely naturally in less than 6 months and she recently welcomed a baby girl into the world! Topics Covered in this Episode: - Period recovery in under 1 month  - Overcoming body dysmorphia - Processing through failed fertility treatment cycles  - Challenging your idea of "health" - Fostering a positive body image during pregnancy  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Colleen Christensen is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and non-judgy educator, here to free you from diet culture once and for all! Through her proven 5 step No Food Rules approach to intuitive eating & nutrition she has helped thousands of women all over the world break up with dieting and make peace with their bodies.  In this episode we unpack: What is Intuitive Eating? 3  Biggest Myths about Intuitive Eating  Moving away from Marco tracking Unpacking Set Point Weight How/When to apply the gentle nutrition principle of Intuitive Eating  To learn more about Colleen and her approach to Intuitive Eating check out @no.food.rules on Instagram and download her FREE 5 Step Guide to No Food Rules https://nofoodrules.lpages.co/5-step-guide-to-food-freedom/  You can learn more about the SociEATy and Colleen's services at https://colleenchristensennutrition.com/  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Kelly is a former division I collegiate volleyball player. She finished medical school in June of 2022 and matched for her dream program for residency in emergency medicine.  As a previous athlete, Kelly came from a lifestyle where exercise was part of her daily routine. As prep for her wedding Kelly continued to exercise at a high level while engaging in dieting. This led to weight loss and ultimately the loss of her period. After going off my birth control last November she realized she needed help. She joined the FFF Society over the summer and got her period back in just 5 weeks! Now Kelly is having regular ovulatory cycles. As a medical doctor, she's passionate about women's health and is excited to share her story as well as some  tips for talking to your doctor about period loss.  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Brooke Boskovich is a Registered Dietitian, a functional & integrative practitioner, the founder of The Fertility Dietitian and the creator of the Master Your Fertility & Foundations for Optimizing Your Fertility Programs. The Master Your Fertility Program is individualized to each couple's fertility journey, meeting them where they are & helping them work with their bodies to optimize fertility. She takes a deeper look at hormone balance, digestive wellness, and nutrient status, to support overall health & redirect the body's focus to reproductive function. This integrative program includes 5 pillars; nutrition, exercise & movement, sleep, stress and environment. Brooke is passionate about women’s health & fertility and has helped hundreds of women with irregular cycles, PCOS, unexplained infertility, endometriosis & other fertility struggles, regulate their cycles and take home healthy babies. In this episode we cover: Unpacking "unexplained infertility" Fertility and Gut health How under eating impacts egg quality Reducing exposure to toxins Best exercises to do while TTC Improving male factor infertility To learn more about Brooke and get in touch check out https://www.thefertilitydietitian.health/ or follow on Instagram @the.fertility.dietitian Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Understanding our cycles is confusing! If you're like me, you maybe haven't thought much about periods, ovulation, or how the menstrual cycles works. It wasn't really until I started trying to recover my period and get pregnant that this even became much of an interest to me so if you're feeling lost today- you're not alone! In this Solo Short episode, I am going to walk through a high level overview of the menstrual cycle, explain what's going on as your body gears up to ovulate, what's going on when you aren't getting ovulating and getting your period, and also answer one of the most commonly asked question I get each week: Can I ovulate without getting my period? Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Jess Hodge is a wife, mom of two with one on the way, and a recent graduate of the Nutritional Therapy Association program.  After years of being on hormonal birth control, restricting her food intake, over exercising, and trying to control her body...she went off the pill when her and her husband were ready to grow their family, and her period never showed up.  Those next years were spent misdiagnosed with PCOS, jumping to medications to conceive, and fighting the ups and downs of infertility and cycle health. Turns out the reason for her missing period was actually Hypothalmic Amenorrhea (HA)! Through her experience of diving in to heal her hormones and body, Jess is now a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who feels passionate about helping women find food & freedom exercise so they too can recover and regulate their cycles, optimize their fertility, and conceive naturally. Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Whitney lives in Greenville, SC and mother to one and one on the way! Right before starting IVF for a second time she found Lindsey while scrolling Instagram one day. Whitney struggled with an eating disorder and over-exercising in her early 20's, but with the help of her family and professional support, she was able to recover for the most part. However, she never recovered her period. Because of this, she ventured into IVF in hopes of getting pregnant in 2020.  For Whitney, her fertility journey was a long road physically and emotionally- not to mention financially draining and time consuming. She was blessed to get pregnant and have her first son via IVF, but when she decided it was time to try for baby number two, her heart longed to get pregnant naturally. She joined the Food Freedom Fertility Society, and was able to regain her period within a month of working with Lindsey. After getting her period back, Whitney was amazed that she was able to conceive her second child naturally- without any fertility treatments! She is now 30 weeks along and due with another boy in October. Through HA recovery, Whitney expresses she now feels a freedom around food, body image, and exercise that she has never felt before- which is an added bonus to her natural pregnancy!  