The Causey Effect

The Causey Effect Talk Nerdy to Me. Beauty, Science & Sarcasm

Licensed Aesthetician, PhD in Nutrition & Endocrinology Nutrition, Fitness & Wellness Coaching

02/10/2026

Ever notice how awful women can be towards one another sometimes?

For years I couldn’t understand why certain friendships shifted the moment I had success, confidence, or attention.

But I did start notice that whenever I found myself thinking mean thoughts, it had nothing to do with them and more to do with the other stressful things going on in my life. Sorry!!!!!

If feelings like this crop up now, I know I really need to check myself and deal with the real issue.

I also learned is that this isn’t random.

The female brain is wired for social hierarchy and safety. When status feels threatened, cortisol rises, empathy drops, and competition increases.

Instead of physical dominance, women compete through:
• exclusion
• gossip
• subtle aggression
• “pretty punishment”

It’s an ugly biological stress response.

Regulated women build community.
Threatened nervous systems build hierarchy and competition.

It’s not easy to fight biology, but this is one aspect I think we can learn to work around.

02/06/2026

There is something special about parents who support other parents and I just wanted to give a great big thank you to my clients who have been super supportive of me.

And to help those who do have difficult schedules that I can’t accommodate, I brought on .with.mia .

She helps support those evening and Sunday hours so that I can still have time with my boys and you can still get the quality care you deserve.

Thank you for all of your understanding and support! I appreciate you.

02/03/2026

Men aren’t losing their drive and ambition for no reason. They’re experiencing decision fatigue just as bad as women and it’s just presenting in a different way.

Constant micro-decisions drain dopamine, spike cortisol, and exhaust the nervous system. Research shows repeated decision-making reduces mental energy and self-control, making motivation harder to access.

Modern digital life wasn’t designed for human biology.

And while women also carry a huge mental load, men haven’t adapted to constant cognitive fragmentation either, leading to burnout, low drive, lower libido, and strained relationships.

Understanding biology creates better relationships than blame ever will.


02/02/2026

If you’re always waking up feeling puffy or bloated, no tool or technique is going to fix the real issue.

Stress.

Gua sha, lymphatic massage, and sculpting devices are great tools to help. I use massage all the time in my treatments.

But the results are temporary and they don’t address the root cause.

For long term results you want to focus on these INTERNAL modalities:

1. Focus on getting enough sleep
2. Learn stress management techniques (easier said than done, I know)
3. Hydrate to help flush (balanced electrolytes can help with this)

Let me know if you’d like more info like this.

01/30/2026

Don’t let your phone camera get you down my loves or convince you that you to run to the plastic surgeon or injector.

Yes it distorts your image slightly and even casts weird shadows and highlights natural lighting wouldn’t do.

Add to the fact that we are super used to seeing everyone else’s filtered faces and our own perception gets warped.

Try to remember that this is not reality.
You are way more attractive than you think.
And it’s actually your unique features that make you so.

Finally, we all have pores. I don’t like the size of mine or my nose either. That’s totally normal too.

01/29/2026

The current “medically approved” starvation diet and super skinny trend is dangerous for women’s long term health.

After 30, women naturally start to lose muscle unless they intentionally do something about it.

By menopause, half will have osteoporosis.

Hip fractures carry serious mortality risks most of us don’t even want to contemplate.

Muscle protects:
❣️ Bones
❣️Hormones
❣️Metabolism
❣️ Longevity

And yes, we need body fat for hormone health and aging well too!

Comment below if seeing the super skinny trend is as scary to you as it is to me. I feel like I’m not alone in this.

01/27/2026

I would like to thank Todd from Spokane for pointing out my pores, wrinkles and frizzy hair. And the dozens of others at this point who say my nose ring makes me look like a cow. You are all clearly Einstein meets Adonis and too fabulous to share anything but your lowest opinions with the public. 🩷

01/27/2026

I’m going to ruffle some feathers here. But, oh well.

‘Trust the science’ sounds smart… until you remember what science actually is.

The scientific method is built on:
• asking questions
• testing hypotheses
• collecting data
• and changing conclusions when new evidence appears

Science evolves.
That’s the point.

In recent years, we watched unfinished data get treated like absolute truth, and questioning it was labeled ‘dangerous’ or ‘stupidity.’

But time passed. More testing happened. New information emerged.

And that’s how science is supposed to work.

Curiosity isn’t anti-science.
Critical thinking isn’t misinformation.
And changing your mind isn’t weakness.
It’s actually intellectual honesty.

If that makes you uncomfortable, good.
Growth usually does.

01/25/2026

Don’t let selfie mode get you down. I think you’re pretty.

01/21/2026

In case you’ve ever wondered what your each hormone actually did, here is a slightly unhinged explanation.

Let me know if it makes sense.

01/20/2026

Hormones work in a hierarchy.
Not on equal power.

At the base is survival. If your body is stressed, under-fueled, or running on adrenaline, it will prioritize cortisol and blood sugar control over everything else.

That means metabolism slows.
S*x hormones get deprioritized.
Sleep, skin, mood, and weight become unstable.

You can’t stabilize estrogen, testosterone, or thyroid hormones without first calming the stress response and supporting metabolic function.

A weak foundation makes every other hormone strategy unstable.

Build from the foundation up and the rest can finally work.

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