Reproductive Rebel

Pain, irritability, breast tenderness, fatigue - sounds like your period is about to arrive, right? Do you feel these things a week or so after your bleed finishes only to not have your period arrive again? Ovulation is support to be the highest point for feeling great and having a lot of energy and endurance during the month and if that isn't your experience, you won't want to miss this...

It can be really tough talking to our teens about how their body changes and challenges they will encounter as they step into adulthood. It is possible to have an age-appropriate conversation that is body literacy focused and not sex focused (contrary to popular belief in our educational system.)  In this week's episode we tackle Tough Talk: Teens and Body Literacy as we explore just what the...

I’ve been following @kristinhauser for a long time now and was thrilled she agreed to join me for an episode! Kristin is a fellow Chinese medicine practitioner and we sat down to discuss the technocratic approach to women’s health. What is the technocratic approach, you might ask? Join us this week as we talk about how the model invites predicted outcomes and we are offering another perspective. M...

What is authentic pleasure? Why do we disassociate so much as women?  When we disconnect from an embodied experience, our pleasure is no longer spontaneous.  This impacts many levels of our being and can even be related to chronic pain.  Join me this week for a deeper dive into why this occurs and what we can do about it with Jodi Thomas of Surrender in Motion. Interested to learn more about offer...

I had the honor of sitting down with Urvi Shah this week to discuss the energetic side of the fertility journey. Urvi shares her heart with us and her journey with fertility challenges, the IVF journey and her soul's journey to bring her baby into the world. Join us this week for an intimate conversation about the soul and how energetics and our soul's journey are a critical (and often o...

PMS - everyone's favorite time of the month. No? Well, if you are in the "no" camp it is likely because these symptoms are disrupting your life. Have you ever considered they are trying to communicate something to you? No, it’s not that your "body hates you" - it’s actually a cry for help.  Join me this week to learn more about how the emotional and physical symptoms that...

Tampons are one of the most popular products used to "manage" the bleeding days of the period. They are quick, easy to stash in pockets and everywhere else and discreet. Did you know that your tampon use has a down side? Yes - even if you use organic tampons, there is a downside to their use.  If you are a tampon user and/or you struggle with cramping during your period this is an episod...

I had the great fortune to meet coach, award winning spiritual psychology professional and best selling author Lainne Love recently and I knew as soon as we spoke she had to be on the show. Join Lainne and I as we talk about the pregnancy journey and how advocacy is important in your birthing experience. If you are interested in learning a little more about Lainne visit her website: https://www.la...

As someone who really struggled with postpartum recovery with my first child, I am passionate about giving you all the teas about this phase of your life. I heard a phrase a colleague said a few years ago and it always stuck with me - help is not help, unless it is help. I unpack just what this means and how well intentioned people coming to visit the baby might not always help you in the ways you...

We are back! I am so excited to have a familiar voice on the show this week - Rock Hancock of Strength Play Nature ! He and I are both passionate about fitness and structuring it with intentionality and alignment for female bodies. When he joined me in season one we talked about moving with your cycle and in his program development has taken this concept further looking at the needs of all seasons...

I am so excited to be joined this week by Dr. Andrea Smith. We talk about life, women's health and more - be sure to join us! Interested in joining Coming Into Second Spring this April? Click here to register. Please share this with anyone you love 34-49 who are entering their perimenopausal and menopausal years. Moon Essence® : Holistic solutions for a symptom free life. Join The Rebel Frequ...

When it comes to menstrual cycle health, there is a short list of rules to abide by. When we are mindful of heeding these "rules of the road" just these simple changes in our diet and lifestyle can make a profound impact on the severity of our period symptoms, our energy level, our immune system and more. Join me this week as we take a look at Rule #3 - Iced and Cold! This is a hard one...

