Made For Living Well

Want to get healthier as an enneagram three? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram three health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/enneagram3

Want to get healthier as an enneagram two? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram two health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/enneagram2

Want to get healthier as an enneagram two? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram two health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/enneagram2

Want to get healthier as an enneagram one? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram one health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/enneagram1

Want to get healthier as an enneagram one? Let your enneagram number be your guide. Inside, I share the enneagram one health tips that include an ultimate guide on how to get healthy based on your enneagram strengths and weaknesses.   Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/enneagram1

Is testosterone replacement healthy in men? Get the real facts as Alexa interviews Dr. Morgentaler, an associate professor at Harvard medical school and doctor at Men's Health Boston, to give us the low-down on men's sexual wellness. Common misconceptions in men's health The issue of testosterone and symptoms of low-testosterone Are younger men struggling with low testosterone Should you get treat...

What does healthy sexual wellness look like in a relationship? Get a real-life perspective as Payton and Alexa talk about the good, bad, hard, and amazing things they've learned in building a healthy sexual relationship. The Sex Talk is wrapping up with just one more episode to release, and I wanted to end with a real-life guest. Inside this podcast, learn from my husband, Payton, as he shares his...

Pleasure comes in a lot of forms, some positive and some negative. But if used in a nourishing way, pleasure is one of the best catalysts to change. Learn the science of pleasure and how to use it to change. You won't follow through with anything if you don't enjoy it. Not because you need better willpower but because your brain was hardwired to crave pleasure and participate in it. In fact, pleas...

Here's what you'll learn in this week's episode of The Sex Talk Why sexual trauma happens so easily How we are influenced by sexual trauma The effect of porn on your marriage and future relationships How your younger self effects your life today The benefits of true intimacy How to heal from past trauma The importance of rebuilding trust in a relationship What healthy and secure attachment looks l...

You can't change what you don't know. Learn how to have better overall sexual wellness with this expert advice to strengthen your pelvic floor. Pelvic dysfunction comes in a lot of different shapes and problems. The crazy thing is incontinence could be the least of your worries with dysfunction. Our pelvic floor is the core foundation, literally holding our lower extremities to our core – which me...

In this week's Episode, Alexa continues her interview with Dr. John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and dive into various topics about sexual health. Learn More: https://thelivingwell.com/259

In this week's Episode, Alexa interviews Dr. John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and dive into various topics about sexual health. Learn More: https://thelivingwell.com/258

In this episode, Alexa interviews Tiffany Dawn as they get into topics such as: The importance of education around sexual wellness Defining sexy The importance of communication with your spouse How giving vs. receiving should be handled in your relationships Stages of life and sexual function The effects of body image on your sex life How to balance what you "should" do compared to your desires Th...

Everyone thinks that all men can think about or talk about is sex, but there are some key misconceptions about a Man's Libido. It's not just about  how much you desire sex , but it is so much more. Inside this podcast you'll learn some common misconceptions about a man's libido and why I think we have so many issues in our society today with low testosterone and low sex drives. Your libido is a li...

A woman's libido is often lumped into one generic category regarding how much you desire sex . But your libido is so much more than that. More than a metric of desire, it is reading the health of your body and responding accordingly to how much energy you have. Making your libido a great tool for understanding your health. There are many myths surrounding libido, especially women's libido. The tru...

You can't change what you don't know. Learn how to have better sex with this expert advice to change your perspective about sex. Carlie Palmer-Webb , a sex researcher and educator, joins me on this show to tell us how to change our perspective on sex. Inside this episode, Carlie and I dive into the cultural norm about sex and the dangers this has on healthy sexual intimacy. We also talk about the...

Welcome to The Sex Talk series by the host of the Made For Living Well Podcast , Alexa Schirm.

If you're confused, you're not alone. The health space has been notorious for overwhelm, and it's working in their favor. Complexity likes to keep you stuck in the place of wanting health but not knowing how to move forward. If we're not careful, complexity will crush any form of growth. I've always had a hard time believing health was as difficult as we made it. Growing up, I watched countless wo...

If you're confused, you're not alone. The health space has been notorious for overwhelm, and it's working in their favor. Complexity likes to keep you stuck in the place of wanting health but not knowing how to move forward. If we're not careful, complexity will crush any form of growth. I've always had a hard time believing health was as difficult as we made it. Growing up, I watched countless wo...

Do you feel the urge to do something different, clean things up, and feel energized? If you're feeling sluggish, a quick health reset even for one day can rebalance your body creating space for you to feel well. Let me show you how to do it.  Most of us get to this place, feeling heavy after winter and wanting to toss stuff to lighten the load. It's where 'spring cleaning' got its name, and just l...

What is the metabolic diet? Is it right for you? Like most things, it depends on what your body needs. But more than a diet, the pro-metabolic eating lifestyle is designed to support metabolic health, the topic of this post. If you haven't heard of metabolic eating, which some call pro-metabolic eating, you will soon. It stands out against the traditional diets as a means of working with your body...

Is intermittent fasting healthy? Or is it another sexy health term that puts health inside a new box? Inside this podcast, I interview Dr. Michael Breus, America's Sleep Doctor to learn more about circadian living – using sleep to energize you to live. There are a lot of healthy things the health space has taken to the extreme and made unhealthy. In some cases, I think that's what has been done wi...

Let's talk about sexual wellness. I'm not just talking about sex, although that does matter to your health but the full spectrum including the pelvic floor, genital health, hormones, and even connection. Learn why you need a sexual wellness routine and how it can help your entire life.    Learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/248

Nervous system regulation is a fancy way of packaging up a lot of annoying and sometimes painful symptoms. In my own life, it looked more like digestive issues that led to nighttime bloating, making others question if I was four months pregnant. When really, it was just the bloating. It also came out in an overreaction to harsh lighting (a.k.a. sunlight), an intense sense of smell that led to dull...

It's fair to say I've generally been a skeptic of meditation. Getting my mind to a state of nothingness has felt more like a chore than an act of self-care. Trying to perform a task I'm not even sure I'm capable of all while spending time doing it. It seemed like a lose-lose situation until I learned what meditation is supposed to be. When I was able to get outside my stereotypical idea of what me...