47. Exercise Essentials for Mothers with Brooke Wright
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
Release Date: 12/04/2024
62. The Power of Breathwork with Gemma Rose
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today's episode, I'm joined by Gemma from Gemma Rose, who helps individuals with inner work and breathwork to transform their mindset and nervous system. Her offerings focus on personal growth, healing, and connecting with one's authentic self. We discuss Gemma's journey, including her experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, and how breathwork helped her heal stress and tension. We dive into breathwork as a tool to reconnect the body-mind system and process emotions, sensations, and memories. Gemma explains how it aids in completing stress...
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61. The Shift into Motherhood with Rachel Bettinzoli
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today’s episode, I’m joined by the amazing Rachel Bettinzoli, an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Wellness Coach who specialises in women’s health and matrescence. Together, we explore what it means to move through a “wintering” season - those slower, heavier times in life when everything feels like a stretch. Rachel generously shares her own journey and the deep realisations that followed. We also dive into matrescence, the profound (and often unspoken) identity shift that happens when we become mothers. Like adolescence, it’s messy, transformational, and deeply personal....
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60. How to make time for yourself (even when you feel like you can’t)
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today’s episode, I’m talking about something that so many women are craving - but struggling to access in the middle of busy, full lives: making time for ourselves. You don’t need a new routine, a better planner, or a complete life overhaul. What you do need is a fresh perspective - a new way of approaching the moments you already have. I’ll show you how to find space in your day (yes, even the tiniest pockets) to support your health, your energy, and your sense of self. Mon x ⚡️ Start my 💖 Check out course 📱 Discover the 🧘♀️...
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59. Ditching Botox with Ash McLocklan
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today’s episode, we have a special guest Ash McLocklan, who talks all about something that’s become way too normal - Botox. But this isn’t your typical skincare chat. This is a raw, real conversation about why Ash decided to ditch Botox for good - and how she found a completely free, natural way to support her skin that actually works. We talk about facial tension, aging, skin confidence, and the pressure to “fix” our faces. Ash shares how simple facial massage became her self-care practice - not just for her skin, but for her stress too. No fancy products, no appointments. Just...
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58. Why mindfulness is the missing link to your health journey
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today’s episode, I’m diving into the one piece that so many women are missing on their health journey—mindfulness. Mindfulness isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a way of coming back to yourself. Back to presence. Back to healing. In this episode, I’ll show you why being more mindful (in really simple, doable ways) might just be the shift your body’s been asking for. The smallest shifts can create big changes in your energy, hormones, and overall well-being. Mon x ⚡️ Start my 💖 Check out course 📱 Discover the 🧘♀️ Enquire about 👉...
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57. What every woman over 35 needs to know
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In today’s episode, I’m having a real, raw conversation with you about what’s actually going on in your body once you hit 35 and beyond. We’ve normalised so much — the brain fog, the low libido, the joint pain, the exhaustion that never lets up — and we’ve been told it’s all just “part of getting older.” But what if that wasn’t the whole truth? Your 30s and 40s aren’t the beginning of the end — they’re the beginning of a deeper connection with your health. Mon x ⚡️ Start my 📱 Discover the 🧘♀️ Enquire about 👉 Follow me...
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56. How to support your immune system as we go into winter
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In this episode, I’m bringing you a cosy, nourishing chat about something that matters more than ever as we move into the colder months: your immune system. We’re deep into autumn here on the farm — the ponies are rugged, the fire’s crackling, and it’s that time of year when the bugs and sniffles start to creep in. If you’ve ever felt like your body’s working against you — you're eating well, you’re trying all the supplements, but you’re still exhausted and dragging yourself through the day — this episode is for you. I’m diving into the five essential (but often...
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55. The cool things that happen when you get healthy
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In this episode, I’m switching things up. We talk so often about the symptoms, the struggles, the fatigue, and the hormone chaos (and yes, those are real and valid). But today? I want to remind you why all your hard work matters. I’m sharing 10 incredibly cool things that start happening when your body gets back in balance — things that actually make life easier, more joyful, and way more vibrant. I’m also sharing something personal — a little life update that’s been brewing since December — and what pregnancy has taught me (again) about the beauty of living in sync with our...
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54. Why your hormones need you to stress less
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In this episode, Monique dives deep into the impact of stress on your hormones and overall health. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, struggling with brain fog, or dealing with unpredictable cycles, this episode is for you. Monique breaks down why chronic stress is wreaking havoc on your body—and what you can do to regain control. Key topics: Why Stress Matters: Understanding how stress hormones like cortisol impact your sleep, energy, and menstrual cycle. The Hidden Stressors: It’s not just work deadlines—poor gut health, environmental toxins, and even over-exercising can...
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53. Can you really DIY your own health?
The Hormonally Balanced Women's Podcast
In this episode, Monique dives into the topic of DIYing your health. If you’ve been overwhelmed or frustrated in your health journey, this episode is for you! Monique discusses whether it’s truly possible to take your health into your own hands or if professional help is necessary for real, lasting change. Key Topics Can You DIY Your Own Health?: Why taking a DIY approach to health might not always work, and how misinformation can hinder progress. The Right Information Matters: The importance of using accurate, helpful resources to guide your health journey, and how the Nourish app can be...
info_outlineIn this insightful and encouraging episode, Monique chats with Brooke Wright, a personal trainer and award-winning group fitness instructor, about navigating the journey of pre and postnatal fitness, building community, and embracing the natural ebbs and flows of life as a mother. Together, they dive into the realities of balancing motherhood, business, and self-care while providing empowering advice for women to honour their changing bodies and cycles.
Key Topics ⤵️
- The Power of Pre- and Postnatal Fitness: Why connecting with a pelvic health physio is essential during and after pregnancy, and how tailored movement supports recovery and confidence.
- Ditching the Bounce Back Myth: Shifting the focus to building strength from the inside out and loving your body for what it’s achieved.
- Understanding Your Cycle: How to sync your fitness routine with the four phases of your cycle and listen to your body’s unique needs.
- Finding Balance: Simple, actionable self-care strategies (like a weekly run or yoga session) to help mothers feel centred, supported, and grounded amidst the chaos.
- Community is Everything: The importance of connection and support during motherhood.
Connect with Brooke ⤵️
- Follow Brooke on Instagram: @BrookeRSWright
- Facebook: BRSW Pre and Post Natal Fitness
- Visit Brooke’s Website: www.brsw.nz
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