THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY PODCAST
EP 208 She Was Told She Was Pre-menopausal Before Having Two Babies | Amie Bouras
When Amie Bouras called me to set up an appointment, she was struggling to conceive and was told by two doctors that she had very little chance of getting pregnant on her own. One of the doctors said she was pre-menopausal based on her numbers, the other said that she would not be able to do IVF with her own eggs. She turned their predictions on their heads. Amie is a life and wellness coach who hopes to spread the message that anything is possible! Tune in to hear her inspiring story of hope!
www.emerickdavid.com
Emerickdavidmgmt@gmail.com
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Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 207 Four Ways to Impact Your Body Through Your Mind
On today’s episode, I share four ways that you can impact your body through mind practices. I firmly believe that when we learn how to navigate our minds, we become more empowered to evoke healing in our bodies and in our lives. Listen in to find out more!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 206 De-mystifying PCOS | Dr. Angela Potter
Dr. Angela Potter is a functional medicine naturopathic doctor and leading expert in PCOS fertility. She is the creator of the PCOS Fertility Protocol that helps women with an individualized approach to overcoming infertility with PCOS.
Dr. Potter is also a speaker and has shared the stage with various CEO’s and global thought-leaders from corporations like Google, Microsoft and Headspace. She has been interviewed for articles on Healthline.com. Dr. Potter is a nutritionist as well as a doctor.
She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two kids.
https://www.drangelapotter.com/pcos
Facebook.com/drangelapotter
Instagram.com/drangelapotter
Youtube.com/channel/UCq7tCSUZpsqBgCj66L5YHtw
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 205 A Prenatal Red Flag that Everyone Who is Trying to Conceive Needs to Know | Donna Benavides
Donna Benavides is a mother who experienced Cholestasis of Pregnancy and is blessed with two healthy children Branden & Evan and angel baby Jorden. Her time is dedicated to her family, work and passion to raise awareness of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP).
Her journey with ICP began with her first pregnancy in 2003 with her son Jorden that tragically passed away in utero at 37 weeks & 5 days due to the high-risk pregnancy Cholestasis. In 2008, she began her work with the itchy mom’s website and in 2012 became the Founder of ICP Care 501(c)(3) nonprofit. She has a Bachelor's of Science degree and has practiced Yoga for 12 years completing her RYT® 200 Yoga Teacher training in 2018. She has enjoyed teaching to pregnant mothers since 2019 as a certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher RPYT®.
Website: https://icpcare.org/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/icpcare
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/icpcare
Twitter - https://twitter.com/icpcare
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/icpcare
Support group page https://icpcare.org/icp-community/support-groups/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 204 Is Emotional Eating Getting in the Way of Your Fertility Wellness? | Amber Romaniuk
Amber Romaniuk is an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert who helps women achieve optimal health through powerful mindset healing, self-care and overcoming self-sabotage with food. Her podcast “The No Sugarcoating Podcast” has a million downloads, over 300 episodes and is listened to in over 88 countries.
