The Period Party
The Period Party, hosted by Nicole Jardim, is what happens when you get the world's leading women’s health experts unscripted, uncensored, and on the air. Think of it as girl talk gone menstrual!
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227: How Living In Sync With Your Menstrual Cycle Can Help You Address Common Period Problems with Jenn Pike
11/01/2021
227: How Living In Sync With Your Menstrual Cycle Can Help You Address Common Period Problems with Jenn Pike
You have to become a trailblazer for your body and your life. This week we're going back to basics and looking at how we can take control of our lives with a deeper understanding of our cycles and how hormone fluctuations impact how we should move and nourish our bodies. I'm joined by Jenn Pike, a Functional Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, and the bestselling author of The Simplicity Project as well as her two cookbooks, The Simplicity Kitchen and The Simplicity Body. Jenn is dedicated to teaching women what they should have known about their bodies all along: the incredible healing abilities, wisdom, and power their bodies hold and how to bring them to life. In this episode, we talk about the phases of the menstrual cycle, what it means to live in sync with your cycle, how to plan your activities and nutrition according to where you are in your cycle, how we can break patriarchal cycles through a deeper understanding of our bodies, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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226: An Integrative Approach to Breast Cancer with Dr. Carol Lourie
10/25/2021
226: An Integrative Approach to Breast Cancer with Dr. Carol Lourie
Around 1 in 8 women in the US will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the US and while we shouldn't be only talking about breast cancer one month out of the year, Dr. Carol Lourie joins me on today's episode to share strategies for prevention and integrative healthcare options for those who have been diagnosed. Dr. Carol Lourie is a dedicated practitioner with over three decades of clinical experience as a Naturopath, Acupuncturist, and Homeopath. She's helped hundreds of women recover their health and restore their lives through her holistic protocols involving focused nutrition, targeted supplementation, lifestyle changes, and a centered mindset. Carol specializes in complex and chronic disease management, focusing on women's health, specifically breast cancer, fertility for "older" women, and autoimmune illness. She believes that when the body and mind work together, healing is always possible. In this episode, we talk about the increasing rate of breast cancer in younger women, the power that we all have when it comes to our health, the massive benefit of doing breast self-exams, the downside of pink ribbons, what you need to know about mammograms, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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225: How To Get a PCOS Diagnosis and Effective Treatment with Dr. Natalie Underberg & Dr. Jake Roland
10/18/2021
225: How To Get a PCOS Diagnosis and Effective Treatment with Dr. Natalie Underberg & Dr. Jake Roland
Dr. Natalie Underberg is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and the founder of The PCOS Doc. With a doctorate of Chiropractic and advanced training through the Institute of Functional Medicine, Natalie is a leader in the women’s health space. She has helped hundreds of women reverse the symptoms of their PCOS and get pregnant naturally through her group program, The PCOS Collective, and her 1 on 1 tailored holistic approach. Dr. Jake Roland is a Chiropractor and Doctor of Natural Medicine who practices alongside his wife, Dr. Natalie. Jake is passionate about helping those suffering with autoimmune, gut, and thyroid conditions as well as couples struggling with infertility. Jake is also a Former Aerospace Medical Technician in the U.S. Navy. In this episode, we talk about the myths that keep patients confused about this complex syndrome, why it’s crucial to find the right practitioner, Natalie and Jake’s approach to testing and diagnosis of PCOS, why it’s possible to live symptom-free with PCOS, how Jake’s work has been influenced by Natalie’s diagnosis of PCOS, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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224: The Betty Body with Dr. Stephanie Estima
10/14/2021
224: The Betty Body with Dr. Stephanie Estima
Dr. Stephanie is a doctor of chiropractic with a special interest in metabolism, body composition, functional neurology, and female physiology. Stephanie is the author of The Betty Body and her life’s passion and mission is blending modern science with ancient wisdom to empower women’s health and healing. In this episode, we talk about why how Stephanie’s fitness magazine cover is a big deal as a woman in her 40s, the crazy impact lack of sleep has on your body, what metabolic flexibility is all about, why low-calorie diets are dangerous, how you can eat and exercise in sync with your cycle, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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223: How to Introduce Periods To Your Kids with Nikki Tajiri
10/06/2021
223: How to Introduce Periods To Your Kids with Nikki Tajiri
Talking to kids about periods can feel like navigating a minefield. But whether you choose to bring it up or avoid it altogether, your kids are going to learn about them. In this episode, Nikki Tajiri joins me to talk about communicating with kids about periods and how you can create a period-positive environment for your children. Nikki Tajiri is the author of She Dreams When She Bleeds: Poems About Periods and What is a Period? which centers on talking to children about periods and how to create a period-positive environment. Sometimes known as the "Period Poet", Nikki gracefully translates her awareness and her intimate life experiences into artistic expression. Nikki's books about periods have reached women, children, and menstruators all over the world, and have empowered them to evolve their own relationships with their menstrual cycles. In this episode, we talk about how Nikki’s daughter inspired her to write a children’s book about periods, how our period issues show up with our children, why it’s important to celebrate first periods, different cultural perspectives on periods, and so much more! Whether you’ve been talking to your children about periods from the start or you haven’t said a word about it and you’re stressing about it, this episode is for you. To learn more visit .
