Busy, Yet Pretty - Let’s Talk Periods!! PMS, Period Loss & Hormones

Episode Date: January 27, 2025

What is the shame around periods?! Having a menstrual cycle is both healthy and beautiful, as well as a blessing! In this episode your host, Jadyn Hailey shares her personal experience with loosing a period & how she naturally got it back with holistic methods to healing her hormones. Whether you struggle with PMS symptoms, period loss or imbalanced hormones, this episode is the perfect step to healing. Tune into this episode with an almond milk matcha, sweetened with maple syrup. Current Obsessions: - pinstriped pajamas!! - homegoods & TJmaxx shopping  - focus on growing your business Shopify     Become your own dream girl with me!! : - 7AM MORNING ROUTINE | hot pilates, healthy breakfast & working from home - Instagram: Jadyn's Instagram & Busy, Yet Pretty Instagram - Busy, Yet Pretty Groupchat  - Tiktok: @Fairyjadyn - My Amazon Storefront: Jadyn's Storefront - Outfit Details: My Closet     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, my love. Welcome back to the busy yet pretty podcast. I'm your host, Jaden Haley. I'm really looking forward to today's episode because this is a topic that is not talked about enough, which is periods, having a menstrual cycle, PMS, period cramps, everything. So I'm really looking forward to this episode because as you guys may have known, I have lost my period for over two years now and just this year have gotten it back. And I would say it is a pretty regular schedule now and it truly is just such. a blessing. So we'll talk all things period, how I got it back, and what maybe could help you. But first step, let's get into our weekly review. The past few weeks, there has just been such unfortunate fires happening in L.A. and San Diego, too. And my heart is just so heavy for so many of people who've lost their home. But not only that, I know so many people who lost their homes, lost their entire life in a flash. And I just think it's so unbelievably heartbreaking. and my heart truly goes out to everyone who has had to endure this. Another thing this week is I have really been trying to dial in to my 2025 intentions.

I feel like this year has gone off to a quite odd start for many of us. So I feel like I'm just trying to dial in and it's going to be a great year for us. Another thing this week is I have been brainstorming birthday plans because my birthday is in March, St. Patrick's Day, to be exact. and I really want to have a fun little trip maybe with my mom. So trying to plan that right now. Also, we had a big TikTok ban going on here. So if that happens to disappear,

make sure to stay tuned for more episodes here, of course. And I'll also be over Instagram. Now on to my current obsessions. The current obsessions of the week are white chocolate. I feel like white chocolate is underrated, and I have just been loving it so far this year. A white chocolate cranberry cookie and tea just sounds so devised. Another thing this week is bronzer, and I mean a lot of bronzer in the winter.

I feel very pale and I'm just wanting the sun, so it really feels nice and lively when you add some bronzer. Or I like to add a little self-tanner to just give me that summer glow in the winter. And my last current obsession at the moment is my candle warmer. I caught candle warmer, and not only do I use it to warm up my candles, but I also use it to do a little simmer pot, which I'll add like, cranberries, I'll add cinnamon sticks, and orange peel, and I'll just make my apartment smell so nice. Now on to the goal of the week. My goal of the week is to practice some in-car driving. I just did it

yesterday, and I feel like the more and more you do it, the more comfortable you become. This is just something I put off way too long now. Another goal of the week right now is to sort through my closet and get rid of things that I don't wear anymore, donate them, sell them, just let things go because in order to get new things and things that you like in your life, you have to bring out the old to bring in the new. My last goal of the week is to start doing my taxes. I feel like I like to be done early rather than wait till it's the last second because it's the year planning ahead and being on time and scheduled because if you do things earlier and ahead of time, then it's going to prevent you from doing things last second and it's going to save you a lot more stress. Now on to the affirmation of the week.

