The Wildly Overlooked Connection between the Nervous System, Digestion + Hormones with Megan Gerber RD
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Release Date: 05/19/2025
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Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Our only sale of the year is here! Starting today, Monday, November 17, we're offering $400 off our most popular entry-level offer: The Fertility Clarity Package. This includes: A root cause investigation with expert-led lab testing A fully customized roadmap to get your period back + get pregnant Clear, actionable next steps to reach your fertility goals in 2026 For just $550 (normally $950!)—this is the best price you’ll ever see on this package. ⚡️PLUS: The first 5 people to grab their package get a bonus 1:1 call with me (yes, me, Victoria!). There are only 10 spots...
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13 (Easy) Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System to Optimize Your Fertility
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
You can't hustle your way to a baby. In today’s episode, we dive into 13 simple yet powerful nervous system regulation practices to support healing, ovulation, and optimal fertility. From slow walks to eating more (and earlier), we’ll cover the shifts your high-achieving, always-on-the-go body needs to feel safe again—because healing doesn’t happen in fight-or-flight mode. We talk light exposure, breakfast before coffee, deep breathing, emotional regulation tools, and why “wellness without obsession” is the secret to sustainable fertility habits. This episode is the real fertility...
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5 Steps to Restore Your Fertility in the Next 90 Days
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
This is not your typical episode — in fact, it’s a powerful portion of a live training Victoria hosted recently, now re-shared as a podcast because the information is too good not to be heard. If you're struggling with missing periods, irregular cycles, or secondary infertility and feel like no one's getting to the real "why," this episode is your roadmap. Inside this episode, Victoria walks you through her signature 5-step framework that’s helped countless women restore their fertility naturally — by focusing on healing the root cause of your period loss. Watch on Youtube . What...
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LIVE Training This Week Only: You've Never Heard Period Recovery Explained Like This!
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Is your period missing, unpredictable, or barely hanging on? Are you doing everything right—eating more, exercising less, taking all the supplements—and still not ovulating? You're not broken. But your strategy might be. And it's time to finally get answers. That’s why I’m hosting a free live training for high-achieving, active women who are ready to stop guessing and take action: 👉 Restore Your Fertility in Less Than 90 Days 📅 Live on Sunday, October 26th at 1pm ET 🎟 Save your seat now → This isn’t another generic period recovery protocol, I promise. In this training,...
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Why It’s So Common to Be Misdiagnosed with PCOS for Active Women with Period Irregularities
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Tired of being told you have PCOS just because your period is MIA? You might have been misdiagnosed. In today’s episode, Victoria breaks down why active women are so often misdiagnosed with PCOS when they actually have Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)—and what to do instead. We cover: Why PCOS and HA get confused How lab markers like AMH and LH/FSH can mislead Why retesting is key in recovery Real-life stories of women misdiagnosed for years What to do if you suspect you’ve been misdiagnosed 🎧 This is your sign to revisit the diagnosis. The real solution? It's not more meds or...
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5 Signs Your Diet is Why You Can’t Get Pregnant
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
You’re eating healthy. You’re tracking ovulation. You’re doing everything right—and still not getting pregnant. What if the problem isn’t your supplements or your timing... What if it’s your relationship with food? In this episode, I’m sharing 5 subtle but powerful signs that your diet might be blocking your fertility—especially if you have a history of restriction, clean eating, or disordered habits masked as “wellness.” ⚡ We cover: The breakfast mistake that sends your body into survival mode How exercise and dessert guilt wreck hormonal safety Why carbs + fats...
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She Got Pregnant on Her Second Ovulation in Period Recovery: Morgan's Story
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Client story alert! 💕 Morgan went from years of period loss, confusing doctor’s visits, and fertility fears… to getting her period back in 11 weeks and getting pregnant on her second ovulatory cycle. In this episode, she shares her raw journey as a college athlete, her struggles with food and exercise, and the exact steps she took to heal her body so she could step into her dream of motherhood. Today's episode is brought to you by our exclusive program, Premier Period Recovery for Fertility. Reach out to chat 1-1 with me to see if it's exactly what you need to get your period back and...
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Why You Want More Estrogen, Not Less (For Active Women Trying to Get Pregnant)
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
If you’re an active woman with a missing or irregular period and you’ve been told your issue is “too much estrogen” or PCOS—this episode is your permission slip to think differently. Inside, I’m breaking down why low estrogen is actually the root cause for so many women like you… and why increasing estrogen is actually what you need to get your period back and get pregnant. You’ll learn: Why estrogen is essential for ovulation & pregnancy The connection between low estrogen, thin uterine lining, and fertility struggles Why “healthy habits” like overtraining and...
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Exactly What to Do with Uncomfortable Fullness in Period Recovery
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
Is it normal to feel so full it’s almost unbearable while working to get your period back? YES. And no—this isn’t a sign to stop. In this episode, I’m breaking down: Why fullness in recovery is unfamiliar (not wrong) When not to use intuitive eating cues How to sit with discomfort without spiraling into body image panic The exact moment it's safe to use hunger/fullness cues again If uncomfortable fullness is making you second-guess recovery, this episode will ground you in truth and help you stay the course. Today's episode is brought to you by our exclusive program, Premier...
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Do I Have to Stop Exercising to Get My Period Back and Restore My Fertility?
Nourishing Women Podcast: Period Recovery and Fertility
If the thought of “giving up exercise” makes you panic, this episode is for you. Victoria unpacks the truth about movement, stress, and what your body is really asking for when your period disappears. Whether you’re an anxious overachiever or a recreational athlete who just loves to move, this is your permission slip to rethink what healthy means—for now. Today's episode is brought to you by our exclusive program, Premier Period Recovery for Fertility. Reach out to chat 1-1 with me to see if it's exactly what you need to get your period back and get pregnant in 2025, by...
info_outlineThis week on the podcast, I sat down with gut health dietitian Megan from Grounded Nourishment to unpack this wildly overlooked connection between your nervous system, digestion, and hormones.
Because if you’re on the path to period recovery or trying to get pregnant naturally—healing your gut and regulating your stress response isn’t optional. It’s essential.
Here’s what we got into:
🧠 Why women with hypothalamic amenorrhea often deal with chronic constipation, bloating, and food sensitivities
💥 How nervous system dysregulation (aka always being “on”) shuts down digestion and hormone production
🫀 The exact reason stress, undereating, and overexercising lead to poor gut motility and missing periods
🌬 Breathwork, bitters, and simple vagus nerve practices to get your gut—and your cycle—back online
💫 The trauma-gut-fertility link no one talks about enough
Today's episode is brought to you by our exclusive program, Premier Period Recovery for Fertility. Reach out to chat 1-1 with me to see if it's exactly what you need to get your period back and get pregnant in 2025, by applying here.
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Please note that this podcast is not meant to be used for nutritional, medical or individualized advice and should be used for education only.