The Hormone Cafe

with Dr. Sarah Pederson

About The Hormone Café:

The Hormone Café is your cozy corner for honest conversations about women’s health, fertility, and hormones. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Pederson, holistic OB-GYN and founder of Vera Health and Fertility, each episode helps you understand your body so you can feel amazing, balance your hormones, and live in sync with your cycle—naturally.

Interested in being a guest on The Hormone Café, or inviting Dr. Sarah Pederson to be a guest on your podcast?

We’d love to connect. Please reach out to us at vera@verafertility.com.

Episode 59: Vitamin D: The Missing Piece for Fertility, Hormones & Overall Health

In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson takes a deep dive into one of the most overlooked nutrients in women’s health: vitamin D. She explains why vitamin D is essential for fertility, hormone balance, pregnancy, immune function, bone health, and mood. You’ll also learn which vitamin D test to request, the difference between vitamin D2 and D3, how much you need, and when supplementation or injections may be beneficial.

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Episode 58: Being Happy Now: Finding Joy During Your Health & Healing Journey

In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson shares practical mindset strategies to help you stay hopeful throughout your fertility and healing journey. Whether you’re navigating infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, or hormone imbalances, she explains how your mindset, relationships, and daily habits can support emotional well-being while you work toward better health. This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t just physical. It’s mental and emotional, too.

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Episode 57: Endometriosis Surgery: How to Prepare, Recover & Heal Faster

In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson walks through everything you need to know about endometriosis surgery at Vera Health & Fertility. From preparing your body before surgery to navigating recovery afterward, she shares practical tips to help you heal well, reduce inflammation, and return to your normal routine with confidence.

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Episode 56: Fertility Journeys Are Hard: 5 Mindset Shifts That Help

In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson shares five mindset shifts that can help you navigate difficult health and fertility journeys with more resilience, confidence, and self-compassion. She discusses the emotional reality of healing, why true restoration takes time, how to stay grounded when progress feels slow, and why believing in yourself is one of the most powerful tools you have.

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Episode 55: Your Gut Needs More Than Probiotics: What Actually Helps

In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson explains why gut health is about so much more than just drinking water, eating fiber, and taking probiotics. She breaks down the deeper foundations of digestion including nervous system regulation, movement, circulation, meal timing, stress, and gut motility and shares practical techniques you can use daily to improve bloating, constipation, gas, and overall digestion naturally.

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