If you’ve been struggling with fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, poor sleep, or feeling “off” in your 40s and 50s… hormones may be at the root.

In this episode, I sit down with hormone expert Dr. Deb Matthew to break down everything you need to know about Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)—what it is, who it’s for, and how it can support women through perimenopause and menopause.

Dee Davidson and Dr Deb Matthew talk about why so many women are dismissed or told their labs are “normal” while still experiencing real symptoms, and how BHRT can be used as a tool to restore balance and improve quality of life.

This is a grounded, educational conversation that helps you understand your options so you can make informed decisions about your health.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What BHRT (bioidentical hormone replacement therapy) actually is
• The difference between traditional HRT and bioidentical hormones
• Signs your hormones may be imbalanced
• When BHRT may be appropriate—and when it’s not
• Common myths and misconceptions about hormone therapy
• How to advocate for yourself if you’re being told your labs are “normal”

Who This Episode Is For

• Women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s an beyond navigating hormone changes
• Anyone experiencing symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, or poor sleep
• Women who feel dismissed or are looking for root-cause answers

Call to Action

If this episode resonates, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

And if you’re ready to stop guessing and start understanding what’s really going on with your hormones, this is exactly the work I support women through every day.

Connect with Dr Deb Matthew:
https://drdeborahmatthew.com

Connect with Dee Davidson, FDN-P:
https://www.confidentlyloveyourself.com/about

Connect on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/confidently_love_yourself/
https://www.instagram.com/drdebmatthew/

Dee Davidson's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@deedavidsonfdnp

Medical Disclaimer:
This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health or treatment plan.

What if your physical symptoms aren’t just physical?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with therapist, healer, and teacher Tina Walsh to explore how unresolved childhood experiences—your “inner child”—can directly impact your physical health.

So many women I work with are doing everything “right”… eating well, exercising, taking supplements—yet still struggling with symptoms like anxiety, poor sleep, chronic stress, and even hormone imbalances. This episode dives into why.

We talk about how early life experiences shape your sense of safety in the body, how emotional patterns get stored physically, and why your nervous system may still be operating from a place of protection even years later.

Tina shares how these patterns can show up as:

• Anxiety and panic
• Sleep disturbances
• Chronic stress responses
• Physical symptoms that don’t seem to have clear answers

And most importantly, we walk through gentle, approachable ways to begin reconnecting with and healing your inner child—so your body can finally feel safe enough to heal.

Because healing isn’t just about what you eat or what supplements you take…
It’s about what your body has been holding onto.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What the “inner child” really means and why it matters for your health
• How stored emotional trauma can manifest as physical symptoms
• What’s happening in your nervous system when you feel constantly on edge
• Why traditional approaches may miss this key piece of healing
• Simple ways to begin supporting your inner child and nervous system

Call to Action

If this episode resonates with you, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear this.

And if you’re ready to stop guessing and start getting to the root of your symptoms, this is exactly the work I support women through every day.

Connect with Tina Walsh at https://lighten-upwellness.com

Connect with Dee Davidson at https://www.confidentlyloveyourself.com

Learn from Dee Davidson, FDNP on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/confidently_love_yourself/

Medical Disclaimer:
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace medical advice. Please consult your licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen.

What happens when your functional medicine doctor doesn’t give you the results you expected?

In this episode of the Confidently Balance Your Hormones Podcast, Dee Davidson brings on her client Jenna, who shares her honest experience of spending significant time and money working with a functional medicine doctor—yet still feeling stuck.

Jenna came in frustrated, dealing with weight thatcame off, poor sleep improved, and she left feeling like herself again.

In this conversation, Dee breaks down an important truth: while functional medicine doctors can offer deeper insight than traditional care, it can still sometimes focus on symptom management—just using supplements instead of prescriptions without fully addressing the body’s foundational imbalances.

Together, Dee and Jenna unpack:
• What was missing in Jenna’s previous approach
• The difference between symptom-based care vs true root-cause healing
• Why supplements alone weren’t enough
• How addressing nervous system, minerals, gut health, and lifestyle made the difference
• What finally helped Jenna lose weight, sleep better, and feel like herself again

If you’ve invested in your health and still feel stuck, this episode will give you a new perspective on what may be missing—and what your body may truly need to heal.

