Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast

In this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia help you find a way through the holiday season while trying to conceive. Caitlin Johnson is back from her maternity leave and ready to give you tons of tips and pointers to not only get you through this holiday season but make it enjoyable while TTC.   One of the biggest reminders is to be mindful of your choices. One quick way to e...

On this week's episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia Pavia interviews Dr. Merhi about IVF and the variety of work his center is currently working on.   Dr. Merhi is the founder and the medical director of Rejuvenating Fertility Center (RFC). He is an internationally recognized fertility doctor, lecturer, editor, and grant reviewer. His training and faculty appointments included Albert Eins...

On this week's episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility. Sophia Pavia is a solo host as her co-host Caitlin Johnson has given birth to a baby boy! Stay tuned for Caitlin's birth story in a future episode. This week's guest is Rachel Mast who is an Idaho Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife. She graduated from Birthwise Midwifery School in 2012 after completing her clinical training at...

On this week's episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility. Sophia Pavia is the solo host because Caitlin Johnson is on maternity leave. Trigger warning this episode discusses pregnancy loss. This week's guest is Julie Sawaya is the co-founder of  Needed , a nutrition platform dedicated to optimally nourishing women before, during, and after pregnancy. Needed is backed by the latest clinical research a...

In this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Sophia Pavia is solo hosting as Caitlin Johnson is on maternity leave. This week Sophia interviews Coach Kela Smith who is the CEO and program director of a company she created called the Hormone Puzzle Society, which is a women's health hub for fertility, hormones and pregnancy. Kela shares her personal story of conception by implementing her Hormone ...

In this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia Pavia interviews Robyn Birkin, who is a fertility wellness expert who provides clients with evidence-based strategies for emotional wellness and mind body health that support your fertility (so you can reclaim your life and step off the fertility hamster wheel of burnout). This episode helps deliver a few tools to help women reduce the feeling...

In this week's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility your hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia move on to the second part of registry needs. They want to remind all listeners that this is an opinion based episode and to always do what works for you and your baby. During this episode they are going to shake up myths and debunk rumors about certain baby products.   Caitlin and Sophia discuss a var...

This week on Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia bring you the 3rd part to You are Pregnant, Now What focusing on the baby registry. This episode is opinion based and the most important thing to remember is that you are preparing for your baby so be sure to do what works best for you and your family. Caitlin and Sophia recorded this episode as a jumping off point to help get you started...

In this week's episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin are back at with You are Pregnant, Now What: Birth Education Courses. Last week they guided you through the first steps of pregnancy and what things you should focus on but this week they break down the different types of birthing classes. Most people are familiar with or have seen in movies Lamaze classes… but in this podcas...

In this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility your hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia focus their attention to what to do after you have conceived.  This is an important discussion after so much time dedicated to the conception of your baby.  Caitlin and Sophia discuss what supplements are the most important to start and also which ones to stop upon finding out you are pregnant they also chat...

On this week's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson have on guest Sheila Wray Gregoire Sheila is the face behind ToLoveHonorandVacuum.com, the largest single-blogger marriage blog. A sought-after speaker, she's also an award-winning author of nine books, including The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. Sheila has a Master's in Public Administration and Master of Arts...

On this week's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Caitlin Johnson is guest expert is Mark Breedon.  Mark is an Online Strength Coach for Women who uses strength training to build their confidence and make them feel like a Badass Lifter. Mark uses what is known as a weight-neutral approach to training. He wants to change the focus on why we exercise, move away from training for the weight on the...

On this week's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we have a very special guest. We welcome to the show Dr. Natasha Stamper.  Dr. Natasha Stamper is a clinical pharmacist and online fertility coach. She found her love for all things fertility while living in a remote Alaska village navigating her own IVF journey alone. After many miscarriages, two ectopic pregnancies, and one cervical ectopic sh...

Welcome to the Food Freedom and Fertility podcast. On this week's episode Caitlin Johnson has special guest, Stephanie Greunke. Stephanie is a registered dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition who specializes in prenatal/postnatal health. Stephanie holds additional certifications in perinatal mental health and fitness and is passionate about helping moms navigate the transition to motherhoo...

Welcome to the Food Freedom and Fertility podcast. On this week's episode Sophia Pavia has Kalea Wattles, ND on to discuss functional medicine for fertility. Dr. Kalea Wattles is a Naturopathic Physician specializing in fertility and Functional Medicine. She earned her doctorate from Bastyr University and is certified as a Functional Medicine Practitioner by the Institute for Functional Medicine....

On today's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia help women trying to conceive find healthy alternatives while traveling. They will share helpful tips and tools they personally implemented during their own fertility journeys. It doesn't matter how or where you are traveling there are healthier alternatives and today we dive in on what those are. Sleep plays a huge factor in your...

This episode of Food Freedom and Fertility welcomes guest Cindy Dabrowska is a registered dietitian, Master of Applied Nutrition, endowarrior and founder of "The Supportive Endo RD". Her passion comes from supporting endo warriors - who much like herself, have said "enough is enough" to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has been blessed to support countless women in her...

On this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility our hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia welcome Dr. Loree Johnson. Dr. Lori Johnson has been a guest on the podcast before to discuss her career as an online psychotherapist and therapeutic coach based in Los Angeles. She specializes in women's mental health, reproductive health, and couples' therapy while helping clients heal from the trauma of in...

On this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia have guest Dr. Naomi Whittaker, an OBGYN fertility surgeon focused on women's restorative reproductive medicine, compassionate healthcare, and education. This episode dives in the difference between NaPro vs. IVF for infertility. For those of you unfamiliar with NaPro, NaProTECHNOLOGY  refers to Natural Procreative Tech...

On this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia discuss the details of exactly how to determine egg quality, the cycle of the egg, supplements helpful to the quality and other daily tips that could improve the quality of your eggs. Sophia and Caitlin start at the beginning and explain exactly when women develop eggs and how they mature over your life. As many of you...

It's the one-year anniversary of the Food Freedom and Fertility podcast! Join Caitlin and Sophia for a year in the life of the podcast. They discuss some favorite podcast episodes, topics and guests. The goal of this podcast has always been to help listeners navigate the world of nutrition and fertility. Sophia and Caitlin are guided by what listeners need and want to help their fertility journey....

During this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility, hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson discuss details and important information regarding ovulation. As fertility specialists, Sophia and Caitlin receive tons of questions on ovulation. Today they will touch on the most common questions they receive about the subject.  Our hosts will cover topics like: what is ovulation, ovulation timelines, ways...

This week Sophia and Caitlin do an entire podcast on all of their favorite items! The will share with you their favorite kitchen items, bath products, supplements, period tracking apps and much more!  Here are the links to all of the items discussed on this episode! Kitchen Things - All of these are on Caitlin's Amazon Store Pour Over Coffee with metal mesh Tea cup with loose leaf tea insert:  Ins...

On this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility, Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia get the male perspective on the infertility journey when Caitlin's husband, BJ joins them. The conversation starts with the discussion of what it is like to share your personal journey with a potential life partner and how it is received. They dive into a variety of emotions and scenarios from the view point of a male...

In today's episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin have guest, Pam Caldwell of Herb Lore. Pam Caldwell is a Certified Herbalist, Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum & Lactation Specialist, Ordained Minister, Angel Therapy Practitioner, Certified Intuitive, Certified Professional Spiritual Teacher, and Reiki Master. She's been in professional practice since 1996, and is one of...