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Fertile Minds RadioReproductive Rights, Environmentalism, and Legislative Battles: A Deep Dive into Florida's Complex Landscape Explore the complex world of reproductive rights & environmentalism with Representative Lindsay Cross where we discuss the process of passing critical healthcare legislation, crisis pregnancy centers, abortion restrictions, & more. Summary: In this episode, we dive into the complex world of reproductive rights and environmentalism, discussing recent issues in Florida and the potential impacts on reproductive technologies like IVF and medical care during emergencies. Joined by Representative Lindsey Cross, we explore the increasing prevalence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and their potential connection to infertility, miscarriages, and possibly even gender dysphoria. We also break down the complicated process of...
2023-04-111h 00Fertile Minds RadioAnxiety About Trying to Conceive Do I need more time to prepare my body before I start trying for a baby? Or am I running out of time and need to start trying ASAP? The answers to those questions are unique to each person thinking of starting a family, and today we discuss the factors we should consider when trying to answer those questions and how to do so without creating more anxiety for yourself & your partner. We dive into conditioning around having a child and the importance of knowing your "why," when it comes to starting a family. This is...
2023-03-2930 minFertile Minds RadioUnderstanding How MTHFR Mutations and Methylation Affect Fertility with Ricardo Miranda, LAcSubtitle: We discuss the major influence that methylation has on our cells’ genetic expression, and how we can manipulate it to our advantage with proper folate supplementation. Our Guest: Ricardo Miranda is the CEO and MTHFR consultant for MTHFRdoctors.com. He is a leading clinician and one of the top researchers in the field of MTHFR genetic mutation. With over 28 years of clinical experience, he is able to assess the direct link between his patient’s genetic mutations and their health issues. He developed a unique approach combining Functional Medicine, Genetics, Epigenetics, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Nutrition and...
2023-03-1550 minFertile Minds RadioReducing Maternal Mortality in Women of Color with Midwife Zulgeil Ruiz Ginés Zulgeil Ruiz Ginés, born and raised in Puerto Rico, is affectionately known as “Zul”. After the birth of her first daughter, she was forever changed in how she understood pregnancy and birth. Supporting families in their pregnancy, birth and postpartum care became her passion. She has studied with birth workers in Los Angeles, Mexico and now Florida. Zul is the owner of UMA Midwifery & Homebirth Services assisting families in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the greater Tampa Bay area. We discuss challenges women, especially women of color, face while seeking proper birth care. Descr...
2023-02-281h 15Fertile Minds RadioFantasy Fallacy Subtitle: What is the fantasy fallacy and how can it affect us on our fertility journey and after we become parents? Description: We fall victim to the arrival fallacy when we forbid ourselves to feel happy until we accomplish that *one* thing, but oftentimes, even when the goal is achieved, we still have trouble feeling complete. In this podcast, we discuss the prevalence of fantasy fallacy in our society and methods that can help us find happiness in our present. Thanks for listening. If you want to go deeper with this material, I highly encourage...
2023-02-2126 minFertile Minds RadioConsent- Are you giving it and getting it?If you want to avoid arguments with your partner about lifestyle changes from diet to drinking in the name of conceiving, this is the episode for you. Most of us think of consent as something we give for something big- like a medical procedure, or in sexual exchanges. Obviously we want to give consent to be intimate. What I want to talk about today, are the more subtle aspects of consent in the context of your path to parenthood and all of the well intentioned changes we might be making or thinking about making in regards to l...
2023-02-1022 minFertile Minds RadioLearning to Savor the WaitThere is so much waiting in a fertility journey, and because we really never know how long it will take to hold that healthy baby in our arms, I think this is one of the greatest skills you can learn for the micro of the two week wait to the macro of the entirety of completing your family. In this episode you will learn... - What to do when you feel in a hurry to get pregnant. - What delay discounting is and how to know when you are doing it. ...
2023-01-2835 minFertile Minds RadioLearn How All Forms of Marijuana Can Help & Hurt Your Reproductive OrgansAs Marijuana and it's component supplement CBD become more mainstream there is a real risk that you could be stunting your fertility with their use, especially in unexplained cases or recurrent implantation failure. Join us for the education bomb Dr. Gersh drops on how our hormones naturally ebb and flow with our own endocannabinoids and what happens to our hormones we add THC or CBD. If you suffer from endometriosis, unexplained infertility, or implantation failure and have ever wondered if Mary Jane was to blame or could help you, tune in!
2021-02-0435 minFertile Minds RadioSpace for GraceSpace for grace is a personal account of where my thought work and spirituality have converged. I want to show you how to up-level your fertility journey into one of growth that will ultimately make your current suffering worth it in the end.
2021-01-2828 minFertile Minds RadioGut Issues and Subfertility with Dr. Jennifer HortonGut health isn't where your brain would normally go when trying to solve the problem of fertility challenges, but it is thought to be one of the root causes of subfertility. Did you know that low microbe diversity in your intestines can lead to issues like endometriosis, pcos, metabolic syndrome and even obesity? Functional medicine specialist Dr. Jen Horton and I talk all things poo and how and why it should be a part of your fertility workup.
2020-05-2755 minFertile Minds RadioDay 7 #NIAW Meditation Challenge- Maintaining Your PracticeHow do we construct a practice that fits our life, one that we will actually keep coming back to? Those questions and more are answered along with a mantra for you to practice for the next 40 days to beckon a child into your life.
2020-04-2537 minFertile Minds RadioDay 6 #NIAW Meditation Challenge | Silence Can Cultivate ConnectionPracticing the Art of Silence, with your partner, can help to reveal the stories that you tell yourself about your connection and help to cultivate a deep sense of connectedness. Today you will learn the two most important exercises that will help you begin to feel comfortable in silence and true presence.
2020-04-2432 minFertile Minds RadioDay 5 #NIAW Meditation Challenge-New Moon/ Earth Day IntentionsDay 5 of our meditation challenge happens to fall on a new moon in Taurus and Earth day. What an auspicious day for setting intentions! We will examine the 5 realms of life (Physical, Mental/Emotional, Relationship, Material and Spiritual) and how our fertility is interfacing with these different parts that make up our lives. We will then set some intentions that we would like to see unfold and seal it with a mantra in celebration of the Earth- Om Shri Gaia Ma Purnatva Gaia Ma.