🎙️ Listen to Jenna’s story and learn how to move beyond trial-and-error toward a more complete, root-cause approach.

Schedule a session with Dee Davidson, FDNP:
https://calendly.com/confidentlyloveyourself/discovery-session

Learn more about Dee Davidson:
https://www.confidentlyloveyourself.com/about

Connect on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/confidently_love_yourself/

Medical Disclaimer:
The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult with your physician or qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health, diet, or supplement routine.

Did you know your breath is one of the most powerful tools for regulating your nervous system, healing and supporting hormone balance?

In this episode of the Confidently Balance Your Hormones Podcast, Dee Davidson sits down with Robyn Parets of New England Breathwork to explore the transformative power of breathwork and somatic healing for emotional, physical, and hormonal health.

Many people focus on supplements, diet, and lab testing but true healing often requires addressing the nervous system and stored stress in the body. Robyn shares how breathwork helps release stored trauma, regulate the nervous system, and create the internal safety the body needs to heal.

In this conversation, Dee and Robyn discuss:

• How breathwork regulates the nervous system
• The connection between stress, trauma, and hormone imbalance
• What somatic healing actually means
• How stored emotions can manifest as physical symptoms
• Why breathwork can unlock healing when other approaches feel stuck
• Simple ways to begin incorporating breathwork into daily life

Breathwork is more than just breathing exercises, it’s a powerful pathway to reconnect with your body, release stored emotional patterns, and create deeper healing.

If you’ve been feeling stuck in cycles of stress, anxiety, fatigue, or burnout, this episode will open your eyes to the healing potential of your breath.

Learn more about Robyn Parets and New England Breathwork:
https://newenglandbreathwork.com

Connect with Dee Davidson:
https://www.instagram.com/confidently_love_yourself/

Medical Disclaimer:
The information shared is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult with your physician or qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, or health routine.

In this episode, Dee sits down with client Nicole, who shares her powerful journey of realizing that something in her body felt “off” after pregnancy — even though she was doing many of the “right” things.

Nicole opens up about the frustrating symptoms that slowly became her new normal: constant fatigue, brain fog, and an inability to lose weight despite consistent effort with diet and exercise. Like many women, she was told everything looked “normal,” yet she knew deep down that her body was struggling.

Through functional lab testing and Dee Davidson’s root-cause approach to holistic health, Nicole began uncovering the underlying imbalances contributing to her symptoms. In this conversation, you’ll hear how testing — not guessing — helped reveal key areas that needed support, from hormones and metabolism to stress and foundational health practices.

Together, Nicole and Dee discuss how applying simple but strategic holistic health principles started moving the needle in a meaningful way — helping Nicole regain clarity, energy, and confidence in her body again.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, stuck in symptoms after pregnancy, or frustrated by doing “all the things” without results, this episode will remind you that your body is not broken — it just needs the right information and support.

Tune in to hear Nicole’s story and learn how a deeper look at your health data can help you confidently move toward hormone balance.

Connect with Dee Davidson, FDNP:
https://www.instagram.com/confidently_love_yourself/

Schedule a session with Dee Davidson:
https://calendly.com/confidentlyloveyourself/discovery-session

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Medical Disclaimer

The information shared in this podcast and related materials is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It should not replace consultation with your physician or qualified healthcare provider. The host and guests do not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or lifestyle. Reliance on this information is at your own risk.

In this episode of Confidently Balance Your Hormones, Dee Davidson sits down with fertility educator Julie Lipsett to discuss how women can truly understand their menstrual cycle — and use that knowledge to either achieve pregnancy naturally or prevent it naturally.

So many women are never taught how their cycle actually works. Instead, they are placed on hormonal birth control without understanding ovulation, cervical mucus patterns, progesterone shifts, or what a healthy cycle should look like.

Julie shares how fertility awareness methods empower women to:

• Track ovulation accurately
• Identify fertile windows
• Support hormone balance naturally
• Improve chances of conception
• Avoid pregnancy without hormonal birth control
• Understand what irregular cycles may be signaling

Whether you’re trying to conceive, avoid pregnancy, or simply want to understand your hormones on a deeper level, this episode gives you practical tools and empowering education.