I am healthy and in tune with my needs. I love that affirmation so much and I really recommend you affirm that to yourself. Now on to a self-love question. What have I been harder myself lately than I need to let go of? I love this question so much because it allows us to be mindful of when we are kind of giving ourselves a hard time and we're letting the pressure get to us. So what is something that you have been hard on yourself for that you need to let go of? I love this question so much because it allows us to be mindful.

of how are we being harder on ourselves and if we are we need to let it go. Of course you can be disciplined but when you're constantly being hard on yourself, it's not at all going to allow you to grow and achieve everything you want to do, let alone it's not going to leave you happy. Now into your self-love question of the week. Now into your challenge of the week. Step into this week by being mindful of your distractions and eliminating them. As an example, that could be you realizing that you were just endlessly scrolling and scrolling,

way too much and it's not allowing you to get your work done and you just putting your phone down putting it in the other room or that could be you just playing too many games on your phone put your phone away or maybe you're just talking and chatting too much with your best friend whatever it is be mindful of your distractions and really just try to eliminate them at this moment for you to dial in get what you need to get done and i promise you it will pay off in the end now into the podcast review. If you want to be featured on next week's episode, make sure you leave a podcast review over Apple Podcasts and leave a rating over Spotify. This review is from Shea Mae and she said, I have literally just started listening, but my life has already changed. I found this podcast on

Pinterest while aspiring to be like one of those It Girls, GoGetter, Golden Girls on my for you page. Jaden has shown me that I can have that life, so thank you. This always gives me motivation to go achieve my dreams. Shea, thank you so unbelievably much for your sweet review and I am so grateful that it has changed your life so fast listening to this podcast and that it has been a step for you to become your own it girl. Now, without further ado, let's get into today's episode, which we have all been waiting for. So like I was saying, as you know, I got my period back a few months ago after losing it for over two years, almost every woman faces PMS, period loss, raging hormones, and or any hormonal imbalance.

I being one of them, and I can only assume that you have experienced at least one of those things before in your life, but periods and menstrual cycles are beautiful. Beyond beautiful and is truly a gift. There should be no shame whatsoever when talking about this, and I feel like society has taught us to feel ashamed and embarrassed, and have periods and menstrual cycles be a sensitive topic. But this is the beauty of being a woman. No, it's not always comfortable and no, we always dread that time of the month.

But this is something to realize how it is a gift. If you did not have this in your life, you would want it. After losing your period, you don't realize how much you wanted it before when you had it. Because having a menstrual cycle is a good sign that your body is working properly. A normal, healthy, essential to a woman's body should not be a sensitive topic, and you should never be ashamed to talk about this topic, because this is something that is not talked about enough, and when someone finally hears someone else's story on how maybe they struggle with irregular periods

or they experience extreme cravings, then that allows you to realize, oh my gosh, I'm not the only one experiencing this, and other people are too. It makes you feel like you're not alone and that your problems are not abnormal. Other people experience this, which is why transparency is so important and I'm really trying to do this as much as I can when it comes to periods because this is something I struggled with and I want other people to know that you're not alone, whether you have horrible PMS cravings, horrible period pains, PMS, irregular periods, or of course no periods at all. So if you are someone who struggles with any of that, I hope that you realize that you are heard and are not alone. And before we dive into this episode, this is not medical advice, but this is just my experience and what has helped me. But let's get straight into it.

So I just got my period back a few months ago. And you may be thinking, how did you lose it in the first place? And honestly, I don't know. And I don't think many people know why their period disappeared. And having no period can also be referred to as amenorrhea. but let's backtrack a bit. So I have briefly struggled with anorexia years and years and years ago when I was a teenager. And during that brief time, I struggled with anorexia.

I also began recovering pretty quick and I would say over a one to two year time period. And during that time, I still had my period. It was not extremely regular. And interestingly enough, I lost my period later down my road in recovery. So I never had an extremely regular period growing up. but I also was not a heavy floater. That being said, I still had a period. So when I lost my period, I felt like I would get it back every month.

