THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY PODCAST
#61 What is Sacred Fertility Yoga? Lauren Hanna shares Her Inspiring Message on Sacred Conception
A student of Yoga for over 30 years and a teacher for over 25 years, Lauren Hanna studied the ancient systems of Yoga and Ayurveda with many of the greatest living masters.
A student of Yoga for over 30 years and a teacher for over 25 years, Lauren Hanna studied the ancient systems of Yoga and Ayurveda with many of the greatest living masters. In 2001 she founded Sonic Yoga, a thriving Yoga studio and teacher training center in New York City. She is also the founder of Sacred Fertility Yoga, which is a union of Lauren’s academic, spiritual and personal experiences. After having her first baby naturally at the age of 46, Lauren considers Sacred Fertility Yoga to be the teaching she’s been preparing her whole life to offer to women who desire to unlock their fertility.
An avid surfer, organic gardener, and sunset lover, Lauren lives in the seaside village of Montauk, Long Island with her life partner, Michael, her daughter, Jaya and her rescue dog Shakti.
For more information on Lauren, visit http://www.sacredfertilityyoga.com
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#60 Five Tools to Empower Your New Year!
In this episode, I share 5 easy tools you can implement for your new year resolution!
In this episode, I share 5 easy tools you can implement for your new year resolution!
Often times, we make goals but have a hard time sticking to them. I share in this episode proven tools to help you create and stick to your new, healthy habits!
These are my go-to tools and below are some studies and articles that I refer to in the episode!
Enjoy and have an amazing 2020!!
https://sidsavara.com/why-3-of-harvard-mbas-make-ten-times-as-much-as-the-other-97-combined/
https://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/dominican-research-cited-in-forbes-article
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815616/
https://www.llewellyn.com/encyclopedia/article/244
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#59 Navigating the Fertility Journey During the Holidays – Clinical Social Worker Bette Galen Shares Valuable Tips!
Today I welcome Bette Galen back.
Today I welcome Bette Galen back. Bette is a Licensed Clinical Social worker who specializes in fertility and was my guest on episode 26. I wanted to invite Bette back for a special holiday season episode because I know she can provide valuable tips on how to deal with the challenges that come up during the holiday.
Bette Galen has been a Licensed Clinical Social worker for 16 years. Her specialties include – women’s reproductive health, trauma, and life transitions. If you would like to learn more about Bette, check out episode 26 where she shares about how her own journey led her to find her calling.
Some of the resources mentioned by Bette are:
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#58 What it Means to Conceive with Love w/ Fertility Acupuncturist and Author Denise Wiesner
Denise Wiesner, LAc, FABORM, founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in the Whole Systems Chinese medicine approach to women’s health, sexuality, and fertility.
Denise Wiesner, LAc, FABORM, founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, 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. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Kinesiology (UCLA), a Master of Arts in traditional Chinese medicine (Emperor's College), and is a certified sex coach. She is board-certified by the State of California and the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), and a charter member of the Fertile Soul: Clinical Excellence in Fertility program.
Denise teaches professional seminars to medical doctors, OB/GYNs, and nurse midwives on the application of Chinese medicine in obstetrics and gynecology and has published articles on acupuncture and infertility. In addition to a thriving private practice, Denise lectures at conferences, works closely with reproductive endocrinologists, and is a professor in the doctoral program in Chinese Medicine, Fertility, and Women’s Health at Yo San University. Denise enjoys leading groups for individuals and couples to help their fertility journey, incorporating breath, meditation, and education.
You can find Denise's book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Conceiving-Love-Whole-Body-Reigniting-Increasing-ebook/dp/B07J46ZH6H
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#57 What Does Temperature Have to Do With Fertility? | Dr. Denis Wilson, MD Discusses Thyroid Health & Fastercise
Dr. Denis Wilson, MD has a Medical degree from University of South Florida and is the Co-Founder of an herbal supplement company.
Dr. Denis Wilson, MD has a Medical degree from University of South Florida and is the Co-Founder of an herbal supplement company.
Dr. Wilson developed the concept of Wilson ‘s Temperature Syndrome in 1988 after observing people with symptoms of low thyroid and low body temperature, yet who had normal blood tests. He found that by normalizing their temperatures with T3 (without T4) their symptoms often remained improved even after the treatment was discontinued.
As a result of his findings, Dr. Wilson developed the WT3 protocol for Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome and originated sustained release T3.
