Before blaming every symptom on perimenopause, it’s worth asking a bigger question: what if your body is trying to tell you something deeper? In this episode, we sit down with Bria Gadd, The Period Whisperer, to unpack the root causes behind hormonal chaos, exploring everything from gut health and adrenal dysfunction to blood sugar, endotoxins, and functional lab testing. Bria shares why supporting your body before jumping into detoxes or hormone replacement therapy can make all the difference, and how working with the right practitioner helps cut through the overwhelming amount of perimenopause advice online. The conversation also dives into peptides, changing menstrual cycles, birth control, and the surprising role that stress, sleep, and even a lack of joy can play in how you feel during midlife. If you’re navigating perimenopause, or want to prepare for it, this episode is packed with practical, root-cause strategies to help you regain your energy, balance your hormones, and thrive through the transition.
Bria Gadd is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, holistic health coach, and certified personal trainer, who specializes in female hormones, helping women with weight release and energy gain in pre and post menopause, and finding clarity in hormonal chaos.
After helping thousands of women lose weight in their 20’s and 30’s, Bria recognized a difficult shift in women’s ability to get results in their body during their perimenopause years. With more than 15 years of experience in the fitness and nutrition industry, Bria created a proven strategy to dramatically improve the challenges women are experiencing in weight release and energy.
Her podcast The Period Whisperer is a top 1% wellness podcast in the world with an instagram following of over 19,000. Bria has been featured in Fox News, Women’s Health and top women’s podcasts such as The MidLife Makeover Show to name a few.
SHOW NOTES:
0:39 Welcome to the podcast!
3:09 About Bria Gadd
4:03 Welcome her to the show!
5:27 Is perimenopause the problem?
7:18 Spotting initial symptoms
10:32 Confusion around HRT
11:20 Functional lab testing
14:12 Digestive & Gut Support
16:20 What perimenopause symptoms are trying to tell you
18:45 Root causes of adrenal dysfunction
20:56 Why working with a practitioner cuts through the noise
24:18 Before detox
27:15 How your period changes
30:08 Before starting HRT
34:33 Birth control stories
35:50 Impact of endotoxins on hormones
41:59 Deficiency in joy
43:14 Peptides for perimenopause
48:45 Poor sleep & blood sugar
52:51 Her POV on peptides
56:49 Her Midlife Mojo program
58:22 Her final piece of advice
59:12 Thanks for tuning in
RESOURCES:
Website: https://www.briatheperiodwhisperer.com/
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TikTok: briagadd
YouTube: @bria_period_whisperer
Podcast: The Period Whisperer Podcast
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