Every month that would go by, I would think, oh, it'll probably just come next month. And then soon enough, it became two years of no period. But within those two years of me losing my period, I felt like I was stuck on an everyday loop of PMS. Imagine, you know, the feeling of PMS right before your period, and you're just, you're so tired, you're so hungry, and you're just very moody up and down, very emotional. That is exactly how I felt for two years straight. It was truly a never-ending loop of PMS and my face would break out. I'd have acne. I was so moody. Lots of ups and down emotions, cravings, tired, everything, which I can only assume was stemming from a hormonal imbalance, which it was. Personally, I wanted to take a different route than birth control and wanted a more

natural route because I wanted to heal naturally for long-term success and results. I didn't want to force a period on me artificially and I really just wanted to heal my body and allow it to come naturally back. So after my first year of having no period is when it finally clicked to me how important it is to have a period, not only from my emotions or how I was feeling externally, but my internal part of me, meaning my ovaries and everything else that is supposed to be working right was at a higher risk for complications when you don't have your period. And for my holistic girls, if you know, you know, there's so many times where you just go to the doctors and they say the same thing where they'll just prescribe birth control or try to give you a quick fix rather than

trying to actually help you have long-term results. So I feel like I would just go to so many doctors and feel so disappointed leaving every single time. And the number one thing I wanted to know was, why did my period disappear in the first place? Again, I don't know why it did, and nobody really knows why their period disappeared. No one knows that answer. I went to both doctors and naturopathic doctors, and both of the sides of those doctors would say the same thing

where they would mention that my weight was a little lower than it should be. I do not weigh myself. I do not count calories. Just because personally, that's something that I'm not interested in doing. Since when it came to my eating disorder, I was really triggered by the scale. That would be my sort of fixation. So to me, I don't care to weight myself.

But when I would go to these doctor appointments, they would always mention my weight. And since I was recovered mentally, I would think the same physically. I'm recovered physically. It's been so many years since my period. I don't need to gain weight. I don't want to have to think about gaining weight.

I just want to live my life freely and not have to think about weight. I was both mentally and physically with my eating disorder recovered, but I always still leaned towards the leaner side. Ever since I was little, I have always been more leaner and petite, but since growing up and growing into a woman's body, you do need and your body requires extra weight on you in order to work properly. And it was something that I had to really think about this past year where I am not a teenager anymore.

And having a woman's body really requires extra healthy weight and fat, specifically for your hormones and your menstrual cycle. So instead of pushing it to the back of my mind and being annoyed every single, time I heard a doctor say I need to gain some weight, I finally kind of realize I'm not 18 or 19 anymore. And in order for my hormones to be supported and for me to lower the risk of ovarian cancer and many other risk, I have to gain some weight. And you think, oh, well, that's pretty easy step. But I found it so discouraging to always hear that I had to gain weight because, one, I was fully mentally recovered and pretty much fully physically recovered, so I didn't want to have to think about weight anymore. I wanted that to be in the past. Number two, I thought, how could

weight really play that big of a deal when it comes to your period and your menstrual cycle? And let me tell you, I really truly do believe that gaining some healthy weight was extremely needed in order for me to start my period again after two years from losing it. So as an update, it's been a consecutive months of me having my period so far and landing pretty exact on the days. So having a very regular cycle, I felt the best I felt in so long. And I learned so much this past year what I truly believed helped me get my period back and what supports healthy and regular menstrual cycles. So if you're someone who struggles with a regular period, loss period, or PMS symptoms, here are some ways that has helped me that I truly believe could help you.

Number one, if you tend to be on the leaner side, gaining healthy weight is so essential. Really try on increasing your caloric intake, and I know it's hard, especially when you don't track calories, and I would really suggest you stay away from doing that because tracking calories can just lead you into a very unhealthy mindset. But I would really encourage you trying to incorporate more healthy fats into your diet, more protein, more carbs, more fiber, more of everything. And also, when supporting your hormones, it is really recommended to have an animal-based diet. So whatever you're eating now, just add in maybe some red meat that can really help with iron. If you're someone who struggles with having a very heavy period.