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222: How To Run Your Business and Work In Sync With Your Cycle with Iris Josephina Verstappen
09/27/2021
222: How To Run Your Business and Work In Sync With Your Cycle with Iris Josephina Verstappen
Living and working in alignment with your menstrual cycle is life-changing. This episode is so special because I am talking to Iris Verstappen, a star participant in my last apprenticeship program, which has now transformed into my Women's Hormone Health Certification Program. Iris has mastered the practice of syncing her life and her cycle and she’s here to share how it can help you to work smarter, not harder, whether you're an entrepreneur or working a 9 to 5. Iris Verstappen is a certified Holistic Cycle Guide, Hormonal Health Coach, and Birth Worker with an academic background in medical anthropology and women's studies. Her work revolves around our menstrual and life cycles from periods to postpartum and she teaches people to practice cyclical living and being in flow with their cycles instead of going against them. In this episode, we talk about what it means to work cyclically, how the different phases of the cycle align with different elements of work and life, the problems with our traditional work culture, how to figure out your strengths in each phase of your cycle, what to do if you're not in control of your schedule, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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221: Do Hormonal Imbalances Actually Exist? with Dr. Shawn Tassone
09/20/2021
221: Do Hormonal Imbalances Actually Exist? with Dr. Shawn Tassone
Dr. Shawn Tassone is a holistic OBGYN and the first physician in the United States to be double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He also has a Ph.D. in mind-body medicine and he’s the author of the Hormone Balance Bible. Just mentioning the term ”hormone imbalance” is enough to stir up a lot of controversy with women’s health experts in the medical and coaching communities. Does it really exist? Why test your hormones when they’re constantly fluctuating throughout your cycle? All that and more is packed into this episode with Dr. Shawn Tassone. In this episode, we talk about why the concept of hormone imbalances has become so controversial, how your hormones fluctuate throughout your cycle, the benefits of combining a medical and alternative approach to your health, Dr. Tassone’s hormonal archetypes, the most common hormone imbalance Dr. Tassone sees, what can be done about hormone imbalances, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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220: Blood Sugar Basics & How to Test Using a Continuous Glucose Monitor with Kara Collier
09/13/2021
220: Blood Sugar Basics & How to Test Using a Continuous Glucose Monitor with Kara Collier
I’m a big fan of blood sugar testing and this summer I spent a month using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) from a great company called Nutrisense. It actually changed my life. The CGM let me accurately see what’s going on 24/7 and it was a major step up from the traditional finger-prick method. Today I’m sharing my experience with using the CGM and the co-founder of Nutrisense, Kara Collier, is here to share everything we need to know about our blood sugar. Kara Collier is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician with a background in clinical nutrition, nutrition technology, and entrepreneurship. After becoming frustrated with the traditional healthcare system, she helped start the company NutriSense where she is now the Director of Nutrition. Kara is the leading authority on the use of CGM technology, particularly in non-diabetics for the purposes of health optimization, disease prevention, and reversing metabolic dysfunction. Kara delivers some incredibly useful information on everything from how the stages of our menstrual cycle impact our blood sugar, to how CGMs work, what you should be aiming for in your blood sugar levels, and so much more! To learn more visit .