2020-04-2334 minFertile Minds RadioDay 4 #NIAW Meditation Challenge | Guided Archetypal JourneyToday's guided journey can be super helpful anytime you feel that you need a healthy "time out." Often when we are feeling the most constricted, it is because we are wrestling with questions. Today you go on a journey to get answers from the Archetypal women you carry inside. After it is over you will know how to find more space when you are feeling pinned in or couped up. After you practice it a few times, you won't even need my voice.
2020-04-2231 minFertile Minds RadioDay 3 #NIAW Meditation Challenge- Listening to the HeartToday's meditation will guide you through a journey of becoming reunited with the wisdom of your heart. We will discuss the concept of the Heart - Uterus connection as defined by Traditional Chinese Medicine.
2020-04-2136 minFertile Minds RadioDay 2 #NIAW MEDITATION CHALLENGE |Conscious ConceptionsIn day 2 of our fertility meditation challenge we explore concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine that stresses the importance of a spiritual perspective and strong awareness of our higher self to help with creation or what is sometimes referred to as a conscious conception.
2020-04-2038 minFertile Minds RadioDay 1 #NIAW 7 Day Meditation ChallengeThe breath is all about the exhale, and so is finding your center. In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week I am hosting my annual fertility meditation challenge. In today's meditation you will practice 5 different types of breathing techniques. My hope is that you will find 1-2 that really resonate with you that you take into your daily life to help control the stress response.
2020-04-1940 minFertile Minds RadioManaging Chaos in Uncertain TimesBrain based coach, Elizabeth Markie, and I will discuss our favorite techniques for down regulating the nervous system out of fight or flight throughout our day. Two heart math techniques that are only 1 and 2 minutes long are covered along with how to bring healing & connection to the world with a Meta Meditation.
2020-04-1140 minFertile Minds RadioCoping with the C word w/ Erin GrayAs if fertility challenges weren't hard enough, now we are dealing with the ramifications of COVID-19. Today we bring you some sound advice for coping emotionally and the beautiful insight as to why you may be better equipped to handle this than you think.
2020-04-0641 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moments- A Guided Meditation for Overcoming AnxietyI’m sure you’ve heard time and time again, stress negatively affects fertility and pregnancy. Maybe you been told, Just RELAX and it will happen more times than you care to count, which really makes you stress out and maybe want to punch said person. Now you can’t exactly go about cutting all of the stress out of your life, I mean, fertility challenges alone are stressful. What are you supposed to do? Give up? Quit? Not a chance. You make a game out of making friends with your stress response. Acknowledge it, know it’s going to happe...
2020-01-2510 minFertile Minds RadioEveryone is Pregnant but MEWe all have something that we want that sometimes is a struggle to see other people around us getting or having the feeling like you’re the only person that doesn’t have the thing. But, what should you do when everyone around you is pregnant, and you are having a meltdown? Our guest, Erin Gray LMHT, LMT takes us through a four-step approach that you could apply to avoid a meltdown or at the very least lessen the blow.
2020-01-1953 minFertile Minds RadioTotal Ecology of FertilityIn today’s episode we dissect the concept of Total Ecology of Health. It’s a term coined by one of my mentors, Dr. Aviva Romm. It has to do with our body’s ability to detox itself in relation to the toxic burden we place on it and our interconnectedness to the planet. We discuss what toxic burden is, the concepts of stress and terrain and what you can do emlimate your toxic burden and super charge your natural detox abilities.
2020-01-1043 minFertile Minds RadioUnderstanding Acupuncture and Fertility with Heidi BrockmyreIn today’s episode, we are joined by Heidi Brockmyre. She will be helping us understand how acupuncture can help boost fertility and help you conceive. Heidi is a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and she has a decade of experience helping women grow their families. She’s supported hundreds of women in her clinic in San Diego and now thousands of women around the world and her online community. She teaches women how to get pregnant, have a faster, healthier, easier and more affordable way in her online program Fertility activation method. She loves teac...
2019-12-2852 minFertile Minds RadioTHE POWER OF SELF COACHING | Postpartum Depression with Liz LangstonAre you a new mom struggling to keep up? Do you feel like taking care of your child is way more work than you anticipated leaving you constantly overwhelmed? Or are you finding yourself in a constant emotional funk, while telling yourself you should feel happy? You could be suffering from postpartum depression. Many women suffer from postpartum depression, and even more go undiagnosed with postpartum anxiety. The magnitude of the depression and/or anxiety can vary from one woman to the other. Some women suffer from severe postpartum depression including suicidal ideation, while others have a mild version constantly f...
2019-11-2359 minFertile Minds RadioThe #1 Tool To Stay Sane While TTCYou may have heard me talk about the MODEL on episodes 48 and 54 when I talked about certainty and thought management, but truly you need to hear it again. These are concepts you can’t hear enough to really understand them. this is because most of us were not taught how to manage our minds. Even fewer of us were taught exercises to really understand our minds, not just how to conceptualize how the mind works. This exercise of using the self coaching model is something I have been working with for two and a half years now in Self Co...
2019-11-201h 00Fertile Minds RadioThe Ovulation Calculator You Wear On Your WristOur guest today, Lindsay Meisel, is the chief science editor at Ava Fertility Tracker with over a decade of experience educating and writing about reproductive health. I got to geek out with her over the science behind this wearable piece of tech and how exactly the Ava bracelet is different from other ovulation predictors. If you have wondered about using the Ava, have tracked your basal body temps (BBT) and are totally over buying ovulation kits, are unsure of your ovulation signs & symptoms, or your just starting out and trying to figure out when your fertile window actually occurs...
2019-11-0340 min
Fertile Minds RadioWhat is a Fertility Grant and How to Get One with Tedi PalmerInfertility is becoming an epidemic in the world. According to a statistic carried out in the US, 10-12 out of 100 couples in the US struggle with infertility. In today’s episode, we are joined by a woman who has been through the infertility journey and is now a mother. Infertility is isolating and brings with it a sense of hopelessness. According to our guest, there is a great online community that supports couples going through infertility.Our guest today is Tedi Palmer. She’s a wife, a mom and an infertility survivor, and a mama of two. She’s active in the...
