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09/21/2026

Requesting a full thyroid panel to get a complete** picture of thyroid function means:
✅ TSH
✅ Free and Total T4
✅ Free and Total T3
✅ Reverse T3
✅TPO and TG Antibodies

AND we also want to look at a CMP and CBC, iron panel in most cases (minimum) with this thyroid panel, as the liver, kidneys, nutrient status and more can impact the thyroid.

Why free and total ? 
When hormones are bound to a protein, they can’t bind to thyroid hormone receptors. Only a free hormone can. Measuring total hormones alongside free hormones gives insight into a production vs. binding protein issue.

There are generally 5 places in the hormone chain where things can break down:
Production (the gland level)
Signaling
Transport
Conversion
Cellular uptake

A full thyroid panel, read alongside history, nutrition, lifestyle factors and biofeedback from check-ins, is what lets you actually pinpoint which of those five points needs support. A production issue and a conversion issue may not get addressed the same way.

This is the layer most panels and protocols skip!

But it’s the nuance we teach our mentees to understand along with pattern recognition. And was the topic of this episode ! Because we know you’ve had the case where labs came back “normal” but symptoms were anything but. The full picture may not have been ever looked at.

🦋Link in bio to listen to this episode and find out more about the work we do inside the mentorship.

09/09/2026

If you’ve been telling yourself “oh it’s fine...” you may have gotten so used to accepting that, that you stopped asking why you don’t feel fine.

Let’s change that.

We’re about:
Understanding what your body is communicating (because “fine” isn’t it)

Arming ourselves with education

Reviewing our options

NOT settling

Taking up space

Getting rid of the stories and excuses of what you can’t...

And demanding better than “feeling fine”

If you read that or listened to this and something in you said “yes, that is me, and I want to stop feeling ‘fine’ and get a plan with action behind it,” a strategy session is exactly what it’s for.

09/01/2026

Just as there are a variety of reasons for starting birth control, there’s a variety of reasons for stopping.

Whatever her reason for transitioning off birth control, it’s essential to support the HPO (that’s that brain o***y connection 🧠) axis to aid in the goal of regaining ovulatory menstrual cycles, and getting the benefit of those endogenous hormones (think bone, heart, metabolism , energy, sleep…).

Hold up, hold up, hold up. Restoring hormones… what if a female is in her 40s? 50s?

As you probably know, as women age, particularly in their 40s, they may be in perimenopause. 50s, nearing or in menopause. This means that the body’s natural hormonal cycles might already be changing, to more and more anovulatory cycles.

In a female not on hormonal birth control we could monitor this and get a gauge for where she is at in that up to 12 year transition to ovarian senescence.

On birth control? Not so much. It’s possible she’s further along in that transition and those hormones don’t come back online. For someone making the decision to stop HBC (and any coach who supports her)  and bolster not just hormonal health, but systemic health ,  we need to factor this in.

When the future is uncertain, it’s well, confusing and daunting.

Which, unfortunately, aren’t new adverbs to describe women’s health. Social media doesn’t help this either. Ultimately, health and health goals are so unique because every woman’s story, body, and health and fitness goals are. 

🎙️To learn more about how we support women with this goal search Rewriting the Narrative on Apple, Spotify or Youtube “Coming Off Birth Control After 40: What to Expect, What to Prepare, and How to Support Your Body”

08/12/2026

Hair loss is a late sign. So is the cycle that finally goes irregular.

Thyroid drives metabolism➡️ And metabolism is the sum of ALL physiological functions… so if it’s not up to “speed” so to speak , you bet that’s going to show up in : energy, mood, sleep, skin, digestion, and yes- s*x hormone.

In this episode we talked about that bidirectional relationship between thyroid and hormones, specifically for women in perimenopause.

We recommend you do this before something “feels off “ but if you’ve been doing all the right things and spinning your wheels, you’re over due to look at the bigger picture. Which for thyroid means not just TSH, but a full thyroid panel and the systems connected to it.

The goal isn’t just fixing problems- it’s supporting health for the long game.

This episode: the physical and psychological stressors that drive thyroid dysfunction, what comprehensive testing looks like across life stages and training phases, and the nutritional demands of a thyroid under load.

Episode #9 of Rewriting the Narrative linked in bio. Hypothyroidism in Perimenopause: What Every Woman Should Know

To say we’re grateful for this group is an understatement. If you’re a coach who wants to work this way, we’d love for y...
07/29/2026

To say we’re grateful for this group is an understatement. If you’re a coach who wants to work this way, we’d love for you to join us inside the Fortify Group Mentorship Program.

Does it matter which delivery method you pick?It matters quite a bit, and this is a conversation that deserves more than...
07/22/2026

Does it matter which delivery method you pick?
It matters quite a bit, and this is a conversation that deserves more than a list, because the method you use changes the hormone’s behavior in the body, not just its route of entry.

This is part two of our reader question series.

