Ever feel like your energy, motivation, or mood is on a monthly rollercoaster? One week you’re on fire, the next you’re foggy, frustrated, or downright fatigued. If you’re nodding your head—especially while juggling mom life, work, and everything in between—this episode of The Secrets of Supermom Show is exactly what you need.
In this powerful conversation, I chat with Stefanie Adler, functional health practitioner, hormone expert, and mom, about a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: cycle syncing for busy moms—or as she calls it, cycle informing.
This isn’t just about periods and PMS. It’s about learning to work with your body’s natural hormonal rhythms so you can feel better, show up with more energy, and create more ease in your everyday life.
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Show Notes: Cycle Syncing
Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #247 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!
In this powerful conversation, I chat with Stefanie Adler, functional health practitioner, hormone expert, and mom, about a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: cycle syncing for busy moms—or as she calls it, cycle informing.
This isn’t just about periods and PMS. It’s about learning to work with your body’s natural hormonal rhythms so you can feel better, show up with more energy, and create more ease in your everyday life.
What Is Cycle Informing (and Why It’s a Game-Changer for Moms)?
You’ve probably heard the term “cycle syncing,” especially in the wellness or entrepreneur world. But Stefanie offers a more approachable—and more realistic—version: cycle informing.
Instead of pressuring yourself to perfectly align every task with your cycle, cycle informing is all about using your hormonal shifts as a guide. It’s about making intentional decisions based on where you are in your cycle, so life flows more smoothly.
And busy moms? This works for you.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The difference between cycle syncing and cycle informing
- How your cycle affects mood, energy, metabolism, and even intimacy
- Why your food and fitness choices should change throughout the month
- How planning playdates, parties, or even sex around your cycle can make everything more fun and less stressful
- Simple nutrition shifts that can reduce PMS, bloating, and period cramps
- The truth about prenatal vitamins, postpartum depletion, and how to fix mineral imbalances
Real Talk: This Isn’t Just About Periods
This episode covers way more than you’d expect. Stefanie shares how warm, easy-to-digest foods during menstruation can reduce cramps and support digestion. She breaks down movement strategies that align with each phase of your cycle (hello, strength training during your luteal phase!), and even explains how your intimacy needs shift depending on your hormones.
And yes, you’ll finally understand why some days you feel like supermom… and others, you want to hide under the covers.
Why This Episode Is a Must-Listen for Busy Women
When you start honoring your body’s rhythm, everything gets easier.
Stefanie puts it best:
“When we live in alignment with our cycle, life just feels easier—and that’s the ultimate biohack for busy moms.”
Whether you’re newly postpartum, raising toddlers, or parenting tweens and teens, your hormones still matter. Learning to support your body naturally can help you:
✅ Boost your energy
✅ Reduce overwhelm
✅ Improve focus and productivity
✅ Feel more in control of your schedule (and emotions)
Want a Simple Place to Start?
Stefanie’s top tip for moms:
Get outside in the morning!
Within 30 minutes of waking, go outside (no sunglasses!) and let the sunlight hit your eyes. This one tiny change helps regulate your circadian rhythm, improves sleep, balances hormones, and supports mood.
Bonus points if your kids join you. Bare feet in the grass? Even better.
Download the Free Cycle Informed Living Chart
Want to know what phase you’re in, how to eat, move, and connect based on your cycle? Stefanie is gifting our listeners a Cycle Informed Living Chart you can print and stick on the fridge—so even your partner can follow along.
🌐 Connect with Stefanie Here: https://www.stefanieadler.com/
Connect with Stefanie Adler
Stefanie shares tons of cycle-informed tips, hormone hacks, and mom-friendly wellness strategies on Instagram and her website.
📱 Instagram: @stefanieadlerwellness
🌐 Website: https://www.stefanieadler.com/
About Our Guest: Stefanie Adler
Stefanie Adler is a Certified Nutrition Consultant (CNC), Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist (FDN), and women’s hormone and fertility expert. Stefanie is also the host of the Wisdom of the Womb podcast. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to inspire women to work with their bodies to unlock their innate wisdom, heal naturally, and break away from the limiting narratives of conventional medicine.
Through her private nutrition coaching and course, Stefanie has transformed the lives of hundreds of clients worldwide–across all stages of life. She is an expert at helping women overcome chronic conditions like gut issues, hormonal imbalances, unexplained infertility, and more. Stefanie takes an individualized approach utilizing functional lab testing, cycle-based solutions, and encourages clients to trust their own bodies–allowing them to finally live the vibrant and beautiful lives they’ve been dreaming of!
She’s a mom to an amazing toddler and loves supporting women through all stages of motherhood.
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About the Host: Lori Oberbroeckling
Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling is a mom of four, corporate leader, podcaster, productivity expert, and author of the book Secrets of Supermom: How Extraordinary Moms Succeed at Work and Home & How You Can Too!
She is passionate about helping parents who want fulfilling careers–or side hustles or passion projects–while also wanting to feel present and connected to their families.
