Beauty in Balance: Recent Episodes
Vandghie Badenhorst
How can I understand my body? More than that, how can I love my body? Is it possible for me to regain my confidence, energy, and self-worth after having all my babies, with an aging body? Discover how BALANCE is the key to answering all of these questions! This includes balanced hormones, food, energy, self-care, self-improvement, exercise and so much more. You CAN get unstuck and regain your life, self-confidence, and joy. This podcast aims to share inspirational stories, practical ideas, and hands-on strategies, so you too can have a wonderful story to share. Let's dive in!
Sleep is critical for healing and restoring your body, especially when it comes to restoring hormonal balance.
Over the years, I've developed a few hacks that consistently help me to sleep like a teenager every night (cause let's face it, who ever came up with the term 'sleep like a baby'?!).
If you would like to determine your period type, and what it says about your hormonal profile, you can find my free quiz here.
Food is very powerful and probably the most important component when trying to achieve hormonal balance.
But most women find the amount of contradicting opinions out there, totally overwhelming.
And because they don't know where to start, they don't start at all.
In this episode, I share with you 7 strategies to start building hormone healing meals.
Episodes mentioned:
Episode 24 - Your Blood Glucose May Be Disrupting Your Hormones
You can find my 4-week, Hormone Healing Meal plan with amazing recipes here: FEAST: 4 Weeks To Healthier Hormones
Many doctors still believe that hormonal imbalance is not real.
Research tells us otherwise.
In this episode, I share with you the symptoms of different hormonal profiles.
Other episodes referenced:
Episode 24: Your Blood Glucose May Be Disrupting Your Hormones
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Many women believe that it's 'normal' to not have a libido.
But having a healthy libido is an obvious sign of overall health & wellness!
In this episode, I share with you 4 ways of increasing your libido, including the role that aromatherapy can have in your daily routine!
Episode mentioned:
Episode 33: The 3 Things You're Doing Daily That's Affecting Your Hormones
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This week, I'm celebrating my first year in business!
It's been an incredible journey, with so much personal growth.
In this episode, I share with you the 5 main things I've learned in this year, through some tough times, and I hope they will encourage you to pursue your dreams!
Every day, you do things that either support hormonal balance, or lead to hormonal disruption.
If you know what those things are and learn to be really intentional about them, you can make a significant difference in your energy levels, mood, brain function and metabolism.
Join me as I take you through the 3 biggest needle movers on your hormonal health.
Episodes mentioned:
Episode 9: Organization & Happier Hormones
Links mentioned:
FEAST: Hormone Healing Recipes and Meal Plan
Weight loss is one of the biggest challenges for women, particularly after having their babies.
The last 20 years of 'advice' on weight loss has not done us any favours and have set women up for failure, because we are taught that weight loss is as simple as burning more energy than what we consume.
In this episode I share the things you should NOT be doing when trying to lose weight, and what you should be doing instead.
Links:
Join the FREE 5 day THRIVE coaching experience here: www.vandghie.com/5days
Find out more about my small group coaching programs here:
https://www.vandghie.com/shop
I have a very strong conviction on abortion...
I am pro-life and believe that every foetus has the right to life and only God has the divine authority to take life.
There was a day, about 13 years ago, when abortion was recommended to me and Michiel and it's certainly not easy.
I share with you my story of how we were given this option of abortion and our journey through a very uncertain pregnancy.
Join my email list here to be the first to know when enrollments open for my brand new, 5-day hormone coaching experience.
As wives and mothers, we tend to care for everybody else before we care for ourselves. And finding the time to practice the necessary self care can be tricky.
In this episode, I share with you my 10 favourite self care practices that can be simple to implement if you put your head to it.
For my 4 week Hormone Healing meal plan with recipes and shopping lists, you can find my FEAST ebook here.
Medical gaslighting is a very common occurrence and you are likely to have experienced this more than once in the past.
Feeling like you've been dismissed by your medical team and that your symptoms are not 'as bad' or even real!