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219: How To Eat For Your Hormones
09/08/2021
219: How To Eat For Your Hormones
Basic dietary changes are step one to feeling better, no matter the condition or symptoms you have. Everything comes from the same root cause: lack of the right nutrients, too many problematic foods, and being in a chronic stress state which will make your body act out. There’s always a reason and your body doesn’t lie. In this episode, I’m thrilled to be sharing more about the foundational principles of how to improve your hormonal health and menstrual cycles. I'm diving deep into carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and all the controversial food groups. This season I’ll be creating more solo episodes like this, alongside episodes featuring some pretty spectacular guests, so get ready for all the goodness coming your way! While I’m creating these episodes for the podcast, I’m also creating content for my brand new women’s hormone health certification program. It’s been a longtime goal of mine to turn my apprenticeship program into a certification program and I’ve finally done it! Applications open for the program on September 9th and we kick off in early October. If you want to get on the waitlist for this round or the 2022 program, click here to sign up: . To learn more about how to eat for your hormones, visit .
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218: Why Hormone Testing is a Very Important Tool for Monitoring Your Health
06/28/2021
218: Why Hormone Testing is a Very Important Tool for Monitoring Your Health
Between writing Fix Your Period, putting it out into the world, moving twice, and months spent as a nomad after the pandemic nixed our plans to move back to NYC in March of 2020, the past couple of years have been immensely stressful for me. I feel like I’m only now emerging from the burnout of this past year. In the midst of all that, I hadn’t been to see an OBGYN for almost three years and after doing some test kits with Let’s Get Checked, the results showed that my FSH and LH were high. Cue panic! In the hopes of getting further hormone testing, I did the homework I’d been putting off and found a midwife nearby with good reviews. Unfortunately, the visit did not go as I’d hoped. In this episode, we talk about the impact of stress on your hormones, why I was concerned about my hormone levels, how to find a practitioner you can trust, the shocking conversation I had with a midwife about hormone testing, why self-advocacy is crucial, and so much more! To learn more about hormone testing, visit .
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217: Iron Deficiency Anemia 101 with Dr. Stephanie Martin
06/21/2021
217: Iron Deficiency Anemia 101 with Dr. Stephanie Martin
Dr. Stephanie Martin is a highly accomplished OBGYN and Medical Director and co-owner of Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics, LLC. She’s here today to break down iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia for us. This is such an important aspect of women’s health that is frequently overlooked, especially since testing iron levels isn’t a part of most women’s routine bloodwork. With one in five women of childbearing age having iron deficiency anemia, I’m encouraging you to check out GetIronInformed.com, which is a women’s health initiative that encourages women to learn more about their iron levels and how that can affect their health. In this episode, we talk about the differences between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, what you need to know to advocate for yourself with your healthcare provider, testing for iron deficiency, symptoms of iron deficiency, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Stephanie Martin, visit .
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216: Reframing Teenage Periods & Why Girls Need Our Support with Eliza Reynolds
06/14/2021
216: Reframing Teenage Periods & Why Girls Need Our Support with Eliza Reynolds
Eliza Reynolds a best-selling author, speaker, and founder of Badass Girls. She’s spent the last 15 years creating space for preteen and teen girls to be their authentic selves and now offers online mentorship programs teaching emotional intelligence, embodiment, body literacy, and more for big-hearted preteen and teen girls who are tired of faking it at Badass Girls. In this episode, Eliza and I talk about why she became a mentor for preteens and teens, how we can break the negative stereotypes around teenage girls, what you can do to support your teen with their period problems, why it’s possible for you and your teen to thrive throughout the teenage years, and so much more! This conversation is like a healing balm for anyone who was traumatized by their teenage years and it will be super helpful for you if you’ve got girls in your life who are heading towards puberty or are already in it. This episode was one of my favorites and I know you’re gonna love it too! To learn more about Eliza Reynolds, visit .
