What if the weight loss goal is just the door that opens to your real transformation? Here's something most health practitioners won't tell you: when clients come asking to "fix their hormones" or drop 10 pounds, they're actually asking for something much deeper. They just don't have the language for it yet. In this episode, I sit down with Hope Pedraza, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner who's spent 20 years teaching Pilates and 14 years running a brick-and-mortar wellness studio. But what makes Hope different is how she bridges the physical body with human design, subconscious reprogramming, and energetics to help female entrepreneurs optimize their energy and business impact. We dive into the raw truth about perimenopause (especially for those of us building businesses), why your adrenals might be sabotaging your hormone transition, and how Western medicine's compartmentalized approach keeps us stuck treating symptoms instead of root causes. Hope shares why women in Eastern cultures experience almost zero menopause symptoms while Western women struggle, and what that reveals about our collective programming. Whether you're dealing with hormonal changes, building a business that's draining your adrenals, or wondering why all your inner work hasn't fixed your physical symptoms yet, this conversation will shift how you see the connection between your body and your business. About Hope Pedraza: Hope Pedraza is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Reiki Practitioner, Human Design guide, NLP Practitioner, and Hypnotherapist, as well as the founder of InBalance, a Pilates-based fitness franchise, and host of the Hopeful and Wholesome podcast. She helps female entrepreneurs and leaders leverage their holistic wellbeing as their #1 asset, optimizing their energy and wellness with functional labs, human design, subconscious reprogramming, and energetics so they can thrive and create more impact in their business and in life. With 20 years of teaching Pilates and 14 years running her brick-and-mortar studio, Hope created a one-stop shop for movement, mindfulness, and nutrition—but discovered that helping women required going far deeper than calories and macros. Her approach recognizes that physical symptoms have energetic and emotional root causes, and she combines empirical lab data with human design charts to identify where energy blockages and patterns show up in the body. Hope's own journey through burnout and recovery informs her compassionate, holistic approach to helping women heal generational trauma, reprogram limiting patterns, and build sustainable wellness that supports their soul's mission. Connect with Hope: 🎧 Podcast: Hopeful and Wholesome ✨ Free Gift: Energy Detox - Spring Cleaning for Your Mind, Body, and Soul hopefulandwholesome.com facebook.com/thehopepedraza instagram.com/thehopepedraza https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopepedraza2020/ https://www.youtube.com/@HopePedraza https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hopeful-and-wholesome/id1514451766 About Jana Niksa: Jana Niksa is The Authentic Sales Coach and Conversion Queen who spent over 20 years as a top-performing sales executive before building her coaching business. She specializes in helping coaches, consultants, healers, and service-based entrepreneurs create high-ticket offers and authentic sales processes. Known for "mixing the woo and the do," Jana combines spiritual principles with practical sales strategy for sustainable business success. Connect with Jana: Ready to transform your relationship with sales and step into your power as an authentic leader? 👩‍💻Website: theauthenticsalescoach.com 🎯 Elevate to Enroll: Sell Your High-Ticket Offer FREE Event 💰 Income Producing Activities Daily Checklist 📞 Book a Free Call 💸 High Ticket Wealth Mastery 📱 Follow on Social: Instagram: @theauthenticsalescoach Facebook: Jana Niksa The Authentic Sales Coach Facebook Group: The Woo and Do Method: Conversation