Dr. Wilson is the author of Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome – A Reversible Low Temperature Problem, Doctor’s Manual for Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome, Evidence-based Approach to Restoring Thyroid Health and the recently released The Power of Fastercise. He also speaks regularly at conferences throughout North America.
https://www.fastercise.com
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Fastercise-Signaling-Exercise-Surprisingly/dp/160358899X
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#56 The Mindful Practice of Body Literacy & How It Can Shed Light on a Woman’s Overall Health w/ Justisse Fertility Educator Lisa Leger
Lisa Leger is a Fertility Awareness Educator who teaches the Justisse Method.
Lisa Leger is a Fertility Awareness Educator who teaches the Justisse Method. She is a faculty member at Justisse College International in the Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner program, which is an online teacher training program. She provides private counselling, public education, and professional training in holistic approaches to health and wellness. She works with Naturopathic Physicians and doctors of functional medicine as well as community pharmacists, herbalists, midwives, and allied health professionals to foster a wider acceptance of natural medicine. Lisa is an active member of the Association of Fertility Awareness Professionals (AFAP) and the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR), was past chair of her local chapter of Osteoporosis Canada, and hosts community health fairs, forums, clinics, and classes to raise awareness about natural health care.
Lisa can be reached at www.justisse.ca
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#55 Menstrual Cycle Myths Debunked | Ava World Chief Editor Lindsay Meisel Shares Valuable Fascinating Research Information
Lindsay Meisel is the Chief Science Editor at Ava Fertility Tracker.
Lindsay Meisel is the Chief Science Editor at Ava Fertility Tracker. She’s an expert at breaking down science, technology and health as it relates to women’s health and the menstrual cycle. With over a decade of experience educating and writing about reproductive health, Lindsay is a sought-after speaker and presenter. Her work has been featured on The Fertility Hour, The Birth Hour, The Breakthrough Journal and The Rumpus.
https://www.avawomen.com/avaworld/
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#54 What is the Fifth Vital Sign and Why it’s Essential for Fertility | Fertility Podcast Host and Author Lisa Hendrickson Jack
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack talks about vaginas a lot!
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack talks about vaginas a lot! She’s a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children, by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign.
Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. She hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health. With well over a million downloads, Fertility Friday is the #1 source for information about fertility awareness, and menstrual cycle health, connecting women around the world with their cycles and their fertility — something our education systems have consistently failed to do. When she’s not researching, writing, and interviewing health professionals, you’ll find her spending time with her husband and her two sons. To learn more, visit fertilityfriday.com.
Facebook: Facebook.com/FertilityFridays Instagram: @FertilityFriday
Twitter: @FertileFriday
Pinterest: FertilityFriday
Skype: FertilityFriday
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#53 The Intricate Balance of Hormones and Factors that Contribute to their Imbalance | Dr. Patti Haebe
Dr. Haebe is a results-driven provider, passionate to share the power and freedom of feeling your best. Her work is targeted, specific and effective.
Dr. Haebe is a results-driven provider, passionate to share the power and freedom of feeling your best. Her work is targeted, specific and effective.
Her training in Naturopathic Medicine makes her an expert in integrative medicine. She combines the best of modern medicine (lab testing, imaging, diagnosis) with the ancient wisdom of eastern medicine (nutrition, herbs, traditional Chinese medicine). She has also worked in the nutritional supplement industry. This, along with her obsession with biochemistry, enables her to give her patients the advantage of knowing what works and what does not when it comes to nutritional supplementation.
Dr. Haebe emphasizes the importance creating balance in our lives mentally, physically and spiritually. She has extensive training in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, endocrinology (with an emphasis on female conditions, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, PCOS, adrenal fatigue), fertility and pre-conception preparation, weight loss and detoxification.
Dr. Haebe believes that in order to obtain optimal wellness, it is essential to first identify the causes of disease. She focuses on actively listening to patients in order to best understand their story and needs while educating and working with the patient to generate a treatment plan that is customized just for them. She is a strong proponent of the patient-doctor relationship and believes that with collaboration, the best results are achieved.
Dr.Haebe loves living in Tucson, AZ with her husband, Luke. They enjoy camping, travel, spending time with family, and laughing as often as possible!
She grew up in Denver, CO and has always had a passion for helping others. While attending medical school at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, she was vice president of the student body and was awarded the esteemed Daphne Blayden Award in recognition of her academic excellence, positivity, loving sense of humor, and compassion.
https://www.instagram.com/dr.patti_haebe/
https://www.facebook.com/DrPattiHaebe/
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#52 Aligning with Your Future Child | An Enlightened Conversation with Energy Healer Nancy Mae
Nancy Mae, MA, MS, is a Hay House award-winning author who went from being in both physical and spiritual pain to healed through the power of alternative therapies.
