Helping Hands Training Specialists Ltd. is a group of social care training experts with an immense wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise in the social care and childcare sectors.
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Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | Doula
Sarah Roselinda Trott
My name is Sarah Trott. I'm a new mama to a vivacious baby girl and this podcast is all about postpartum care for the few months following birth, the time period also known as the Fourth Trimester. My postpartum doula, Esther Gallagher, is my co-host. Sheās a mother, grandmother, perinatal educator, birth and postpartum care provider. I've benefitted hugely from her support. All parents can benefit from the wisdom and support that a postpartum Doula provides. Fourth trimester care is about t ...
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Are You There, Midlife? Itās Me, Monica. | Balance Hormones Naturally in Perimenopause, Menopause for Women Over 40
Monica Topete | Midlife Health Coach & Hormone Balance Expert for Women 40+
***TOP 2% GLOBAL PODCAST*** The Go-to Podcast for Midlife Women Who Want To Balance Hormones Naturally Ugh. I feel so bloated. Iām retaining more water than the Hoover Dam. What? Not another pimple? Itās like puberty all over again! Sleep? Whatās that like? (I forget.:ļ¼) Umm, I just turned 40ā¦.. Arenāt I too young for this?!? ā Hello Friend. (Can I call you āfriendā? āCuz weāre already friends in my head:) Welcome to Are You There, Midlife? Itās Me, Monica. Iām Monica Lane Topete, Certified ...
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78 | šŖ Eating More Protein But Still Not Losing Weight in Perimenopause?
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16:51Do You Know Whatās Driving Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Youāve swapped cereal for eggs, added collagen to your coffee, maybe even splurged on the ācleanestā plant-based protein tub you could find at Costco⦠and still, yā¦
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Redefining Motherhood for More Joy and Freedom with Dr Gertrude Lyons
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36:29Dr. Gertrude Lyons is a leading expert in holistic womenās development with over 20 years of experience. We explore how rewriting our beliefs about motherhood can lead to more joy, freedom, and self-love. This episode is about learning how breaking free from outdated expectations can transform not only your parenting but your entire sense of self. ā¦
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77 | š„The BEST Diet To Burn Fat + Balance Hormones in Perimenopause
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18:32Do You Know Whatās Driving Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Which is better for midlife weight loss: Keto? Carnivore? Optavia? Itās a question I get asked all the timeāespecially in the summer, when the pool invites start rā¦
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76 | 6 Tools Under $100 for Hormone Balance + Perimenopause Weight Loss
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19:23Do You Know Whatās Driving Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Have you ever bought the same supplement twice because you forgot you already tried it? š šš¼āāļøYeah, been there, got the T-shirt⦠AND the magnesium spray⦠AND the ā¦
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The Birth Doulaās Guide to Navigating New Motherhood with Carson Meyer
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36:37So here's what happens when a seasoned birth doula becomes a first-time mom. Carson Meyer, a sought-after doula, joins us to share her personal journey into motherhood. With years of experience supporting parents through birth and postpartum, Carson brings a unique perspective on what she thought she knew versus what she learned firsthand. In this ā¦
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75 | Trying to Lose Weight in Perimenopause? What to Know Before Intermittent Fasting
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20:25Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Skipping breakfast? Swigging coffee ātil noon and calling it āintermittent fastingā? Youāre not aloneā¦.But that strategy? It might be backfiring. In fact, if youā¦
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74 | Are You Eating Enough? 3 Ways Eating Less Backfires in Perimenopause
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19:03Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Youāre eating like a bird, but still canāt button your jeans.:< If skipping snacks, counting macros, or cutting carbs is supposed to help us lose weightā¦why doesā¦
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Prevent and Manage Gestational Diabetes With Certified Diabetes Educator Lily Nichols, RD
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52:30Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian and the author three books designed to support healthy conception, birth and postpartum, including how to prevent and manage gestational diabetes. Her books are Real Food for Fertility (co-authored by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food For Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily shares important ā¦
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73 | Canāt Lose Weight? The Truth About GLP-1 for Weight Loss in Perimenopause & Beyond
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20:58Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Weight wonāt budge? Want to lose 10 (or 20) pounds before summer so you can feel good in your skin againāand without hiding under a caftan. š Enter wonder drug Gā¦
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72 | 10 Stupid Things Women Do To Mess Up Our Metabolism in Perimenopause and Menopause
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18:12Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz The average woman starts dieting at age 17. By the time we hit 45, weāve dieted at least 61 times. Sixty-one. Diets. And yet somehow weāre still being told to juā¦
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Prepare your Vagina for Birth with Britt Fohrman, Birth Educator & Doula
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57:13In this empowering episode, we invite you to get up close and personal with the part of your body thatās about to do something extraordinaryābirth your baby. Many parents enter labor feeling disconnected from their vaginas and pelvises, but our guest Britt Fohrman offers a different pathāone grounded in awareness, preparation, and trust. Drawing frā¦
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71 | Ask AI: 5 Things ChatGPT Can't Tell You About Balancing Hormones in Perimenopause and Menopause
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16:51Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz The average woman spends six years searching for relief from hormone symptoms. AI canāt speed that up. Sure, it can plan your vacation, rewrite your resume, and ā¦