This is because medical care is yet to catch up with the research.
In this episode, I share with you 8 forms of gaslighting and simple steps that you can implement to be your own best advocate!
Making lifestyle changes can be one of the hardest things to do successfully in the long run.
In this episode, I share with you my 6 principles for ensuring that you'll be successful when making some changes to your lifestyle.
And let me tell you one thing, you can't rely on self-control only, because often, self-control is NOT the missing ingredient to your failed recipe!
Other episodes referenced:
Episode 27: From 'Broken Body' To Understanding and Healing The Symptoms with Hannah Mackay
Make sure you save your spot for the masterclass here: www.vandghie.com/3steps
My guest on this episode will be an absolute inspiration to you!
Going from one diagnosis to the next, she knew something was wrong with her body but nobody could give her the answers that she needed.
After having her kids, she started struggling with endometriosis, eczema, low libido, unexplained weight gain, gut symptoms, food allergies and eventually type 1 diabetes.
Hannah shares how a proven, step-by-step framework helped her to understand her symptoms, identify the root cause (you guessed it, hormonal imbalance...) and experienced phenomenal healing in just 9 weeks!
Join the Hormone Health Academy Waitlist here
Save your seat for my free masterclass here
You CAN feel sexy in your 30s and 40s, with your libido at the highest it has ever been. Can you imagine the effect this will have on your marriage?!
Learn my proven 8-step formula to thrive and be sexy as you head towards menopause!
Episodes referenced:
Episode 16 - 4 Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle
Episode 21 - How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Your Personality
Episode 24 - Your Blood Glucose May Be Disrupting Your Hormones
Episode 25 - How Tracking Your Cycle Can Help You With Your Health, Relationships & In Your Career
Join the Waitlist for the Hormone Health Academy today to be part of the next intake!
You might be one of the many women that have recently started tracking your cycle. But what do you do with the information that you gather.
In this episode, I share with you 6 things that you can change, based on your cycle and how you can use your cycle as your superpower to gain health and wellness, improve your relationships and supercharge your career.
Episodes shared:
Episode 11: 10 Reasons Why You May Be Experiencing Irregular Periods
Episode 16: Four Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle
Useful links:
Register for the Hormone Health Academy or FREE masterclass here:
www.vandghie.com/hha
Ever thought that only diabetics need to pay attention to their blood glucose?
Think again my friend. Studies show that 90% of non-diabetics experience blood sugar spikes that are diabetically significant.
And these spikes lead to hormonal imbalance, amongst other things.
Other episodes/links referenced:
Episode 23: Surviving Post-Covid Superbugs
Episode 20: 6 Reasons Why Walking Will Heal Your Hormones
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After going through a rough flu the last week, I've put together a 'first-aid' kit for you to survive the winter bugs.
I also share my secrets for strengthening your immunity so you can sail through the 'sick-season' like a boss.
Tissue salts mentioned:
S3 - Ferrum Phos.
S6 - Kalium Sulf.
Join the waitlist for Hormone Health Academy today: www.vandghie.com/hha
A Hysterectomy is a very invasive and traumatic surgery. But does it really solve the problem that lead to the surgery in the first place?
In this episode, learn how a hysterectomy will impact your hormones and how it's only half the solution.
Episodes mentioned:
Episode 19 - What is Estrogen Dominance And How To Start Healing From it
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Doing a personality test, such as the enneagram, can help you understand yourself better. But understanding how your menstrual cycle further affects your personality will explain a LOT and go a long way in helping you understand your own weaknesses.
In this episode, I share with you my enneagram number, and how different it can look from one phase of my menstrual cycle to another.
Episodes shared:
Episode 18: 7 Self Care Practices That Keeps Me Feeling Amazing
Episode 20: 6 Reasons Why Walking Will Heal Your Hormones
For many years, I viewed walking as recreational, not as exercise. I almost frowned upon it. Until it changed my life. And now it's something I aim to do at least once a day.
I share with you 6 reasons, backed by science, why you should take up walking and how to fit it into your life.
