16. Postpartum Thyroiditis Turned Hashimoto’s Disease – Jackie Shea
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Laura Guzik-Cohn, writer, mom, wife, dog person, Chicago-native
Hashimoto’s Disease:
Often confused with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder. That means you get the best sides of both worlds—*sense the sarcasm*. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, weight gain and hair loss (thyroid) as well as inflammation and joint pain (autoimmune). My guest this week, Laura Guzik-Cohn brings us her personal battle with Hashimoto’s disease.
Laura’s symptoms began after giving birth to her son, an already lonely and exhausting time. We fearlessly dive into what it’s like to have postpartum depression, what it’s like to get a Hashimoto’s diagnosis and how to treat it, and how to treat an autoimmune disease when you are super busy taking care of a small child.
Laura was gracious enough to give us a contact and asks that anyone suffering from anything above please contact her: IG @thejuggernautsmom
Weekly Challenge:
This week is both the easiest and hardest of all weekly challenges, guys. READY!? What we want you to do is SLEEP. Rest and sleep as much as your sweet, sweet body needs. I know it’s so hard and so unglamorous and so not fun, but it’s the best thing for you and you want to thrive, right? I KNOW that if you are on my site you want to thrive. So get busy resting! Let me know how it goes <3
Things we Discuss in this Episode:
- Thyroid disorders
- Thyroid testing
- Motherhood/ First-time motherhood
- Postpartum depression
- Postpartum thyroiditis
- Autoimmune disorders
- Self-Advocating at work (minute 42)
- Getting to know your body and it’s baselines
- Gluten-free diets
- Regulating your stress levels
- Having a trusted tribe
Resources Listed in this Episode:
- The Pump Station
- Important thyroid tests: TSH, T3, T4, Reverse T3
- ANA blood test for autoimmune disease
Happy Listening, Tribe!
xoxo