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70 | Are You Guilty Of This?: The Daily Habit Hijacking Your Hormones In Perimenopause And Menopause
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18:43Still Not Sure Whatās Behind Your Hormone Symptoms? Take the first step to balance your hormones naturally with my FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Become a Podcast Insider + Subscribe to The Hot FlashāWeekly hormone hacks, recipes, and lifestyle tipsāno spam, no fluff, just science (with snacks:.): https://ā¦
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What The Research Says About Vitamin D & Your Baby's Health with Celeste Beck from Heluna Health
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42:46Dual-PhD researcher Celeste Beck is a leading maternal health researcher at Heluna Health who just published a groundbreaking study on vitamin D and pregnancy. It turns out something as simple as your vitamin D levels could have a major impact on your pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and your babyās health. With over 15 years in public health and a ā¦
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69 | Am I Depressedā¦Or Is It My Hormones? 3 Questions To Ask Before Taking An SSRI in Perimenopause Or Menopause
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20:44⨠Take the First Step To Balance Your Hormones Naturally With My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Youāre not crying in traffic because youāre crazy. Youāre not snapping at your family because youāre unstable. Youāre just living in a body thatās shiftingāand no one explained what that would feel like. Letās bā¦
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68 | Your 3pm Crash Isnāt NormalāItās Hormonal: Whatās REALLY Zapping Your Energy In Perimenopause and Menopause?
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17:05⨠Take the First Step To Balance Your Hormones With My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Dragging by 3pmāeven after a ācleanā lunch and your second coffee? Itās not your schedule. Or your age. Or even those 10 pounds that wonāt budge. Itās your hormones. Even if your doctor says everything looks ānormal,ā thaā¦
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The Top 5 Questions Parents Ask in New Parent Groups with Mikka Bonel, Postpartum Ayurvedic Doula
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1:11:54Mikka Bonel is a doula and a long-time facilitator of New Parent Circles. In these groups, parents gather in a safe and supportive, facilitated group. All parents of new babies are welcome to share and connect around the transition to their new role as a parent, changing family relationships, and the vast spectrum of emotions that arise in new pareā¦
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67 | WaitāCould THIS Be What's Holding You Back? 4 Reasons Youāre (Still) Living With Hormone Imbalance in Perimenopause & Menopause
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16:42⨠Take the First Step To Balance Your Hormones With My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz What if the reason youāre still struggling to balance your hormones has nothing to do with what youāre doing⦠and everything to do with what youāre thinking? Hereās the thing: our brains are wired to keep us safe. (You knā¦
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66 | Your Health Insurance Wonāt Fix This: The REAL Cost of Perimenopause & Menopause
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20:13⨠Take the First Step To Balance Your Hormones With My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment!: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Youāve done everything rightā¦scheduled a visit with your doctor, got some lab work done, maybe even filled a prescription (or two.)... So why do you feel like you're slowly dying inside while pretending everythingās fineā¦
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Micro Destressing For Busy Parents with Sarah Ezrin, Author of The Yoga of Parenting
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46:16In this episode, Iām joined by Sarah Ezrin, award-winning author, world-renowned yoga educator, and maternal mental health advocate, to talk about micro destressing techniques for busy parents. Sarah shares simple, effective ways to regulate your nervous system, restore your energy, and find calm in the chaos of daily life. The best part is that itā¦
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65 | Itās Not You! 6 Surprising Reasons Hormone Balancing Programs Fail in Perimenopause & Menopause
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32:04Whatās Going On With Your Hormones? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment and Find Out!: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Master Your Midlife Hormones In 90 Days. Apply To Work With Me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Does it ever feel like youāre the only one still struggling to figure out your hormones? Trust meāyouāre not alone. Up to 85% of wā¦
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Generational Parenting, featuring Postpartum Support International Founder Jane Honikman
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58:22Parenting isnāt just about raising childrenāitās about the roles we all play in supporting the next generation. In this episode, PSI Founder Jane Honikman shares wisdom for parents, partners, and grandparents on the power of community, mental health, and the importance of not doing it alone. Please share with the dads, grandparents, other caregiverā¦
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64 | No Energy to Change? Why Fixing Your Hormones Is the Key to Motivation in Perimenopause & Menopause
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22:33Do You Have A Hormonal Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment and Find Out!: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Balance Your Hormones Naturally In Less Than 90 Days. Apply To Work With Me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnowbit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, Are you waking up exhausted, no matter how much sleep you get? Are you drooling on yā¦
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How to Rewrite Your Birth Story and Find Joy After Trauma with Chanti Smith
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49:50Birth is one of the most transformative experiences in a personās life, but when things donāt go as planned - something traumatic or simply not what you thought would happen - the emotional impact can linger. Chanti Smith is a licensed professional midwife and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. In this episode she talks about healing from birth tā¦
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63 | š THIS! My Exact 3-Step System for Balancing Your Hormones Naturally in Perimenopause & Menopause
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31:19Do You Have A Hormonal Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment and Find Out!: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Stop The Guesswork, Balance Your Hormones, And Feel Like āYouā Again! Apply for My Program, āMaster Your Midlife Hormonesā: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, šµāš« Are you waking up exhausted, no matter how much you sleeā¦
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62 | What Am I Missing? 4 Reasons Why What Youāre Doing Isnāt Working to Balance Your Hormones in Perimenopause & Menopause
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27:03Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment:https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Stop The Guesswork, Fix Your Hormones, And Feel Like āYouā Again! Apply to Work With Me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, So youāve read all the books. Listened to all the podcasts. Cut out dairy, sugar, caffeine, glutenābasā¦
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Get the Most From Your Night Doula and Get More Sleep With Kristin Revere of Gold Coast Doulas
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39:10I don't know about you, but one of my top goals as a parent of a newborn was getting more sleep. A night doula is a great addition to any postpartum dream team because they will help with achieving exactly that - more sleep. More sleep for you, your other family members in your household, your baby. It's perfectly normal for newborns to be awake muā¦
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61 | How Did I Get HERE? 6 Root Causes of Hormone Imbalance in Perimenopause & Menopause
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29:22Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Ready To Stop The Guesswork, Fix Your Hormones, And Feel Like āYouā Again? Apply to work with me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, Ever stopped to ask yourself⦠"Why are my hormones suddenly so out of control?" Like, why coā¦
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60 | Lost That Loving Feeling? 4 Tips To Get Your Libido Back In Perimenopause & Menopause [AYTM Flashback]
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43:04Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Ready To Stop The Guesswork, Fix Your Hormones, And Feel Like āYouā Again? Apply to work with me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, Did you know that 57% of ALL women ages 40-80 feel like weāre not having enough sex? Betweenā¦
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How to Maximize Maternity Leave & Paternity Benefits with MAMAttorney Daphne Delvaux
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54:34Wondering how to make the most of your parental leave? In this episode, we talk with Mamattorney lawyer Daphne Delvaux about your rights, how to maximize your maternity, paternity, and parental leave benefits, and what every new parent should know. Daphne spells out how you can stitch together different types of leaves and benefits to make sure youā¦
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59 | 5 Things You Need To Know When Googling Solutions for Your Perimenopause or Menopause Symptoms
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20:10Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Ready To Stop The Guesswork, Fix Your Hormones, And Feel Like āYouā Again? Apply to work with me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, Are you overwhelmed when it comes to researching your perimenopause and menopause symptoms oā¦
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58 | Quick Hormone Fixes: Which Ones Work for Balancing Hormones... And Which Ones Miss the Mark?
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28:05Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment:https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Ready to Stop The Guesswork & Feel Like āYouā Again? Apply to work with me: bit.ly/fixmyhormonesnow Hey friend, When your hormones are out of control, are you willing to try almost anything that promises some relief? Youāre notā¦
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Baby Carrier Guide: Benefits, Safety & Tips with Whitney Dula, IBCLC, Trained Babywearing Expert
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1:02:22Discover the benefits of babywearing in this episode with Whitney Dula, IBCLC, postpartum doula, and trained babywearing expert. Whitney shares tips on choosing and using baby carriers, safety essentials, and how babywearing supports bonding and development. Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Whitney Dula themamasdula.com | Insā¦
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57 | Blood Work āNormalā? Why You Could Still Have A Hormone Imbalance
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16:43Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Symptom Profile Assessment:https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Hey friend, Have you ever been told, āYour labs are normal,ā but you just know something isnāt right? Youāre not alone. Up to 80% of midlife women experience symptoms like fatigue, hot flashes, and weight gain, yet only 25% areā¦
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56 | The 3 Biggest Lies About Hormone Imbalance In Perimenopause & Menopause
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23:35Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Quiz: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Hey friend, Have you ever felt like youāre invisible when it comes to your health?.. According to a 2020 survey by AARP, 45% of women aged 45 to 60 reported not being taken seriously by their primary care doctor when discussing their perimenopausalā¦
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Proper Sitz Bath Guide: Natural Healing & How to Be the Best Friend to a New Mom with Esther Gallagher
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58:36Learn the benefits of a sitz bath DONE PROPERLY for postpartum healing, with step-by-step guidance on how to prepare one using natural, soothing ingredients. This DIY Sitz Bath Guide will teach you how to care for yourself or provide this care for others. Plus, this episode will equip you with additional tools to make a real difference in a new parā¦
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55 | Hormone Crystal Ball: What Your Perimenopause & Menopause Symptoms Are Telling You About 2025
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29:19Think You Might Have A Hormone Imbalance? Take My FREE Hormone Quiz: https://bit.ly/takemyhormonequiz Hey friend, Have you ever wished you could peek into a crystal ball and predict your future? While the rest of the world is Googling āWhat will 2025 bring?ā (a query with over 1 million searches!!!!), the real predictor of your future health isnāt ā¦
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