2019-10-2544 min
Fertile Minds RadioHappy Home Birth w/ Katelyn FuscoAre you considering having a home birth? This episode is for you. Our guest today loves talking about home birth. Today, we are joined by Katelyn Fusco. She is the host and creator of Happy Homebirth. As a wife, mother and homebirth advocate, she has a passion for presenting positive, encouraging stories and reliable resources for homebirth mothers. Before becoming a mother, Katelyn worked as a student midwife. She has had two empowering homebirths, the second of which she considers to be the birth, she wishes for every interested mother: mindful, peaceful and powerful at home.
2019-10-2148 minFertile Minds RadioTreating Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with Dr. Zev WilliamsIn honor of Recurrent Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month we offer you this wisdom packed episode with Dr. Zev Williams. If you or someone you know has experienced a miscarriage you owe it to yourself to have a listen.
2019-10-1648 min
Fertile Minds RadioAddressing the Root Causes of PCOS1 in 10 American women which is somewhere around 5 million women, suffer from symptoms on the PCOS spectrum. I really want you to understand that it is intact reversible in 85% percent of women. The sad part is that your doctors often times aren’t talking to you about reversing it if you have been diagnosed. They only educate you on how to manage it with medications like metformin and Birth Control. Today we cover all of the supplements that can treat the root cause of PCOS to help you be healthier and more fertile. Take this podcast a step furt...
2019-09-201h 06Fertile Minds RadioSperm Count, Motility, Morphology & What Really Matters With Dr. Paul TurekDoes a sperm analysis matter when trying to conceive? When you should get one and other specifics with world renown reproductive urologist, Dr. Paul Turek.
2019-07-281h 04Fertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- An Implantation Meditation for an IVF CycleWe're back with another meditation to help you get your mind and your heart on the same page during that crucial stage of implantation. This meditation was a listener request and is geared towards someone undergoing an IVF cycle, but really anyone in the implantation window of their cycle will benefit from listening. Let's turn on our relaxation response and turn up our ability to hold life. music credit: Christopher Lloyd Clarke For more meditations just like this one at your fingertips visit us here
2019-07-1421 minFertile Minds RadioConceiving With Love- How to Keep the Spark Alive with Denise WiesnerHas TTC made your mojo go MIA? There's a book to help you find it! This conversation with Denise Wiesner, a fellow ABORM certified acupuncturist, is packed with tips from the taoist traditions of chinese Medicine to help you forget about conceiving and get back to loving, literally. Download the first chapter of her book here https://www.denisewiesner.com/book
2019-07-0735 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Moving From the " I Deserve" Mindset to "I Have"Mindset can be tricky. We can unknowingly be playing negative messages over and over in our minds that make us feel like crap. Today's meditation and lesson will help you learn how to move from the victim mindset of thinking, "Why isn't this happening? I deserve to be a parent," to the abundance mindset of, "Look how much we already have. Being parents will be the icing on the cake." This is an excerpt from the 30 days of fertility meditation program I created just for you.
2019-06-0918 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Creating Certainty — the Fuel for TTCWhen people have more awareness, they have better health physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is why how we form thoughts from past experiences, and being aware of those thoughts that become beliefs is so important to observe and become aware of. In today’s episode, Hillary talks about harnessing the power of our brain to rectify its belief, or to create certainty in the future ability to become a parent. She discusses creating certainty to buy your way through the tough moments, so you can keep taking action in the correct direction, along with the and create momentum key to...
2019-06-0237 min
Fertile Minds RadioTaking a TCM Approach to Your Diet to Enhance FertilityToday we will be covering one of my personal subjects in life, food! Food therapy has always been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It can be really easy to initiate your own healing simply by eating for your current TCM disharmony. I will share with you some easy life solutions and three different approaches that you can start with your very next meal. Food has a lot of ties to our belief system, our past, and emotions we have yet to feel. Changing the way you eat can seem very overwhelming, so today I invite you to just pick...
2019-05-2649 minFertile Minds RadioAre You Addicted to Overdoing?Our generation has been raised to be goal-oriented and to go after what we want, whether it’s a law degree or a new car. While being independent is great and what the culture values, infertility is way different and it’s important to value receiving to get pregnant and stay pregnant. There's power in learning how to lean into doing things for the purpose of feeling good rather than to achieve a specific result. Finally, Erin and I give some tips for self-care that hopefully will provide listeners with a feeling of hope, relaxation, and gratitude.
2019-05-0531 min
Fertile Minds RadioIs Endometriosis the Culprit of Your Infertility?Despite having been recognized within medical literature for over a hundred years, Endometriosis remains a very poorly understood condition. In today’s episode, Hillary discusses exactly what it is, why it takes so long to diagnose in the first place, how it can impact fertility, long term implications, and natural treatment options. Takeaways: [3:15] Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent benign inflammatory disease. It affects women during their pre-menarcheal reproductive and postmenopausal hormonal stages. It is defined as the presence and growth of endometrial tissue in locations outside of the uterus. Displaced endometrial tissue responds to cyc...
2019-04-281h 01Fertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Emotional Liberation & Physical ManifestationWhen it comes to using the chakras there are actually two currents that help the energy to flow, however, most people are only accustomed to using one of them working from the bottom chakra up. This pathway is what is sometimes referred to as the path to liberation or emotional freedom. The other less know current is the downward current from the heavens to the earth plane, sometimes referred to as the current of manifestation. For thousands of years in Chinese Medicine humans have been explained as a divine mix of matter and spirit, a pivot if you will between h...
2019-04-1417 minFertile Minds RadioIntroducing Motherhood Sessions from GimletConfronting Your Parents After Motherhood Julia was born in South Korea, but was adopted and raised by a white family. Now that she has her own child—the first biological relative she’s ever known—she’s rethinking her relationship with her own family, and on a search to find her birth mother.
2019-04-1108 min
Fertile Minds RadioCan Herbs Treat Infertility? How to Use Them SafelyToday’s episode is a re-release of episode three. Missed it the first time around? Well we’re back with a remastered version. Loved it back in the day? Re-listen and re-love it (and maybe pick up on some gems you didn’t hear when it first aired). This episode is meant to give you a glimpse at how herbs can be safely used in treating infertility. I could do an entire show just on herbs alone, so this is meant to give you the basics so you have a better understanding of how herbs might help and why exactl...
