FFP 349 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Samantha Kellgren

Samantha is an exercise and mindset coach, helping women take control of their fertility through the mind body connection so they can level up their life.

After being diagnosed with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, finding out it’s possible to be too fit to get pregnant, and undergoing IVF to have their son, Samantha made drastic changes to her unhealthy relationship with exercise and healthy eating. She now helps other women through the major mindset shifts it takes to stop overexercising and under-eating so they can regain their cycles and get pregnant without going crazy!

In today’s episode, Samantha shares her experience with HA, how she overcame it, and some of the specific challenges women face when dealing with HA.

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:

• Samantha’s personal experience with HA and what led her to focus on this specific area of women’s health

• Three main characteristics of HA

• Samantha’s menstrual cycle history when she was on the pill

• Challenges that women with HA are facing in our medical system

• Samantha’s experience with her medical doctors and how she was diagnosed with HA

• The correlation between eating disorders, body image and HA

• Samantha’s suggestions and advice for women who are going thru the transition period

• The power of your mind set and its importance to change

• The word perfect and how it effects on how people measure themselves against the word perfect

• The effects of HA on your body and how your body has to adapt

• Samantha’s advice on how to change your mind set on the actual number you weight

• How do you divorce yourself from your hunger cues

Connect with Samantha Kellgren:

You can connect Samantha on her Facebook, Instagram, Email and website.

Resources mentioned:

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

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• 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
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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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This 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!

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