WILD Wellness with Jenni Hulburt

In this episode, you’ll hear part of a conversation I had with Christine Garvin on the Hormonally Speaking podcast about:

• How I’ve shifted to more of a movement generalist than a movement specific training style
• Working out with the seasons of life
• Letting go of the guilt and belief that workouts are for weight loss
• Working out for different reasons at different times in your monthly cycle
• Plus so much more!

In this episode with guest, Jill Kay:

• How your blood sugar can affect your mood, energy, hormones, sleep, cravings, and more — plus how to get off the rollercoaster
• How to time your meals to avoid sleep disruption, and your plate ratio with specific food inspiration to fill your plate
• To snack or not to snack?
• The little known connection between stress and blood sugar balance
• The power of a 10 minute walk after meals to regulate blood sugar

In this episode with guest, Deanna Seymour:

• How she stopped using exercise as punishment and started daily dance parties to inspire movement, happiness, and creativity in her body and life
• Why having a daughter changed her perspective and self-image
• A pep talk for women who struggle with exercise
• 3 steps to finding your movement of choice

Are you getting stronger, but still missing the key to optimal strength? Can we hold emotion in our bodies?

In this episode:

• Erica Ziel teaches on neuromuscular fascia and how everything is connected in the body, and why (hint: it’s fascia)
• What women who have been pregnant need to know
• The steps to processing emotions with physical movement

How do you take a generic running plan and adapt it to your feminine flow - your cyclical body?

Women's bodies don't fit the linear, masculine model of most training approaches… so it's time for a new way.  You in?

In this episode:

• How often do you need to strength train to get results?
• How do you adjust strength training throughout your monthly cycle to optimize your gains and energy?
• What to do the week before your period when you feel less energized

Are boundaries the missing piece to being the happiest and healthiest version of you?  Do you struggle to stay no (when you actually want to)? Does setting boundaries feel like you’re letting people down? Ever feel drained from what other people ask of you? 

In this episode Anna Squelch shares:

• Practical advice and exact scripts for the simplest ways to say “no"
• How to know which boundaries you could benefit from, especially when it comes to your personal health
• 5 steps to set boundaries with confidence and grace so you’re honoring your well-being and managing your energy with more ease

How do you change your workouts with your menstrual cycle when it’s unpredictable and it ranges from 23-45 days?  

What can you look for when you have no idea what day you’re actually on, or what phase you’re in?  I have 3 simple things to keep in mind I’ll share in this episode, plus a few thoughts on how to anchor new habits into your routine.

"Just listen to your body."  Has this ever felt frustrating to you because you're wondering what that actually means?  Does eating intuitively or following your body's intuition with workouts mean you'll eat more and workout less? 

In this episode:

• A new approach to eating and workouts that's flexible and personalized
• How this will give you more freedom and joy in both 
• How to put intuitive movement and intuitive eating into practice

In this episode:

• Why it's important to balance heat in summer
• Managing heated emotions like anger that might flare up in summer
• Which essential oils are cooling and best for your summer apothecary

In this episode:

• Is it normal to be sore after a workout?
• The cycle of stress and exercise, with other potential impacts on physical and emotional health
• My experience with adrenal issues, specifically how it impacted my ability to manage stress and shifting emotional states
• Why I don't believe not working out is necessarily the answer and what to consider instead

Marjoram essential oil – the plant, therapeutics, and energetic acupoints especially for the summer season, clearing heat, tension, and other emotional and energetic benefits for the Heart.

In this WILD FEM interview episode:

• Amie’s unique approach to thyroid disorders, and what you might be experiencing if you have thyroid issues (including the ones you may not expect or hear about very often)
• What to look for in your labs to truly assess thyroid health, and why testing TSH simply isn’t enough – this is important for those who have already been diagnosed too!
• Why certain interpretations of tests can lead to mistreatment or undertreatment, and why optimal numbers are more important than “normal” results.
• The connection between adrenal function and thyroid function
• Plus so much more

The creation story of how the Forest & Flowers Retreat House came to be – the origins and the special connection I have with this place, where I found inspiration in the creative process, the special amenities the Retreat House offers, how flowers became part of the plan, and what’s to come.

In this WILD FEM episode:

• How acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and our bodies reflect nature
• Reproductive health and fertility in a TCM point of view
• How to work with the yin and yang of your cycle for optimizing hormone health
• The moon and your menstrual cycle, and what entraining with the moonlight does for your body

I'm sharing part of a conversation I had with Dr. Amie Hornamen on the Thyroid Fix podcast on:

• Working out for fitness vs. health
• Reaching the point of diminishing gains: When your workouts change, you're not recovering, and they become an added stress
• What's best for scheduling rest in workouts and life
• Rediscovering your enjoyment of exercise (even if you feel exhausted)

The conversation picks up where Dr. Amie is reflecting back on her years in body competition, and how that's shifted for her, and later I talk a bit more about my personal shift with running, and how I've allowed myself to change my approach.

