Aligned Womb, Aligned You

About Aligned Womb, Aligned You

Ever wonder what is happening with your hormones? Welcome to What the Hormones—where we talk about PMS, perimenopause, stress, and midlife honestly, without the BS or shame. Hosted by Certified Hormone Health Practitioner Kate Nguy, this is your no-fluff guide to understanding why you feel exhausted, reactive, and like a different person every week. We're diving into cortisol chaos, burnout, mood swings, sleep issues, brain fog, and the invisible mental load. Real women. Real symptoms. Real solutions. Your symptoms aren't "just in your head"—they're your body trying to get your attention.

Publisher

Kate Nguy

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Dec 2022

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026

   128. Pain Is Not the Enemy with Colleen Jorgensen

   As our hormones shift, so much in the body shifts with them. Sleep. Mood. Skin. And one of the most unexpected? Pain. Maybe it's a frozen shoulder that shows up out of nowhere. Maybe it's a knee that aches on the stairs for no reason. It can feel like your body flipped a switch overnight, and you're left wondering why you suddenly feel like the Tin Man. That's exactly what we dig into this week with returning guest Colleen Jorgensen. Colleen spent years being told her chronic pain was "all in her head." Then she survived a spinal cord compression that left her staring at the ceiling, unable to walk. She turned that experience into her Dare to Heal program, built to help people rewire their relationship to pain. In this episode, we get into why pain is real but not always accurate. Why tissues finish healing in 12 weeks, yet pain can stick around for years. And the tiny, under-a-minute nervous system practices that actually shift it. We also talk about why so many of us in midlife are disconnected from our body's signals in the first place. It has a lot to do with everything we're carrying that nobody else can see. In this episode we explore: Why pain is 100% real, but not the full story. Colleen's own story: years of being dismissed by doctors, and the injury that changed everything. The 30-second to 1-minute nervous system practices you can stack onto other habits. Why water is such a powerful tool for pain and regulation. The 360-degree freedom, the quiet, the way it pulls your brain out of "fix it" mode. How the invisible load we carry in midlife trains us to override our body's signals until pain has to get loud to be heard. Colleen Jorgensen is an Osteopath, a graduate of Pain Care U’s Professional Pain Care program and a therapeutic Pilates, yoga and Somatics teacher. She combines manual therapy, current neuroscience research and the polyvagal theory with creative, embodied movement, mindfulness, awareness, and a distinctive, compassionate approach to pain care and movement. Resources: Join Colleen's free workshop, Unlearn Pain (https://stillness-in-motion.heymarvelous.com/buy/product/95313). Wednesday, September 16th at 11am ET. Lean More about Dare to Heal (https://colleenjorgensen.ca/dare.html), Colleen's signature pain program. Check out Colleen’s website (https://colleenjorgensen.ca/) Follow Colleen on Instagram @ (https://www.instagram.com/_stillnessinmotion/)_stillnessinmotion (https://www.instagram.com/_stillnessinmotion/) Listen to Colleen’s other episodes on this podcast: Episode 50 (https://cod-emu-gt9m.squarespace.com/podcastepisodes/episode50) and Episode 15 (https://cod-emu-gt9m.squarespace.com/podcastepisodes/episode15) Take the quiz (https://katenguy.myflodesk.com/hormonequiz) on What Hormone Is Running the Show now Want more support navigating your cycle? Book Your Free Hormone Clarity Call here. (https://calendly.com/sheerevival/hormoneclarity) About Kate Kate Nguy is the founder of Shee Revival and a Certified Hormone Health Practitioner and Cycle-Syncing Strategist who helps busy women in their 30s and 40s balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. Specializing in the hormonal ups and downs of midlife—from PMS and perimenopause to burnout and cortisol overload—Kate guides women to feel at home in their bodies and live in sync with their natural cycles. Through cycle syncing, hormone hacks, and nervous system regulation, Kate empowers women to rebalance their hormones, reconnect to their bodies, and revive the vibrant, grounded version of themselves underneath the overwhelm. Tune in now and join the movement toward better hormone health! Follow me @hormoneswithkate on Instagram for more insights, tips, and support!

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   127. What's Actually In Your Tampon with Cherie Hoeger

   We don't think twice about the products we put in our bodies every single month for decades, but conventional pads and tampons can carry endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and the FDA doesn't even require companies to list what's in them. In this episode, Cherie Hoeger, Co-founder and CEO of Saalt, joins me to talk about what's actually in the period products most of us grew up using, why that matters for hormone health, and how reusable alternatives can support your body from your first period all the way through perimenopause. Cherie also shares the deeply personal story behind Saalt, why she believes period care hasn't evolved enough since the 1800s, and the surprising research her team just published on how switching products can change your symptoms. In this episode we explore: Why conventional tampons and pads may carry endocrine disruptors, and what that means for cramping, PMS, and hormone health over time Saalt's new study: 8 out of 10 women had reduced PMS symptoms after switching from tampons to cups or discs, with a 6x greater chance of zero cramping The story behind Saalt, born from Cherie's family in Venezuela losing access to period products Why period underwear belongs in every phase of a woman's reproductive life, from the first signs of puberty through postpartum, bladder leaks, and perimenopause The real cost of period poverty, both globally and at home, and why reusable products (not disposable donations) are the sustainable fix Cherie Hoeger is the Co-founder & CEO of Saalt, a women-owned B Corp that creates reusable and sustainable period care products that replace disposable pads and tampons. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Cherie champions the intersection of for-profit and nonprofit models through social enterprise and leads Saalt's social impact mission to end period poverty. Since their launch in 2018, Saalt has donated over 160,000 period cups and underwear to underprivileged women and girls in 56 countries as part of their social give-back program. Before starting Saalt, Cherie had been an entrepreneur in multiple ecommerce ventures and worked as a technical writer with fifteen years of publication experience, co-authoring nine editions of collegiate textbooks in the field of fitness and wellness. Cherie is also the mother of five daughters and one son, and considers them her greatest success. Resources: Saalt Website: saalt.com (http://saalt.com/) Follow on Instagram @saaltco (https://www.instagram.com/saaltco/) Follow on Facebook @saaltco (https://www.facebook.com/saaltco/) Follow on Youtube @saaltco (https://www.youtube.com/@saaltco) Follow on Tiktoc @saaltco (https://www.tiktok.com/@saaltco) Follow on LinkedIn @saaltco (https://www.linkedin.com/company/saaltco/?viewAsMember=true) Listen to The Saalt Show Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-saalt-show/id6788836685) Want more support navigating your cycle? Book Your Free Hormone Clarity Call here. (https://calendly.com/sheerevival/hormoneclarity) About Kate Kate Nguy is the founder of Shee Revival and a Certified Hormone Health Practitioner and Cycle-Syncing Strategist who helps busy women in their 30s and 40s balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. Specializing in the hormonal ups and downs of midlife—from PMS and perimenopause to burnout and cortisol overload—Kate guides women to feel at home in their bodies and live in sync with their natural cycles. Through cycle syncing, hormone hacks, and nervous system regulation, Kate empowers women to rebalance their hormones, reconnect to their bodies, and revive the vibrant, grounded version of themselves underneath the overwhelm. Tune in now and join the movement toward better hormone health! Follow me @hormoneswithkate on Instagram for more insights, tips, and support!

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   126. Why Is PMS So Damn Hard

   That week before your period hits and suddenly you don't recognize yourself — the rage, the zero patience, the feeling like you need to disappear from your own life. If you've ever looked in the mirror after a hard PMS week and thought "what is wrong with me," this episode is for you. Kate gets vulnerable about her own years of struggling with PMS rage during her kids' early years — and the shame spiral that followed — before sharing what actually changed once she understood her body wasn't malfunctioning, it was asking for something different. This is a real conversation about why this week is so hard, why it's not a personal failing, and why the system around us needs to catch up — not us. In this episode we explore: Why the week before your period isn't a glitch — it's your hormones doing exactly what they're supposed to do Why pushing through this week instead of protecting it adds fuel to the fire The shift that turned Kate's most dreaded week into her favorite week of her cycle Why men and partners need this education too — not as an afterthought, but as real understanding 3 places to start if PMS week feels unbearable for you right now Resources: Free ebook: Maybe It's Not You: The Truth on PMS (https://katenguy.myflodesk.com/pmsnomore) Join the Living In FLOW Course (/livinginflow) Want more support navigating your cycle? Head to sheerevival.com (http://sheerevival.com/) for free resources, programs, and 1:1 support. About Kate Kate Nguy is the founder of Shee Revival and a Certified Hormone Health Practitioner and Cycle-Syncing Strategist who helps busy women in their 30s and 40s balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. Specializing in the hormonal ups and downs of midlife—from PMS and perimenopause to burnout and cortisol overload—Kate guides women to feel at home in their bodies and live in sync with their natural cycles. Through cycle syncing, hormone hacks, and nervous system regulation, Kate empowers women to rebalance their hormones, reconnect to their bodies, and revive the vibrant, grounded version of themselves underneath the overwhelm. Tune in now and join the movement toward better hormone health! Follow me @hormoneswithkate on Instagram for more insights, tips, and support!

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5.0 / 5

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