It's Not You, It's Your Hormones

What happens to overworking women when robots are working for us?

I pulled my car over on the side of the road in San Diego this week to write down one sentence from a podcast. One of the godfathers of AI was asked what his grandson should do with his life. His answer had nothing to do with a career.

I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Because I’ve spent most of my life as a human doing. So have most of the burnt out, high achieving women I work with.

So if t...

What if your 70s could be your healthiest years yet? 

I get DMs every week from women in their 60s and 70s who think they've missed the window. They're too old. Their condition is too far gone. Their doctor already said the labs are fine, so this must just be what 70 feels like.

So I wanted you to meet Barbara.

She's a psychiatrist, she runs the counseling center at Harvard, she was a professionally trained pianist before medicine, and she has had type 1 diabetes for 55 years. When she was diagnosed there was no w...

So many of the women I work with have masters degrees, PhDs, massive roles. They’ve done the 10 minute consult. They’ve been told their labs are normal. And they’re still sitting there with a racing heart, brain fog, zero focus, quietly asking ChatGPT at midnight if they have ADHD.

Some of them do. A lot of them don’t. And the difference matters, because Dr. Brighten says taking ADHD meds when you don’t actually have ADHD may do the opposite of what you’re hoping.

We get into the two things she checks befor...

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Most of my bride clients come to me in their late 30s. This client came to me at 28, and she found me by typing "how to fix my hormones" into TikTok. 

She was doing everything before her New York City full-time job. Spin, barre, boot camp. Gluten free, dairy free. Facials every month, an energy healer, a holistic doctor, her GP, her OB. Every single one of them told her it was hormonal. Not one of them told her what t...

Every Friday I do a health Q&A in my stories, and this week someone asked me the question every woman is secretly thinking. How long is this actually going to take?

And I get it. You've done the 21 day cleanse. You did keto. You hired the trainer. Your doctor says your labs are normal. And you still feel like garbage. So of course you want a number.

Here's the thing nobody wants to hear. You didn't get here in 21 days, so you're not getting out in 21 days. But it's probably not as long as...

When Robin booked her first call with me she was pumping in her car outside her office. I asked if it was a good time. She said, girl, this is the only time I have.

That's the woman I want you to hear from. Full time attorney in DC. Three kids, the youngest still breastfeeding. Four to five days a week in the office, home to dinner, bath, bedtime, repeat. She and her husband call it a razor's edge, and most days it tips one way or the other.

She was about to go on...

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Most women get colonics when they’re desperate. Permanently constipated, permanently bloated, planning my whole day around when and where you might actually poop.

That was before I fixed my gut. Before I fixed my hormones. I thought maybe colon hydrotherapy was the answer and not just a very expensive rinse.

Here’s the truth. If you're only going every other day, your liver is packaging up your estrogen and sending it out, and you're not letting it leave. Which is why the bloating after...

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One of the biggest misconceptions I hear about hormones is that they stop mattering after menopause. That whatever happened to your body, happened, and now you just live with it. The belly is the belly. The sleep is the sleep. Welcome to being 60.

I have a very specific person I want you to hear from on that.

My mom. Tammy. She was my actual first client, back when I was managing ecomm...

This ep is exclusively for women who want to release weight efficiently (and sustainably) without fad diets, gym time and GLP-1s. If speed scares you, jog on. If you're ready, book a call here. We'll discuss your symptoms, and whether you're a fit for the Healthy Hustle Hormone Reset program.

I've been in online rooms with other fitness professionals lately and I've seen what they're selling. A macro plan, a weightlifting plan, and a weekly check in. For five, seven, ten thousand dollars. And honestly it made me want to 10x my prices, because I know...

I never get sick. I do not even own a box of tissues. So the fact that I am recording this with a deep chest cough, a puffy face, and hair going in nine directions after a Gojek ride is, honestly, a little bit funny and a little bit humbling.

And I decided to do the thing I do with every client and run a full audit on myself and why I got sick.

You probably do not have a bad immune system. You have a body running an overdraft, and immunity is one of...