Consider everything I share here as my not-so-typical workout advice for people who are type A people and tend to overdo and over-train, as well as people struggling with motivation.

Are you experiencing bladder control issues like leakage or strong urges that make you rush to the bathroom?  What can you do when kegels don't work for bladder issues, incontinence, or better sex?  Like most things related to our health and body, there's many myths out there about kegels!

In this WILD FEM episode:

• What kegels are and what they're not
• Why kegels don't always work
• How to heal with kegels including the physiological need to let go to relax the muscles and the symbolic need to let go and reset

In this episode originally published on the Pelvicpreneur Podcast:

• Why and how my fitness approach is different
• Depression and overtraining
• What trainers and women who workout need to understand about their hormones in relation to workout plans
• How to progress clients in strength training with cyclical planning in mind
• Top 3 tips to move more in sync with your cycle
• What to do when your clients show up tired
• How personal trainers, yoga teachers, and Pilates instructors can organize their time and manage their energy to show up better for their clients, and more.

Feeling dismissed by your doctor? In this WILD FEM episode Georgie Kovacs shares:

• 3 things to do if you're feeling frustrated in the process of a diagnosis.
• What she wants all parents and teachers to know about educating girls about their body and health
• The simple steps you can take today, even if you have limited resources.

Aren’t daily routines helpful to be consistent and reach your goals? In this episode, I talk about when they’re not supportive, how we can approach it differently (especially as women with our feminine cycle), and the way I change my daily routines with my cycle and the season: workouts, work, food, and essential oils.

An Essential Alchemy episode on:

• doTERRA Lemongrass sourcing in India
• Chemical properties
• Physical and emotional therapeutics
• Energetics and acupoint applications

In this WILD FEM series episode:

• The mindset that can help you most with endometriosis
• What Chelsea experienced in her diagnosis process and what she wants others to know
• How to trust your own body, and what to do when others tell you that pain is "all in your head" or normal

Does the moon influence your energy and menstrual cycle? 

In this WILD FEM episode you’ll learn:

• The origin of living in tune with the moon
• Should your menstrual cycle sync with the moon and what if you don't have a menstrual cycle?
• How to work with your rhythms instead of against them to connect with a more natural state of being

From movement and food, to skin care changes, liver, lungs, and your daily routine – this episode is my invitation for you to notice the gentle spring energy stirring around us and respond in ways that support your well-being.  

In this WILD FEM episode:

• The connection between health challenges, career fulfillment, and purpose
• Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and how to let it go so you can try new things
• What her kids have mirrored to her, and how others can reflect back to you important characteristics about yourself

In this episode:

• How does the inner spring/follicular phase affect your body and how should you workout in the first part of the cycle for best results?
• Why I call this part of the cycle, the build phase and how to work with your natural rhythms in workouts, life, and your work or business.
• How to approach goals – what to do and what to avoid

In this WILD FEM episode with functional health coach, Christine Garvin, you'll learn:

• What to focus on first for gut health, and what many women consider "normal" may be common, but not ideal.
• When you may need digestive enzymes, and one way to know if you're digesting fats well.
• The one thing that will stop you from making progress in hormone balance
• The biggest thing Christine did to get herself through adrenal issues

Have you followed the advice of generic “workout with your cycle” guides that you found through articles, Instagram posts, videos, or infographics? In this episode, let’s talk about what you need to know about working out in sync with your menstrual cycle, and how to personalize your approach.

So you want to transition off the birth control pill?  In this episode, you’ll hear from an integrative functional registered dietitian on how to support gut health for healthy hormones, a common mistake women make related to the food they’re consuming, what it means to show your liver some love, and why detoxification is important.

Breathwork has been one of my favorite tools in the last year for my well-being, so I'm grateful you're ready to learn and practice!

In this episode: What is breathwork and how can you incorporate it into your every day life to shift your energy?  A guest teaching from Meghan Sandve, plus experience the guided breathwork session at the end!

I want to workout more consistently.  Does this sound like you?  You have the best of intentions and yet life seems to get in the way, or you don’t really have any set goals, and you’re too overwhelmed to try and set any right now.  In this episode, you’ll get the guidance you need to feel more motivated to workout, and the truth about the mindset that blocks us from feeling energized to follow-through.  It’s time to move your body and live your one WILD life.

Hypnosis probably isn't what you think.  I know my knowledge about it changed after learning and experiencing it for myself.  Have you ever considered it as a possibility to naturally tend to your emotions?  Dr. Dyan is a specialist in sleep, but this episode will support you in understanding how to use hypnosis for reducing stress or anxiety as well.  Find out what it is, what's it's not, and the difference between meditation and hypnosis in this guest teaching from Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson.  You'll get a guided experience at the end too!