When it comes to menstrual cycle health, there is a short list of rules to abide by. When we are mindful of heeding these "rules of the road" just these simple changes in our diet and lifestyle can make a profound impact on the severity of our period symptoms, our energy level, our immune system and more. Join me this week as we take a look at Rule #2 - Easy to Digest! Sounds simple - bu...

When it comes to menstrual cycle health, there is a short list of rules to abide by. When we are mindful of heeding these "rules of the road" just these simple changes in our diet and lifestyle can make a profound impact on the severity of our period symptoms, our energy level, our immune system and more. Join me this week as we take a look at Rule #1 - Keeping Warm! Sounds simple - but...

We don't know what we don't know when it comes to postpartum - especially in first time mothers.  Postpartum is a process. For many it can be a frustrating one. Let's normalize the conversation that moms need so much support in their healing journey. Join me this week for a very important conversation about the needs of a postpartum mother. Moon Essence® : Holistic solutions for a s...

Our body keeps score. Even when we work through things in our life, our body holds these themes in our body. Where they are held depends on what it is. In this episode we talk about how the body keeps score and how working through these themes are a key in your overall health picture. Want to join us March 21st at 6pm EST to learn more about how to plan your work with the phases of your cycle for...

Music speaks where words fail - this is one of my favorite quotes and it really speaks to the universal connection we all feel with music. Sound helps us to grieve, it helps us to celebrate - it helps us to heal. Join me this week as we talk about sound as a healing modality and how it transforms all the spaces and places inside of you to come into right relationship and foster an environment of t...

Mythbusting time! If I had a nickel for every time I had a person tell me that birth control regulates their period - I'd be a very rich woman. The truth is - this understanding is not true.  In fact, you aren't even HAVING a period on birth control. Not only is it not regulating your cycle but you aren't even having one. Sound sus? Join me this week and find out just what I'm...

Health is so much more than just solving the physical symptoms picture. True health is the balance and wellbeing of the emotional body, the physical body and the spiritual body. Our emotional wellbeing can be drastically sabotaged by our inner monologue. This is the voice we are trapped inside with and hear the most often. This voice can build us up or tear us down - and its affects can easily be...

How do we measure our worth? Is it by how productive we are? How clean our house is? How we dress? What has become incredibly clear to me as a practitioner over the years is that women don't feel they are "worthy" of rest. They believe they are defined by how much they do, appearances (both physical and in the home) and if they pause for a moment they become riddled with guilt. I am...

How often do you drop into your body and truly listen to what lies there? Many of us are disconnected from our body wisdom and it is one of the big reasons we struggle with our health, decision making and more. Our body is so much wiser than our ego mind wants you to believe. Join me this week as I welcome the beautiful Katie Ama Rose of Spirit Remembered on the show and we talk about how importan...

This year is a turning of a chapter for me. I enter my 4th decade of life and it has made me very introspective.  In TCM 42 is the next 7 year cycle, but for many of us (myself included) the changes heralded in at this next turning point start to show themselves a couple of years on either side of this transition. I am already seeing drier skin and increase in thirst. How I need to move my body ha...

You survived the holidays! Phew! Just as you begin to think things are going to get back to "business as usual" your January period arrives. January periods tend to be some of the most symptomatic of the whole year - why is that? Join me this week as I unpack why this happens and provide helpful advice on what you can do about it. Moon Essence® : Holistic solutions for a symptom free lif...

There is so much buzz at the start of a new year about making changes and establishing new habits and patterns. Just writing that I am feeling pressure to create action - how do you feel reading it? What if, you start 2024 differently? Let this truly be a new year and new beginning - of a slower more mindful you. We are in winter in the Northern Hemisphere. That is a slower, more introspective ene...

As is customary in the start of the new year - it's a time to get to know me all over again.  For those who are new, let this be an introduction into who I am and what I do. For those who have been with me (thank you!) this is a vulnerable share about my life, the birth of my practice Moon Essence and the soul led drive I have for the work I do and this show - a true extension of my heart. Jo...