And of course, meat in general can actually be a really great protein source to help support your hormones to get your period. Another thing to add into your diet is tea. Tea is so good for you. Raspberry Leaf tea is great to help any people. M.S symptoms and your period. And there's so many other different types of tea for fertility, fertility, and any type of fertility supporting vitamins, tea, or diets can really help towards getting your period back. Another essential way to getting your period back and just managing your hormones in general is lowering your stress. You need to begin lowering your stress and

balancing your cortisol levels. I cannot stress this enough, but start taking care of yourself and your body. You have to stop being so hard on yourself and in such overdrive mode and allow yourself to relax. And that could be taking a nap, doing self-care in the mornings in the evening, having your macha, doing hobbies you like, doing things that you enjoy. When you take time to heal and recharge is when your body is able to work properly and not just be in this overdrive mode. I can't be the only one who has this like dream item of theirs that they always see whether it's a a sweater, a top, and you're like, I just need that, but it's like sold out everywhere. That's me with this one, vintage Duny and Burke bag.

I literally was looking everywhere for it, and I somehow found one on a Poshmark. But not just one. I found multiple of them at such a good price, and I was like, wait, this is just too good to be true. So if you know me, you know I am a Poshmark girl. Poshmark is a marketplace where you can list and sell, as well as buy. New items, vintage pieces, gently used, luxury pieces. they really just have it all. And I feel like there's no better time to go on Poshmark now. Everyone's cleaning out their closet and listing good things. Get in bed, get cozy, and go in Pashmark to add to your new spring wardrobe. New deals and sales are listed every day, so don't wait.

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So if you know me, you know I am a poshmark girl. Poshmark is a marketplace where you can list and sell. as well as buy new items vintage pieces gently used luxury pieces they really just have it all and i feel like there's no better time to go on poshmark now everyone's cleaning out their closet and listing good things get in bed get cozy and go in poshmark to add to your new spring wardrobe new deals and sales are listed every day so don't wait download the poshmark app and use code busy when you sign up to get ten dollars off your first purchase or shop now at poshmark.com slash busy and get ten dollars off your first purchase. That's P-O-S-H-M-A-R-K.com slash busy.

One of my biggest motivations when it comes to health and taking time for self-care, it's such a great reminder, is thinking that you can have 100 problems, but when you have a health problem, you have one. And I think that is so important to remember because you don't want to have to get to the worst to the worst in order to change. Start changing your habits now because I promise you doing that is going to allow you to actually. heal instead of you just waiting to hit rock bottom to finally change. Another essential is get enough sleep. No more of just five hours sleep nights or staying up into scrolling all night or watching TV. Start getting rest and allowing your body to heal every single night because you are not a male if you're

a female listening to this. If you were birthed a female, your body runs on a monthly cycle versus a male runs on a 24 hour cycle. Don't try to force your body into over-trial. Don't try to force your body into over drive to try to work like a male because physically females are unable to have her body work in that same capacity as males can. And this is where I'm going into another important thing is tap into your divine feminine. When it comes to your period and your menstrual cycle and just everything in general, allow yourself to touch base with your feminine side and your femininity by practicing soul-warming activities that bring you joy and allow you to be in touch with your feminine side. That could be baking, picking flowers, making a little flower basket, or reading,

having a picnic. And of course, letting your body rest. Another really important thing is having a routine. Stop putting yourself to the back burner and start putting yourself on a pedestal by giving yourself the same treatment you would to someone you love. Allow yourself to have those mornings and evenings to yourself. And of course, it's hard with kids or a significant other when you are more a little bit in a harder situation to be independent. But wake up earlier if you have to have that time alone. Don't put yourself to the back burner and rest your morning routine or rest your evening routine or stop putting yourself last. When it comes to vitamins, vitamins and supplements can be very important to supporting your hormones and having a good healthy cycle. And I have discovered