Nancy Mae, MA, MS, is a Hay House award-winning author who went from being in both physical and spiritual pain to healed through the power of alternative therapies. Her transformational experience inspired her to radically change professions, create the Energetic Fertility Method™, become an award-winning author and she now works helping people improve and even transform their lives.
For more information about Nancy, visit:
The Energetic Fertility Method book: https://amzn.to/2ZjJwcZ
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#51 Reclaiming the Miracle Mindset | Law of Attraction Fertility Coach Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis Discusses our Powerful Ability to Create
Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis is a certified Law of Attraction Fertility Coach, Reiki Healer and Loss Doula.
Alexandra Sipos-Kocsis is a certified Law of Attraction Fertility Coach, Reiki Healer and Loss Doula. She is passionate about helping women overcome challenges, fulfill their destiny as powerful creators and reclaim their miracle mindset. As a Coach, she support women on their fertility journey and helps them create the family and lives they desire. More information about Alexandra can be found at www.asklovereceive.com.
SOCIAL LINKS:
www.facebook.com/asklovereceive
www.instagram.com/asklovereceive
www.twitter.com/asklovereceive
WEBSITE:
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#50 Reflecting on My First 50 Episodes!
Yay! The Wholesome Fertility Podcast has reached 50!!
Yay! The Wholesome Fertility Podcast has reached 50!! This is truly an amazing day for me and I couldn't have done this without you! I hope you listen to this podcast because this is a behind the scenes, candid episode on what it has meant to start this podcast, what I have learned, and what my inspiration is to serve you, the listener!!
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#49 Healing the Whole Person with Naturopathic Medicine | Dr. Lindsay Martens
Dr. Lindsay Martens has been in practice as a Naturopathic Doctor since 2006.
Dr. Lindsay Martens has been in practice as a Naturopathic Doctor since 2006. She adores working with women to help them understand their bodies, their unique rhythms and re-connect to their own body wisdom. Through her own journey to motherhood, she found her passion and purpose in helping other women and couples in their fertility journey. Dr. Lindsay Martens takes a whole being approach to her care, looking at all aspects of health and lifestyle with her patients to help them find a deeper experience of health and vitality.
For more information on Dr. Lindsay Martens, visit:
https://www.drlindsaymartens.com
http://naturopathicfertility.com
Instagram: @lindsaymnd
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#48 The Powerful Benefits of Meditation
The benefits of meditation cannot be underestimated. Even science is now uncovering the power of this ancient practice.
In this episode I speak about how meditation can help your fertility journey by grounding and providing clarity in navigating a very challenging journey. I go over the mind and how we can train ourselves to be less reactive to our thoughts and emotions. This over time brings about a profound sense of empowerment.
Recommended meditation books:
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
A Fertile Path: Guiding the Journey with Mindfulness and Compassion
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#47 Finding Empowerment with Endometriosis w/ Endo Empowered Founder Melissa Turner
Melissa has become one of the leading experts on endometriosis and how to manage it holistically. This experience came out of her own journey in struggling for over 15 years with stage 4 endometriosis and finally living a normal, pain & symptom-free life. Her mission is to empower more women to manage endometriosis holistically so they can stop suffering and reach beyond endo!
To get more information on Melissa, visit https://www.endoempowered.com
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#46 The Sacred Life of Fertility | Fertile Empowerment Coach Elisabeth Manning Discusses the Importance of Divine Alignment
Elisabeth Manning left her coveted corporate job as the Assistant to the CEO of NIKE to discover her own unique calling, prepare for a child, and call in her soul mate, she found she had to create a fertile environment inside and out before any of these seeds would spark.
After doing the inner work, Elisabeth is now living her passion as a conscious creation and fertile empowerment coach, speaker and author on how to birth the best version of ourselves, whether a baby, business, soul mate or best life, cradling the notion that by creating the self and life we love, we attract (the right kind of) success and we birth a better world. Childfree by choice, Elisabeth lives with her soul mate husband in Northern California building their country home and attempting to wrangle their golden retriever pup into having better manners.
For more information on Elisabeth, click here:
https://www.elisabethmanning.com
consciousconceptionmail@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/consciousconception/
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#45 What it Means to Go Clean and why it Matters to Fertility Health
In this episode I share why going clean is essential to fertility health.