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215: What Is The Fourth Trimester and Why Is It So Important with Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo & Marcia A. Cole
06/07/2021
215: What Is The Fourth Trimester and Why Is It So Important with Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo & Marcia A. Cole
Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo and Marcia A. Cole are two friends and former magazine and digital editors also known for their profound philanthropic work. Their latest venture is Fourth Phase, a company that provides beautifully curated gift boxes that deeply support the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of new mothers. The fourth trimester of a new mother's journey is one of the most critical phases of motherhood, yet across the world, women in the postpartum period are often neglected because everyone’s focus is on the newborn baby. These ladies thought of everything a new mother would need and they put it all into their Fourth Phase boxes. They even created separate boxes for vaginal births and belly births (the term they use for C-sections). In this episode, we talk about why the fourth trimester is important, why many new mothers are unprepared for the fourth trimester, how we can advocate for ourselves during this time, what new mothers should expect to happen with their bodies in the fourth trimester, how Fourth Phase boxes help new mothers, and so much more! To learn more about Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo & Marcia A. Cole, visit .
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214: How Dental Health Affects Hormonal Health with Dr. Leedia Riman
05/31/2021
214: How Dental Health Affects Hormonal Health with Dr. Leedia Riman
Dr. Leedia Riman is a dentist whose mission is to start a movement empowering and educating women and mothers about the importance of preventive oral health. She believes gynecology and dentistry should go hand in hand because hormonal changes have such a tremendous impact on every single transition of a woman’s oral health. Leedia practices biological dentistry, which means she utilizes some pretty amazing tools to preserve teeth and prevent systemic dental problems. In this episode, we talk about the connection between your dental health and your overall health, how your body’s natural hormonal fluctuations affect your dental health, what you can do to maintain good dental health during pregnancy, how hormonal birth control, IVF, and egg freezing impact your dental health, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Leedia Riman, visit .
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213: Women’s Health Issues That Are Normalized But Are Not Normal with Dr. Saru Bala
05/24/2021
213: Women’s Health Issues That Are Normalized But Are Not Normal with Dr. Saru Bala
Dr. Saru Bala is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormonal health. Having been through her own fair share of hormonal and gut issues, she knew there were more options than what she was presented with, and having to figure it out on her own was exhausting. Dr. Saru wanted to be able to educate other women on their bodies, what's normal, what isn't, and really be an advocate for them to know there are plenty of other options if what they're seeking now isn't working for them, or if what they're presented with isn't the path they're looking for. In this episode, we talk about the difference between optimal health and the conventional definition, figuring out what’s normal for your cycle, how to think about functional testing, the importance of taking an active role in your health journey, the value of tracking your cycle, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Saru Bala, visit .
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212: How To Look For The Root Causes Of Endo and Why Your OBGYN May Not Understand Them with April Summerford
05/17/2021
212: How To Look For The Root Causes Of Endo and Why Your OBGYN May Not Understand Them with April Summerford
April Summerford is a stage 4 endo survivor, health strategist, and credentialed coach. She is the founder of BeyondEndo.com which she started for women looking for community and sustainable solutions to pelvic pain and endometriosis. April has a unique way of breaking down the complexities of endometriosis, particularly the parts about getting a diagnosis and building a team to help you along the way. She has done it all and has a ton of great information to share with anyone who recognizes that they have symptoms that indicate endo but have no idea what to do next. In this episode, we talk about April’s endo journey from painful periods in her teens to diagnosis and beyond, why you need to be your biggest advocate, how to arm yourself before going to a doctor, what to look for in an endo specialist, the lifestyle changes that made a significant impact on April’s symptoms, the different types of endo surgery, and so much more! Enjoy this episode and share it with someone in your life who has endometriosis or suspects they do and doesn’t know what next steps to take. To learn more about April Summerford, visit .