a few different things that has possibly helped me the past few years get my period back. And one of them being anosatol, specifically myoanostal. that can be a great way to help support your hormones. And I really suggest reading up on all these different vitamins and supplements before taking them to see if it works for your needs. Another one is magnesium L3inate and glycinate. Another great one is B12 or B complex. And of course any, like I said, fertility supplements because having a loss period and taking

fertility supplements to support your hormones are go hand in hand because they're both helping you support being more fertile in the way of being able to have a cycle. Something I have not done yet, but I really, really need to assume because I've heard wonderful things about this, but acupuncture, acupuncture can be really great to, of course, fertility and getting your period back. When it comes to PMS and hormones in general, castor oil packs can be very, very helpful, whether you put it on your belly button or target areas where your liver would be. Another thing that I really like to do is use heated rice pack warmers.

And I go to bed with them. And whenever you're uncomfortable, whether it's a period pain or just in general, you can just get a warm rice pack. They have them at the store or Amazon. But they're like little sack warmers and you heat it in the microwave and they become the perfect warm pack to help get rid of any discomfort that you're feeling. Another thing is raspberry leaf tea, like I said, is really great for PMS. And something, of course, you should be very mindful of is overall a healthy diet. and I always preach, do not take away, but instead add, you don't need to take away all your unprocessed food or sugar. But of course, be mindful to have it imbalance. But instead, you can still

have any processed food that you want or sugar, but really be mindful of adding on top of that. So instead of taking away, you can add on top healthy fats, vegetables, protein, start having less caffeine. Something you could do is cycle sync. Cycle syncing can be really helpful for your workouts and for what food you eat to get in tune with your body to see what it needs the most during your cycle that you're in. Because sometimes that you don't realize that working out can actually do more harm than good when your body needs rest at times. When it comes to PMS cravings, I am someone who gets extreme cravings. I can easily for a snack, just eat a full box of cereal, a bag of chips, and everything else. I love a good old PMS craving. After you ovulate

or in your ludial phase, you can become very ravenous as if you have a bottomless pit in your stomach and it's like you were stranded on an island and haven't eaten for years. We typically just crave everything sweet and savory, processed foods in sight, and the best form of self-care is to listen to your body. So allow yourself to indulge in your cravings, eat the ice cream, eat the chips, but at the same time also incorporate some veggies and protein and things are actually going to support your cravings and allow your body to kind of rest and not be in such an extreme hunger state of mind. So you can support those extreme hunger pains by nutritious foods and supplements. But let's be real, at the end of the day,

there's nothing better than having those cravings and just indulging, just eating that box of cereal, pastries, bag of chips, taking the extra. or nap, allowing your body to rest. And even though those cravings and those feelings can be annoying, be grateful you're having them because it's allowing you to know that your body is working properly. You are not the only one in the world feeling this. So allow yourself to be resting and give yourself time. You don't even realize how lucky you are to have a period until you lost it. Periods and having a menstrual cycle is beautiful and you should feel empowered and just feeling like it's a blessing rather than a curse. Don't get me wrong. It can feel like a curse many, many times

when you're in your period. But at the end of the day, it's a sign that your body is working properly. So be grateful. And today, be grateful for your period. Be grateful for having a menstrual cycle. And if you don't, work on getting it back. Take action into realizing that your body needs something from you and your body's trying to tell something to you. Maybe go make some doctor appointments. get your blood drawn and get your hormones tested. Take action and I promise you you are not the only one feeling this way. So the next time Aunt Flo is here, welcome her with open arms and love and gratitude. I love you guys with all my heart.

I hope you guys enjoy this episode and if you did, please share over your Instagram story and TikTok. I always reposts and maybe if you know a friend or someone else struggling with their period or their menstrual cycle, send this to them because we, We need to start talking about this topic more because so, so many of us struggle with period loss, PMS, everything. I hope you had the most lovely, productive, happy, and successful day. When Aunt Flo is here, welcome her with open arms and do not forget to stay busy yet pretty.