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Corinne Angelica: How to Master PCOS and Hormonal Imbalances and Take Back Control of Your Life!

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Corinne Angelica is a woman on top! 

In today's information-rich episode of  the Women on Top podcast,  Corinne shares her powerful narrative of conquering PCOS, and hormone health overall, through nutrition and a healthy lifestyle
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Corinne shares how we can all conquer our health by understanding and nurturing our bodies and hormones.
Her candid conversations on topics like period health is SO refreshing and has most definitely ignited a wave of enlightenment for women everywhere.

Leaving a stable job for the pursuit of passion is no small feat, especially during a global pandemic, yet this was the journey Corinne took, trusting her "gut" and following a passion.
Her story is a testament to standing firm against the tyranny of comfort zones, family expectations, and the tumultuous beginnings of forging a path that aligns deeply with personal values.

There are many complex dances when it comes to being female and managing our health-- between fasting, working out, and female hormones, Corinne helps walk us through the signs of PCOS and endometriosis, debunking misconceptions and spotlighting the holistic approach that is vital for optimal well-being. 

This is an episode you DO NOT WANT TO MISS and it will leave you with so many questions answered about your body and health! 

Corinne Angelica is changing the landscape of health for women and it's going to light a FIRE under you to take control back of your hormones, your health, and your LIFE.

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Website: https://www.corinneangelicawellness.com/
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Speaker 1:

Hello, gorgeous, and welcome to the Women on Top podcast. I'm your host, valerie Lynn, and, with over 15 years of business experience, I became truly passionate about finding ways to support and hear from way more women, and what we know to be true is that women thrive when they are in their favorite position on top. On top in business, in relationships, in personal growth and on top in being real and authentic to who the hell they are. So I invite you to sit back and enjoy the Women on Top podcast, all right. Well, welcome back into the show today. Welcome to the episode of the women on top. And today I have a guest sitting here with me and, whether she realizes it or not, has really impacted my life in a really positive way. So I love low key, just like stalking her and all of the value that she delivers. I'm like drinking my lemon water, like she's got me on some good, really good, healthy habits, and I feel like I was reflecting today, actually, that I need to join some of your programs.

Speaker 1:

I really want to get a better handle on some of my health, so you have such a really easygoing style. I love your like no BS, no nonsense approach to how you talk about health. And so today on the show we have Corinne Angelica, and Corinne is a mom, a wife and former high school teacher turned certified holistic nutritionist. She's a business owner, podcaster, all the things but really like most importantly, at least to me, and the thing I really want to focus on is how you empower women to use their lifestyle and food and just getting to know their bodies as a way of fueling their life in a different way, and so I can't wait to dive into all the things today. But thank you for joining us, corinne, I'm so excited to have you.

Speaker 2:

Oh my God, valerie, thank you so much. I'm so honored to be here. I'm excited to get into all the things and I love that intro. It's so nice.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, it's very true. I mean I have been following you. It always sounds so weird when I say it, I know, but I've been following you before. I think you guys were married and I remember asking you I don't know how I was asking you this, but I remember like having some sort of back and forth on Instagram about, like how are you talking about things like period health so openly and you're like living with?

Speaker 2:

that, do you remember it? And you were like you're listening and you're like your husband is there and I'm like he's so used to it. I just like sometimes I would do it when he wasn't there, but now he's like he's like cervical mucus, like no, it's all the things.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I think I was just so blown away at the time that you were so open and it just felt like amazingly refreshing to me and it was something obviously like I was rewriting some things about like how I show up with my partner, probably at that moment and I didn't have a partner. So I was, like you know, creating some of those narratives for myself. But I just love that transparency that you have with everyone, like I mean, obviously not just your husband, but now you just share with the world everything that's going on. So I'm curious for you like, was that always the case? Like, did you always feel this burn inside of your gut to like teach women and to teach people in such a raw, honest way?

Speaker 2:

No, like I. I mean, I was like, like you said in the top, I was a teacher for nine years, so I went to school for Spanish, teaching Spanish to high school kids, and then I got my master's in ENL, which is teaching English as a new language to students that actually spoke Spanish and need to learn English. So I did both for a really long time. I knew like right, pretty right away, like when I started teaching, that I wasn't going to be doing that forever. Um, I was in like one of the best school districts on long Island. I had incredible coworkers like dream, like quote unquote dream job. Um, but I knew I just was like this is not for me. Um, but I had no idea at the time, like what I wanted to do, like I had no clue. Um, I was just like I want to be able to be home with my babies one day, like I don't, maybe I'll build a business once I have the baby. Like it was just all these things going in my head. I didn't even have a partner at the time, so, anyway, no, I didn't always have that, but what really like sparked it was I was going through a lot of my own health struggles and I have PCOS positive physical variance syndrome and I we didn't have a period for years, like literally like for a decade.