Do you wish you knew how to adapt your workout on the days you don’t feel as motivated (in a way that would still keep you on track with your goals, and avoid the guilt of not doing what the workout plans says you should do)?  

What does it mean to listen to your body, if your body doesn’t seem to be keeping up with your plans?  In this episode I’m sharing part of my interview on the Fertility Friday podcast with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, where we talk about perfection vs listening to your body and how to adapt with your unpredictable body throughout your monthly cycle.

If you have PCOS and are struggling to lose weight, you’ve been told to go on a diet, or you feel frustrated with the challenges you’re facing, this episode is for you.  You’ll learn from 2 guest experts, Angela Grassi and Martha McKittrick, in this episode:

• What’s wrong with dieting and treatments only focused on body weight
• What you need to know about weight loss, and the reason it can be difficult with PCOS
• How you can lose weight, supplements that may help, and what to consider beyond food

Do you struggle with goals?  

In this episode: 

• the problem with how I used to set goals and what I do now instead
• how to create a workout plan for the next month if you don’t have one (or some tips for getting the most out of the one you have)

Tired of feeling tired?  I remember saying this when I hit bottom with adrenal issues back in 2012.  “I’m tired of feeling tired.”

I had started to notice that pushing too hard, ignoring my needs, not balancing work and rest… it drained my energy.  I learned that self-care is not selfish.

You taking care of yourself comes first, even if you have other responsibilities or people who need you (especially if you have other responsibilities and people who need you)!

When you take time for yourself, and give your body the food, rest, and movement it needs, you will actually have MORE energy for life.  Just like filling up a bucket from a waterfall — self-care habits fill your body with vitality so you can live your one WILD life.

In this episode:

• what drains your energy
• what fills you up,
• what decisions you need to make to live your one WILD life

What should you eat if you’re interested in supporting hormone health?  In this episode you’ll hear from guest contributors Karen Martel and Ali Damron on:

• How much protein, carbohydrate, and fat women should consume for nourishment and hormone health, plus what happens to your hormones when your carbohydrate intake is too low
• How to balance your blood sugar to balance your hormones
• How stress, weight loss resistance, and hormones are connected, and what to do about it
• How to eat if you have estrogen dominance or low progesterone

Should our workouts, food, skin care, sleep, and other lifestyle habits change with the seasons?  I think so.   Think about it this way... do you feel the same in the winter as you do in the summer?  Exactly.  In the episode I'll share simple ways you can live in sync with the winter season through the way you move, what you eat, and how you live.

Frankincense & Vetiver essential oils are the monthly medicine for December because of their calming and grounding properties.  I’ll talk about why I chose these essential oils in relationship to the Vata dosha, and how we can use them to support our bodies during the late fall/early winter season to counterbalance excess Vata energy.

It’s episode 100 & depending on when you're landing here... the end of this year 2020.  So in the spirit of reflection, looking back, and revisiting lessons, it seemed fitting to share clips from the most popular 10 episodes since the podcast began!

Sometimes your run or workout is a stress relief, but now you just feel too exhausted to keep up with it all.  Sound familiar?   Listen in for 5 ways to adapt and release stress so it doesn’t sabotage your workouts.

Have you tried essential oils and they didn’t seem to work?  Do you keep hearing about them from a friend, but you’d like more expert advice so you use them safely?  I’ve been working with essential oils for over a decade, and I’ll share 3 important factors for you to choose essential oils that aren’t a waste of money, how to use them effectively, and safe practices with these potent plant extracts.

My morning routines change in subtle ways with nature’s seasons, and depending on where I’m at in my cycle, but here are my autumn rhythms to feel rooted into this season, support digestion and immunity, and energize my body and mind.

Immunity, respiratory support, hydrating and nourishing the skin, and providing relief for stiff and tired muscles and joints.  Meet Black Spruce & Litsea - two of my favorite essential oil allies.

Let’s talk about the therapeutic constituents found in the needles of the black spruce tree and the fruit of the Litsea evergreen shrub, along with specific ways to use them to support your body naturally and the synergy with other essential oils.

As always, my intention is to share what I'm learning.  You are the expert on you, so always do your own research and make decisions about your health based on your body and specific situation.

P.S. Move ahead to min 4:40 if you don’t need the introduction to essential oil basics again (previously shared in past Monthly Medicine episodes).

SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES

Have you ever wondered why you’re more tired and feel so out of shape right before your period?  I did too.  Until I figured out why, and started working with my body instead of against it.  

The best part?  Guilt free rest days followed, and being on my period got a whole lot easier too.  This episode is for every woman who struggles with PMS, slowing down, and who wants to discover another way.