2019-04-0739 min
Fertile Minds RadioThe Importance of Thought Management in FertilitySo much of how we feel and the reality we create relate back to our thoughts. Up to 75% of our thoughts are repetitive ones, and they end up shaping our emotions and eventually much of our physiological state. In today’s episode, Hillary provides a visualization and meditation practice to connect with our future selves and to help us become aware of how our thoughts affect our emotions. This is especially important in fertility, where we often must believe in something that hasn’t happened yet, such as becoming a parent. Takeaways: [1:35] With more...
2019-03-2421 min
Fertile Minds RadioThe Fifth Vital Sign — Our Menstrual CycleLisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign. She joins the show today to speak with Hillary about using Fertility Awareness as a primary method of birth control, ovulation as a health marker, important things to know about hormone birth control, and an evidence-based approach as to how to set ourselves up for success when it comes to our menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. They discuss the realities of the public education system regarding this topic, hear more about her Fertility Friday Podcast, and ways in which women...
2019-03-171h 09
Fertile Minds RadioWhy Surrender is Different Than QuittingToday’s episode is a re-release of episode two. Missed it the first time around? Well, we’re back with a remastered version. Loved it back in the day? Re-listen and re-love it (and maybe pick up on some gems you didn’t hear when it first aired). Today’s guests are Marc Sherman and Dr. Kate Webster, creators of the revolutionary online course Organic Conceptions. This course began with Erin and Marc Sherman’s personal struggle in trying to conceive for a decade. In partnership with Dr. Webster, they created a roadmap for themselves and others to chart a course t...
2019-03-031h 17
Fertile Minds RadioHealing After Birth with Jennifer SummerfeldtJennifer Summerfeldt, MACP, joins the show to talk about how our bodies protect us through trauma, and her wisdom from working in the field of maternal health and psychology for over two decades. Along with being a counselor, childbirth advocate, doula, and maternal educator, Jennifer is the founder and creator of the Healing After Birth Program. She and Hillary talk about the brain and how it works in trauma, what led Jennifer to be a birth crusader, the different lenses of healing, and many of the indicators that may be pointing at trauma in birth that most people aren’t...
2019-01-271h 14
Fertile Minds RadioEssential Oils to Enhance Fertility, Pregnancy, and Birth with Shauna WetenkampShauna Wetenkamp joins the show to share her immense knowledge on essential oils and examples of ways she has used them in ways many people may not have thought possible. She talks about her own personal journey in using them to help heal after a severe accident, how essential oils can enhance our life and our fertility, the ways the “nose knows” when it comes to sniffing out great quality oils, which oils are great for specific emotions, and how to choose them intuitively. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladyp...
2019-01-201h 00
Fertile Minds RadioEffortless IVF, a New Way to Approach Art with Drs. Kevin & Kathy DoodyThis week’s episode is all about innovation in IVF. The highly esteemed reproductive endocrinologists, Drs. Kathy and Kevin Doody came on to talk about their process of what they call “effortless IVF” and how it helps couples conceive. The Doodys talk about their clinic in Bedford, TX, the specifics of their process, and the changes they have witnessed in over 30 years in the field of assisted reproductive medicine. In my opinion, their use of the INVOcell™ helps to make IVF as close to natural as possible. If you are someone that has hit a wall in terms of the all-n...
2018-12-2346 min
Fertile Minds RadioA Conversation About Cycling With the Moon — What Does That Even Mean?In this week’s episode, we welcome back the highly credentialed Reiki master and Meditation Facilitator Sharna Langlais, what moon cycles have to do with fertility, how you can work with the moon when it comes to your emotions and energy levels, and what exactly it means to cycle with the moon. We give you a brief history of how we have connected with La Luna over the years, ways to practice that honor and respect tradition of connecting with the moon’s deep energy, and a view of how to navigate the moon’s cycle with grace and ease.
2018-12-161h 07Fertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moments- Self Protection & Shielding Exercise w/ Sharna LanglaisHave you ever walked into a room and felt great only to leave feeling anxiety or fear for no reason? Sometimes we can accidentally take on others feelings, especially when we are in a vulnerable or open state. Join us as Sharna Langlais of www.SeekSparkShine.com offers a valuable self cleansing and shielding exercise that is perfect for doctors appointments, busy venues, or when you are feeling extra vulnerable. Today's episode is brought to you by Parents on Demand Network. Download it any app store and you'll find Fertile Minds always available right at your fingertips.
2018-12-1120 min
Fertile Minds RadioCould Your Fertility Challenges Be An Unexpected Spiritual Awakening with Sharna LanglaisToday we talk with a true master of explaining the mystical in an understandable way. Sharna Langlais is a Reiki Master and also certified in Shamanic Healing and many other healing modalities such as Herbalism and Aromatherapy. She and Hillary talk about her new book, Unexpected Spiritual Awakenings, and how it pertains to fertility. They discuss what exactly an unexpected Spiritual Awakening is, how to spot one and what the stages are, and some tips on how to ease the lonely and discomfort when everything feels like it’s crumbling. Then, they cover what our ethereal body is, how we...
2018-12-091h 12
Fertile Minds RadioHow to Survive the Two Week WaitAfter coming back from a super fun yet unstructured Thanksgiving vacation, Hillary thought the topic of patience and planning would be perfect for this week’s episode. Fertility can be an emotional roller coaster, so today, Hillary will share some reminders and pointers that one can do during that anticipatory time of waiting. She gives a few ideas and options on ways to practice self-care and love that you can combine and partake in solo or with friends and loved ones. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I loo...
2018-12-0223 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- What Are YOU Grateful For?It's Turkey time in the U.S. which means lots of family gatherings! These things can be stressful depending on your family dynamic so lets take a minute for ourselves to go deep and feel what we are appreciative in our lives. This will not only help our outlook and perception, but it will help us to be a tractor beam of love at whatever gathering we show up to. We are on an App! Check out Parents On Demand Network to access us super quick and you control the speed.
2018-11-2121 min
Fertile Minds RadioNatural Beauty Products Worth Your Money That Won’t Wreck Your Fertility — Part 2Hillary first opens the show with an amazing keynote from her mentor, the late Ray Rubio from the Integrative Fertility Symposium last year. Ray shares a story about Dr. Shen, and why often times the simplest answer right under our nose is the one that will give us our answers. Then, she welcomes back her friend Katrina to share Part 2 of their top picks for yummy (and effective!) green and clean beauty products. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting with you, as you a...
2018-11-1838 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Have You Been a Victim of a Nocebo?Most of us are familiar with a placebo, however, do you know what a nocebo is? A nocebo is a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis by a health care provider. It happens in the fertility and birth worlds more than you think. Today we will go into detail of signs that it is happening, how to be more aware in the moment during healthcare appointments, and how to undo it if it has happened to you. Cheers to happy beliefs, less stress, and being one breath...
2018-11-1519 min
Fertile Minds RadioNatural Beauty Products Worth Your Money That Won’t Wreck Your Fertility (Part 1)Today, Hillary and her friend Katrina talk about beauty products and how they could be interfering with your fertility. They list the top ten chemical and ingredient offenders (out of 1,300!) to look out for and avoid, give recommendations on natural beauty product and product lines, and share some practical ways to make small shifts away from slathering ourselves daily in a chemical cocktail. More women are becoming savvy as consumers, and aware of how much of an effect what we put on our body has in with what happens inside of it. To share your o...
2018-11-1138 min
Fertile Minds RadioBach Flower Remedies for the Emotions that Come with Fertility Challenges with Erin GrayHillary’s esteemed colleague and friend Erin Gray, LCMHC, returns to dive deep into fertility challenges and the emotions that come with them. Erin has used and studied Bach Flower remedies for some time now, and she shares her experience with these super-safe homeopathic beneficial supplements. They also talk about the highlights of the 38 different remedies, the way Bach Remedies bring emotional balance into the situation, specific remedies as they play into detailed emotions, and Erin’s recommendation for bringing them into your life. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladyp...
2018-10-2138 min
Fertile Minds RadioHow to Reverse PCOS Naturally & Get PregnantSeptember was PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Awareness Month, so it is only fitting to do an episode centered around this condition. One in 10 American women, which is somewhere around five million women, suffer from symptoms on the PCOS spectrum. Today, we talk about what exactly PCOS is and the root causes, how the diagnosis occurs, the five Categories of Treatment, some myths surrounding it, and how you can go about reversing your PCOS in 9-12 months naturally. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting w...
2018-10-141h 05
Fertile Minds RadioDOULA — The What, Why, and How To Go About Deciding If and When You Need a Doula with Adriana LozadaThis week, we welcome Adriana Lozada, a woman of many accomplishments and talents including the remarkable brand Birthful, and assisting in over 150 births as a doula. Adriana sheds some light on what exactly a doula is, why a couple may want one, the benefits of having a doula, and how to decide which doula is right for your specific needs and desires. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting with you, as you are what this podcast is all about. Ta...
2018-09-3055 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- 16 Seconds to BlissDid you know that you can flip the switch on your stress response, turning on a relaxation response in as little as 16 seconds? It's a technique coined by my beloved meditation teacher davidji and it's the quickest way I know to restore calm and clarity to my body. The only trick is, you have to practice it. This episode is brought to you by the online course- How to thrive with Your Newborn presented by the talented doula Adriana Lozada. You can find it at birthfulcourses.com or in today’s show notes.
2018-09-1210 min
Fertile Minds RadioWhat TCM Has to Say About Your Fertility — Part 2Our periods are signs of how we are interacting with our environment, both internally and externally, and a way for us to use certain signals for fertility. Today, Hillary talks about what to stop and consider about your own period, how to change the quality and quantity of your uterine lining, decreasing inflammation to help clotting and cramping, certain foods to build up the blood, and how to turn back the clock in aging. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting with you, as y...
2018-09-0922 minFertile Minds RadioHow to Use Malas and Crystals as Part of Your Fertility MeditationsToday's mini mindful moment answers the questions... Why would someone use a crystal? What is a mala? How to do japa meditation? How do you infuse an intention into a stone or piece of jewelry? How would this possibly help my fertility?
2018-09-0511 min
Fertile Minds RadioGestational Diabetes with Lily NicholsThis week, we are joined again by the very knowledgeable (and one of our most popular Fertile Minds podcast guests) Lily Nichols. Not only is Lily a devoted mom, but she is a stellar author and a registered dietitian/nutritionist with a flair for interpreting scientific data and applying it to the modern-day woman. She speaks with Hillary today on her work helping women learn how to prevent or manage their Gestational Diabetes. She also discusses how we test for it, what makes someone more susceptible to acquiring it, and what the long-term complications are for both mama and...
2018-09-0254 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Verbal Suggestions to Help You Calm DownTodays relaxation response technique is technically called Autogenic Training. It’s a technique that is credited to Dr. Johannes Schultz and was popularized in the 90’s by Dr. Herbert Benson’s book - The Relaxation Response and has to do with the power of verbal suggestion. Now these verbal suggestions called orientations, can be thought of as a type of self hypnosis. This is different than an affirmation because we are going to take the verbal suggestions into the body to help it relax, not just repeat something in our minds. Once you’ve used this phrase though and effectiv...
2018-08-2912 minFertile Minds RadioWhat Traditional Chinese Medicine Has to Say About Your Menstrual Cycle Pt. !In this episode I will seek to give the listener a basic understanding of how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostics work and what TCM has to say about your menstrual cycle when you are trying to conceive. In part one we will discuss how Timing, Length, and Temperature are viewed in regards to TCM diagnostics, how we get certain imbalances and how to treat them from a TCM perspective. In part 2 of the series, we will talk about what your period is trying to tell you and what TCM has to say about advanced maternal and paternal a...
2018-08-2632 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Progressive Muscle RelaxationProgressive muscle relaxation is an excellent technique to get you out of your head and into your body so you can learn to be more aware when your body is trying to signal you that something is off. This will help you stay relaxed, and to trust your body while trying to conceive, going through pregnancy, and while giving birth. You get to me your own massage therapist in a quick 10 minute routine. Let's do this! Need some help getting that meditation practice going? Join us for a another 29 day challenge, beginning August 26, 2018. https://hillary-talbott.my...
2018-08-2215 min
Fertile Minds RadioPregnancy Brain with Parijat Deshpande, MSParijat Deshpande is the leading high-risk pregnancy expert, perinatal mind-body wellness counselor, speaker, and author who guides women to quickly and effectively release their stress during their high-risk pregnancy so they can give their baby a strong start to life. Her bestselling book “Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy” and popular podcast Delivering Miracles® discuss the real, raw side of infertility and pregnancy in an interesting yet expert manner. Tune in for an episode where we discuss the physical impact of hope, how to surround yourself with a team that feels right to you...
2018-08-1943 minFertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moments- Mindfulness 101000001E0 000001DF 00003C0C 00003C17 000112E5 000112E5 00007CD8 00007E76 00000272 000044FA Most of us know what mindfulness is, but do you actually practice it. Today's technique gives you a simple to use questions to take your from your past that dictates that conversation in your head, into the present moment, helping you enhance your fertility by changing your stress response to one of relaxation. Join the 29 Day Fertility Meditation Challenge at https://hillary-talbott.mykajabi.com/p/next-meditation-challenge
2018-08-1508 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Parenting in a Messy World with Michelle GaleToday we are joined by Michelle Gale, bestselling author, speaker, strategic advisor and mother/member of her lovely Family Council. Michelle and I talk about mindfulness as the number one secret to parenting with a clear head and open heart. She shares the intention and inspiration behind her book, Mindful Parenting in a Messy World, her own transformation from anxiety and fear to acceptance and empowerment, how new parents may find time to weave mindfulness and meditation into their jam-packed schedule, and how she herself practices mindfulness in her own family. To share your own f...
2018-08-1238 min
Fertile Minds RadioMini Mindful Moment- Ocean BreathMeditation is great, but what happens when you need to reset your nervous system during the day from Fight & Flight to Breed & Feed? Mini Mindful Moments are techniques for you to try out throughout your day to help you not only be more mindful and present, they will affect your nervous, immune, and endocrine systems biochemically in a positive way when practiced regularly. Enjoy! Don't forget to sign up for the FREE 29 Day Fertility Meditation Challenge hosted by LadyPotions.com
2018-08-0813 min
Fertile Minds RadioReal Food for Pregnancy with Lily Nichols, RDN, CDEToday we welcome Lily Nichols, Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher and an author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Lily draws from the current scientific literature and blends it with the wisdom of traditional culture and nature. We talk about the Western expectation of women managing it all directly after pregnancy and giving birth, and Lily’s prescription for healing and self-care. She shares how she began backing philosophy with results and clinical data to author two of her groundbreaking books, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and Real Food for Pregnancy. She also gives so...
2018-05-2756 min
Fertile Minds RadioIs IVF Good for Men’s Health?World-renowned reproductive urologist Dr. Turek joins us today. He has been at the forefront of IVF and ICSI since the early 90’s. He shares the latest happenings in both his research and his clinics in San Francisco and Beverly Hills, along with the ways Eastern Medicine compliments Western treatment, his thoughts on prenatals, single gene vs. chromosomal gene mutations, the sobering reality of advanced paternal age and some groundbreaking discoveries that are both provocative and backed by science. He is a soulful and lighthearted clinician and is committed to making things as easy and relatable as possible for his cl...
2018-05-201h 01
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Honoring Our LineageToday’s mindful moment gives you a little taste of our 29-day meditation challenge, of which we are currently getting phenomenal feedback and results. In keeping with the theme of working with our feminine and masculine energy, we will engage in a meditation to help and honor those who came before us and unblock any blockages that we have with our family. This meditation may have you feeling lighter, more open, and a sense of gratitude and respect for those that made us who we are. To share your own fertility story, please email me at...
2018-05-1322 min
Fertile Minds RadioFertility Hope in the Face of Cancer with Alice CrisciToday’s episode is full of hope and maybe even some perspective changers for some of you, especially when it comes to what you can handle at once. Our guest today is Alice Crisci. She is an author, fertility preservation spokeswoman and social entrepreneur, and most importantly, a mother on a mission. Her story is incredible. I talk with Alice about the non-profit she founded, Fertile Action, for fertile women touched by cancer, along with her new app MedAnswers, that seeks to connect patients experiencing fertility challenges, oncology issues, or even genetic questions with industry vetted experts. ...
2018-05-0644 min
Fertile Minds RadioRecurrent Pregnancy Loss with Dr. Zev Williams, M.D. Ph.D., Columbia UniversityToday’s episode features Zev Williams, M.D., Ph.D. He is the Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center and is a nationally-recognized clinician and researcher in the area of recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Not only is he one of the most brilliant minds I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing, he is incredibly humble, gracious, and passionate about his work. His intentions to help couples overcome recurrent pregnancy loss by building healthy happy families came through so clearly during this chat.
2018-04-2951 min
Fertile Minds RadioThe Three Keys to Conception with Lynsi Eastburn, Award-winning AuthorBoard-certified hypnotherapist and award-winning author Lynsi Eastburn joins us today to share her experience from over 25 years in the mind-body healing arts. Lynsi is a true pioneer of bringing hypnosis to the treatment of infertility, and we had such a fabulous talk about how belief systems can become a block when trying to fall pregnant, how she was led to her calling, the creation of HypnoFertility®, and how hypnosis can help us switch from fear and doubt into observation and peace. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I lo...
2018-04-221h 03
Fertile Minds RadioUsing Cervical Mucus to Predict High Fertility when TTC Fasten your earbuds, as our topic is rarely talked about but very important from everything to our fertility, overall health, and sexual pleasure. We talk about what the difference is between cervical mucus and vaginal discharge, how to keep our environment alkaline, the four types of mucus, ways around a hostile cervical environment, medications that can impair fertile mucus and herbs and practices that can help restore them, and why Mother Nature is all about timing. Links & Mentions: episode 23 -basal body temp; BBT episode 18 -fertility lab values explained in plain English episode 13 -vaginal steams episode 7 -avoiding adren...
2018-04-1529 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Guided Imagery for RelaxationToday’s Mindful Moment session invites you to float away from the everyday stresses and move towards what makes you feel good. Our guided meditation doesn’t use a mantra or breath, just our imagination to teleport you to a place that we associate with comfort and relaxation. This is perfect for yourself and possibly your partner as well, and a great way to start your morning or practice before going to a doctor’s appointment. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions.com. I look forward to connecting with you, as...
2018-04-0818 min
Fertile Minds RadioWhat your Basal Body Temperature Can and Can't Tell You About Your FertilityToday’s episode is going to uncover what your basal body temperatures can and can’t tell you about your fertility. There is a ton of information regarding this topic, so by the time you are done listening to today’s episode, I want you to feel confident and motivated about tracking your BBT and working with your practitioner on what it means for you. We will talk about why you should take your temperature, how to do it and then track it correctly, how to use the different methods to your advantage, and the benefits that come from tracki...
2018-03-2544 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Quiet Continuous BreathingToday’s mindful moments episode is all about setting your morning right with a quiet continuous breathing meditation. Whether you have 30 seconds or 30 minutes a morning, this will help get you clued into your own body every morning, and set you throughout your day with more positive self-talk and intention. I recommend this meditation both before and after you take your basal body temperature. Nothing fancy, just quiet continuous breathing and some visualization to start your day out with a connection to yourself and your calmest potential. To share your own fertility story, please email me...
2018-03-1139 min
Fertile Minds RadioTaking a TCM Approach to Your Diet to Enhance FertilityToday we will be covering one of my personal subjects in life, food! Food therapy has always been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It can be really easy to initiate your own healing simply by eating for your current TCM disharmony. I will share with you some easy life solutions and three different approaches that you can start with your very next meal. Food has a lot of ties to our belief system, our past, and emotions we have yet to feel. Changing the way you eat can seem very overwhelming, so today I invite you to just pick...
2018-02-2548 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — A Meditation to Help with Implantation While TTCFeelings of loneliness, fear, and doubt are universal to a woman during her fertility road trip. It is common to feel hopeful and confident one moment and then isolated and frazzled the next. Today’s mindful moment episode will be all about restoring more peace and joy into your space, and to remind you that we are all connected and can send healing energy and love to one another, especially during a time such as implantation. We will dive deep in a meditation that came out organically as I was working with a lovely woman on...
2018-02-1830 min
Fertile Minds RadioPreventing Colds and the FluToday is a very important and relevant topic, as this flu season has been one of the worst in decades! We are going to talk about when to know when antibiotics may be right for you, how over-taking antibiotics may be hurting the future of your children, how to stay healthy during cold and flu season, and what to do if you or your partner gets sick along your fertility journey during an IVF cycle. I also share what herbs and oils can shorten colds and illness, the difference between strains of the cold, and some other natural remedies...
2018-02-1138 min
Fertile Minds RadioInfertility Testing — Fertility Lab tests explained in plain EnglishToday we will be diving into lab values, and specifically what it means to have a complete fertility workup. I cover what it means when we say a fertility workup, what they test for and why, what is “normal” to empower yourself in a non-judgmental way so you and your support system can figure out a plan of corrective action. We also discuss a semen analysis and the total, whole picture of the markers you would be looking at there. This episode is a great way to dive in with understanding what tests should be done based on your age...
2018-01-2150 min
Fertile Minds RadioPermission to PauseWelcome back and happy 2018 to you. I am happy to be back in the new year and to be able to share some insights with you. Today’s episode covers the tough topic of giving yourself permission to pause when you or someone you love is experiencing grief. My lovely co-host Erin Gray and I discuss how we help ourselves or another through profound loss, specifically a miscarriage. I provide a mini-meditation to open us up to love and warmth, then we share on the topics regarding ritual, things to say and not say to others that are grieving, and...
2018-01-1454 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Using Chakra Meditation for ManifestationWhen I thought about creating this episode, I wanted to keep the intro short and sweet. We already spend so much time thinking, processing and worrying. Sometimes we just need to “do it” and this comes to manifesting our dreams. Today’s episode features a meditation to help clear clutter internally to manifest the life of your dreams. After today’s episode, we encourage you to lighten your load from the inside out and to remember that you have access to your center anytime, at anyplace. www.ladypotions.com/episode16
2017-12-3150 min
Fertile Minds RadioSacred Powers of Transformation with davidjiDavidji is the voice that woke me up many years ago, and I am forever grateful for finding his work, as it changed my life and path and this podcast would not be here today without him. Today I am honored to have him on as our guest. He graciously gives us tips on how to manifest true transformation in any area of your life from within, and answering the question “How Do I Stop Being Attached to The Outcome of Something I Want So Badly?” It’s a talk of rejuvenation, renewal, and rebirth. www.ladypotions.com/ep...
2017-12-2455 min
Fertile Minds RadioPlacentas, Pushing, and the 4th Trimester with Dawn Herring of Empowered Birth SeriesWe are thrilled to have the awesome Dawn Herring of Empowered Birth Series back as our guest today. Like myself, Dawn wants to change the conversation in labor to where it can unfold throughout the process and the woman finds it easier to trust her body through grounded knowledge and preparation. Every woman is different, every birth is different, and we are here to share our full-circle journeys to help empower and free us from an exact perception of what birth should look like. I talk with Dawn about the Bishop Score, placentas, and the importance of taking labels...
2017-12-171h 05
Fertile Minds RadioVaginal Steams and The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy with Jen Poll LMTOur guest today is my dear friend, Jen Poll. Jen is a Licensed Massage Therapist in St. Petersburg, Florida. We have a great talk with Jen on the techniques of vaginal steams, abdominal massage, and her inspiration from teachings of Don Elijio Panti and Rosita Arvigo. Steaming and Abdominal Massage can be a great way for women to maintain and achieve uterine health, to reconnect with their own body and reclaim any power they may have previously surrendered. We cover what a vaginal steam is, and why a woman may want to steam her lady parts. The massage and...
2017-12-1049 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments — Gratitude with Hillary Talbott Roland on Fertile Minds RadioI am very thankful for the ability to share today’s episode with you. Creation of life is INTERNAL and it needs a relaxed state to begin, which is exactly why a gratitude practice can help. I invite you to see what unfolds when you commit to an attitude of gratitude. We talk about why it is a matter of health to call on positive emotions, how to start the process of being grateful, and why it’s important to stop waiting until things “are better.” I guide you through a meditation for gratitude to take with you on your day...
2017-11-2628 min
Fertile Minds RadioLabor Positions, Stages of Labor, and Breathing During Birth with Dawn Herring of the Empowered Birth SeriesToday I welcome special guest Dawn Herring, wife and mama of two beautiful babies and Happy Birth Way (HBW) Certified Childbirth Educator. Dawn shares with us how she became a childbirth educator and what inspires her to educate couples on evidence to have the most empowered birth experience possible. We cover three very important lessons that Dawn teaches in her class recording breath and movement, the stages and phases of labor, support techniques, the role of mindfulness, intuition and movement, and some practical tips to be armed with information throughout their journey. www.ladypotions.com/episode11
2017-11-191h 08
Fertile Minds RadioUnfinished Business with Erin GrayOur topic today on Unfinished Business may feel really uncomfortable but it can be a game changer. It’s worth every ounce of your energy to shine a light on it so you don’t have to spend an eternity’s worth of energy repressing it. I am joined by the great Erin Gray and together we cover our definition of unfinished business, give specific details on how they could affect fertility, share some exercises to release repressed emotion, and help you decide when you may need to seek professional help on this topic. Today's sponsor is Organi...
2017-11-1238 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments: Forgiveness and Why it’s Important for Your Fertility JourneyWe are in interesting times. Everywhere you turn there seem to be intense emotions and angry accusations flying. From the #metoo to righteous anger over recent violent events, I thought it was a good time to record an antidote to all of this anger. Today we will be focusing on the skill of forgiveness. Special Thanks to Musician: Christopher Lloyd Clark www.ladypotions.com/episode9
2017-11-0527 min
Fertile Minds RadioUnderstanding the role physical therapy can have in treating fertility.Today I am here with Mary Ellen Kramp, Physical Therapy Specialist as well as a technician in craniosacral therapy, lymphatic drainage, and visceral manipulation. We have a lively and in-depth talk on the importance of structural integration when you are trying to get pregnant, as well as during pregnancy, and then my favorite part of this topic, what you can do for yourself postpartum. Mary Ellen’s gentle approach has helped many women with issues both during pregnancy and postpartum. It’s rare that women get referred for physical therapy related to fertility issues, but Mary Ellen works hard to c...
2017-10-2945 min
Fertile Minds RadioBelieving and Trusting | Marc Sherman and Dr. Kate Webster of Organic ConceptionsToday’s guests are Marc Sherman and Dr. Kate Webster, creators of the revolutionary online course Organic Conceptions. This course began with Erin and Marc Sherman’s personal struggle in trying to conceive for a decade. In partnership with Dr. Webster, they created a roadmap for themselves and others to chart a course that engages and empowers couples on their path to parenthood. They share the primary goals of Organic Conceptions, the main three chapters and primary expectations that arise and the importance of surrender. Marc and Dr. Webster are really doing some amazing work with helping others achieve emot...
2017-10-271h 12
Fertile Minds RadioFertility HerbsHello and welcome to Fertile Minds Radio! I’m your host Hillary Talbott Roland. I am a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Certified Meditation teacher, and board-certified reproductive specialist and I practice at Art of acupuncture in the beautiful St. Petersburg, FL. This episode is meant to give you a glimpse at how herbs can be safely used in treating infertility. I could do an entire show just on herbs alone, so this is meant to give you the basics so you have a better understanding of how herbs might help and why exactly we are prescribing what we...
2017-10-2737 min
Fertile Minds RadioDoing vs. Being | Erin GrayI had the pleasure of working with today’s guest, Erin Gray, in a previous practice and fell in love with her unique style and impressive skill set. She can unravel problems and focus on the root of the issue by working with the patient in partnership with their energetic and emotional body. She helps women everywhere gain clarity and insight along their process. Today’s episode is all about doing vs. being and the false notions that we are lazy or passive when we receive. We have been raised to be goal-oriented and to go after what we want...
2017-10-2731 min
Fertile Minds RadioWelcome and Enjoy! A new podcast is born!Welcome to Fertile Minds Radio! Here you will find wisdom for your fertility journey and beyond, chosen specifically to help you trust your body and elevate your spirit. Join us and see what a fertile mind feels like. I am your host, Hillary Talbot Rowland. I am a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a Certified Fellow of American Board of Reproductive Medicine, and a teacher of meditation. I practice at the Art of Acupuncture in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida. I am so excited to start this journey and my number one commitment is to bring you the world’s best ex...
2017-10-2711 min
Fertile Minds RadioMindful Moments: The Four AgreementsThank you for joining me for the first installment of Mindful Moments on Fertile Minds Radio. If you listened to Episode 1 or you have worked with me in the past, then you already know meditation is a large part of what I do to keep rising towards the best version of myself AND a big part of what I teach to my patients in order to help them have a deeper inner awareness and to achieve high mental clarity. Now, you might be asking yourself what has this to do with fertility? Today’s episode ties together the benefits of...
2017-10-2742 min
Fertile Minds RadioTreating Burnout (Adrenal Fatigue) NaturallyIn today’s episode we are talking all about burnout — how it happens, how to recover naturally, which herbs to take and why meditation helps. I will also cover how long it takes to fully recover, and why so many of us in our culture experience a higher level of stress than ever before. As we mentioned in previous episodes, our society puts an emphasis on “doing” rather than “being” and accomplishment rather than relaxation and rejuvenation. While both are necessary for a balanced and successful life, we’ve seen more cases of burnout and adrenal fatigue than ever before, and I...
2017-10-2725 min
Fertile Minds RadioMale vs. Female EnergiesHello and welcome to a fun and juicy episode, all about male and female energies. Today we will be answering the question: what’s the difference between these energies and why does it matter when it comes to conception? Our guest on today’s show is the lovely Erin Gray, mental health counselor and licensed massage therapist extraordinaire. We also talk about balancing the male / female energies, the cultural background of how we got here in the first place, what not to do, and solid examples you can try out today. http://www.ladypotions.com/episode6
2017-10-2232 min