Amber overcame her own emotional eating after gaining and losing more than 1000 lbs and spending over $50,000 on binge foods and spending 5 years balancing her hormones and digestion. Now she helps others achieve Body Freedom™ so they have the confidence and health to create amazing lives.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberromaniuk/
Website: https://amberapproved.ca/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-no-sugarcoating-podcast/id1158699464
Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 203 How to Balance Intuition & Logical Realism on Your Fertility Journey
Do you ever find yourself in an internal war of trying to figure out which inner voice to listen to? The realist or the intuitive? On this podcast I will share how to balance both and why they are both very important assets on your fertility journey!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 202 Can the Power of Belief Impact Your Fertility Health? | Michelle Oravitz
In today’s episode I speak about one of my favorite topics – the power of belief! This is one of my favorite topics because I see it as a very empowering asset that we hold within our minds. Our belief can impact our lives in general, but can be implemented in order to heal our bodies and reproductive health. Be sure to tune in!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 201 Can Stress Impact Fertility Health? | Dr. Doni Wilson
Dr. Doni Wilson is a Naturopathic Doctor, certified professional midwife, certified nutrition specialist, and bestselling author of Master Your Stress, Reset Your Health. For more than 22 years, she has helped thousands of patients overcome health challenges and achieve wellness by using specific strategies that address the whole body and ultimately resolve the underlying causes of distress. Dr. Doni suffered from migraines for over 20 years, and in the process of solving them, she developed her Stress Recovery Protocol. Dr. Doni brings awareness to the impact of stress on our health and how it is possible to recover from burnout and become resilient to stress in the media and at public and professional events. You can find her blog, podcast, called How Humans Heal, and her Self C.A.R.E.™ program at DoctorDoni.com
Instagram: @doctordoniwilson
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 200 The Impacts of Autoimmune Conditions On Fertility Health |Makayla and Cassie from Mamas Maternal Health
Makayla and Cassie are registered dietician nutritionists and are the founders of Mama’s Maternal Health, an online organization created to help women with Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune diagnoses get and stay pregnant.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
@mamas_maternal_health
mamasmaternalhealth@gmail.com
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 199 Through Womb Trauma to Womb Healing | Stesha Reukauf
Stesha is passionate about womb healing, energetics and feminine embodiment for women who desire to conceive their babies with unwavering belief & ease without the overthinking, overdoing, doubt & fear.
After a heartbreaking fertility journey and no where to turn, Stesha was brought to the inner work of healing her childhood & generational trauma of unworthiness, not-enoughness, and fear of being seen and taking up space. She was brought even deeper into the awakening of her womb and feminine power. Looking back she knows it all happened for a reason and now guides women struggling to conceive through this incredibly powerful portal to become the mothers they are meant to be.
With 7 years background in root cause medicine, mind-body practice, energy psychology, quantum healing, function nutrition and testing and specialized study in women's fertility along with being a phd candidate in Natural Medicine writing her thesis in energetic womb healing for infertility.
Stesha has the experience and knowledge to guide you through a spiraling journey back home to your power, your fertility, and to the abundant life you desire from a feminine place of ease and flow.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stesha.reukauf/
Free Embodiment Practice: https://courses.steshareukauf.com/embodied-belief
Own Your Fertility Podcast: https://courses.steshareukauf.com/own-your-fertility-podcast
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 198 If You’re Struggling to Conceive, Ask Your Doctor About These Tests
If you’ve been struggling to conceive, it is important to run baseline tests with your fertility doctor. Unfortunately, you may have to sometimes advocate for yourself. I wanted to share in this episode common tests that many RE’s run for their patients so that you have an idea of what should be your baseline when you are going in to get answers about your fertility. Join me in today’s episode as I discuss common tests to ask for so you can feel more empowered on your own fertility journey!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 197 What Should You Do If You’re Luteal Phase is Too Short?
In this episode I will go over what the luteal phase is, how to track its length, and what options might help lengthen it. Always be sure to speak to a healthcare provider before taking any supplements.
Here’s a link to the study about Vitamin C affecting progesterone levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700980/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 196 Are There Steps That Your Missing In Optimizing Your Fertility Nutrition? | Katie Dewhurst
Katie started out as a nutritionist and also studied functional medicine, specializing in female health & nutrition. In 2016, she founded Hello Balance, a health and wellness company that helps millennial women optimize their health through food. In 2021, the company expanded into fertility and pregnancy nutrition.
Katie’s Prenatal program has been recommended by celebrity physician Dr. Mark Hyman, Bossbabe, and Girlboss.
Katie is also an expert in managing blood sugar spikes and she has written an actionable nutritional guide and cookbook, The Hello Balance Guide & Cookbook, which has 95+ blood sugar balancing recipes, 5 key fat burning tips, meal building formulas, tips to naturally balance your hormones, intermittent fasting tips and much more, to help women live their best healthy life.