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211: Fertility Awareness for Tweens and Teens with Chloe Skerlak
05/10/2021
211: Fertility Awareness for Tweens and Teens with Chloe Skerlak
Chloe Skerlak is a Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and Certified Fertility Awareness Educator who is wildly passionate about the menstrual cycle! When she's not hosting fertility awareness charting circles, teaching charting online, or taking photos of cervixes, she facilitates Period Positivity Workshops for parents and pre-teens because she believes body literacy is for everyone and every age. This episode is the first one where we’re talking about teenagers and birth control and as someone who was put on the pill as a teenager, Chloe spoke to my heart! Chloe and I talk about how uneducated we were about fertility and periods as teenagers, why it’s helpful to teach teenagers about fertility awareness, when to talk to teens and tweens about periods and birth control, and so much more! To learn more about Chloe Skerlak, visit .
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210: How Endometriosis Impacts Mental Health with Jessica Murnane
05/03/2021
210: How Endometriosis Impacts Mental Health with Jessica Murnane
Jessica Murnane is an author, speaker, and creative consultant. Her most recent book, Know Your Endo: An Empowering Guide To Health + Hope With Endometriosis is a straightforward guide to making endo more manageable. Jessica is a sought-after speaker and has spoken at Apple, SXSW, and Wanderlust, among others. In this episode, we talk about how disruptive endometriosis is to the lives of those who have the disease, how it affects mental health and what to do about that, why it’s important to remember that there is hope with endo, and so much more! To learn more about Jessica Murnane, visit the .
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209: What’s Happening to Your Hormones During Perimenopause with Dr. Mariza Snyder
04/26/2021
209: What’s Happening to Your Hormones During Perimenopause with Dr. Mariza Snyder
Dr. Mariza Snyder is a functional practitioner and women’s health expert, and a force in the women’s health space. She’s the author of eight books, including her latest The Essential Oils Menopause Solution, which focuses on solutions for women in perimenopause and menopause. For the past ten years, she has lectured at wellness centers, conferences, and corporations on hormone health, essential oils, nutrition, and detoxification. She has been featured on Dr. Oz, Oprah Magazine, MindBodyGreen, and many publications. Mariza is also the host of the top-rated Essentially You Podcast, designed to empower women to become the CEO of their health. In this episode, we talk about the three phases of perimenopause, what’s really happening with your hormones during perimenopause, how your lifestyle impacts the symptoms you experience, Marisa’s experience with postpartum during perimenopause, how you can start addressing the root cause of your symptoms, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Mariza Snyder, visit the .
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208: Calcium Shell, Copper Toxicity and their Connection to Hormone Imbalance with Sara Korzeniewski
04/19/2021
208: Calcium Shell, Copper Toxicity and their Connection to Hormone Imbalance with Sara Korzeniewski
Sara Korzeniewski is a registered dietitian and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner. She suffered from hormone and digestive symptoms for years with few recommendations for relief. Being in the wellness field she knew there had to be more going on and was determined to find a solution. She started studying functional medical nutrition therapy and through functional lab work, nutrition, and lifestyle was finally able to find long term answers to her symptoms. Now she and her team help frustrated women dig to the root causes of their health issues and understand the connection between hormones and gut health. In this episode, we talk about why you can’t supplement yourself out of a problem, what you need to know about calcium shell, why most types of birth control can lead to copper toxicity, the relationships between various vitamins and minerals, how this all ties in with female hormones, and so much more! To learn more about Sara Korzeniewski, visit the .
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207: Why It’s So Hard For Women To Get A Diagnosis and Treatment with Georgie Kovacs
04/12/2021
207: Why It’s So Hard For Women To Get A Diagnosis and Treatment with Georgie Kovacs
Georgie Kovacs is the founder of Fempower Health, the go-to resource serving women, their providers, and companies looking to build/improve on products for women. She also hosts the Fempower Health Podcast, where she interviews experts to help women better understand how to navigate their health both day-to-day and in partnership with their providers. Her mission is to minimize the years many take to seek proper diagnosis and treatment. If you’ve ever been in a position where you feel you need to fight to be heard or have spent an exorbitant amount of time trying to get a diagnosis, this episode is for you! In this episode, we talk about what Georgie learned on her fertility journey, why it takes women so long to receive a proper diagnosis, the problem with quick-fix solutions, why doctors aren’t all equally capable, what you can do to improve your experience when seeking answers about your health, positive changes in the women’s health space, and so much more! To learn more about Georgie Kovacs, visit the .
