Eating Disorders and your Menstrual Cycle with Exercise Physiologist Sarah King

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be bringing back last week’s special guest accredited Exercise Physiologist and Health Coach, Sarah Liz King. Sarah has her own podcast, blog, E-books, online courses, online personal training, and coaching programs that aim to help women regain their periods, find food freedom and have a healthier relationship with exercise. Sarah is a Health At Every Size (HAES) Exercise Physiologist and health coach who uses scientific fact and her own personal journey to inspire other women to want to develop a positive relationship with food, exercise and their bodies. Where Sarah’s main mission is to help people ‘unlearn’ everything about diet culture to foster a life for people that feels right. Where Sarah hosts her own podcast Holistic Health Radio Podcast which helps people with recovery from an eating disorder, disordered eating, or hypothalamic amenorrhea.

On this weeks episode we will be speaking about the topic of your mental cycle and how it can be impacted by disordered eating, psychological stress or intense exercise. Where we will specifically be talking about hypothalamic amenorrhea which is condition that causes someone period to stop often caused by undereating, stress, and excessive exercise.

Podcast Summary

1. Hypothalamic amenorrhea

2. The impact of hypothalamic amenorrhea

3. When your period doesn’t return in recovery

4. Not wanting to address your lost menstrual cycle

5. The long-term impacts of hypothalamic amenorrhea

6. The psychological struggles with fertility

Links to Sarah Liz King

Website: https://sarahlizking.com/

Instagram: @sarahlizking

Podcast: Holistic Health Radio Podcast

Tik Tok: sarahlizking

Links from the episode:

BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

Butterfly Foundation Helpline: Call their National Helpline on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email