In this episode I share why going clean is essential to fertility health. As I've mentioned in previous episodes, the body will always favor healing and balance. But it cannot do that if we confuse it and bog it down with toxins. Here I talk about why it matters to go clean and how you can take steps today to get started.
A list of my favorite clean products:
Jane Iredale pure pressed base: https://amzn.to/3293GEe
Jane Iredale liquid minerals: https://amzn.to/2Ztw6eb
Puracy Shower Gel: https://amzn.to/321hkci
Puracy Shampoo & Conditioner: https://amzn.to/2ZvZWuG
Crystal mineral deodorant: https://amzn.to/2Hu4viR
Rael Sanitary Napkins: https://amzn.to/2ZuXl3W
Moisturizer (body): https://amzn.to/2U8Bpuw
Moisturizer (face): https://amzn.to/324HB9G
Nail polish: https://amzn.to/2NxPqR8
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#44 How the Fertility Journey can Become your Teacher w/ Fertility Health Coach Monica Cox
Monica is somewhat of a hippy & is a bit obsessed with real food.
Monica is somewhat of a hippy & is a bit obsessed with real food. Her clean eating lifestyle evolved slowly during her NINE year infertility journey. She spent six years searching for an answer to her unexplained infertility, which included never seeing a BFP and two failed IVFs.
She decided to make some dramatic diet and lifestyle changes to improve her fertility health and requested immune tests, even though the doctors told her she wasn’t a candidate for such testing. The results came back and she discovered she had High Natural Killers Cells. The answer to her unexplained infertility. With five embryos on ice she did three FETs with immune suppressing drugs, which resulted in two miscarriages and one beautiful baby boy.
Two months after all medical treatment was done and dusted, she found out the dramatic diet and lifestyle changes had paid off and she was pregnant naturally for the first time ever. Baby boy number two entered their family in March 2018. Monica is a stay at home mom, wife, Fertility Health Coach, author of Baby&Me, Podcast host The Infertile Diagnosis and creator of #gratedvegbrekkie She’s all about inspiring others to improve their physical and mental health on www.mymindfulme.com
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#43 The Power of Ceremony & Natural Medicine | Dr. Katherine Dale
During her 16-year practice as a Naturopath Dr. Katherine Dale, ND has focused on uncovering the mysteries of the female body with a focus on fertility and creativit
During her 16-year practice as a Naturopath Dr. Katherine Dale, ND has focused on uncovering the mysteries of the female body with a focus on fertility and creativity. As a natural medicine doctor, Katherine guides her patients to increased fertility, energy and hormonal balance within their bodies. In order to remain connected to her natural plant medicines (herbs, vitamins and homeopathy) she guides moon meditations and helps her clients connect the cycles of their bodies to the cycles of the earth and moon, empowering them to heal their bodies, spirits and souls.
Originally from Ontario, Canada, Dr. Katherine has been practicing medicine in Hong Kong for nine years. Over the past 16 years Katherine has treated patients in Toronto, New York, London and Hong Kong. As a Global Naturopath she has learned to adopt her medicine to the needs of the local environment.
For more information on Katherine, visit http://www.drkatherinedale.com
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#42 The Gift of Life’s Challenges and the Spiritual Journey w/ Spiritual Success Coach Monica Reyes
Monica Reyes is a dynamic speaker, and activist for compassion, guiding and empowering leaders towards self-awareness, spiritual awareness and purpose.
Monica Reyes is a dynamic speaker, and activist for compassion, guiding and empowering leaders towards self-awareness, spiritual awareness and purpose. She bridges ancient spiritual principles with the latest in science and braids it into easily digestible and practical ideas.
She is a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, a Psychosynthesis life coach and an attorney who left her fruitful law practice to answer her soul’s call formore. Her background allows her to easily integrate her teachings into the corporate and athletic setting. She has worked with companies such as Gucci, Ricoh, NFLPA, TD Bank, bringing executives and professional athletes to look within for more success, creativity and inner peace. She is a TEDx Speaker and has spoken in front of audiences ranging from small venues to tens of thousands in all demographics and purposes with her message.
When she is not trying to change the world, she is enjoying her beautiful and growing family, reading, researching and studying cutting edge practices to help her clients continue to grow. She is the proud mom of Natalia and Nikolas and wife of Ian Welsch, founder of the innovative arts-based youth development agency, The Motivational Edge and one of her inspirations to follow her passion.
Facebook: @IAMMonicaReyes
Instagram: @monicaereyes
TEDx VIDEO: https://youtu.be/A6jfvWnYsWM
monica@monicaereyes.com
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