Took me 16 years to learn this and I’ll teach you in 15 mins. I broke my toe this week...so here’s the pep talk I gave myself, and will now give to you to save for a rainy day.
This would be funny story on its own, except I broke this exact same toe at 19, and back then it completely wrecked me.
Same injury. Sixteen years apart. Two entirely different women.
That gap is what this one is about. Why the universe keeps picking rest days for women who refuse to choose their own, and the...

I get some version of this DM every single week. My labs came back normal but I feel like garbage. Cool, so now what.
That was Courtney. She watched my stories for two full years before she ever booked a call with me, and I want to be careful here because I do think women have to feel ready, but I also sat across from her on that first call knowing exactly how those two years had gone. Her husband physically getting her out of bed at 7am so she could get two toddlers out the door. An...

If you're eating clean, working out, doing everything "right" and the scale still won't move, this one's for you. I'm breaking down the nine things that are actually keeping your body in a fat-storage state, the ones your doctor's labs were never built to catch.

✨ Get the guide for 5 food swaps to release the first 5 lbs here.

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80% of autoimmune disease is women and I’ve identified 3 core personality traits of women with autoimmune issues.

After working with hundreds of clients who've healed from Hashimoto's, lupus, eczema, gut issues, and the "your labs are normal" runaround, I've watched the same pattern show up again and again.

This episode is for every eldest daughter, nurse, lawyer, HR manager, and team lead who has somehow become the family and workplace shock absorber while her own body quietly falls apart. I'm breaking down the exact biology of how chronic people pleasing turns into cortisol dysfunction, leaky bo...

“Should I be counting macros or eating intuitively?” Honestly, neither because they’re both so one-dimensional. Honestly, I'm done watching women get burned by both. I grew up on Cosmo and Seventeen magazine diet culture, I've coached hundreds of women who have tried both extremes, and here's the truth: neither one works until you fix what's actually broken underneath.
In this episode I'm ending the debate for good. I break down exactly who macro counting works for (and who it does NOT help whatsoever), why intuitive eating backfires hard when your hormones are out of whack, and the four t...

What are the core traits of women who have successful careers, healthy bodies, and strong relationships?

I've spent a lot of time with higly successful women and will break down the 10 common core threads between these women.

These women are running these 10 plays to create the life that you want. Press play.

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I get DMs constantly from women running their own businesses who look completely put together on stage and are falling apart the second they get off it. Amber is one of them. Dental hygienist, business owner, on a plane more than she's home.

She had a suit. Fit perfectly in January. By October it wouldn't button. Same workouts, same "eating well," same everything. So she went to her doctor and said it felt like perimenopause. Got told she was too young. She's 38.

This one gets into what actually happens when your hormones are dysregulated and...

So many of my clients are in the same exact season right now. Divorce, career pivot, moving countries, leaving corporate, becoming a mom. The life they used to have is gone and the next one hasn't taken shape yet. And they're just sitting in the middle going, what the fuck is even happening.

I'm right there with you. I got deported from Australia with 28 days notice after eight years of building a life there. I left a relationship my visa hinged on. I walked away from a corporate career with stock options and a team I loved...

I've been thinking about the word "selfish" a lot lately.

And I want to drag it out of the trash can where society has put it and actually look at what it means, because I think we've gotten this wildly wrong.

The women in my life who are "selfish" about their self-care? They have the body you want, the energy you want, the presence you want. And the women who sacrifice everything for everyone? They're exhausted, inflamed, resentful, and often dealing with autoimmune conditions they keep ignoring.

This episode is about blowing up...

I met Chelsey when we worked together in eco at Reebok. She was the tech lead person everyone from the team needed at all times. Always on, always needed, always giving her time and working late. Duncan Nitro cold brew in hand, a protein bar in the other, convinced she was being healthy.

She came to me about two years ago completely burned out, anxiety through the roof, carrying a layer of fluff she couldn't move. Managing accounts at Amazon, Google, Nike, with her nervous system running on edge 24/7. Anxiety was her baseline. She was working out...