Part one covered whether hormone therapy was even the right next step for the woman who wrote in. This post picks up where that one left off, on delivery methods, and how you actually choose one.
Catch up via the link in our bio!

Oral, transdermal, injectable, pellet, vaginal. The right choice depends on your health, your risk factors, sometimes your own comfort level, your habits and lifestyle, and dare I also say what will be done consistently.

An injectable form would not be appropriate for someone with a genuine needle phobia, no matter how clinically sound it is on paper. One of those nuances is YOU, individually.

Depending on what country or even what state you’re in, availability and what’s typically suggested can vary.

This is not a decision you make alone, which is why having a well educated provider who knows your full medical history is incredibly important.

The next decision is not a small one. You have options, and the right one is yours to work out with a provider who knows your full history.

Read the full blog series before that conversation so you can walk in asking better questions.

And if you have a question of your own, the anonymous form that started this entire series is still open.
Both linked in bio.

07/16/2026

Low FODMAP as your step one for a bloated client is the move we may talk you out of.

Not because it’s bad advice. It calms symptoms, and sometimes that’s exactly what someone needs while you work on the real thing. The problem is most coaches stop there. Quieting a symptom and building a gut that actually works are two separate jobs.

Think about it like an injury. The pain leaving doesn’t mean the tissue healed. It means it stopped screaming. Same thing with gut health. No bloating, no gas, decent stool... that’s the symptom going quiet. But if someone has a laundry list of foods they can’t eat or are afraid to eat now… we missed the mark .

And every FODMAP you pull long-term is nutrients that could have actually helped with healing…

The full breakdown is Episode 20 of Rewriting the Narrative. We get into when low FODMAP actually earns its place, how we sequence reintroductions, and when to bring testing into it.

Find it on your favorite podcast platforms and start rethinking your stubborn bloating cases.

We started Fortify on a belief we still lead with: teamwork makes the dream work.Being a good coach means being a good p...
07/07/2026

We started Fortify on a belief we still lead with: teamwork makes the dream work.

Being a good coach means being a good part of your client’s team. That means empowering her with what’s actually in her control, and collaborating with the right professionals so she gets holistic care that holds up for the long game.

A year ago, this Coach might not have connected the dots this fast. This time she’d seen it before, and she knew the root cause.

So much of coaching is pattern recognition. The more cases you work, the faster you spot what’s in front of you, the sooner you send the right referral, and the clearer you get on what you can do on your end as a coach- that’s the confidence we’re here to help you gain.

This case was a referral. It was also still a case about what we can do with diet and lifestyle. Even with a client doing a lot of things right, there’s almost always something to refine. The move is precision: finding the one or two things that matter most for her and going there.

-Maybe she’s eating clean but her meal spacing is off. .
-she could need support to add fiber she can actually digest, in a way that doesn’t leave her too full to hit her calories or too heavy for training.
-She may have no trouble getting 10k steps but needs your help to add in some HIIT cardio that challenges her but doesn’t burn her .

Other cases call for different steps.

Reading the full history, holding the context, and having these conversations together is how you become a better part of the team and feel confident in your role!

On our group mentorship calls, we go over the cases and patterns you’ll see in the women you Coach. This one shows up often in perimenopause and menopause.

Perimenopause and thyroid dysfunction are, clinically, arguably indistinguishable.Fatigue. Hair in the shower drain. Irr...
06/24/2026

Perimenopause and thyroid dysfunction are, clinically, arguably indistinguishable.

Fatigue. Hair in the shower drain. Irregular cycles.
Constipation. Brain fog. Weight changes that don’t make sense on paper.

We see women get laser focused on s*x hormones during this season of life. But if you’re not looking at a full thyroid picture alongside it, you are working with half the context needed.

TSH alone is not a thyroid workup. It’s a pituitary signal. A normal TSH only tells you the brain is satisfied, it tells you nothing about whether usable T3 is actually reaching your client’s cells.

And that little butterfly shaped gland? She is involved in every process in the body. Metabolism, ovulation, gut motility, mood, cognition. Every cell has a thyroid hormone receptor!

In perimenopause specifically, we want to get a pulse on thyroid health before the symptoms are loud.

Because when we start supporting that thyroid now, we give her the best shot at robust hormone production for as long as possible.

This is the conversation most appointments never get to. It’s what we teach inside the fortify mentorship .

Link in bio → fortify-health.com

Calories in calories out will ultimately always work. But at the expense of someone’s health and quality of life? That’s...
06/17/2026

Calories in calories out will ultimately always work. But at the expense of someone’s health and quality of life? That’s a no from us.

If your client is tracking honestly, training hard, sleeping well, and still can’t shift body composition, the problem is not that she’s lying about her macros.

Thyroid. Adrenals. Liver. Gut. These are the systems behind the metabolism.

As a coach, your spidey senses start going off that “eat less, move more” isn’t the play anymore.

That instinct is worth developing and trusting. It’s what guides clients to their physique goals without sacrificing their health for the long game.

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