Her health coaching approach is based on the latest science and research and is NOT about restriction, diets, or rigid lifestyles but about eating more of the right foods (which don't have to be boring!) to heal and balance the body from the inside out.
https://www.instagram.com/hellobabynutrition
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 195 Pregnancy After Infertility & Loss | Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer Robertson is a fertility coach and has helped women all over the world transform their mindset and take back control of their life in the midst of infertility.
She is also author of The Injustice of Infertility, a deeply inspiring and raw account of her own seven-year fertility journey.
Throughout her own fertility journey, Jen discovered that her old ways of pushing and working hard weren’t serving her. She is now using the lessons learned along the way to develop programs and support women throughout their journey to motherhood - from the moment they start trying to conceive, until they hold their baby in their arms.
You can follow Jennifer on Instagram @msjenniferrobertson or @yourpregnancyhaven
Or via her website www.jenniferrobertson.co or www.yourpregnancyhaven.co
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 194 Should You Rely on OPK’s to Track Ovulation?
Are you relying only on OPK’s to figure out your optimal fertile window? In this episode I will share why OPK’s are not reliable in confirming ovulation, and what you should consider doing instead.
Charting Apps: Kindara, Femm, Glow
Get $5 off of Proov here.
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 193 The Vitamin You Need To Be On Top Of If You’re Trying To Conceive
What is the one vitamin you should check blood levels for if you’re trying to conceive? This vitamin is crucial for conception and has been mentioned in many studies to be linked to unexplained infertility as well as recurrent miscarriages.
Studies mentioned in this episode:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6210343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8425239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683323/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 192 Five Things You Can Do To Support Your Egg Quality
As you may already know, egg (and sperm) quality is at the core of ensuring a healthy viable pregnancy. It also takes time to improve, but that time and effort is not only necessary, it’s vital! In this episode I will share five ways you can support your egg quality and overall fertility health.
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 191 How to Make the Fertility Diet Practical | Charlotte Grand
Charlotte Grand is a registered Nutritional Therapist, fertility nutrition expert, author and creator of the popular instagram channel @thefertilitykitchen where she shares her wholesome balanced approach alongside deliciously simple, everyday recipes, backed by science. Charlotte has spent almost ten years specializing in preconception and fertility, and in her private practice supports her clients to transform their health in preparation for conception and pregnancy.
https://thefertilitykitchen.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/thefertilitykitchen/
https://www.facebook.com/thefertilitykitchen
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 190 The Journey of Preparing to be a Mama | Jessica Lorion
Jessica has spent the past 12 years as a professional actor and voice over artist in New York City. Now, as the Host and Producer of the Mamas in Training Podcast, she supports pregnant women and aspiring moms on their journey into motherhood.
What makes her show different from other pregnancy and motherhood podcasts is that she is NOT yet a mom. An autoimmune disease has delayed her journey into motherhood and she has decided to learn right alongside her audience.
With a background in performing on stage, in front of camera, as well as being a professional singer, her mission is to spread the importance of studying motherhood. She intends to use her voice and desire to connect with women everywhere, to share the lessons she has learned and give community to those in need.
Website: http://mamasintraining.com/
Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/
Episode mentioned:
EPISODE 73: Finding Fertility Support: https://www.mamasintraining.com/blog/ep73-finding-fertility-support-from-someone-whos-been-there-with-elizabeth-king/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 189 How to Survive Getting “Red-Pilled” on Your Fertility Journey
Ah the red pill! We want to know the truth and uncover what may be holding us back but the risk in doing so may cost our mental health! This doesn’t need to be the case though and I know this because I am usually the one giving the red pill! I have learned that there is a way to make that red pill go down easier and there really is an option of experiencing ease when implementing new lifestyle changes after knowing the truth of what may be getting in the way. Join me on today’s episode as I share some tips on how to ease the potency of the red pill!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility