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The MajlisEpisode 13: Healthcare in the Kingdom with HRHP Dr Ahad Al SaudJoin us this for a conversation with HRHP Dr. Ahad Al Saud, who in addition to being an emergency physician is the chief medical officer of the Saudi Automobile Federation - and keeps events like Formula 1 safe for all! We talk about the evolution of the healthcare sector in Saudi, and what challenges we need to overcome. 2024-11-1726 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Truth About Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) | Summer Replay Series | Lisa | Fertility FridayShould you rely on ovulation predictor kits when you’re trying to conceive? Find out in today’s episode of the 2021 summer replay series! In this solo episode, I am tackling the topic of Ovulation Predictor Kits! I talk about OPKs and why I don’t think they are all they’re cracked up to be. I share why relying solely on OPKs can reduce your chances of conception in some cases, and why your body gives you much more reliable signs to go on when you pay attention to it! Today’s episode is sponsored...2021-08-2734 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsIodine, Ovarian Cysts, Fibrocystic Breasts, & Thyroid Disorders | Summer Replay Series | Dr. Jorge FlechasIs there a connection between fibrocystic breast disease, ovarian cysts and iodine deficiency? Find out in today’s episode of the 2021 summer replay series! Dr. Flechas has been in medical practice for 35 years. He is the Medical Director of Flechas Family Practice in Hendersonville, N.C. In addition to family practice, Dr. Flechas’s areas of specialization include Iodine therapy for thyroid and breast disorders, bio-identical hormone replacement for both men and women, and diagnosis and treatment of cardiac-related issues such as coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Today’s episode is sponsored by FAM LIVE!2021-08-2058 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThyroid Health, Fertility, and Iodine | Summer Replay Series | Dr. David Brownstein | Dr. Denis WilsonToday we dive into the iodine/thyroid controversy, and discover why your basal body temperature is such an important indicator of your overall health in my interviews with Dr. David Brownstein and Dr. Denis Wilson! All this and more in today’s episode of the 2021 summer replay series! Dr. David Brownstein is a Board-Certified family physician and is one of the foremost practitioners of holistic medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, MI. Dr. Brownstein has lectured internationally to physicians, and others, about his success in using natural hormones an...2021-08-1342 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsBirth Control Pills From Your Doctor’s Perspective | Summer Replay Series | Dr. Miranda NaylorWhy do doctor’s prescribe the birth control for (literally) every menstrual cycle complaint? Find out in today’s episode of the 2021 summer replay series! Dr. Naylor is a board-certified family physician, focused on preventive medicine and nutrition. As an osteopathic physician, she treats patients with a whole-person approach and has training in treating the body with hands-on techniques, called osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM). She became especially interested in fertility during the end of her residency training when she herself stopped hormonal contraception in an effort to get pregnant and didn’t get a period. Almost 2 years later...2021-08-061h 01
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsMTHFR, Folic Acid, Fertility, and Miscarriage | Summer Replay Series | Diane KeddyIs there a connection between the MTHFR gene mutation and infertility? Is folic acid found in nature? Join me for an in-depth conversation with Diane Keddy about MTHFR and fertility in today’s episode of the 2021 summer replay series! Today’s episode is sponsored by Tempdrop! Tempdrop gives you everything you need to effortlessly track your fertility. Wear the Tempdrop sensor while you sleep for accurate basal body temperature readings without the stress of early morning wake ups. Tempdrop’s accompanying app enables you to chart an array of symptoms alongside your BBT, including cervical mucus an...2021-07-301h 00
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsTaking Charge Of Your Fertility | Summer Replay Series | Toni WeschlerJoin me for an incredible interview with Toni Weschler, author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility! This is the second episode in this year’s summer replay series! Today’s episode is sponsored by Tempdrop! Tempdrop gives you everything you need to effortlessly track your fertility. Wear the Tempdrop sensor while you sleep for accurate basal body temperature readings without the stress of early morning wake ups. Tempdrop’s accompanying app enables you to chart an array of symptoms alongside your BBT, including cervical mucus and OPKs. Combine these fertility signs all in one place to ident...2021-07-231h 15
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsClomid, Letrozole & IUI | How Effective Are IVF and IUI? | Summer Replay Series | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday’s episode is the first in this year’s summer replay series! Following up from yesterday’s episode about IVF treatments, today’s episode takes a deep dive into artificial reproductive technology (ART), more specifically IUI (intrauterine insemination), and the common drugs used (clomid/femara) as well as IVF success statistics. Today’s episode is sponsored by Tempdrop! Tempdrop gives you everything you need to effortlessly track your fertility. Wear the Tempdrop sensor while you sleep for accurate basal body temperature readings without the stress of early morning wake ups. Tempdrop’s accompanying app enables you to...2021-07-1641 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Truth About IVF | Brett RussoBrett Russo was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated with a degree in business management from Bucknell University, where she also met her future husband. After graduation, Brett found her passion working beside her twin brother and father for her family’s printing company, of which she is now the chief executive officer. She married her husband in 2015, and together they fought the hardest battle of their lives with their journey through IVF. Brett is the author of The Underwear In My Shoe: My Journey Through IVF. Brett lives in New Jersey with her husband and their tw...2021-07-0952 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHypothalamic Amenorrhea & The Menstrual Cycle | Cynthia DonovanCynthia is a Registered Dietitian in the US with a Master's of science in Nutrition and has been a Registered Dietitian for over 10 years. Cynthia is a non-diet dietitian and believes in Health at Every Size. Helping women recover from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (no period) & find food & exercise freedom is a speciality area of hers. Due to her own struggles with HA, disordered eating & infertility, Cynthia was driven to specialize in HA. Throughout the years, Cynthia has worked in various areas in the field of nutrition which has led her to where she is today operating her own virtual practice & workin...2021-07-021h 05
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsEat More, Exercise Less, and Lose Weight? | A Women-Centred Approach To Weight Loss | Kitty BlomfieldKitty spent most of her adult life dieting. She jumped from one quick fix diet to the next. Shakes, fasting, keto and low carb. You name it she’s done it. She was obsessed with food and felt like she was either restricting or binge eating. She felt happiest when she was thin but she had to starve herself and train 6-7 days a week to maintain it. She had irregular and painful periods, suffered miscarriages, rarely slept through the night; she was bloated, constipated and exhausted. That all changed in 2015 when she met her partner Craig and stumbled ac...2021-06-251h 11
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHormonal Contraceptives & Gall Bladder Problems | Pill Reality Series | Lucie FinkHormonal contraceptives and gall bladder disease? Is there a connection? In today’s pill-reality series, Lucie Fink is on the show to share her experience with the pill and how the unexpected side effects lead to a number of painful gall bladder attacks culminating in having her gall bladder removed altogether. Lucie Fink is a 28-year-old video producer, lifestyle host, stop motion artist, and digital educator. She has made numerous appearances on NBC’s TODAY Show as a Millennial spokesperson, discussing a wide range of topics relevant to her generation. From 2015-2019, Lucie worked at Refinery29 where she crea...2021-06-181h 32
