359 // I Started HRT 30 Days Ago… Here’s What’s Working (and What’s Not)359 // I Started HRT 30 Days Ago… Here’s What’s Working (and What’s Not)
Speak Truth - How to live Healthy, Happy and Holy with Stacey Ziegler | Holistic Life Coach
I started HRT 30 days ago and I’m opening up about what this journey has really been like so far. Before starting hormone replacement therapy, I spent a lot of time trying to get my health, fitness, nutrition, sleep, and lifestyle in order. I was...
9:17•11 Aug 2026
30 Days on HRT: Stacey’s Honest Midlife Hormone Check-In
Episode Overview
- Stacey has been on progesterone and an oestrogen patch for about 30 days and shares specific changes she has noticed so far.
- Despite strong habits around exercise, steps, diet and sleep, she still experienced fatigue and hormone-related symptoms before starting HRT.
- After beginning HRT, hot flushes reduced, energy initially improved and a period returned, followed by breast tenderness and another bout of exhaustion.
- She stresses that everyone’s hormone journey is different and encourages women to research HRT and speak to their doctors rather than copying her routine.
- Stacey offers faith-centred reassurance that women are not broken or behind, and frames health changes as part of a gradual, Christ-focused journey.
“"You’re not broken, you’re not behind. We are becoming in Christ one day, one step, one choice at a time."”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of midlife hormone changes and faith-filled resilience. This instalment of the "Hello, Hormones" series follows Stacey Ziegler as she talks candidly about starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and what 30 days on progesterone and an oestrogen patch have really looked like.
Stacey opens up about waking up "so exhausted, achy" even after a full night’s sleep, and shares the frustration of doing all the "right" things – strength training, 10–15k steps a day, eating well, prioritising sleep – yet still not feeling like herself. That’s the backdrop to her decision to "just go jump right in" with HRT after researching cortisol, stress and rollercoaster hormones.
You’ll hear her break down the practical side: transdermal progesterone at night, oestrogen patches twice a week, and the patch-placement routine she’s worked out so she can easily keep track. She walks through week-by-week changes: mild hot flushes at first, then a surprise period, better energy, fewer hot flushes, tender breasts, and then – just when she thought things were settling – a sudden crash in energy again. Throughout, Stacey keeps the conversation grounded in faith and reassurance.
She reminds her audience that "you're not broken, you're not behind" and frames this season of life as part of "becoming in Christ one day, one step, one choice at a time." There’s humour too, as she shares a sweet story about someone asking if she’s a nun while she’s cleaning her church.
This episode speaks directly to women in midlife who are curious or anxious about HRT, especially those juggling fatigue, hot flushes, periods and mood shifts while trying to stay healthy and alcohol-free. Stacey doesn’t pretend to have it all figured out, but she offers honest updates and invites others on HRT to share what’s working – and what’s not.
If you’re wondering whether HRT might be part of your wellness and recovery journey, could Stacey’s honest month-one check-in be the relatable voice you need right now?
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