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18th Nov 2025

196. How to Balance Your Hormones and Calm Your Kids Naturally

You're eating the "right" foods. You're trying to take care of yourself. But you're busy AF, still exhausted, your Googling if your hormones might be all over the place, and your kids are having meltdowns over everything...on top of stress at work.

Here's the thing: It's not about eating more protein or cutting carbs. It's about blood sugar — and how the way you start your day is setting you (and your kids) up for chaos. That coffee before breakfast? The banana as a snack? They're quietly sabotaging your hormones, your energy, and even your kids' ability to regulate their emotions. (Believe me, I felt attacked yet so understood since I always start my day with caffeine & no food for 1-2 hours lol.)

But we go way beyond nutrition advice. In today's episode, holistic nutrition expert Stephanie Adler breaks down exactly how blood sugar affects your hormones, why you're so depleted after having kids, and what minerals have to do with all of it. We go DEEP, and she provides her solution for how to slow down & how how to stress less!

You'll understand:

  • Why coffee before breakfast is tanking your blood sugar for the entire day (and what to do instead)
  • The "naked carbs" rule that will change how you snack — for you and your kids
  • How mineral depletion after pregnancy is the real reason you're still tired years later
  • What a hair mineral analysis can reveal about your stress, hormones, and inflammation

This isn't another list of things you're doing wrong — it's the missing piece that finally makes everything click.

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Journal Entries
Journal Entries is the podcast for ambitious women in business and leadership who want to stop bringing their work stress home.

Host Samantha Hawley, MBA and Clarity Coach, specializes in the ripple effect — how your internal state at work directly impacts your patience, presence, and peace at home with your family.

If you're making $100k+ but find yourself snapping at your kids after a tough workday, overthinking during bedtime, or feeling like you can't turn off "boss mode" — this podcast will help you master the transition from boardroom to living room. Because success shouldn't cost you your sanity or your family connection.
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