Women’s health is complex and deeply interconnected. Hormones, stress, nutrition, sleep, gut health, and training load all influence each other and when one system is out of balance, performance, energy, and wellbeing can all be affected. At Athlete Sanctuary, we specialise in supporting active women through every stage of life and training.
These issues often overlap with fatigue, gut symptoms, stress intolerance, mood and sleep issues.
Hormonal imbalance can show up in many ways, including:
These symptoms are signals that your body needs support, not something you need to push through.
To understand what’s driving your symptoms, we may recommend additional testing pathology, hormonal, genetic or microbiome testing. Armed with this knowledge we develop a thorough step by step treatment plan specifically for you that addresses the root causes and resolution of your symptoms.
Source: Journal of Sports Medicine (2022)
Kate Smyth is a degree‑qualified naturopath, educator, and women’s performance coach.
Kate works with women seeking to improve energy, immunity, gut health, and overall vitality helping them restore balance, build resilience, and perform at their best in sport, work, and life. Her treatments are grounded in evidence‑based practice and shaped by decades of experience supporting active women, junior athletes, and busy mothers.
As an Olympic marathon runner and healthcare professional, Kate brings a rare combination of lived experience and clinical expertise.