Episodes referenced:
Episode 18: 7 Self-care Practices That Keeps Me Feeling Amazing
Estrogen Dominance is becoming a hot topic, with many people not really understanding what it is.
In this episode, I walk through the functions of estrogen, what estrogen dominance is, and 3 ways that you can start healing from it.
Episodes referenced:
Ep 10 - The Effect Of Trauma On Hormones
Ep 18 - 7 Selfcare Practices That Keeps Me Feeling Amazing
I never thought that these 7 self-care practices would change my health and wellbeing as much as they did. It has certainly been life-changing, to say the least.
In this episode, I share my 7 favorite selfcare practices with you, so you too can start prioritizing your own health and wellness.
Supplements I shared:
Young Living SuperCal Plus
Young Living Life9
Young Living Progessence Phyto Plus and Clary Sage
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Grab your favorite drink, kick back and listen to my conversation with a good friend, Allysia Kraakman.
We talk about how negative body image lead to anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders and how she worked her way to a healthy self-image and running ultra marathons.
Allysia's books are available at www.100mileswithmyfather.com.
There's more to your menstrual cycle than just your period.
In fact, each of the 4 phases of your cycle has different characteristics and hormonal fluctuations.
Let's look at what those different phases look like and why it's important to understand.
Episodes referenced:
Episode 6 - The (Almost) Magical Hormone That you Need More Of Every Day
Episode 13 - 12 Period Symptoms You Should Not Be Ignoring
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For many years, period education has been less than what we deserve.
Girls and women feel shame around their period, but there are ways that we can improve education for us and our girls. We deserve to know and understand better.
In this episode, I share 6 ways that each one of us can do better to educate ourselves and the next generation.
Make sure to join me inside the Hormone Health Academy with 50% off when using this code: HHA50. Read more here: www.vandghie.com/hha
Having a regular, healthy period is as critical to your health as having a healthy heartbeat. In fact, it is now accepted by medical experts that the period is the fifth vital sign, alongside heart rate, body temperature, breathing rate and blood pressure.
Links I refer to in this episode:
Episode 6 of Beauty in Balance
Find Your Period Type Questionnaire
Period Fix 7-Day Mini Course & Challenge
Hormone Health Academy
Book a Clarity Call
Or send me an email at wellness@vandghie.com
Many women believe that the symptoms they experience around their periods are normal.
These 12 symptoms should NOT be ignored as they quite possibly indicate an underlying hormonal imbalance.
And I bet you are suffering from AT LEAST one of these.
Make sure you download the 'Find Your Period Type' questionnaire here:
www.vandghie.com/periodtype
You can also find the Period Fix Mini-Course & Challenge here: www.vandghie.com/periodfix at an absolute $27 steal!
I can't wait to meet you inside...
Endometriosis and Adenomyosis are common amongst women, specifically after having their babies.
But this is only just the tip of the iceberg and for years before you reach this point, you can implement strategies to prevent these conditions from developing.
However, in this episode, I share 5 strategies for managing these conditions naturally and if you implement these, you are likely to also prevent these conditions from developing.
Find links as discussed in this episode here: https://www.vandghie.com/post/ep12-endo-adenomyosis-only-the-tip-of-the-imbalance-iceberg
Most women learn to live with irregular periods.
It can't be THAT serious right?
Well actually, specialists are now starting to recognize a woman's period as the 5th vital sign. They now acknowledge that irregular periods can be an early indication of more serious underlying health conditions.
Kick back and listen to the 10 most common causes of irregular periods!
And if you would like to get in contact with me, you can find me here: www.vandghie.com
The effect of trauma can physically be seen in the brain. It changes how the body perceives and responds to stressors.
In this episode, I share a little bit of my own current journey of identifying and dealing with past traumatic experiences and how it has affected my health.
When taking the time and courage to do the hard work of dealing with past traumas, the benefits can be very rewarding.
