Welcome to the HERhythm Podcast, the go-to show for getting your period back, restoring ovulation and natural fertility, and healing your relationship with food and your body. Hosted by Laura Hetherington Tep, certified Holistic Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Practitioner (& former HA girl herself!) this podcast delivers science-backed tips, mindset shifts, and real talk to help you recover fully. Whether you want to get your period back or want to feel like you again, consider this your permission slip to ditch the perfectionism and start healing. And yes, there will be Taylor Swift references!
Ep 33: What the Minnesota Starvation Experiment teaches us about HA recovery
Have you heard of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment from the 1940s?
While it wasn't designed to study hypothalamic amenorrhea, the findings reveal some fascinating insights into what happens when the human body experiences prolonged energy deficiency, and why so many women with HA experience symptoms like food obsession, fatigue, low mood, and a missing period.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was
- Why you can't stop thinking about food when you are under-fuelling
- How energy deficiency impacts hormones, mood, and metabolism
- Why hunger often increases during recovery
- The biggest lesson this study teaches us about restoring health and fertility
I will also share insights from my own 12-year HA recovery journey and the patterns I see coaching women through recovery.
✨ Ready for next steps or feeling stuck and want eyes on your recovery?✨ Book a FREE breakthrough call with me. I’ll help you figure out where you are at and what you need to move forward. Book here: https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call)
Links + Resources Mentioned:
📸 Come say hi on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/ (https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/)
📬 Email me anytime → laura@herhythmplatform.com (http://laura@herhythmplatform.com/)
🌐 Website →https://www.herhythmplatform.com (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/)
📩 Don't forget to sign up to the email newsletter → https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform (https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform)
🎧 More episodes you will love (Apple Podcasts Links):
Ep 23: Metabolic adaptation and HA - why eating less backfires (https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/herhythm-podcast/id1814465294?i=1000730711458)
Ep 32: The missing pieces of HA recovery: why estrogen stays low (https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/herhythm-podcast/id1814465294?i=1000770500924)
1 Jun 2026
Ep 32: The missing pieces of HA recovery: why estrogen stays low
You have started eating more. You have gained weight. You are doing the work. So why is your estrogen still low?
In this episode of the HERhythm Podcast, I'm breaking down the five biggest reasons estrogen can remain stubbornly low during hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) recovery.
We will cover:
- Low energy availability and under-fuelling relative to your body's needs
- The impact of intense exercise and inadequate recovery
- Chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation
- Body fat and BMI
- Why carbohydrates are essential for hormone production and ovulation
If you are frustrated by slow progress or confused by your blood work, this episode will help you better understand what your body may be trying to tell you - and why recovery often requires more safety, nourishment, and consistency than we realize.
✨ Ready for next steps or feeling stuck and want eyes on your recovery?✨ Book a FREE breakthrough call with me. I’ll help you figure out where you are at and what you need to move forward. Book here: https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call)
Links + Resources Mentioned:
📸 Come say hi on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/ (https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/)
📬 Email me anytime → laura@herhythmplatform.com (http://laura@herhythmplatform.com/)
🌐 Website →https://www.herhythmplatform.com (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/)
📩 Don't forget to sign up to the email newsletter → https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform (https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform)
16 May 2026
Ep 31: What to eat on the hard days of HA recovery
In this episode of the HERhythm Podcast, I break down what nourishment can look like on a rough HA recovery day - when motivation is low and food feels challenging. From easy meal ideas and realistic snack options to the mindset shifts that make recovery feel less intimidating, this episode is all about taking the pressure off while still moving forward.
Inside this episode:
what to eat on difficult HA recovery days
easy low effort meal and snack ideas
why "bare minimum" can still support healing
how to reduce triggers and protect your mindset on harder days
how to stop turning recovery into another perfectionist project
✨ Ready for next steps or feeling stuck and want eyes on your recovery?✨ Book a FREE breakthrough call with me. I’ll help you figure out where you are at and what you need to move forward. Book here: https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/discovery-call)
Links + Resources Mentioned:
📸 Come say hi on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/ (https://www.instagram.com/herhythm_platform/)
📬 Email me anytime → laura@herhythmplatform.com (http://laura@herhythmplatform.com/)
🌐 Website →https://www.herhythmplatform.com (https://www.herhythmplatform.com/)
📩 Don't forget to sign up to the email newsletter → https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform (https://subscribepage.io/herhythmplatform)
🎧 More episodes you will love (Apple Podcasts Links):
BONUS: Mechanical eating in HA/period recovery: how, why and when to transition (https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/herhythm-podcast/id1814465294?i=1000722350458)
Ep 8: No hunger? Extreme hunger? What's normal in period recovery? (https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/herhythm-podcast/id1814465294?i=1000715074701)
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