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 51: Not Sleeping? Your Hormones Feel It
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson breaks down why sleep is one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, tools for hormone balance and fertility. She explains how poor sleep directly impacts ovulation, egg quality, blood sugar, cortisol, and overall energy and shares simple, practical ways to improve your sleep starting tonight.

Episode 50: Your Body Is Talking, Are You Listening?
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson dives into one of the most overlooked tools in hormone and fertility health: learning how to truly listen to your body. Through a powerful patient case, she explains how ignoring symptoms, pushing through discomfort, or following “one-size-fits-all” advice can actually delay healing and how tuning into your body can change everything.

Episode 49: Doing Everything Right but Not Seeing Results? What to Do Next
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson walks through one of the most discouraging parts of a health or fertility journey: feeling like you’re doing everything right, but nothing is changing. Through a real patient case, she explains why progress can stall and how to reset your approach without burning out or giving up on your body.

Episode 48: When Tests Are “Normal” But You Don’t Feel Normal
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson breaks down one of the most frustrating situations patients face: being told everything is “normal” when you still don’t feel well. Through a real patient case, she explains why standard testing can miss key issues and how a deeper, root-cause approach can uncover what’s really going on with your hormones and fertility.

Episode 47: Simple Food Swaps for Hormones: How to Eat More Real Food
In this episode of The Hormone Café, Dr. Sarah Pederson shares simple, realistic swaps to help you reduce processed foods and add more nutrient-dense options into your daily routine. If you feel overwhelmed by healthy eating, this episode breaks it down into small, doable changes that can support hormones, blood sugar, inflammation, and long-term wellness.
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