Speaker 2:

It was irregular, I'd get it maybe three times a year, but my doctor would always tell me it was normal. And then I went straight two years with nothing, like not a dot of blood, literally nothing. And like within that time period, too, I would have monthly migraines. I was bloated, constipated. I got diagnosed with IBS.

Speaker 2:

I was like just gaining weight, like it was just like all this stuff was going on and I had no idea that all of it was connected first of all, and I thought like I was like, what is wrong with it? Everyone's telling me everything is normal, like da, da, da. So I went down the rabbit hole of like researching stuff for myself and changing my nutrition and when I saw like everything heal and like it was just so wild to me, I was like, oh my God, um. And that's where I was like, okay, this is what I want to do. Um, so that's when I went back to school for holistic nutrition and all the things, so I was actually debating. Once I graduated, I was like, am I going to zone in on like women's health, like fertility and cycle, cyclical health or gut health, Um, and I'm like, I'm so glad I went that route, because the fertility route, because it's all connected, like I'm doing both and everything's all connected.

Speaker 2:

But, anyway, yeah, so that's kind of how it came about for me.

Speaker 1:

That's amazing, was it? So let's talk just really quickly about, like, the transition from being a teacher into what you do now, because I think like that's really hard for most people, and sometimes I think we hear these stories of like oh, I just knew I wanted to do this and I go back to school and I want to like hear the actual reality of what that was all about.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, oh so hard, Like it was so difficult for a long time, like not just like in the moment. So, like I said, I knew for a while that I wanted to leave, but I obviously also couldn't just like leave without having a business to support me, like financially. So my husband and I we were just dating at the time but we were living together and I remember, like driving to work. This was right before the pandemic, so I didn't start showing up on social media till February of 2020. And then I ended up leaving teaching in August of 2020 to run the business full time. But I did not start showing up till then and I've literally been consistent literally every single day since that moment. So consistency pays off. But anyway, I remember going to work and driving there and crying and being like I don't want to do this anymore, like I am so miserable here, like I just hate this, like lifestyle, like I just don't want to do this, like I want to run this business, but I'm like I have no idea how this is going to happen, like I have no clients yet, like what am I going to do?

Speaker 2:

And then the pandemic hit and I remember it was like March 13th, I think was our last day in like physically in the, in teaching, like in the building, and I was like, oh my God, this is my opportunity to like really focus on building the business, because we weren't I mean, we were, quote unquote teaching from home, but like it was a complete joke, no one knew what was going on. Like we would be like kids had to come online and we had to be there with them, but like no one was coming. Like we had so much time and also even after work hours like you couldn't do anything, so I had so much more time Um, I had so much more time. So I just thought I was like I'm not going back, I'm not going back. And I didn't tell anybody Like nobody knew except my partner, until like a week before I told my principal.

Speaker 2:

So for months I didn't tell anybody that I was planning on leaving because it was such a difficult. I cried like every night about it, literally, like that's not even an exaggeration, because I grew up in like a family. My dad is like a union guy, like he was a carpenter for a long time and then he was like head of the carpenters union and he was like you get a job with benefits, like you stay there, like you're, you're secure, like for life. Like I was tenured, which means like I couldn't get fired unless I like kill the students. Like you know what I mean, like I was. No, you literally can't get fired Like that's like really how it was.

Speaker 1:

That's what everyone wants this time, yeah.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, 10 year, like I, you know, I was at a great school district. Like I have all the things Right. So it was so hard for me to leave because, especially because I knew it was the hardest thing for me to tell my dad, that was like the hardest thing that I kept thinking about and just the security of it. Like I was in the middle of pandemic. Like I left in the middle of pandemic, the most secure job ever to the most unsecure job ever. But actually, the way you look at it, it's like it's more secure for me now what I'm doing. So I have control over, like, my income and all of that.

Speaker 2:

But anyway, it was very difficult, um, and I told no one and I like wouldn't change that because it was something that, like, I had to be so secure in in my decision before I told other people because I knew other people were going to be like are you crazy, what are you doing? And I had to be like a hundred percent, like I don't care what anybody else is saying, this is happening and I'm confident in it. And when I was like wishy-washy a little bit, I'm like I don't want other people to sway me. I'm like I have to be like super confident in this before I tell people. And so I told them and it was really really hard.