I used to come home from vacation more exhausted than when I left. Five days in Montana with my family, the Ariana Grande collab had just gone live at Reebok, I finally slept 10 hours and woke up horizontal for three days feeling worse than on my busiest office days. At the time I thought I was just broken. Turns out I was running on stress hormones as my primary fuel source. And the second the threat disappeared, my body crashed and sent me the bill.

If vacation is supposed to be rest, why do you come home...

I get DMs almost daily from women who've done the naturopath, the supplements, the spin classes, the green smoothies, the therapy. Done everything, spent thousands, and still feel like their body is just...not cooperating.

Tanya is one of those women.

She had a wellness blog. She knew the stuff. She was consistent. And her body still didn't give a shit.

When I ran into her in the Sydney Botanical Gardens 18 months ago, she chased me down and said "I need to do your course." And I said, babe, I've got you, let's...

Every high achieving woman I know has a spreadsheet. A routine. A Huberman episode downloaded. Protein macros dialed in. And a body that is still not cooperating.

I spent a decade doing the same thing. WebMDing my fatigue. Cobbling together protocols. Snorting metaphorical Adderall through my nose holes trying to outwork a body that was begging me to stop.

And I didn't make more progress in ten years than I did in the first three days of actually working with someone who knew what they were doing.

This episode is about the one...

Your work ethic is your superpower. It's also probably why your body is falling apart.

Follow @healthywithchels for hormonal weight loss and healing for high-achieving women.

You apply it to your career. Your business. Your family. Every area of your life.

Except yourself.

And your body is quietly unraveling while you collect accolades.

I know because that was me. Running a $60M business. Always online. Face like a chipmunk. Planning my outfits around my bloating. Hormones completely toast.

I called it ambition. My body called it chronic...

I spent a decade in corporate as a director, eating soggy desk salads at 2pm, running on 800mg of caffeine, wearing dark colours every single day to hide the fact that I looked three months pregnant after every meal.

I was doing everything right. And I was puffy as f*ck.

If you're crushing it at work and quietly falling apart when it comes to your body, this one's for you.

Get the 5 foods you're eating every day that are quietly sabotaging your results her...

I concepted this podcast while sitting in a pluge pool in Bali. And I know that sounds obnoxious. But it's also kind of the point.

Because the life I have right now? Most people would call it weird. My supplement stack is the size of a small carry-on. I wear red glasses at dinner. I don't drink. I don't have health insurance. I haven't been to a doctor in years. I turn my notifications off and do not apologize for it.

And somehow...I have a six-pack, I sleep li...

I get DMs every week from women who are medically educated, have seen every doctor, done every test, and are still bloating after every meal, still anxious, still not sleeping. Stacie was that woman.

A 54-year-old RN and communicable disease manager. Former ski racer. High performer. Someone who knows more about the body than most of us ever will. And she still spent 20 years feeling like something was wrong with her that no one could fix.She tried being vegan. Made her sicker. She did Ideal Protein. Lost weight, then was afraid to eat r...

If I had a dollar for every woman who comes to be with severe bloating and weight gain in the middle after IVF...Let's unpack it.

I talk to a lot of high-achieving women who are doing everything right. The gym. The health food delivery. The clean eating. And they're still gaining weight. Still bloated. Still exhausted. Still hiding from mirrors.

Sharan was one of those women.

Account director at LinkedIn in Singapore. High pressure sales role. Quarterly targets. And a body that felt completely foreign to he...

I've had so many women tornado into my DMs this week asking for a supplement stack, a macro plan, peptides. And I get it. That's literally what I do. We will get there.

But this week I'm in Bali, I got a $50 massage from a man with no thumbs, came home, and ugly cried harder than I have in years. And it cracked open the thing I've been trying to explain to clients for two years in a way I finally know how to say out loud.

Here's the th...

So many of my clients are expats or frequent travelers and every single one of them has said some version of this to me: "I'm in the most beautiful place I've ever lived and I feel absolutely terrible."

I get it. I've lived it.

Seven and a half years abroad. A deportation. A visa rejection. A breakup that cost me my right to stay in a country I'd built my entire life in. And a body that, despite all my protocols, completely fell apart under the weight of it.

