#150: Thyroid Thursday Part 4: What No One Told You About Hormones + Thyroid Health

October 16, 2025

In this Episode:

In this Thyroid Thursday episode, Sophie Shepherd reveals how stress, estrogen, and progesterone might be the hidden culprits behind your thyroid symptoms.

If you’ve been doing everything “right” — eating well, taking supplements, and still feeling exhausted — your hormones could be the missing piece.

Sophie breaks down the deep hormone–thyroid connection, showing how:
✨ Chronic stress and high cortisol suppress ovulation and lower progesterone
✨ Estrogen dominance can block thyroid hormone conversion and increase fatigue
✨ Liver and bile flow support estrogen detoxification
✨ Key nutrients like B6, magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, and vitamin E help build progesterone
✨ Breathwork and CO₂ tolerance training can calm your nervous system and restore balance

This episode is filled with practical, holistic steps to rebalance your hormones naturally, reduce stress, and reignite your thyroid function.

Mentioned Resources:

Herbal allies: Vitex (Chasteberry), Magnesium, Liver-supportive herbs
Breathwork: Box breathing, nasal breathing, CO₂ tolerance training

🎧 Listen now and find out — are your hormones secretly sabotaging you?

👉 Ready to go deeper? Learn about Sophie’s SHE Thrives Program, which offers custom detox, drainage protocols, and personalized thyroid support.

Episode Summary:

In Episode 150, Sophie Shepherd explores how stress, estrogen, and progesterone imbalances directly impact thyroid function. She explains how chronic stress suppresses progesterone, how estrogen dominance raises thyroid-binding proteins, and how liver health supports hormone detoxification.

You’ll learn practical ways to rebalance hormones through nutrition, stress reduction, and breathwork — helping you calm cortisol, rebuild progesterone, and restore thyroid vitality.

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