Join me as I explain the physiological changes that happen in the body as an attempt to adjust and survive, and how this will affect the production and balance of your hormones.
I also share a few things you can start implementing today that will go a long way in supporting your body towards balance.
You may not know this, but implementing small habits of being organized every day will lead to happier hormones.
Do you ever think about how implementing a morning routine can lead to more balanced hormones? Or how weekly meal planning will lead to fewer stress hormones being produced.
Grab your favorite hot drink and listen to how I share some of my favorite tips and tricks.
And if you are ready to take the first step and get organized with weekly meals that will provide ALL the nutrients you need for Happier Hormones, you can head here: www.vandghie.com/meals
This week, life got scary for me.
I didn't want to be the adult, I wanted to react to my emotions and feelings.
But then I realized yet again, that that's when I need to choose to allow fear to co-exist with courage. This is a choice that will determine whether I'll end up being the victim or hero in my own life story.
Without realizing it, falling in love with Michiel (my husband) some 18 years ago, was the start of adopting a growth mindset for me.
It is only now, almost 2 decades later, that I can see just how life-changing that was.
Having a growth mindset can lead to better health, obtaining a larger skill set, more opportunities, more rewarding relationships, and so many other benefits.
And apart from all of these benefits, a growth mindset can go as far as affecting your hormones and overall health more than you will ever know.
Join me in this episode to learn more.
Free resource mentioned in this episode: www.vandghie.com/guide
I bet my bottom dollar that you are most probably suffering from low progesterone.
How do I know this?
Because Progesterone is like the sensitive child.
And so many things that form part of our 'normal' daily lives, reduce the production of progesterone.
In order for you to start experiencing the benefits of healthy levels of progesterone
(I'm talking mental health, healthy skin, healthy gut, balanced moods, good sleep, high energy levels, healthy weight, protection against the risks of high estrogen (aka. risk of cervical and breast cancer amongst others), etc. etc.)
you have to understand how to optimize the production of progesterone.
Join me in this episode as I share with you 6 practical ways of increasing your progesterone production).
PS. If you would love to learn more, join me for the free masterclass. I would L.O.V.E to have you there and teach you The 3 Secrets To Balancing Moods and Hormones So You Can Eradicate Cranky Beast Mode!
Save your seat here: www.vandghie.com/3secrets
And if you're ready to join me inside The Happy Hormones 28-Day Reset, head over here to learn more or join today: www.vandghie.com/hh28
For far too long, women have been seeing their period as a curse and hormonal contraception as the answer.
It's time to flip this on its head...
Your menstrual cycle and period hold the answer to many many many of your questions and health concerns.
And hormonal contraception is the cause of many of the women's health issues we see today.
The day I started paying attention to my menstrual cycle, life as I knew it changed.... for the better!
I would love for you to join me on the upcoming FREE masterclass, save your seat here: www.vandghie.com/3secrets
The transcript can be found here: www.vandghie.com/podcast
In this episode, I share with you my health journey.
How I discovered the missing link and how it changed my life for the better.
It also affected my family, career, and friends as I could never have imagined.
If you would like to join the FREE masterclass coming up and learn more on this topic, you can save your spot here: https://www.vandghie.com/3secrets
I'll teach you the 3 Secrets to Balanced Moods and Hormones That Will Help You Irradicate Beast Mode...
Don't miss out. These classes usually offer incredible value and fill up fast. I look forward to seeing you there!
Have you ever taken time to reflect on the legacy that you would like to leave?
Recently, I wrote my Life Plan, including my eulogy, based on the 'Hero on a Mission' plan written by Donald Miller (one of my new business heroes).
In today's episode, I share with you how writing my eulogy has impacted the small daily decisions that I make. And this is ultimately leading me towards reaching my dreams.
Get ready to be encouraged to write your life plan, my friend.
You can download the free daily planner and life plan here: https://heroonamission.com/
As I'm embarking on this very exciting journey of my very own podcast, I'm taking a few minutes to introduce myself and the dreams that I have. I hope you'll join me.