Episode 123: What Your Menstrual Cycle Reveals About Your Hormones | Ovulation & Cycle Charting with Maureen Hilleary

Feeling like you’re doing all the “right” things but still struggling with stubborn weight, low energy, hormone symptoms, or feeling unlike yourself? Take my FREE Weight Loss & Energy Blocker Assessment to uncover what may be keeping your body stuck in fat-storing, energy-depleted mode and discover what to focus on next. 👉 Take the free assessment here Your menstrual cycle can tell you far more about your health than simply when your next period is coming. In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, Monika Eva sits down with Maureen Hilleary, Certified Women’s Functional Health Practitioner and Cycle & Fertility Awareness Instructor, to unpack what cycle charting can reveal about your hormones, ovulation, fertility, and overall health. Many women have been taught to focus almost entirely on their period—but ovulation is a critical part of a healthy menstrual cycle. Maureen explains why ovulation matters beyond fertility, what cycle charting actually involves, and how learning to recognize your body’s patterns can give you valuable insight into your hormonal health. In this episode, we discuss: • What cycle charting actually is and how it differs from simply tracking your period in an app • Why cycle literacy matters at every stage of a woman’s reproductive years • What you can learn by paying attention to patterns throughout your menstrual cycle • Why ovulation is about much more than getting pregnant • The relationship between ovulation, progesterone, and hormone health • Why having a bleed doesn’t necessarily mean you successfully ovulated • How cycle charting can help women become more informed about their bodies • Why menstrual cycle education should begin much earlier for tweens and teens • Simple ways to start understanding and charting your own cycle Whether you're trying to conceive, struggling with hormone symptoms, navigating irregular cycles, or simply want to better understand your body, this conversation will change the way you look at your menstrual cycle. CONNECT WITH MONIKA EVA Instagram: @monikaeeeva The Balanced Body Podcast: Follow and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. CONNECT WITH MAUREEN HILLEARY Instagram: @well.rooted.holistic.health Website: wellrootedholistichealth.com Thanks for listening. Please rate & review so we can reach more women with this very important information. Share with a friend whom you know would benefit from listening to The Balanced Body Podcast. Follow your host, Monika Eva, on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/monikaeeva Take my FREE Weight Loss & Energy Blocker Assessment to find out what's blocking you from releasing the weight & being energized here: https://www.monikaeva.com/whatsblockingyou Learn more about working with Monika here: https://www.monikaeva.com