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206: How To Achieve Weight Loss With PCOS with Tallene and Sirak Kalaygian
04/05/2021
206: How To Achieve Weight Loss With PCOS with Tallene and Sirak Kalaygian
Today I’m joined by Tallene and Sirak Kalaygian, the founders of PCOS Weight Loss. Tallene is a PCOS Weight Loss registered dietitian and after she was diagnosed at age 18, she was left scared and confused without much information or guidance from her practitioner. She discovered that eliminating gluten and dairy was a huge key to living healthier with PCOS and, together with her husband Sirak, developed a program meant to make living with the diagnosis easier to both understand and embrace. Sirak is a PCOS Personal Trainer and a strong supporter of women struggling with PCOS. He has taken his skills as an engineer and applied his creative genius to editing and producing the content within the PCOS Weight Loss membership and social media channels. Together with Tallene, he co-hosts the A Cyster and Her Mister podcast and brings a light-hearted and understanding approach to PCOS management. In this episode, we talk about Tallene’s experience with PCOS, why reversing your PCOS symptoms requires a full body and lifestyle approach, how changing your workout style can help your PCOS symptoms, why a gluten-free and dairy-free approach works, figuring out your carb tolerance, and so much more. There are so many great takeaways in this episode. I hope you enjoy it! To learn more about Tallene and Sirak Kalaygian, visit the .
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205: What Are Bioidentical Hormones and How To Use Them with Brie Wieselman
03/29/2021
205: What Are Bioidentical Hormones and How To Use Them with Brie Wieselman
Brie Wieselman is a hormone balance and gut health specialist and is the clinical director of her online/virtual Functional Medicine Clinic where she and her practitioners work with women around the world. One of Brie’s areas of expertise is in helping people with digestive problems such as IBS, parasitic infections, Candida overgrowth, and SIBO to rebuild a bulletproof microbiome. Today we’re focusing on bioidentical hormones and this is a super enlightening episode with a ton of really useful information for anyone seeking out hormone replacement therapy as a solution. In this episode, we talk about what bioidentical hormones are, the advantages of bioidentical hormones over synthetic hormones, the conditions where bioidentical hormone replacement can be effective, how to take bioidentical hormones, and so much more! To learn more about Brie Wieselman, visit the .
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204: When It’s Not Just Endo - The Connection Between SIBO, IBS, IC and Endometriosis with Jessica Duffin
03/22/2021
204: When It’s Not Just Endo - The Connection Between SIBO, IBS, IC and Endometriosis with Jessica Duffin
Jessica Duffin is a certified women’s health coach who specializes in endometriosis and small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Through her blog, podcast, and coaching she empowers people all over the world to live and thrive with endometriosis and its associated conditions using nutrition and holistic lifestyle changes. In this episode, we talk about why you don’t just have to live with your endometriosis symptoms, the connection between SIBO and endometriosis, the conditions that often show up alongside endometriosis, how an anti-inflammatory diet can help you, and so much more! To learn more about Jessica Duffin, visit the .
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PP #203: Overcoming Estrogen Dominance with Magdalena Wszelaki
03/15/2021
PP #203: Overcoming Estrogen Dominance with Magdalena Wszelaki
Magdalena Wszelaki is the founder of Hormones Balance, a thriving online community dedicated to helping women balance hormones naturally. Magdalena is a nutrition coach, certified herbalist, and author of Overcoming Estrogen Dominance, which we’re talking about today. She’s got a long history of hormonal challenges that led to total burnout and estrogen dominance. Today she lives a symptom-free life and teaches women how to find their sacred hormonal balance. In this episode, we talk about what estrogen dominance is, Magdalena’s history of period problems and experience with estrogen dominance, the surprising symptoms of estrogen dominance, Magdalena’s top tips for supporting your body and taking control of your hormones, and so much more! To learn more about Magdalena Wszelaki, visit the .
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PP #202: Causes of Sexual Pain & What To Do About It with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus
03/08/2021
PP #202: Causes of Sexual Pain & What To Do About It with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus
Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus is the founder and director of Maze Women's Sexual Health, the largest independent women's sexual health center in the US. A Licensed Clinical Social worker, with a master's in public health, a master's degree in social work, a master's degree in Jewish studies, and a PhD in Human Sexuality, she has developed and overseen the treatment of thousands of women ranging in age from 18–81 over the past 20 years. Dr. Bat Sheva’s new book, Sex Points, is available now. In this episode, Dr. Bat Sheva and I talk about my experience with painful sex when I was on the pill, the different types of sexual pain and what causes them, how she treats her patients with incredible success, what she learned from doing her PhD thesis on women’s use of vibrators, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, visit the .
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PP #201: Are you dying to be a good mother? with Heather Chauvin
03/01/2021
PP #201: Are you dying to be a good mother? with Heather Chauvin
This episode is a little different because we’re not talking about hormones or periods specifically, but we’re coming at them from a more indirect place. Today we’re joined by my longtime friend, Heather Chauvin, a leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women conquer their fears and become leaders at work and home. Heather is the author of Dying To Be A Good Mother and I can tell you right now, this book is not just for moms but for all women. She details her experience of surviving stage 4 cancer, and how it was her cancer diagnosis that woke her up to a powerful truth - that her perpetual self-sacrificing was literally killing her. In this episode, we talk about Heather’s unusual response to her cancer diagnosis, how many women’s perpetual self-sacrifice is rooted in “not-enoughness”, why it’s crucial to learn to trust yourself, the unrealistic expectations parents have set for themselves, how you can use energetic time management to improve your life, and so much more! To learn more about Heather Chauvin, visit the .
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PP #200: Hormone Repair for Women Over 40 with Dr. Lara Briden
02/22/2021
PP #200: Hormone Repair for Women Over 40 with Dr. Lara Briden
Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and author of the bestselling book, Period Repair Manual, and her newest book, Hormone Repair Manual, which is particularly helpful for women and menstruators in perimenopause. Dr. Lara has a strong science background and more than twenty years with patients and works to provide solutions for conditions such as PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, and perimenopause. She is also a passionate communicator about alternatives to hormonal birth control. In this episode we dig into important topics like what exactly is perimenopause, and when does it begin, along with what are the actual symptoms of this phase of the menstrual life cycle. We also delve into hormone replacement therapy do’s and don’ts as well as the stigma attached to aging female bodies in our society. I learned so much in this interview and I think you will too! To learn more about Dr. Lara Briden, visit the .
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PP #199: How & Why Black Women Are Disproportionately Affected by Fibroids with Coach Gessie Thompson
02/15/2021
PP #199: How & Why Black Women Are Disproportionately Affected by Fibroids with Coach Gessie Thompson
Coach Gessie Thompson, is a fibroids survivor and founder of TheDeToxNow.com, where she educates women on how to address inflammatory conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, and more through lifestyle medicine. Coach Gessie has had remarkable results with her clients who have fibroids and it all stems from her harrowing experience of multiple fibroid surgeries and a very high-risk pregnancy. In this episode, we talk about her turbulent journey with fibroids and fertility, the main triggers for fibroids and how they show up in our lives, how Black women are disproportionately affected by fibroids, why radical self-care is essential, learning to listen to your body, and so much more! To learn more about Coach Gessie Thompson, visit the .
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PP #198: Endometriosis 101 with Cindy Dabrowska
02/08/2021
PP #198: Endometriosis 101 with Cindy Dabrowska
Cindy Dabrowska is a registered dietitian, Master of Applied Nutrition, endowarrior, and founder of "The Supportive Endo RD". She is passionate about supporting endowarriors - who much like herself, have said “enough is enough'' to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has not only dramatically improved her own symptoms, but she’s supported countless women in her nutrition counseling practice through a functional medicine root-cause approach to endometriosis. In this episode, we talk about taking a whole-body approach to endometriosis, how Cindy has transformed her period and endometriosis symptoms over the years, common symptoms of endometriosis, how your gut health plays a critical role in managing endometriosis, using food and nutrition to support your body with endometriosis, and so much more! To learn more about Cindy Dabrowska, visit the .
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