Jody Vassallo

Changing Seasons: Ayurveda, Women’s Health, Menopause & Food as Medicine

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A podcast exploring women’s health through the wisdom of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, with empowering conversations on menopause, natural healing, and food as medicine to support every stage of life. Hosted by Jody Vassallo, Ayurvedic guide, intuitive cook, and founder of ‘Gather’. Each episode is an invitation to slow down, listen in, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body and the cycles of nature. Through the lens of traditional medicine and lived experience, we dive into the big topics: perimenopause, menopause, fertility, gut health, grief and loss, surrogacy, Ayurveda, and food as...

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Jody Vassallo

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6 - Invisibility And Aging And Why 40 Is Not The New 30 with Jane Tara. 05.09.2024 58:48

Today Jody talks to Jane Tara author of Tilda is Visible , a comedic novel about Tilda who is diagnosed with invisibility in her mid forties. Jody and Jane speak in depth about: Aging and invisibility How meditation can help in the perimenopausal phase of life The importance of good friends Her Medusa perimenopausal phase and what she learnt from it The importance of doing what you love later in l...

5 - The Benefits Of Tonic Herbs & Medicinal Mushrooms with Mason Taylor 29.08.2024 1:05:53

In 2011 Mason Taylors passion for health and his desire to access the world’s best supplements, herbs and medicinal mushrooms led to the creation of SuperFeast. From humble beginnings in his mum’s garage SuperFeast has grown into Australia’s leading supplier of Di Dao (meaning they are grown in the right area and harvested at the appropriate time) tonic herbs and mushrooms. In this episode Jody an...

4 - Is It Possible To Have A Healthy Intimate Relationship Whilst Navigating Perimenopause? with Scott & Kate Foster 22.08.2024 1:21:50

In this episode Jody has an honest conversation with her friends Scott and Kate Foster about what it is like to be a couple navigating peri menopause and menopause. Scott and Kate own Mrs Birdy Café in South Golden Beach on the Northern Rivers in NSW. Scott has 3 beautiful daughters and he and Kate share a daughter. Scott also works as counsellor specialising in eating disorders. Kate has a Bachel...

3 - Andropause, Menopause And The Wild Nature Of Mid-Life Hormonal Changes with Dr Jimi Wollumbin 15.08.2024 1:05:10

In this episode Jody has a fascinating conversation with her medicine man, Dr Jimi Wollumbin. Their discussion touches on: Jimi’s own andropause journey and the physical and emotional issues he had to navigate The importance of the breakdown in this phase of life and how trying to hold onto outdated versions of ourselves can be debilitating The liver and the role it plays in perimenopause and meno...

2 - 'I Don’t Have The Estrogen For That' with Lisa Fitzpatrick 08.08.2024 1:05:47

In this weeks episode Jody chats with her dear friend Lisa Fitzpatrick. Lisa is a Pelvic Floor physiotherapist and owner of Womankind Pelvic Care Physiotherapy. The practice has been created with a commitment to providing a caring, safe, gentle, kind, judgement-free and thorough approach to pelvic care. Jody and Lisa deep dive into many topics today including: What is a pelvic floor physiotherapis...

1 - 'Living The Medicine Of Subtraction' with Dr Claudia Welch 31.07.2024 57:21

In our first episode of Changing Seasons Podcast Jody talks with Dr Claudia Welch about perimenopause and menopause through an Ayurvedic lens. Jody and Claudia chat about: The importance of using the medicine of subtraction in our lives Rest and how essential it is during the perimenopausal journey Fat and oestrogen and why its beneficial to be carrying a little more fat in menopause The Ayurvedic...