Speaker 2:

But even once I did leave and like told my principal and like all of that was so difficult, it was still hard after that. Going from such a structured safe like you get paid this amount at this time, like to going into a business where it's like you have your own flexibility, like you don't have to work. Like this time to this time it was just like a very different, two totally different worlds. So it took a really long time to get used to that. But yeah, it was a very hard transition but it was worth every second.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I always feel like that jump from like corporate, where there's a structure and other people are holding you accountable, is very challenging if you haven't done it before, where you have to build your own systems and you have to kind of like have this reassurance, this constant knowing inside of you. That's like I am doing the right thing, even when you're not fully like maybe your business isn't fully built or whatever.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, Exactly right thing, even when you're not fully like maybe your business isn't fully built or whatever. Yeah, exactly, and that's what it was. Like I knew I was like I know this is gonna be successful. Like I know I had no doubt that it was the right decision. Like I wouldn't have left if I didn't think it was the right decision, like I really wouldn't have. Yeah, but I knew, like with every cell of my being, I'm like I know this is the right call um and it was the perfect timing.

Speaker 2:

And now I just know it even more now having my daughter and I'm like able to be home with her while working and like it's just so awesome.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, and I just you know, what I love also is that she gets to grow up and not only witness and become knowledgeable of all the things that you are, but to witness you doing like purposeful heart led work, and I think that that is really incredible that she has that to witness.

Speaker 1:

I love women who are pursuing that and kind of going after something that their heart is really like, leading them toward, and I don't think we talk a lot about that, you know. I mean I think we do here and there, but sometimes it's tricky to create some of those new like belief systems, and so I appreciate you sharing that. I mean I think we do here and there, but sometimes it's tricky to create some of those new like belief systems, and so I appreciate you sharing that and I so resonate with.

Speaker 1:

like having to tell family members certain things you know just some of those stories and they want you to be safe and they're all worried and, like you said, you have to be.

Speaker 2:

It's coming from a good place, but it was like absolutely. My dad came out with like a checklist of reasons why I shouldn't leave the money I'm going to be losing, like all this, literally, it was like so hard and then, obviously, once I did it, like they're so supportive, um right, and I get why they were scared, like I get it, but it was just. Yeah, it was difficult, but yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1:

Well, I love that journey and now, obviously, like reflecting back, it's probably so amazing and and some of uh you know, the times in that pandemic were like these little windows of opportunity. So it's really cool to see that you were able to capitalize on that and do something that you were already being pushed toward, but it allowed you the freedom to do that. Um, you know, with health and everything, I feel like it's just, you know, you, you talk a lot about hormone health and gut health and there's, there's just so much out there. So, you know, as somebody like me who I listened to a lot of your content and I get so much value because you're, you're really like such a wealth, like, sometimes I go back to certain content to be like, okay, what, what is that recipe of the lentil soup or whatever? What is so?

Speaker 2:

good yeah, lentil soup or whatever.

Speaker 1:

But for somebody listening in who's like, okay, I know I probably need to get a handle on some of this stuff. Where do I even start? And I know that that's such a. It's probably a question you get all the time and it's probably kind of annoying. But I just want to start with it anyways and just say I don't know for somebody who's just new to exploring some of this, what would you start with for them, like where do you even begin?

Speaker 2:

Yeah. So I always say, like, start with the morning, um, and like, get your morning routine down. But even like before that, I would say, like, what is your actual goal of? Like? What do you? What's your outcome? Like? What do you want?

Speaker 2:

Like, because, also like it, a lot of times we have this thought process, that of like diet culture, where it's like, okay, I'm going to do this for like 21 days and like, and then like we're good, or like I'm just going to do this until my wedding and then I'm going to go back to the way that I'm living my life, but like that's not going to give you like the lifestyle change that you want. So like going into something like I really want you to think about it as like this is me changing this, like for life, like this isn't just like I'm just going to do this for like a little while. So like that's why I always am like preaching to my clients to do things like one step at a time until it becomes a habit, because I don't want it to be this thing where you're like, okay, I'm doing all this stuff at once and then it's like it doesn't actually fit into your life. So when you stop doing it because it's like a diet right, where you're like okay, I'm just cutting everything out, I'm doing all this, that, that, that like, that's not sustainable. So, like really thinking of like okay, when I'm making these changes, it needs to be something that's actually like sustainable as becoming a habit and that I can keep up with. Um, and then adding on from there because you don't want it to be something that's just like oh, I just do this when it's convenient because that's not going to give you the result you want. Like, consistency always wins, um.

Speaker 2:

And then I would say, starting with the morning, because the morning is the easiest time that we have to control. So I always think of like the bookends of our day, like the morning and night routine. Like are you having, you know, coffee first thing in the morning on an empty stomach? Um, instead of having some water and like maybe warm lemon water like hydrate after you actually slept all night, um, are you eating breakfast? Like, are you skipping breakfast? Are you eating breakfast? Or are you like waking up, having pre-workout, then working out, having a coffee, then maybe eating? Like all of that is just totally sabotaging you.

Speaker 2:

So, no matter what your end goal is whether you want to have more energy, you want to um, you know, look better. If you want to lose weight, which I never really talked about, but, like some people, that's their goal. But, um, if you want to get pregnant, if you want to have clearer skin, better poof, like, does not matter what your goal is. Everything that I teach is going to support you, no matter what, because we're really just optimizing the systems in your body that affect everything and that's why it's so successful. But really starting with the morning is the key, because it's going to set the tone for the rest of the day. So, like, what you do or don't do in the morning is going to support your blood sugar in a positive or negative way, and that's going to be the reason you do or don't have that 3pm crash that you know hangry feeling, you're in a bad mood because you skipped a meal, like all that stuff.

Speaker 1:

So I always say start with the morning. Yeah, I um okay, so I drink coffee straight away. This morning I was literally drinking coffee and I went for a walk before this just to kind of clear the cobwebs and I was like I haven't had any water, corinne.

Speaker 2:

I'm literally talking to. I'm talking to.

Speaker 1:

Corinne, Like I have to go have water. So my question is is coffee just like a no-no for you?

Speaker 2:

Like for people who are trying to get pregnant. Yes, coffee on an empty stomach is a no-no for me, for everybody. Like, forever and ever, amen. Like, doesn't matter who you are, you should never be having coffee on an empty stomach. Um, because you are. First of all, it's dehydrating you, and you're already dehydrated after sleeping. Um, it spikes your blood sugar and, like, whatever comes up must come down. So, like, if you are having coffee first thing in the morning, you're spiking your blood sugar up and then it's going to crash later, which is why you reach for another cup, because you're now crashing at some point and then it also. Sorry, were you going to say something?

Speaker 1:

Sorry. So does it spike your blood sugar? Even if it's nothing added to it, it's just plain coffee it still does that.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's a stimulant, yeah yeah, and it also like well, well, obviously, jack up your cortisol levels because it's a stimulant and everything is connected, right. So it's just, it also depletes you of nutrients and if it's not organic, it's loaded with pesticides, molds, chemicals, all of that stuff. So it's like one of the literally one of the easiest things you can do to make such a massive difference in how you feel, in your fertility, in your moods, in your skin and your digestion, literally in everything, is to just not have the coffee till at least after you have breakfast. Um, and then for people who are trying to conceive, and maybe who have been trying for a while, I would just completely cut it out because you're not going to be having multiple cups of coffee a day when you're pregnant anyway. So I'm always like, if you wouldn't do it when you're pregnant, don't do it when you're trying to get pregnant. That's just like my rule of thumb.

Speaker 1:

Um, I am now learning to eat breakfast, uh, every day, because I used to believe in fasting. I was like watching all these biohackers and I was thinking about intermittent fasting and like trying to eat one meal a day and that was challenging, um, and so then I found, I found your content and I was like I can't believe there's things going around teaching women that really yeah, cause of the hormones right, like in the studies that are done around men, yeah, so I am trying to do a better job of eating breakfast, like you say, with the fat, fiber protein, I believe is the magical mix.

Speaker 1:

Yes, so good, yeah. And then the other thing that is interesting that you said and it really resonated with me, but like almost in a painfully so like, like a love hate way, um, but you were talking on a podcast about like working out, I think, and, um, you know all these classes and you're like you don't need to deplete yourself, and it's kind of ego driven, like thinking that you know you need to do these crazy workouts and I was like that's totally me and I have been going to cycle class and like Zumba class and all of this.

Speaker 1:

So can you share a little bit about some of these myths, like for women, that were told from health culture that maybe are just not true?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, oh, my God, there's so many, so okay, well, I'll start with the fasting one, because, okay, so it's for all. The studies for fasting are done on men and postmenopausal women. They rarely do studies on reproductive age women because we have cycles, so our hormones are constantly changing, so it's harder to collect like data on us. Um, and also, it doesn't work well for cyclical women because, if you think about it right again, if you were pregnant, would you only eat one meal a day? If you were pregnant, obviously not. And if someone's listening and they're like, um well, I don't want to get pregnant, that's totally cool, but your body doesn't know the difference. Like, we want to be ovulating and producing progesterone, whether you want to get pregnant or not, and your body has to feel safe in order to do that. Um, the reason why you want to be ovulating which, when you are on hormonal birth control, you are not ovulating Um, you want to make sure that you are ovulating because when you ovulate, you produce the hormone progesterone, and that's the only way we're getting progesterone made in our body and that's the hormone that's needed to get and stay pregnant, but it's also the hormone that supports your metabolism, your thyroid, your nervous system, your stress response, your hair, your skin, your nails. It supports all of that. So we want to be ovulating, whether you want to get pregnant or not.

Speaker 2:

If you're fasting for 16 plus hours, your body does not think it's a safe time for you to get pregnant and have a baby, because it's like well, she clearly doesn't have access to food right Like she's she's. She's obviously like in a famine state, like we don't have enough resources, so it puts you in fight or flight mode. And then when you do eventually eat, it's you store that food as fat instead of using it as energy, because your body's like oh my God, we finally got something. Let me like hold on to that, because I don't know when she's going to be eating again, because it's not consistent. Your body has to be able to trust you.

Speaker 2:

It's right. Like so your body has some consistency, your body's able to relax, go into like rest and digest mode, use that food as energy instead of storing it as fat. Um, and also messes up your blood sugar when you fast that long too. So I recommend a fast of like 12 to 13 hours between dinner and breakfast and that's like a really good marker. Um, I don't recommend really longer than that, for 90 to 90 minutes of waking up.

Speaker 1:

Okay, I love that because I again I was following this a while ago and even just kind of throughout this year I was like I feel like I should, you know, I want to get healthier, so I should fast and like allow the cells to like clean up or whatever and just like allow for the detox and just all of the things. And then I started listening to more of your content and just it was so refreshing in a way because my body would wake up kind of hungry, like the natural instinct you should wake up.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, yeah, Like that's a good thing to wake up hungry. People who are not waking up hungry will say like well, but I'm not hungry in the morning. That's letting you know that your nervous system is in fight or flight mode, Right, and like it doesn't feel safe because it's like oh we're, we're, we have to.

Speaker 1:

Just like our digestion is turned off, we're in fight or flight mode, so like you're supposed to feel hungry, yeah, Okay, that's great, Like I. I think I definitely like I was telling you I need to revamp some things and so I'm glad I'm like starting to add in some breakfast that really has protein too, because I do notice a difference in the day where in the middle of the day I'm not like in the middle of the snack cupboard 9 million times and just trying to find something quick because I'm on calls a lot Right?

Speaker 1:

So if I don't, if I don't plan and if I don't have things available, then I'm just going to reach for whatever like chips or whatever's like available like random carrots but, like carrots, isn't fulfilling enough to keep me going.

Speaker 2:

Right, so some hummus on those carrots. I to keep me going.

Speaker 1:

So it's helpful to kind of have a better understanding of how the female body works, and I wish that just there was more information out there. But the other thing I wanted to ask is you mentioned you had PCOS, so from time to time I've wondered do I have something like that, Do I have endometriosis? And so I'm like I wonder if I have that. So what are some of the top signs that women should be looking for that might indicate there's something like that going on?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, okay, so this is a good question. So with PCOS specifically, I'll start there. There's it's a syndrome which means that you have to have like a collection of symptoms in order to get diagnosed with it, um, so, and there's different, there's different like criteria that people will go by to get diagnosed with it. Excuse me, um, the one that I like is you have to have two of the three criteria. So you have to either have one and ovulatory cycles, which is you are not regularly ovulating, um, and you have to obviously be tracking your ovulation using your beta body temperature to know that, like, you are actually ovulating. So that's one marker is you're not regularly ovulating. The second marker is that you have cysts on your ovaries, like it's like a string of pearls, like the. You'll see it. You have to get a sonogram to get that checked. And then the third is high androgen levels, so that's high DHEA, or testosterone on blood work. You have to have two out of the three, so you don't have to have cysts on your ovaries. You could just have the inhibitory cycles and the high testosterone levels, um, or you could have one, but you just have two out of those three criteria in order to get diagnosed with it. The problem is that when you get blood work done, like for me, they said that like I didn't have enough cysts on my ovaries to get diagnosed with it, but my testosterone levels were high, I was not getting a period. So like they were telling me that I did not have PCOS, even though I actually did um, because I didn't show enough of the cysts on my ovaries. But you don't have to have all three of those criteria to be diagnosed with it. Um, so with PCOS, a lot of people think too that like, oh, I have really painful periods, like that's not a sign of PCOS.

Speaker 2:

The major signs for PCOS are irregular cycles, so like your period is not regular. You have no idea when it's coming, it's over the map. You're not regularly ovulating, it's just like you're getting it maybe every three months or every, you know, six months or whatever it is Um. A lot of people also, look, can experience cystic acne from the high testosterone levels. You can get cystic acne. You could get facial hair growth. Um, you could get like hair growth, like around your nipples, on your chin, things like that. Um hair loss. Um also like inability to maintain a healthy weight or lose weight. That's not everybody with PCOS, or something called lean PCOS, where, like, you don't have to be overweight to have PCOS. That's another thing. Doctors will tell people like, oh, you're not overweight, so you don't have PCOS, but that's not a criteria. Um, but those are some symptoms you can be experiencing if you do have it.

Speaker 2:

Um, so that's like PCOS specifically, um endometriosis. Um, the major sign of that is like extremely, extremely painful periods. Um, any pain during your period is not normal. Um, so, like you should never have to feel like you need to reach for a Midal or an Advil or something like that in order to like get through your period. You should never have to do that. Um, if you're, you could feel some like discomfort during your period. But if you have like really painful periods or really heavy clotty, um, that could be a sign of endometriosis and you want to get that checked out. But, um, you have to really like go to a doctor to get diagnosed with those things. But, um, those are just like some simple symptoms you could be looking out for to then dive deeper into seeing if, if and what you have going on.

Speaker 1:

We are never supposed to have pain during our period. That feels like a revolutionary because the industry is like blown up. All about this Like you know, and just like you just need all this chocolate, you need all the Midol, like there's just such a. You know, I feel like they're just making buku bucks on us in a way, like, because of this phenomenon, that your period is supposed to be super uncomfortable and painful.

Speaker 2:

Pain is never normal in any way, shape or form, like in any, whether it's with your cycle, whether it's with anything. This podcast is so good.

Speaker 1:

Also selfishly, I love it. Um, if somebody is experiencing like mild pain, but it's like, okay, it's not severe, I'm not having anything like wild happen, what might be going on for me, like you know, what should I be looking at? If it's like okay, there's some uncomfortable. For sure there's like some cramping and there's sometimes pain where I do want to reach for, like in a leave or whatever. What might that be an indication of Like? Maybe it isn't endometriosis. Maybe it's not PCOS. Is there something else that might be going on?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, totally so. Like you don't. Not everyone has like a syndrome or, like you know, a disease or whatever. When you're experiencing pain, it's just the direct result of your estrogen, your progesterone levels. So PMS in general like whether you have cramps, whether you have mood swings, whether you have breasts, um, like soreness before your period or a lot of bloating you could get some migraines or acne, like anything like that, again clots in your period, stuff like that is just the direct result of you having too much estrogen in relation to your progesterone levels. That's like, that's all that it is.

Speaker 2:

But a lot of people will be like, oh, it's not like that. People like you like, oh, it's fine, like sometimes here and there, but like that is just like ignoring, like the problem, and it'll just grow and get bigger and bigger and bigger. And then, like, eventually you'll start noticing other things pop up, like oh, I'm getting like migraines once in a while, or oh, I'm having some acne here and there, or like my mood swings are like picking up, or oh, it's getting more painful, or all of a sudden my period so much longer, or like you know, then all of these things will start quote, unquote all of a sudden happening Cause we're not addressing it straight away because we're told that it's normal, but it's actually not normal, um, so, again, it's really just that estrogen progesterone ratio, which on blood work and might not show that blood work, is completely like. For me, it's just, honestly, a waste of time. I always just like look at the symptoms that are going on.

Speaker 2:

Um, and the thing with, like, my approach is you don't need to know what hormones are out of balance. You don't need to know if you have PCOS or endometriosis, because we are working on the systems in your body that actually affect your hormones, that your hormones respond to. Your hormones just responders, right, they're just responding to different systems in your body. So, when you work on, like that's what's getting down to the root level, like the problem isn't the excess estrogen, the low progesterone, the high testosterone, like that's not the problem. Actually is, the problem is what's causing those levels to be out of balance? Like, why are these hormones responding in this way?

Speaker 2:

That's not supportive, though, and that's why we work on your nutrient density, your blood sugar, your gut, your liver, your nervous system, because all of those, like, no matter what is going on, those systems in your body have to be optimized for you to not only feel good, to have more energy, to sleep better, to poop better, to have good skin, to have longevity, like all this stuff, to have good fertility, to get pregnant, but it's also you know, that's the other goal is going to help you get pregnant, to help you regulate your period not have pain, like all of that stuff, and I feel like it's for our high performing women out there who are really ambitious, like this only helps you with being able to focus and being really like clear headed and all of those supporting things that I'm like realizing for myself that this is why the health should be the foundation, and so often it has to be yeah, it's like I've so easily like, oh, I'll do that.

Speaker 1:

It's so like totally your episode that you just like recently recorded. I like I'll do that when and it kind of is like oh, like you know, I'll do more yoga, like when I have more time, or I'll just like do that and I'm never going to have more time.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, exactly, you're never going to have more time than you do now. You're probably gonna have less time, and it's like just the commitment to doing it Right. Like it's like we have time to do the things that we like really are prioritizing. Like it really is. Like today I did not have time to get, do my makeup, do my hair, do anything, but like my priority wasn't that, it was getting my daughter to take a nap and getting on this podcast, and like there was no time for anything else, but like I made the time this morning to have my line worked at my breakfast to work out. Like to do those things. Like those things were more important to me than taking the time to get ready. Like so it's really just like sometimes you have to pick and choose things, but you're just never going to have more time. Like you really just aren't.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I love that. Also, some of the symptoms you mentioned. I was literally like, okay, after this episode's over, I'm going to go sign up for mind your hormones or whatever. Because I'm like I do. I have noticed like I do get migraines on occasion. I was like, oh, I feel like that's just like lack of sleep on those days, like I just need to go to bed and then I'll wake up and I'll feel better the next morning. But it's very interesting to listen to you talk Like I'm just checking these boxes of things that are like, oh, they're not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, like I feel relatively healthy.

Speaker 1:

But it's like, truthfully, like things could be so much more optimized, and I'm sure of that.

Speaker 2:

Like, especially after talking to you, I feel like, okay, we need to go, we don't realize it because, like, first of all, we also we like have a baseline of like what we're used to and you just like get comfortable with how you feel, like, so it's like, oh, like I'm fine, Like I, I'm good, like this is just, is what it is. Like I feel pretty good that. But you don't realize until you start making changes and you're like wow, oh my god, I. I didn't realize how much more energy I could have. Oh my god, like I, I didn't realize, I just didn't.

Speaker 2:

I don't get migraines. Like, oh my god, that's the thing. Like, I used to get debilitating migraines literally every single month. It was awful. I have not had a migraine like that, except when I had COVID, I did um, but other than that I haven't had a migraine like that in literally 10 years and it was every single day. Um, and it's just like we normalize this stuff. Like, oh yeah, I just get headaches, I just do this like it does not have to be that way.

Speaker 1:

Oh, the health industry just makes me so mad sometimes, like I'm sure it makes you like even walking into the grocery store. I just get so annoyed Like there's so much in here that's processed and just junk and we advertise it and it's just ridiculous.

Speaker 2:

Checkout line with the kids are like it's hard, yeah, it's it's horrible.

Speaker 1:

Anyway, that's a whole different podcast. Um, what would you say you've learned the most about becoming a new mom, Like? What are some of the top things that maybe you were surprised by or just were like oh my gosh, I've learned so much about XYZ now that I have a daughter.

Speaker 2:

Wow, this is so good. Um, I would say I've learned, like just how much I can handle and like how much I could like stretch my capacity. Um, you really don't realize, like, how much time you have or don't have until you have a child. And like you realize like, wow, I wasted so much time Once I became a mom. It's just so valuable. And like I really just learned that I could do and handle so much more than I ever thought possible. Um, because you, just you kind of have to right. You just like don't have, you have a choice, but like you love this baby so much, like you just want to do whatever you can to support them, to support yourself, and also like, yes, I, I'm able to handle so much more.

Speaker 2:

I'm also like my body. My body. It's like insane when you think about, like, what your body actually does throughout pregnancy and birth and the whole experience like it still blows my mind, like I'm literally still mind blown by it. Or like I look at her and I'm like I pushed you out of my vagina. Like it's so crazy and like you were a seed at one time, like it's just so mind blowing to me. But anyway, I really just learned that that like we can handle so much more than we think that we can not put the hustle perspective, but like really just from like damn, like we could do so much and we're so mentally and physically strong, um, that has been huge for me. And also learning, like, how important it is to not only like support my physical body and have her see that Like I love that she sees me exercise, I love that she sees my husband exercise, she sees me have my lemon. We're like I love that she sees all of that.

Speaker 2:

But what's been really like something that I've had to like be so conscious of is how I look at myself in the mirror when I'm holding her. If I'm like, ooh, like I like look at my stomach. I'm like, oh, I I'm like, ooh, like I like look at my stomach. I'm like, oh, I don't like. And I'm like, oh, I don't want her to see me looking at myself that way. Or like the things that I'm saying out loud like, oh, my God, I look like such a mess. I'm like I don't want to say that in front of her. So like those things have been like really helpful of just like really changing my myself in the mirror. She's watching me how I talk to myself, how like so, like that internal dialogue has been something that I've learned. Um is like so important, um. So that has been something that has been just an evolution, and especially now she's getting older, she's more, she's noticing more things. Like I'm just so conscious now of like what I do and don't do in front of her.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, that's so powerful. I heard an interview recently where the gal was discussing like having a daughter at an older age and of course that resonated. But then also she was saying how much healing happened for herself because she was having to be, you know, that way in front of her daughter and she realized, like, as she's giving her daughter affirmations, that they're actually things she really needed to hear too and it was just.