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Cynthia is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 10 years experience in the field. Serving women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) & helping them get their period back, restore their health & find balance with food & exercise is her passion & her main focus in her practice. Since founding the Eat to Regain Your Period Program in April 2020, She’s worked with  hundreds of women in helping them get their period & their life back. When she’s not serving women across the world with period recovery- you can find her with the two loves of her life, her sons, Brian and Brayden. You can following Cynthia on Instagram and TikTok @period.nutritionist and learn more about her programs by going to www.periodnutritionist.com Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Lauren spent 6 years as an ICU nurse and recently her my dream job as a cardiology nurse practitioner. She lives with her husband Ryan and is a proud dog mom to sweet 7 year old pointer/hound rescue Bonnie.  Prior to joining the Food Freedom Fertility Society, she was certified group fitness instructor at Orange Theory and had longstanding history of over exercising and under eating, which was praised and reinforced by the culture at her CrossFit gym.  After working with Lindsey she is now ovulating regularly after struggling with anovulatory cycles and she is hopeful to start a family this year.  Outside of work  Lauren enjoys hiking with her husband, cooking up heathy versions of her favorite comfort foods, and exploring the wineries with friends in northern Virginia Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Kyle is from Austin, TX and played college baseball for the University of Texas for 4 years. After hanging up his cleats, Kyle moved to Dallas to take his first job out of college which is where he met his now wife, Lindsey. Kyle and Lindsey have been together for 10 years, married for 6. We live in Waco, TX now with our 2 toddlers and 3 dogs. Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Dr. Heather Finley is a  Registered Dietitian, gut health specialist and sought-after speaker on the topics of constipation, bloating, gut health, disordered eating and how all of these topics intersect. Her clients often come to her as a last resort, after feeling like they’ve tried everything. Dr. Heather loves helping clients go from restricted with food and frustrated with their symptoms to empowered, transformed and free. In addition to working with clients in the gutTogether™ program, Dr Heather also trains other practitioners to use her signature gutTogether™ Method, while helping them build a sustainable business in her gutPractitioner program. To learn more about Dr. Finley and her programs, check out https://www.drheatherfinley.co/ Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Nicole is a mom of two beautiful girls and a personal trainer. She  grew up in Birmingham, AL and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Kinesiology / Physical Education. She also cheered at all throughout high school and college which had a big influence on her desire to help others enjoy fitness. She currently lives in Dallas, TX and enjoys training clients physically with exercise and mentally to be a better version of themselves. Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Caitlin Johnson is a Registered Dietitian with advanced training in functional medicine and women’s herbalism. She is the heart behind her company PCOS Fertility Nutrition and cohost of Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast. She is someone who struggled with infertility and now is a mother to three beautiful children. She is a born-again believer- prays for each of her clients and has helped many hundreds of couples become parents. Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Lauren battled disordered eating for over half her life. If fact, she never truly had a period until she was 29 years old and found herself ready to start a family. From trying every diet and workout plan out there, to quasi recovery, to REAL recovery, Lauren can now proudly say her favorite title in life is mom to a toddler and another baby on the way! Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

After diving into recovery from Hypothalmic Amenorrhea (HA) it can feel like a big waiting game for when your period will actually return. While recovery time can vary for each individual, here are 5 signs that you're on the right track for getting your period back!  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Elena is a Registered Dietitian who helps women heal their relationship with food, their bodies, and fitness. Through her own journey to food freedom after 5 years struggling with binge eating and amenorrhea, she developed a passion for helping other women overcome similar struggles. Elena now offers online coaching to women around the world. Her specialty is helping “fit” women stop binging and get their periods back without the pill. You can follow her on Instagram @the.binge.eating.dietitian  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support

Genna is a newly wed living in Jersey City, NJ with her new husband, James. Genna worked in the health and wellness industry in corporate sales and as a cycling instructor for Equinox for 6 years. She is now a Sales Executive in Finance Technology. After 2 years of wanting to go "all in" she finally pulled the trigger and began working with Lindsay in October. After 11 years without a natural period, Genna got her period back in just 6 weeks! She now has regular cycles and is enjoying her newfound freedom with food and exercise.  Connect with Lindsey Lusson:  Instagram: ⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@LindseyLusson⁠⁠ Tiktok: ⁠⁠@food.freedom.fertility --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lindsey032/support