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsWhy Your Doctor Isn’t Helping You With Your Period Problems | Aviva Romm, MDDr. Aviva Romm is both a midwife and a Yale trained MD and Board Certified Family Physician with specialties in Integrative Gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatrics, with a focus on women’s endocrinology. She’s also a world renown herbalist, and author of the textbook, Botanical Medicines for Women’s Health, as well as 7 other books, including The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution and her new book, Hormone Intelligence. A practitioner, teacher, activist and advocate of both environmental health and women’s reproductive rights and health, she has been bridging the best of traditional medicine, total health ecology, and good science for over thr...2021-06-111h 12
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsStress, Cervical Mucus, & The Menstrual Cycle | Lisa & BrittanyToday my client Brittany joins us to share her experience using fertility awareness for conception. Find out how to navigate some of the challenges Brittany faced with cervical mucus, cycle irregularities, stress, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Why Brittany has never used hormonal birth control The importance of educating yourself about the various types of birth control How Brittany is managing her fertile window in the p...2021-06-0450 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsConception Myths | Top 4 Myths About Conception | Timing & Sex Frequency | Lisa | Fertility FridayHave you been told you need to have sex every other day when you’re trying for a baby? Or that having sex multiple times per day will increase your chances of conception? If so, this episode will put the most common conception myths to rest once and for all! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topics discussed in today's episode: How to use Fertility Awareness cycle charting when you’re trying to conce...2021-05-2846 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsCopper IUD Side Effects | Pill Reality Series | Christine & LisaDo women experience side effects with the copper IUD? Today I share an interview with Christine, a member of the Fertility Friday community, and she shares her experience with the copper IUD. Tune in to find out what worked and what didn’t! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topics discussed in today's episode: How old Christine was when she began her period Christine’s period and contraceptive history prior to the I...2021-05-2156 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHormone Repair Manual | Managing Premenopause, Menopause & Beyond | Lara Briden, NDLara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and author of the bestselling books Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual. She has more than 20 years’ experience in women’s health and currently has a consulting room in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she treats women with PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and many other hormone- and period-related health problems. Today we talk all about menopause, and why the years leading up to menopause shouldn’t be “horrible.” Discover how to balance and manage your hormones during this normal and natural phase of life! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Ferti...2021-05-1455 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsMenopause & The Essential Oil Solution | Dr. Mariza SnyderDr. Mariza Snyder is a functional practitioner, women’s health expert and the author of seven books: The #1 National Bestselling book, The Essential Oils Hormone Solution, focuses on balancing women’s hormones. Other bestselling books are: The Smart Mom’s Guide to Essential Oils and The DASH Diet Cookbook. Dr. Mariza’s upcoming book, The Essential Oils Menopause Solution, 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 Ma...2021-05-0755 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHow Effective Are Fertility Awareness-Based Methods Really? | Dr. Marguerite DuaneMarguerite Duane, MD, MHA is a board-certified family physician and adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University. She is co-founder and executive director of FACTS, the Fertility Appreciation Collaborative to Teach the Science. She is trained as a Creighton Model, FEMM and NeoFertility medical consultant as well as a TeenSTAR educator. She also works with Modern Mobile Medicine, a direct primary care house calls-based medical practice that serves patients of all ages in the DC area. Dr. Duane received her medical degree with recognition in primary care from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and...2021-04-301h 06
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsYes The Pill Does Cause Anxiety | Pill Reality Series | Lisa & GabbyDoes the pill cause anxiety and depression? Yes, yes it does. Today I share an interview with Gabby, who tells all about her experience with birth control-induced anxiety and other mood changes. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on May 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: History of Gabby’s menstrual cycle and her birth control journey Gabby’s symptoms from birth control Gabby’s physical side effects from birth control...2021-04-2354 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsCall of The Wild | Trauma, Stress, and The Medical System | Kimberly Ann JohnsonKimberly Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher trainer, postpartum advocate and single mom. She helps women heal from birth injuries, gynecological surgeries and sexual boundary violations. She is the author of early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester, as well as the upcoming Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on May 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today...2021-04-161h 10
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsStarting From Scratch | Fertility Awareness Cycle Charting Post-Pill | Lisa & AllisonShould you come off hormonal birth control and learn fertility awareness? How long does it take to learn? In today’s episode I share an interview with Allison, and she shares her experience coming off hormonal contraceptives, and learning to use fertility awareness for birth control! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on May 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Allison’s experience coming off birth control Allison’s menstrual cycle history, her hormonal birth control exp...2021-04-0958 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsNavigating the Post-Pill Transition Phase | Lisa & LizHow long will it take for your period to come back when you come off the pill? How many months will it take for your cycles to normalize? Today’s episode is all about coming off the pill! In my interview with Liz, we talk about her experience coming off birth control and waiting for her cycles to return to normal. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on May 4th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! [powerpress] Topics discussed in toda...2021-04-021h 00
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Ayurvedic Guide To Fertility | Heather GrzychHeather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. And in today’s episode we talk about the implications of Ayurvedic medicine for fertility. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on May 4th! Will you be joini...2021-03-261h 14
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsBleeding Disorders in Women | Heavy Bleeding | Menorrhagia | Dr. Fiona Bethea & Jhon VelascoToday’s episode is about an important topic that hasn’t yet been addressed on the podcast: bleeding disorders. Find out how bleeding disorders affect women, and why they often go undiagnosed. You won’t want to miss my interview with Dr. Fiona Bethea and Jhon Velasco. Dr. Fiona Bethea is a Health Scientist on the Bleeding Disorders Team in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the Division of Blood Disorders (DBD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She joined DBD in 2009 and served as the project coordinator and technical advisor for a study of hemophilia inhibit...2021-03-191h 09
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsPostpartum Vaginal Steaming | Raquel LemusRaquel Lemus is a Licensed Midwife based in Los Angeles who has worked with families since she was 16 yrs old and has been a birthworker and uterine health specialist since 2012. Raquel serves the LA community as a Full Spectrum Midwife, Peristeam Hydrotherapist, Placenta Specialist, Yoga Instructor, and Educator. It is her goal to connect people back to the known wisdom and intelligence of their uterus in order help them experience more joy and alignment with their life purpose! In today’s episode we talk about postpartum vaginal steaming and the impact it can have during the first 6 we...2021-03-121h 02
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsComing Off The Pill With PCOS | Kate KordsmeierKate Kordsmeier is a writer, educator, and creative entrepreneur. After almost a decade as a freelance journalist, Kate founded Root + Revel, a holistic wellness blog with a focus on mind-body-soul health. Once the blog blossomed into a 6-figure business, she started the The Six-Figure Blog Academy, a digital course dedicated to helping others start their own profitable businesses. Kate is also the host of the Success with Soul Podcast. Her mission is to empower women to create a profitable, purpose-filled online business and build a life of freedom and flexibility, without selling their soul. Today Kate shares...2021-03-051h 08
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsMyths & Facts About Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Dani SheriffDani Sheriff is an Australian-Born, Austin based digital illustrator, YouTuber and podcaster. She is the host of The Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Podcast and founder of The HA Society – a podcast and online community for women who care about getting their periods. Her mission is to free up mental space for people who are caught up in the diet-hard mindset so that they can do their life's greatest work. In today’s episode we talk about some of the most common myths about HA (i.e. that it can only happen to women who are really skinny) and much more!2021-02-261h 11
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsDecoding the Male Influencer Space | Intermittent Fasting, Fad Diet & Your Menstrual CycleWomen are not small men! Today I dive into the important topic: Decoding the MALE health influencer space! From intermittent fasting to magical “diets,” I’m diving into the controversy and sharing why your menstrual cycle should be your guide to navigating what’s right for YOU! I also get into why, from a professional standpoint, the menstrual cycle can be an integral part of helping your clients navigate this space. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program! We start the first week of March! For details and to apply now Click here to reg...2021-02-1950 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsUsing The Menstrual Cycle As A Vital SignNora Pope is a Fertility Awareness advocate and looks forward to the day when all women attain fertility literacy and know when they are fertile. In 2020, Nora Pope co-founded Fertility Continuing Education, an organization that creates accredited post-graduate courses in the fields of fertility awareness, restorative fertility treatment and perinatal care for healthcare professionals. Her publications include naturopathic treatments for epilepsy (Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy), neurology, perinatal care, how to collaborate with other health care professionals, and cycle charting for several Naturopathic (“Day 21 No More: how to chart your cycle for the properly timed use of Pro...2021-02-1258 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsIncorporating Fertility Awareness Into Your Professional Practice | Common ChallengesIf you’re a women’s health professional and you’ve ever wondered how to incorporate fertility awareness into your practice, you’ll love today’s episode! Discover the most common challenges and misconceptions about adding fertility awareness charting support to your professional practice. If you’re wanting to learn even more, join us on Wednesday February 17th for a LIVE class all about incorporating fertility awareness into your professional practice! Follow this link to register today! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program! We start the first week of March! For deta...2021-02-0541 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Hypothalamic AmenorrheaSamantha is an exercise and mindset coach, helping women take control of their fertility through the mind body connection so they can level up their life. After being diagnosed with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, finding out it’s possible to be too fit to get pregnant, and undergoing IVF to have their son, Samantha made drastic changes to her unhealthy relationship with exercise and healthy eating. She now helps other women through the major mindset shifts it takes to stop overexercising and under-eating so they can regain their cycles and get pregnant without going crazy! In today’s ep...2021-01-291h 08
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsSelf Care Down ThereTaq, ਤਕਦੀਰ ਕੌਰ Taqdir Kaur Bhandal, is the CEO of @imwithperiods. She runs her small business & think tank and spends her days doing research and teaching at the University of BC. She also gets to nerd out with fellow scholars as a member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research. When she’s not engaging in period research & writing of some kind, she spends her days trying to follow the rays of the sun with her dog. She’s trained as a human developmental biologist, health policy analyst, and herbalist. She is now physically based in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Mi’kmaw Territories after...2021-01-221h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsRaw Milk & Fertility | Mark MacAfeeMark is the founder and CEO of Organic Pastures Dairy Company, a leading California and national brand of truly raw dairy products including milk, butter, cream, kefir, truly raw cheddar cheeses. Founder and chairman of Raw Milk Institute and is an internationally recognized speaker and expert with an emphasis on Raw Milk production standards, gut biome, milk genomics, nutritional benefits, food safety and the medical benefits of raw unprocessed milk and products. Mark is deeply involved with raw milk food safety research and is associated with the International Milk Genomics Consortium at UC Davis. Since 2018, two peer r...2021-01-151h 06
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsVulvodynia and The Pill | Lisa & AnnieIn today’s on-air client session, my client Annie shares her experience with vulvodynia, the challenges she encountered getting a proper diagnosis, and how she discovered the link between her symptoms and hormonal birth control. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/FAMreality to listen to the other episodes in the Fertility Awareness Reality Series! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! [powerpress] Topics discussed in today's episode: The link between...2021-01-081h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsUnderstanding Your Fifth Vital Sign | Lisa & GraceIn today’s on-air client session, my client Grace shares her experience navigating cycle challenges while learning to use fertility awareness for birth control. Discover the lessons she learns from paying attention to her cycles! Head over to fertilityfriday.com/FAMreality to listen to the other episodes in the Fertility Awareness Reality Series! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Grace’s menstrual cycle history H...2021-01-0144 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsYour Partner’s Perspective on Fertility Awareness Charting | Celebrating 6 Years of Fertility Friday! | Lisa & JohnToday I share a rare interview with my husband John, who shares his perspective on fertility awareness cycle charting. You’ll get a peak “behind the curtains,” if you will on what it’s really like for a couple to use fertility awareness for birth control. This episode gives many insights from the male perspective, and will help you when you’re ready to have these types of conversations with your partner! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to...2020-12-2558 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsAdvocating for the Support You Need | Lisa & AnnaIn today’s on-air client session, my client Anna shares her experience seeking support within the medical system, and many of the challenges she’s had with medical professionals. Tune in to discover how she advocated for herself to get the care she needed. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/FAMreality to listen to the other episodes in the Fertility Awareness Reality series! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today...2020-12-1854 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsPostpartum Cycle Charting | When Will My Period Come Back? | Lisa & LianaIn today’s on-air client session, my client Liana shares her experience learning fertility awareness postpartum. Discover what factors affect how soon you’ll start ovulating again after you’ve had your baby, and how to chart during the transitional period. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/FAMreality to listen to the other episodes in the Fertility Awareness Reality series! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Liana’s f...2020-12-1154 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsCopper IUD Benefits & Side Effects | Lisa & FrancesIn today’s special Pill Reality Series episode, my guest Frances shares her experience with the copper IUD. Many women turn to the copper IUD since it is one of the few non-hormonal options available, but the same question remains: are most women informed of the risks? Head over to fertilityfriday.com/pillreality to listen to the other episodes in the Pill Reality series! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics...2020-12-041h 03
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals4 Steps To Learning Fertility Awareness | Post-Pill Charting | Postpartum ChartingToday’s episode is all about fertility awareness, and the 4 basic steps to follow when you’re learning to chart your cycles! Tune in to find out what to watch out for when coming off the pill or charting postpartum as you learn the ropes. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on January 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: How to discover the Fertility Awareness Method Four Steps involved in learning Fertility Awarenes...2020-11-2757 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsAutoimmune Issues and Infertility | Aimee Raupp MS, LAcAimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & fertility expert, celebrity acupuncturist & coach, and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. Aimee works virtually with clients all over the world, as well she is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York and Connecticut. Aimee holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University. She is also the founder of the...2020-11-201h 01
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsLost Period? Get Your Period and Health Back on Track | Laura SchoenfeldLaura Schoenfeld is a Registered Dietitian (RD), women’s health expert, and business coach for integrative and functional dietitians and nutritionists. Her mission is to educate women on how to nourish their bodies, minds, and spirits and help nutrition professionals grow and scale a successful business. A specialist trained in functional medical nutrition therapy, she has helped hundreds of women optimize their hormone and gut health while allowing for flexibility in their diet and lifestyle choices. Drawing on her background as a teaching assistant and mentor for the Kresser Institute’s ADAPT functional practitioner program, Laura has coac...2020-11-131h 21
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Period Taboos | Ila MostafaToday’s episode is focused on period taboos, and how menstruation is managed cross culturally. My guest Ila Mostafa published the paper The Real Period Stain: Menstrual Stigma and Its Pressures in South Asia based on a combination of her research and personal experience in this area. If you’ve ever wondered about menstrual taboos and/or stigma in different cultures, you’ll definitely appreciate this episode. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of it’s kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here...2020-11-0655 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsYour Doctor’s Perspective on the Fertility Awareness Method | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday’s episode is all about understanding why your healthcare provider may not be supportive when you choose the fertility awareness method! Discover what doctors are taught about fertility awareness in medical school, and why they’re much more likely to steer you towards hormonal contraceptive methods! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of it’s kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for free with your free 30 day tria...2020-10-3055 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsSyncing Your Exercise Routine With Your Menstrual Cycle | Jenni HulburtJenni Hulburt, founder of WILD Wellness, is a holistic fitness specialist and natural health advocate who helps women live and sweat in sync with nature. She has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology, and is a top-ranked Wellness Advocate with doTERRA essential oils. The WILD Wellness podcast, programs, and products are for women mindfully exploring holistic health and seeking to embody what nature has always modelled — it’s not a sprint, but a cycle. Today we talk about syncing your exercise routine with your menstrual cycle for optimal performance (and sanity!). To...2020-10-231h 02
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsIn The FLO | Alisa VittiAlisa Vitti is a women’s hormone and functional nutrition expert and pioneer in female biohacking. She is the best selling author of WomanCode, and her new book, In the FLO. She is the creator of the Cycle Syncing Method™— a female centric diet and lifestyle program that leverages hormonal patterns for optimal health, fitness and productivity. As the founder of FLOLiving.com, she has built the world’s first menstrual healthcare platform that helps women around the world put their period issues like PCOS, Fibroids, Endometriosis, and PMS into remission naturally using her highly effective FLO Protocol and the FLO...2020-10-161h 17
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Wisdom of Menopause | Empowerment During Perimenopause and Beyond | Alexandra PopeAlexandra is co-founder of Red School, and co-author of Wild Power: discover the magic of the menstrual cycle and awaken the feminine path to power. Together with her colleague and co-author, Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, she is pioneering the new emerging field of menstruality, creating a new lexicon and approach to women’s health and wellbeing; creativity and leadership; and spiritual life based on the power of our menstruality consciousness. She brings over 35 years of experience, teaching worldwide on the psycho-spiritual process of maturation that unfolds from menarche to menopause and beyond. And is committed to trai...2020-10-091h 12
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsUsing Fertility Awareness Postpartum | Natural Birth Control For Child Spacing | Lisa & KimTHE FEAR IS REAL! My client Kim and I take a deep dive into using fertility awareness for birth control. Specifically about overcoming the fear of trusting this method during the initial learning process. You’ll love this episode whether you’re already using the method, or considering using it in the near future. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Kim’s menstruation experience and what brought her to Fert...2020-10-021h 02
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Period Pain | Transitioning From Birth Control To Fertility Awareness | Lisa & LauraJoin us for a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series! In my on-air call with Laura, we take a deep dive into period pain, what causes it, and what you can do to reduce and (eventually) eliminate your pain. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Laura’s menstrual cycle history Laura’s personal experience with birth control The myth about how birt...2020-09-251h 03
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsNon-Hormonal Birth Control Methods | Managing The Fertile Window | Fertility Awareness Method | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday’s episode is all about NON-HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS! We’re unfortunately at the point where many women don’t even consider the possibility that non-hormonal birth control — but there are several non-hormonal options that can be highly effectie when used correctly! Today's episode outlines correct (perfect!) use of non-hormonal methods, as well as the benefits of combining methods to improve overall efficacy. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's e...2020-09-1857 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Fear Is Real | The Truth About Transitioning To Fertility Awareness | Emma & LisaToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality series! Emma and I breakdown the process of overcoming the very real fear of pregnancy when transitioning to using the fertility awareness method! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Fear around having sex when not on hormonal birth control How Emma managed her fertility prior to discovering Fertility Awareness Emma’s period...2020-09-111h 14
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsMould, Parasites, Hidden Infections, & Hidden Pathogens | Unexpected Barriers to Fertility | Dr. Jessica PeatrossDr. Jess (Dr. Jessica Peatross) is a western trained medical doctor who began her journey into healing in 2009 when she graduated from the University of Louisville internal medicine residency program and began practicing as a hospitalist. She worked in hospitals for 6 years before she felt that patients deserved more than a pill for every ill. So she decided to train in functional medicine with Gerson therapy, ozone, herbalism and regenerative health. Dr Jess is a well known herbal formulator, lecturer, and praised health educator. She is passionate about teaching people how to be their own best doctor...2020-09-041h 13
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsJunior High Sex Education Gone Wrong | The Pill & Multiple Sclerosis | Pill Reality Series | Shannon & LisaToday I share a new episode in my Pill Reality Series. Discover how Shannon’s junior high sex-education turned out to be an epic fail, and how she ultimately switched from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness to help her manage her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for free with your free 30 day trial of Audible! Click here to listen now Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topic...2020-08-2851 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsChinese Medicine & Your Menstrual Cycle | Michelle Oravitz L.AcMichelle Oravitz L.Ac, FABORM is an acupuncturist, ayurvedic practitioner, and certified hypnotherapist specializing in fertility health. Michelle was inspired to change her career from architecture to acupuncture after having her own reproductive imbalances resolved by her acupuncturist. Her method of treatment encompasses not only herbs and acupuncture, but also incorporates diet, supplements, essential oils, and most importantly the mind and how it influences conception. She helps women and couples both online and in person, and is the host of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast. In today’s episode Michelle shares how the phases of the menstrual cycle ar...2020-08-2156 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsFertility Challenges for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Conceiving Outside of the Heteronormative Paradigm | LGBTQAI | Deborah BaggOriginally from South Africa, Deborah graduated from Naropa University with a Masters in Somatic Psychotherapy in 2005. She is a licensed clinical mental health counsellor. Her therapy practice is a multidisciplinary approach to health and wellness, using flower essences and somatic awareness in supporting each client’s unique process. She is a doula, a women’s wisdom circle leader, online educator and yoga teacher. She and her wife own Juniper, a yoga and healing arts center in Brooklyn. She co-owns Spirit Shop, a store specializing in women's menstrual, sexual and emotional health. Spirit Shop specializes in Vaginal Steaming, that make cust...2020-08-1458 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Fertility Challenges | Overcoming Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss & Stillbirth | Christine McAlisterChristine McAlister is an entrepreneur, business coach and the author of the #1 bestseller The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. An expert on turning tragedy into triumph, she founded her company, Life With Passion, after the full-term stillbirth of her first daughter, Maeve. Christine helps high-achievers all over the world to quit their jobs, replace their incomes, and scale to 6 figures, doing what they are uniquely gifted to do. Christine, her husband and "rainbow babies," live with their 2 rescue dogs, near their Arabian horses, in Louisville, Kentucky. 2020-08-071h 10
Becoming Fully Human5. The Women’s Episode: Birth Control, Hormones, Periods, and more!Today's episode is all things women. Cam chats about periods, birth control, body literacy, hormone health, self-worth, and more! A few of the resources mentioned in today's episode:
Click the link below for article on:
- Charting your menstrual cycle
- High quality sleep
- Sprout, soak, ferment your foods
- Regenerative agriculture/ organic food/ questions to ask your food providers
- Caffeine
- The healing power of nudity
- Finding an HRHP to work with at Justisse
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Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsConceiving in the Midst of a Pandemic | Mystical Motherhood | Pritam AtmaPritam Atma wrote Fertile as part of a series and follow-up to her first book Mystical Motherhood: Create a Happy and Conscious Family a Guidebook for Conception, Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond. She is deeply connected to bringing conscious children into this world. She currently works as a nurse practitioner in a fertility center within the New York area, practicing reproductive medicine. Pritam Atma also works with women privately and in groups, helping them to apply the concepts of Mystical Motherhood and Fertile to increase their fertility and consciously prepare for motherhood. In today’s episode we delve in...2020-07-3100 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsManaging Endometriosis Naturally | Banashing Painful Periods | Jessica DrummondDr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds licenses in physical therapy and clinical nutrition and is a board certified health coach. She has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Dr. Drummond lives and works with her husband and daughters between Houston, Texas, and Fairfield, Connecticut. In today’s episode we delve into endometriosis. What it is, what causes it, an...2020-07-241h 06
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsAll About Postpartum Charting | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday I’m sharing a special bonus episode all about postpartum charting! This episode is a replay of episode 291 (in case you missed it!) where I shared a whole episode on the most common questions I’ve received about postpartum charting — a topic I’ve had more and more questions about over the years. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE Postpartum Edition! We start on August 12th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today’s episode: Why postpartum charting is so different than charting your normal cyc...2020-07-2244 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsImproving Sperm Quality | Everything You Need To Know About Male Factor Infertility | Marc SklarFor more than 18 years, Dr. Marc Sklar (aka The Fertility Expert) has been helping couples struggling to conceive empower their fertility naturally with his online fertility programs and virtual consultations. He’s the creator of FertilityTV, a youtube channel dedicated to natural fertility with over 100,000 subscribers, the founder of the Reproductive Wellness Clinic in San Diego California and the clinical director of MarcSklar.com helping couples via online programs and virtual coaching. He has extensive experience and expertise in treating and resolving the causes of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss with classical Acupuncture and Chinese Medicines. A Doc...2020-07-171h 10
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsMale Factor Infertility | The Significance of Morphology | Prof. Thinus KrugerProfessor Kruger, the founder of the first IVF clinic in South Africa (Tygerberg Fertility Clinic, Stellenbosch University), is also the proud co-founder and partner of Aevitas Fertility Clinic, established in 2003. Prof Kruger acted as leader of the team at Tygerberg Fertility Clinic, which lead to The first test tube baby in South Africa (1984); The first frozen embryo pregnancy in South Africa, (1988); The first baby born from ICSI (intra cytoplasmic sperm injection) in South Africa (1995) Standardisation of international sperm morphology guidelines, by the World Health Organisation (WHO), from research conducted by the team. From a personal and clinical...2020-07-101h 02
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHer Period Saved Her Life | The Fifth Vital Sign | Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Lisa & MichelleToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series. Tune into my conversation with Michelle to learn more about how she is using fertility awareness for birth control, and how she is managing/overcoming her painful periods. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on July 7th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Michelle’s period history What led Michelle to choose Fertility Awareness Method How Michelle's menstrual cycle was a cl...2020-07-0353 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Period Pain + Natural Birth Control | Lisa & LaurenToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series. Tune into my conversation with Lauren to learn more about how she is using fertility awareness for birth control, and how she is managing/overcoming her painful periods. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on July 7th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Lauren’s menstrual cycle and period pain history What led Lauren to the Fertility Awareness Method Lauren’s experience birth control and why...2020-06-261h 00
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsVaginal Steaming | Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam Study | Keli Garza & Kimberly Ann JohnsonKeli Garza has a Masters degree in International Development graduating cum laude. Garza is the owner of Steamy Chick the largest distributor of vaginal steam supplies in the United States. To further vaginal steam education Garza founded a branch of her company called the Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute to train practitioners in the use of vaginal steam for menstrual and reproductive health and to further research on the gynecological benefits reported by hundreds of customer case studies. Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, birth doula, and single mom. She specializes in helping...2020-06-191h 25
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsIn The Name of The Pill | Mike GaskinsHe isn’t a doctor or a woman, but he is passionate about exposing the very real dangers of hormonal birth control. Mike Gaskins is a media writer/producer who began his journey as a women’s health advocate after a world-renowned physician lied to him about birth control side effects. This chance encounter triggered a passion for research that led Mike to discover many shocking levels of deceit and misinformation surrounding these potent drugs. He recently collaborated with a group of leading physicians and women’s health advocates on a citizen’s petition to the FDA asking f...2020-06-121h 18
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsClear Passage Abdominal Therapy For Pelvic Pain & Fertility | Larry & Belinda WurnBelinda Wurn, PT, is the Director of Services for Clear Passage Therapies. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in physical therapy from the University of Florida in 1975. With extensive post-graduate work and decades of professional experience, she is considered an expert in the causes and treatments for various types of sexual dysfunction, including decreased orgasm, desire, arousal, lubrication and satisfaction, and painful intercourse. Larry Wurn, LMT, is the CEO of Clear Passage Therapies. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1972 with a BS in English/Creative Writing, and graduated from the Florida Institute...2020-06-0555 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsWhat You Need to Know About Choosing A Doctor | Women’s Health | Dr. Kyrin Dunston, MDLeading by example OBGYN Dr. Kyrin Dunston lost a life-changing 100 lbs. and healed herself from chronic disease by addressing the root causes of her overweight and dysfunction. This personal transformation in turn caused a professional one and she left OBGYN practice in 2011 to pursue helping women heal with this revolutionary type of natural medicine after becoming fellowship trained in Anti-Aging, Metabolic and Functional Medicine. Dr. Kyrin’s book “Cracking the Bikini Code: 6 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss Success” brought her in office natural weight and health restoration program to women everywhere. The virtual boot camp program based on the bo...2020-05-291h 25
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHistamines and Your Menstrual Cycle | Fix Your Period | Nicole JardimNicole, also known as the Period Girl, is a certified women's health coach (professional period fixer) and her mission is to empower women to take back control of their hormonal health in a fun and sassy way. She’s outspoken and opinionated about women’s health issues, and believes women have the right to be educated about their bodies. Her goal is to provide women with the tools they need to make radical and long-lasting changes so they can live their best lives. In her new book, Fix Your Period, she shares her 6 week protocol to healthy periods! In...2020-05-221h 03
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsFertility Awareness for Teenagers?Chloe Skerlak is wildly passionate about the menstrual cycle! She is a Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and Certified Fertility Awareness Educator. 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. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Topics discussed in t...2020-05-151h 05
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsPeriod Power | Maisie HillMaisie Hill is a highly qualified and sought-after women’s health expert with over a decade of experience as a practitioner and birth doula. Maisie knows the power of working with the menstrual cycle and believes that our hormones are there to serve us and help us get what we want out of life. What lights Maisie up is helping women to understand the inner workings of the reproductive system so that they can make sense of their menstrual cycle and use their hormones to great advantage in their lives. Her first book, Period Power, was published on May 2nd...2020-05-081h 08
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Pill Gave Her A StrokeToday I share a new episode of my Pill Reality Series. In this both a powerful and an important conversation with my guest Amanda, who shares her experience of surviving a stroke caused by hormonal birth control. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Today...2020-05-011h 01
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsUsing Fertility Awareness for Birth Control | Lisa & FreyaToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series. Tune into my conversation with Freya to find out how she managed her transition from hormonal to birth control to fertility awareness. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Conceiving With Fertility Awareness My FREE online course designed to help you utilize fertility awareness strategies to optimize your chances of conceiving naturally. From timing sex accurately every time to identifying potential fertility issues throug...2020-04-2445 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsHow Does Stress Impact The Menstrual Cycle? | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday I dive into the impact of stress on the menstrual cycle in a special solo episode! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Conceiving With Fertility Awareness My FREE online course designed to help you utilize fertility awareness strategies to optimize your chances of conceiving naturally. From timing sex accurately every time to identifying potential fertility issues through charting, this course has you covered. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/TTC for access Topics discuss...2020-04-1734 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsNavigating Through an Anovulatory Cycle | Lisa & KorrinToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness (FAM) Reality Series! Tune into my latest interview with my client Korrin! We discuss her recent anovulatory cycle, and how she has been easing into using fertility awareness for birth control. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Conceiving With Fertility Awareness My FREE online course designed to help you utilize fertility awareness strategies to optimize your chances of conceiving naturally. From timing sex accurately every...2020-04-1051 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsDoes The Pill Cause Anxiety and Depression? | Lisa & TeresaToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness (FAM) Reality Series! Tune into my latest interview with my client Teresa! We discuss the process of transitioning from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness successfully. Hint: the biggest part of the transition is deprogramming our understanding from what we’ve been taught, to the true biology of the menstrual cycle and fertility. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Conceiving With Fertility Awareness My FREE onli...2020-04-0352 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsVaricocele Diagnosis & Treatment | Male Factor Infertility | Dr. Mary SamplaskiDr. Mary Samplaski is a fellowship-trained, board certified (American Board of Urology) expert in Male Infertility, and the Director of Male Infertility, Andrology and Microsurgery at the University of Southern California (http://keck.usc.edu/faculty/mary-samplaski/). She completed her residency training in Urology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She then completed a 2-year fellowship training program in Male Infertility and Andrology at the University of Toronto. While Dr. Samplaski continues to maintain academic productivity, what drives her most is caring for individual patients and couples. In today’s episode, we focus on varicocele, and ho...2020-03-2757 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsOvercoming Period Pain and an Infertility Diagnosis | Lisa & AngieToday I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series! Join Angie and I as we discuss how she overcame her heavy, painful periods, and her infertility diagnosis. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Topics discussed in today's episode: Angie’s menstrual cycle hist...2020-03-2051 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsPostpartum Charting With The Marquette Method | Dr. Mary Lee Barron, PhD.Mary Lee Barron, PhD is a wife, mother of 3, nurse practitioner, and Marquette Method NFP teacher in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Barron received her PhD from Saint Louis University, is an FNP, and an Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She also directs Marquette Fertility Education, offering direct patient care services and research in Natural Family Planning. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, authored numerous book chapters and co-authored Guidelines for Nurse Practitioners in Ambulatory Obstetric Settings, and she has been teaching NFP for over 20 years. Today’s episode is all abo...2020-03-131h 02
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsDirty Genes | MTHFR, Folic Acid, and Your Fertility | Dr. Ben Lynch, NDDr. Ben Lynch is the best-selling author of Dirty Genes and a leader in the field of nutrigenomics. He’s also president of Seeking Health, an innovative company providing supplements, courses, and tools designed to help people overcome genetic dysfunction and optimize health. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington, he then obtained a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University where he now serves on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Lynch lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and three sons. Today’s episode focuses on how your g...2020-03-061h 06
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsGut Health, Digestion, and Your Fertility | Dr. Haylee Nye, ND, and Kristin CornettDr. Haylee Nye is a licensed naturopathic physician and certified nutritionist with advanced training in women’s health and infertility. Kristin Cornett is a certified nutritional therapy practitioner with expertise in functional wellness, women’s health, and fertility. Together they run Tiny Feet, an online platform that helps educate and empower couples as they journey toward parenthood. Dr. Haylee and Kristin take a unique functional medicine approach that gives couples the tools they need to get to the root cause of health and fertility struggles, conceive successfully, and set their babies up for lifelong health from the very...2020-02-281h 05
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsConceiving with Fertility Awareness | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday I’m celebrating 300 episodes of Fertility Friday! Please join me in celebrating this exciting milestone. To celebrate, I decided to record a special solo podcast episode all about the different ways fertility awareness will help you to conceive naturally when you’re ready! Today’s episode is also sponsored by Conceiving With Fertility Awareness My FREE online course designed to help you utilize fertility awareness strategies to optimize your chances of conceiving naturally. From timing sex accurately every time to identifying potential fertility issues through charting, this course has you covered. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/TTC fo...2020-02-2124 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsEnd Period Poverty Now | Menstruation in Low Resource Settings | The Period Purse | Jana GirdauskasJana always wanted to become the CEO of a charity and in 2017, Jana launched The Period Purse, now a registered Canadian charity. From outreach support and supplying free menstrual supplies to over 23,000 women and people who menstruate in 14 cities, to educating the next generation about reusable period products, to advocating for policy change, The Period Purse is a strong menstrual movement fully run by passionate volunteers. Jana has been recognized as a Top Women of Influence in 2018 and a Women of Distinction award from the YWCA Toronto in 2019. When she is not talking about periods, Jana is also a t...2020-02-141h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsReproductive Justice, Feminism, & Birth Control | Dr. Elizabeth Kissling PhD.Dr. Elizabeth Kissling is a professor of women’s and gender studies at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches courses in feminism and women’s studies, gender and media, sexuality studies, gender health issues, and related topics. Her pronouns are she and her. Dr. Kissling’s research focuses on women’s health, bodies, and feminism, and especially how these issues are represented in media. Her new book about abortion activism and social media is called: From a Whisper to a Shout. As the author of Capitalizing on the Curse and related articles, she is best known for her rese...2020-02-071h 13
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThis is Your Brain on Birth Control | Dr. Sarah Hill, PhD.Sarah E. Hill is at the forefront of groundbreaking research on the effects of the pill. A star psychologist with a PhD from the University of Texas, she studied with one of the founding fathers of evolutionary psychology, David M. Buss. In less than a decade, she’s published over 50 scientific articles and has secured half a million dollars’ worth of federal research grant money to study women, their health, and their mating and sexual psychology. She is regularly features in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American, The Economist, and many others. In today’s epis...2020-01-3159 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsAll About Menstrual Cups | Your Questions Answered | INTIMINA™ | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday’s episode is all about reusable menstrual cups! I dive into the most common questions about using menstrual cups from insertion and cleaning, to emptying your cup in public washrooms! Nothing is TMI in this episode, and you’ll definitely want to tune in if you’ve been considering making the switch! Today’s episode is sponsored by INTIMINA™. Discover a healthier, cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to disposable period products. Made from 100% medical grade silicone, INTIMINA's reusable menstrual cups are body-safe, ultra-smooth and hygienic. Head over to fertilityfriday.com/INTIMINA today to find your perfect cu...2020-01-241h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe IUD, The Pill, and Important Side Effects You Should Know About | Pill Reality Series | Katherine & LisaToday I share an new episode in my Pill Reality Series with my guest Katherine! She shares her experience with the hormonal IUD, the pill and much more! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobook is finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE when y...2020-01-171h 00
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsDeconstructing an Anovulatory Cycle | Natalie & LisaToday I share an on-air client session with Natalie! In today’s episode Natalie and I deconstruct her recent anovulatory cycle, and we also discuss factors that impact basal body temperature! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobook is finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for...2020-01-1056 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsUsing Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Kallie & LisaToday I share an on-air client session with Kallie! In today’s episode Kallie shares her experience making the transition from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness! She also shares some of the challenges she’s faced with her cycle post-birth control. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The...2020-01-031h 00
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsTracking Your Cycles Post-Birth Control | Emily & LisaToday I share an on-air client session with Emily! Emily recently transitioned from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness, and in today’s episode she shares what her experience was like, and what her cycles have been like since making the switch. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! T...2019-12-2747 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsPostpartum Charting | Your Questions Answered! | Lisa | Fertility FridayToday officially marks Fertility Friday’s 5th podcast-aversary!! I launched the Fertility Friday Podcast 5 years ago this week! To celebrate, I decided to release a solo episode all about postpartum charting! This is the number one question I’ve had all year in my DMs, emails, and Facebook messages. In this episode I cover the most common myths about postpartum charting, when to expect your cycles to return, the role of basal body temperature, cervical mucus charting and much more! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to regis...2019-12-2044 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThe Pill, The Hormonal IUD, and Pulmonary Embolisms | Lisa & KatToday I share a new episode in my Pill Reality Series . Kat describes her experience of using the pill to “regulate” her cycles before she even had her very first period. She also shares her terrifying near-death experience with pulmonary embolism — a rare, but well known complication associated with hormonal birth control. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital...2019-12-1354 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsTaking the Leap from Hormonal Birth Control to Fertility Awareness | Stephanie & LisaIn today’s episode I interview Stephanie, a current member of my Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program. We discuss the challenges she faced coming off hormonal birth control and transitioning to using fertility awareness to avoid pregnancy. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 10 week group coaching program! Click here to register now! Early bird pricing ends December 13th! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audioboo...2019-12-0644 min
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsThyroid Disorders | Identifying The Root Cause | Dr. Eric Balcavage & Dr. Erica RigglemanDr. Eric is the owner and founder of Rejuvagen, a functional and regenerative medicine clinic in Glen Mills, PA, and he is the co-host with Dr. Erica of the Thyroid Answers Podcast. Dr. Eric is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, along with being a licensed Chiropractor in Pennsylvania. And Dr. Erica graduated from Logan College in Chesterfield, Missouri with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree as well as a Masters in Nutrition and Human Performance. She specializes in functional medicine and is a graduate...2019-11-291h 09
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsConceiving with Love | Denise Wiesner, LAc.Denise Wiesner, is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in the Whole Systems Chinese medicine approach to women’s health, sexuality, and fertility. Since 1994, Denise has treated and helped women manage challenges from menstrual disorders through menopause, and from infertility to pregnancy. Using a combination of acupuncture, diet and lifestyle counseling, nutritional supplements, and Chinese herbs, Denise has helped thousands of couples navigate the tricky, and often stressful, journey toward fertility, without losing their loving connection. In today’s episode we talk about sex, pleasure, intimacy, and orgasm. We cover intimacy as it relates to coup...2019-11-221h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsSurviving Infertility | Sheridan VoyseySheridan Voysey is a writer, speaker and broadcaster. His other books include Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams into New Beginnings, Resilient, and the award-winning Unseen Footprints. He is married to Merryn and lives and travels from Oxford, United Kingdom. In today’s episode we cover the difficult topic of dealing with infertility when things aren’t working out the way you had planned for. Sheridan shares his personal experience of making it through from the male perspective. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workboo...2019-11-151h 04
Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health ProfessionalsFinding a Medical Doctor Who Will Support You | Dr. Nathan Riley, MDDr. Riley is a Physician specializing in obstetrics and palliative medicine. He practices midwifery, minimal-intervention-style obstetrics with an emphasis on supporting the physiology of pregnancy and birth as well as female intuition while empowering women to embrace birth rather than fear it. He was Born in Pittsburgh. Trained in Philadelphia, San Diego and Los Angeles, currently practicing in Louisville, KY. Also a climber and somewhat obsessed w eco-conservation. In today’s episode Dr. Riley takes us through his experience of medical school and residency to give us a deeper insight into why doctors often have the opinions and...2019-11-081h 16
Hälsohormoner10. Jenny Koos - graviditet, amning och anknytningI avsnitt tio av Hälsohormoner pratar Tine ännu en gång med Jenny Koos; Sexualhälsorådgivare (Justisse HRHP), Doula, ThaiYoga-massör, Friskvårdshandledare, Lärare Justisse College. Den här gången pratar vi om graviditet, hur du kan stödja kroppen innan och under, Jennys tankar kring förlossning, ett friskt förlossningsförlopp, hon berättar om sin egna förlossning och så pratar vi om amning och anknytning. I avsnitt nio pratade vi mer om fertilitetsförståelse och saker man kna göra för att främja sin fertilitet så lyssan g...2017-06-211h 05Hälsohormoner9. Jenny Koos - ofrivillig barnlöshet och fertilitetsförståelseI avsnitt nio av Hälsohormoner pratar Tine med Jenny Koos; Sexualhälsorådgivare (Justisse HRHP), Doula, ThaiYoga-massör, Friskvårdshandledare, Lärare Justisse College. I det här avsnittet pratar vi om hur kvinnans cykel fungerar och varför det är så viktigt att förstå den och kunna ta informativa val, hur man kan boosta sin fertilitet, hur man pratar med sin dotter om kroppen och menstruation och så pratar vi en hel del om ofrivillig barnlöshet. Lyssna gärna på avsnitt åtta med Therese Renåker för mer ingående information om hur v...2017-06-151h 13