Speaker 1:

I've never heard that. I don't think, and so it's so real. It was so powerful to think about how this kid actually heals you in ways you may realize that you need it. Um, so I love that. Realize that you need it. Um, so I love that. Um, okay. So, as we're wrapping up, I have a couple more questions. Um, so, something I am doing is I'm having every guest leave like a quote or something that, um, they just feel is like helpful for whoever I interview next, not knowing who I'm going to be interviewing next. Maybe it's just something that's been on your mind, maybe it's just like something that's helped motivate you, but the last guest that so fun, yeah, so the last guest that I interviewed, she it's so cool.

Speaker 1:

I'm glad that you like it. It's kind of fun. It's like just a random mystery question. But yeah, the last person she was talking all about authenticity and so when I asked her this question, she just said that the more that you can lean into who you are and find your authenticity and lead completely with that, that you will lead a different life that's filled with joy, freedom, abundance, more than you could ever imagine, because you're staying true to yourself and I feel like you already embody this.

Speaker 2:

But you know, give me chills.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, good, it's so interesting. I asked that and I'm like I always feel like, for whatever reason, like the things that people are sharing are just landing in a in a really good way, so what? Is your piece of advice or something you've been thinking about that you'd like to make sure.

Speaker 2:

Okay, that's great. Yeah, mine is short, it just popped in when you asked um. But I always, for years, I've always just like love this quote and like remind myself of it certain times. But what's for you will not pass you. Um has always helped me just in so many different areas of life, um, so I just I love that. It's just such a good reminder of like if it's, if it's meant for you, it's going to stay with you. So what's for you will not pass you. That's awesome.

Speaker 1:

I love that.

Speaker 2:

That's great yeah.

Speaker 1:

That's amazing. I feel like I needed that today. And then, finally, you know people. You're just a wealth of information. I know people are going to want to be finding you and finding you know some of your free resources, like you mentioned. Um, I think a blood sugar like download that people could get, which I'll drop in the show notes as well, but where can people find you and find out more about all of your amazing programs? Um, like I'm going to be doing after, this episode.

Speaker 2:

Perfect, I love it. Um. So you can find me um on Instagram at Corinne Angelica. I'm also on Tik TOK at Corinne Angelica. If you want to like DM me, though. Definitely message me on Instagram, because Tik TOK streets are wild over there. Like I cannot go through my DMs over there. It's just like way too overwhelming. So just come over on Instagram and you can DM me there. Um, but also my podcast, the mind your hormones podcast, has tons of information over there for you. Um, hormones podcast have tons of information over there for you. Um.

Speaker 2:

My free download that I will give Valerie is how to create hormone balanced meals. That's actually a training I pulled from my course, the mind your hormones method, and then my course is, like my, always my go-to um. It's called the mind your hormones method. I literally created it because it's step-by-step, exactly what I wish I knew sooner how to do to support my health Um with. So you can get there a lot quicker and more efficiently than I ever did.

Speaker 2:

But it's really your roadmap of exactly how to support your hormones and your overall health and whether, just by getting down to the root cause that we're talking about, you're supporting the systems in your body that are actually affecting your hormones. So, whether you want to get pregnant and support your fertility, whether you are trying to rebalance your hormones, postpartum, you want to come off hormonal birth control. You have PCOS, you have endometriosis. You want to just learn about your body. You want to know, like, how to actually support yourself. Um, all of that is, in my course, the mind, your hormones method it's. You know you get immediate and lifetime access to it, which is amazing, so I'll give you the um, the link for that too.

Speaker 1:

Oh, I'm so excited. This was so good. Like I just feel so lit up. I mean, you are totally the embodiment to me of a woman on top, if we're you know going with the title of the show and just so many different ways how you show up as a mom, how you show up as a leader, how you show up for other women Like I really feel like what you're doing is impacting so many people. Again, like here's me. I was like totally stalking you for years, asking you random questions, and I just really really appreciate it. It's making such a big difference for so many, whether you know it or not. So, thank you for being here today and, yeah, I just appreciate you so much.

Speaker 2:

Thank you so much, Valerie. It was an honor. Thank you for having me.

Speaker 1:

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