Its HERTIME with Cody Sanders
Its Hertime is a podcast aimed to change the conversation about periods and women's hormonal health. Your period is supposed to simply just show up each month, without the pain and emotional upheaval that so often comes for the ride of hormonal imbalance. Cody and her guests dive deep into the root causes and discuss holistic solutions that can lead to healthy hormones and happy periods at every age and stage of a woman's life.
Its HERTIME with Cody Sanders
Stress, Hormones & Healing: How to Regulate Your Nervous System for Better Health with Leanna Hunt EP287
Do you feel constantly overwhelmed, anxious, or exhausted—no matter how healthy you try to be? Your nervous system could be the missing piece in your hormone and metabolism puzzle.
In this episode of It’s Hertime, I sit down with Leanna Hunt to uncover the hidden ways stress sabotages your hormones, metabolism, and overall well-being—and what you can do to restore balance.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
What the Window of Tolerance is and how it impacts your nervous system
How chronic stress leads to hormone imbalances, weight gain, and burnout
The connection between nervous system dysregulation and symptoms like cravings, anxiety, and fatigue
How to shift out of “fight-or-flight” mode and activate your body’s natural healing state
Practical nutrition, supplement, and lifestyle strategies to build stress resilience
Key Takeaways:
Your nervous system controls your hormones. Chronic stress isn’t just mental—it triggers real hormonal imbalances that affect weight, energy, and mood.
Small, daily shifts create big hormonal changes. Breathwork, nutrition, movement, and targeted supplements can help restore balance.
About My Guest: Leanna is a trauma-informed Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor who works with all ages of clients as well as couples at Renew Relationship Counseling in Springville. She is also a certified performance coach and has worked with clients all over the US. She has a vast understanding of the nervous system and she takes a somatic approach to mental wellness in her therapy. Leanna is trained in several body-based techniques and modalities including Evidence-Based EFT tapping, Brainspotting, Advanced Brainspotting for children and teens, Somatic Breathwork, EMDR and play therapy techniques. She loves to educate others on the window of tolerance and coping skills that support nervous system regulation and is passionate about helping families change patterns and break cycles using these tools.
Resources & Links:
Connect with Leanna Hunt: Instagram @aligningwithleana
Watch: Impala Video
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Join me at my Happily Hormonal Retreat at Movara Fitness Resort, May 4-11th, 2025. This transformative week is your opportunity to reset, reconnect, and find you again. Together, we’ll dive into the fascinating world of hormones, uncovering how to align your exercise, nutrition, supplementation, and mindset with your unique hormonal health—empowering you to live “Happily Hormonal”, especially as you transition into perimenopause and menopause. Throughout the week, you’ll enjoy gourmet meals designed to balance and nourish your hormone system, connect with nature in Southern Utah’s breathtaking be
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