Everyone is in my DMs right now asking about peptides. And honestly, I get it. I've been injecting myself weekly for six months. I flew from Australia to Bali looking like I was smuggling heroin. White powders, vials, massive needles. Customs waved me through. We move.

But after working with 300+ women who spent hundreds on peptides and felt nothing? The issue is never the peptide. It's what's underneath it.

In this episode: 

After helping hundreds of women hit their weight loss and hormone healing goals in record time, I have some thoughts on when to use ChatGPT (and when not) to for your health, hormone or weight loss goals. 

It works better for certain things than it does for others. 

Press play for the full juice.

✨ Get the guide for 5 food swaps to release the first 5 lbs here.

☀️ For even more hormone healing and down and dirty tips to release weight and feel amaze, let’s connect on Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

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I moved to Australia with one suitcase, zero friends, and a nervous system that was completely incinerated.

I just didn't know it yet. And my body was paying the price in ways I didn't even recognize yet. The bloating, the crashes, the weight that wouldn't move, the anxiety I didn't call anxiety. None of it was normal.

Australia changed everything. Not because I stopped being ambitious, but because I landed in a culture that genuinely does not reward burnout. And it broke my brain in the best possible way.

Every week someone asks me:

“Chelsea… should I try carnivore for weight loss?”

“Is carnivore good for hormones?”

“Will eating only steak fix my gut?”

And honestly… I get why people are curious.

People are reporting huge weight loss, better digestion, clearer skin, and improved energy.

So in this episode, I’m giving you a balanced, honest breakdown of the carnivore diet rooted in holistic health and functional medicine.

Not fear-mongering.

...

She was operating at 60%… and thought she was fine.

In this episode, Chelsea sits down with Jess Serato — Wall Street dropout, energy strategist, mom of two, former Division I athlete — who realized her body wasn’t broken.

It was under-supported.

After years of high performance, chronic stress, interrupted sleep, and unexplained weight gain, Jess discovered elevated cortisol, low progesterone, and mineral imbalances were holding her back.

Within three months, she:

• Lost 20 pounds of inflammation and hormonal we...

Life transitions are f*cking hard on your body. Not just emotionally, but hormonally, physically, and metabolically hard.

In this episode, I'm getting vulnerable about my own story of dramatic, unexpected life changes.

Let's discuss how change affects your health and hormones.

If you're in the middle of a big life change and your body feels like it's betraying you, this is for you. You're not broken. You're just in transition.

Also heading to Bali soon for one-on-one client work...

This episode is inspired by Valentine’s Day… and all the sex you’re NOT having.

Let me explain why you don’t want to go to poundtown with your husband — and what to do about it.

If you love your partner but feel zero desire, dread bedtime, or would genuinely rather reorganize your pantry than be touched… this isn’t a character flaw.
 

It’s cortisol.

In this episode, I break down what’s actually happening inside your body when you’re a...

Most women are being told migraines are genetic, random, or something they’ll just have to manage forever.

That belief keeps them stuck.

In this episode, I explain why migraines are not random, not a medication deficiency, and not a life sentence — especially for high-functioning, high-responsibility women who are “doing everything right” and still breaking down.

I recorded this episode because I see a pattern over and over again:

Women come to me for weight loss.

They lose the weight quickly.

And then they’re shocked when their migr...

In this episode, I break down the mindset of an athlete and why it’s the missing link for women who don’t want to live in the 99% of people with sub-optimal health, chronic inflammation, stubborn weight, burnout, and inconsistency. Lately, I’ve been noticing something that honestly drives me crazy.
 

People are softer than ever.

They don’t keep their word.

They flake. Ghost. Quit when things get uncomfortable.

And then they wonder why their body, their health, and their life never really change.

This epis...

Your labs are normal but you still feel awful. Sound familiar?

This episode breaks down why high-performing women are constantly dismissed by the medical system and what’s actually happening inside the body when symptoms don’t show up on standard labs.

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✨ Get the guide for 5 food swaps to release the first 5 lbs here.

☀️ For even more hormone healing and down and dirty tips to release weight and feel amaze, let’s connect on Instagram, TikTok, & LinkedIn

✨ Grab the Busy Gi...