Understanding your cycle is not just about fertility — it’s about metabolic health, hormone balance, and long-term wellness.

Learn more about Julie and her work here:
👉 https://readyourbody.com

Connect with Dee Davidson here;
https://www.confidentlyloveyourself.com

Medical Disclaimer:

This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult with your licensed healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, supplements, medications, or healthcare plan. Individual results may vary.

Is Pilates the missing piece for midlife hormone balance?

In this episode of Confidently Balance Your Hormones, Dee Davidson, FDN-P, sits down with Beth Sandlin of Trifecta Pilates to discuss why Pilates is one of the most powerful forms of exercise for women over 40 navigating perimenopause, stress, and body changes.

Beth shares her personal journey of discovering Pilates while recovering from cancer treatment. She didn’t need intense workouts or high cortisol training — she needed movement that helped her heal, reconnect, and rebuild trust with her body. What she found was a sustainable, strength-building approach that supports both physical and emotional resilience.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

• Why traditional workouts may backfire during perimenopause
• How Pilates supports nervous system regulation
• The connection between stress hormones and overtraining
• How to build strength without increasing cortisol
• Why intentional movement improves metabolism and longevity

If you’re feeling frustrated that what used to work no longer does, this episode will help you understand how to move in a way that supports your hormones — not fights them.

Subscribe to Confidently Balance Your Hormones for weekly conversations on functional health, metabolism, stress resilience, and thriving in midlife.

Medical Disclaimer:
This content is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine.

In this empowering episode of Confidently Balance Your Hormones, Dee Davidson sits down with Ashley Selman — former NCAA Track & Field Champion, leading fitness trainer, and founder of SELI Strength — to explore why muscle is one of the most powerful longevity and hormone-support tools available to women in midlife.

Ashley is a highly respected coach in Northern California whose clients have ranged from world-class Olympic athletes and elite collegiate track & field teams to everyday women seeking more strength, energy, and vitality. For nearly two decades, she owned the award-winning Evolution Trainers in Mountain View, California — a 14,000 sq ft private personal training and wellness facility. Today, she is focused on harnessing the most effective longevity strategies to help clients rewrite the narrative of aging.

In this conversation, Dee and Ashley unpack:

✔ Why strength training is essential for hormone balance in perimenopause and beyond
✔ How muscle supports metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and body composition
✔ The connection between lifting weights and nervous system resilience
✔ Why endless cardio may be working against your hormones
✔ How to age powerfully instead of fearfully
✔ The mindset shift required to reclaim confidence in your body

As estrogen shifts and stress increases in midlife, many women feel like their bodies have turned against them. Ashley explains why the solution isn’t restriction — it’s rebuilding strength.

This episode is about more than aesthetics. It’s about longevity, vitality, bone health, mental clarity, and stepping into the strongest version of yourself — physically and emotionally.

If you’ve been navigating stubborn weight gain, fatigue, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from your body, this episode will change how you think about movement and aging.

🎧 Subscribe to Confidently Balance Your Hormones for more conversations on functional health, midlife metabolism, hormone optimization, and confidently loving yourself through every season.

Connect online at https://www.selistrength.com and https://www.evolutiontrainers.com.

Follow and subscribe to SeliStrength on YouTube for exercises and more info: https://www.youtube.com/@selistrength

On Instagram you can Ashley at https://www.instagram.com/ashleyselman/, SeliStrength Coaching Community at https://www.instagram.com/selistrength/ and my gym, Evolution Trainers, in Mountain View, CA at https://www.instagram.com/evolution.trainers/

Find and follow on Facebook at Evolution Trainers at https://www.facebook.com/evolutiontrainers and SeliStrength at https://www.facebook.com/Seli.Strength/

Finally, connect with Ashley on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-selman/.

Medical Disclaimer:
The information shared in this podcast and accompanying materials is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. This content does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult with your physician or a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, exercise routine, supplements, medications, or health protocols. Individual results may vary.