The Balanced Body Podcast

There’s nothing more frustrating than knowing something isn’t right in your body…
 and being told everything looks “fine.”

Today, I’m joined by Andrea Balzer, founder of Counterculture Health and Wellness and a Doctor of Nursing Practice turned functional health practitioner with over 25 years of experience inside the conventional medical system.

In this conversation, we unpack why so many women feel dismissed in traditional heal...

Perimenopause and menopause can bring a wave of unexpected symptoms—poor sleep, anxiety, irritability, hot flashes, stubborn weight gain, and feeling like your body suddenly isn’t working the way it used to.

But what if this transition wasn’t something to “fight” against… and instead something your body could be supported through?

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Anika Mendell, a Licensed Acupuncturist and ...

If you’re a woman over 40 who feels like your body suddenly stopped responding to the things that used to work, you’re not imagining it.

Many women in perimenopause and menopause are eating clean, exercising consistently, and doing “all the right things”… yet they still feel exhausted, inflamed, and stuck with stubborn weight gain. Even more frustrating? Being told by their doctor that their labs are “normal” when they clearly don’t...

Are you tired, bloated, foggy, or constantly running on empty — but your labs keep coming back “normal”?

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I sit down with Breanna Grace, Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in gut health, chronic fatigue, mold toxicity, and histamine intolerance. We dive into the emotional side of long-term health struggles — including the grief no one talks about when your body doesn’t feel like yo...

Are you on medications you’re not sure you still need, but too afraid to stop?

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Stacey D’Angelo, pharmacist specializing in deprescribing and pharmacogenetics. We’re diving into what it really means to safely reduce medications like antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, PPIs (acid reflux medications), and hormonal birth control — and why tapering properly matters more than mo...

For years, hormone replacement therapy has been clouded by fear, outdated research, and confusing messaging.

But the landscape has shifted.

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Elise Schroeder, a naturopathic doctor with over 20 years of experience helping women balance their hormones and feel vital at every stage of life.

We’re breaking down:

• What the Black Box warning on HRT actually meant — and why its remov...

Low libido is one of the most common — and least talked about — symptoms women experience, especially in their 30s and 40s. And despite what we’re often told, it’s not random, it’s not a personal failure, it's not a "natural part of aging" and it’s definitely not something you just have to accept.

In this episode, we’re diving into why libido drops in the first place and what’s actually happening underneath. We’ll unp...

Anxiety doesn’t always start in your mind. It often starts in your body.

In this episode, I’m joined by Mandy Robertson, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner who helps busy women heal anxiety, burnout, and exhaustion by uncovering the root causes so they can get their life back.

We begin with Mandy’s personal health journey, including how mold illness completely reshaped her ...

If you think your skin flare-ups are a skin problem…
you’re going to want to listen to this episode.

Because issues like eczema, rashes, and chronic irritation almost always start in the gut, not your skincare routine.

In Episode 90 of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Alissabeth Taylor, Registered Nurse and Functional Health Coach who helps women 30+ banish bloat and support healthy skin naturally.

In this conversation, we...

What if the way you’re living is what’s keeping your body stuck?

In this episode, I’m joined by Akary Busto, Emotional Biohacker and Trauma-Informed Human Design Specialist, for a powerful conversation on nervous system regulation, emotional patterns, and healing from the inside out.

We explore how chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation show up in the body as fatigue, irritability, weight that won’t budge, and feeling discon...

 If food and your body image take up way more mental space than you want to admit — the rules, the guilt, the constant second-guessing — this episode is for you. 

In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Registered Holistic Nutritionist Cindy Spratt, who helps women heal their relationship with food so they can let go of disordered eating patterns, food guilt, and body shame — and finally reclaim their health, con...

If you’ve ever felt puffy, swollen, inflamed, heavy, or like your body is holding on no matter what you do, this episode will connect some very important dots.

In today’s conversation, Monika sits down with Marisa Mohammed, Registered Massage Therapist and founder of La Mar Wellness, to explore the powerful — and often overlooked — role of the lymphatic system in women’s health.

We break down the difference between traditional manual...

In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing exactly what I did to prepare my body for pregnancy as a woman 35+ navigating hormonal shifts, subtle cycle changes, and labs that were technically “normal” but not optimal.

After announcing my pregnancy on Instagram, I wanted to pull back the curtain on the work that led me here because it’s the same work I help women with every single day.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why fert...

If you’re over 50, eating healthy, staying active, and still gaining weight, this episode is for you.

In Episode 85 of The Balanced Body Podcast, I’m joined by Lori Balue, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, who lost 100 pounds naturally after 50 and now helps women rebalance their hormones, repair their metabolism, and achieve lasting weight loss without extreme dieting or medications.

In this episode, we break d...

Feeling tired, wired, anxious, or stuck in a cycle of poor sleep, low energy, and hormonal chaos? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Angela Martinucci, FDNP, founder of Mind Balance Neuro and co-owner of the Bay Area Brain Spa, who has helped thousands of people regulate their nervous system through cutting-edge tools like neurofeedback.

We break down how chronic stress disrupts hormones, the surprising stressors women overlook, and ...

Your thyroid isn’t broken; it’s responding.
 The question most women aren’t getting answers to is: responding to what?

In Episode 83, Monika sits down with Functional Nutrition Practitioner Divya Gupta, who specializes in helping women 30+ with Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism  restore energy, reduce inflammation & feel like themselves again. 

Together, we uncover three massively overlooked thyroid connections that rarely get t...

If you’ve ever been told your thyroid labs are “normal” but you still feel exhausted, puffy, gaining weight, or unlike yourself… this episode is going to hit home.

Before we dive in, I created something that will help you get real clarity fast:
 ➡️ Download the Optimal Thyroid Lab Ranges Guide to see whether your thyroid is truly functioning at its best — not just “within range.”

(You’ll be shocked how many women look ...

If you’ve been dealing with cysts, fibroids, irregular periods, random spotting in between periods or your cycle has gone completely missing, this episode is your wake-up call.

In Episode 81, Monika breaks down the real root cause behind these symptoms that most women—and most doctors—overlook: progesterone deficiency.

You’ll learn how chronic stress, poor digestion, mineral depletion, unstable blood sugar, and sluggish detox pathway...

Today’s conversation with Holistic Health Practitioner Shannon Dahlum unpacks one of the biggest blind spots in women’s health: how your liver and detox pathways determine how smoothly you move through perimenopause and menopause.

We break down:
 ✨ Why so many women hit a wall with weight, energy, and mood in their 40s
 ✨ How estrogen changes bile flow — and why poor bile flow leads to bloating, sluggishness, constipation, a...