The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

It's the final episode of the year and Liz is filling you in on her postpartum so far and some exciting changes coming to the podcast in the New year!  Be on the look out and make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss out on the great content coming your way in 2024!!  

Dr. Katie Zaremba, DC, DABCI is a functional medicine doctor specializing in women's health, focusing on fertility and prenatal care. Dr. Zaremba attended Palmer College of Chiropractic where she began to understand the importance of a root cause approach to health care. After school, she furthered her education to specialize as a board-certified chiropractic internist (DABCI) through the Council...

Dr. Robyn Thompson. She is a respected Midwife, Maternal Child & Family Health Nurse (MCaFHN), Breastfeeding Specialist, and founder of  The Thompson Method (TTM) Breastfeeding Program. Dr. Robyn has 50 years of experience as a hospital and homebirth midwife, and she is no stranger to the hardships of motherhood she has seen the standard of care within the hospital system repeatedly fail both pre-...

Kristin Brown is a Registered Dietitian offering virtual nutrition services across Canada. She has been in the nutrition world for the past decade and loves every minute of this ever-changing science. She is passionate about helping people balance their meals and prepare foods they enjoy all while working on improving their relationship with food and their bodies.  After having her twins, she beca...

Liz is joined by her husband, Vito, in this episode as they reflect on their past birthing experiences while anticipating the next one. Liz asks Vito about his views throughout pregnancy to postpartum and what is missing for fathers during this time.  Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://www. Elizabethjoy.co Get the First Trimester Survival Guide https://elizabethjoy.c...

Founded by two-time mom and self-care author  Carley Schweet , Hello Postpartum aims to help fill the knowledge gaps in traditional postpartum care. From her own postpartum experience, she realized the gaps that were missing in the postpartum experience.  At Hello Postpartum, they strive to create an accessible community where everyone can access postpartum education, research-backed articles, and...

Stefanie's passion for women's health started at an early age, in the form of studying pregnancy and childbirth. This passion is what led her to specialize in urogynecology after receiving a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. After graduation, she immersed herself in all things women's health. After countless hours of continuing education courses and extensive training through the Barral Institute...

Becky Fife, Katie Parker, and Allie Callister are the founders of I Believe in Me! Concerned about the world's influence on a girl's self-esteem, Becky, Katie, and Allie knew they could make a difference. I Believe in Me aims to provide real tools and habits that strengthen confidence in tween girls. When girls understand who they are and what they have to offer - they not only become stronger - t...

Susan stands firm in the conviction that passion is ageless. However, few things bring lovemaking to a screeching halt faster than the inability to…show up, shall we say.  This can be impacted by birth, motherhood, and so much more. Susan 's superpower is her  courage . She takes a lionhearted stand for our human right to pleasurable connection. She has the willingness to get nerdy about science/a...

David Steinman is an award-winning journalist who has written best-selling and critically acclaimed books on the environment and health. David is the director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group and one of America's premier environmental activists.  In his powerful new book, Raising Healthy Children , David shows how today's most popular items—from bubble bath to cereal to cleaning products to sna...

The ladies from Your Hormone Balance are on the podcast today, Candace Burch and Jess Suchan. Candace is a Hormone Health Educator with a Masters in Health Education and over 30 years of experience in the field. In 2017, she founded 'Your Hormone Balance' as a consulting practice.  Jess Suchan is a board-certified Holistic Health Coach via the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and takes a 360 ap...

Kelly Smith is the founder of Yoga For You, and the host of the Mindful in Minutes podcast. Kelly loves to lift people up through their tough times and help them find their true north by focusing on the less physical yoga practices like meditation, yoga nidra, restorative yoga, and mindful flows. Kelly doesn't believe there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach and the secret to success is finding wh...

Dr. Morgan MacDermott supports women and families all over the world through virtual one-on-one motherhood mentorship, community programs, resources, and more. She is committed to creating accessible, honest health resources for families to utilize in becoming empowered, confident parents before and throughout their family-building journey. Dr. Morgan desires to set families up for health success...

Known as "The Life Coach for Moms," Ciara Burton's work solves anxiety, uncertainty, disconnect, Type-A tendencies and perfectionism for the soulfully ambitious Mother by helping her reconnect to her "Self" and her intuition in order to find happiness within. Her course, Becoming Her is helping Moms everywhere build, create and design lives characterized by their values, which they identify in her...

Dr. Tracy Dalgeish is a r elationship expert and psychologist who helps you break old patterns and find joy in your relationship.  We dive into improving intimacy, identity shifts, role shifts, communication, and more. Have you felt your relationship shift since having kids? This episode is for you! Connect with Dr. Tracy D https://www.instagram.com/drtracyd/?hl=en https://www.drtracyd.com/hello B...

Labor and Delivery nurse, Heather Knezic, is on this episode sharing about labor and birth options in the hospital setting. Are you planning a hospital birth and want to know some of your options? This is the podcast for you! Connect with Heather https://www.instagram.com/alifeinlabor/ https://alifeinlabor.com/ Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://www. Elizabethjoy.co...

LINDSAY TAYLOR  believes in the power of food to help us live our best life, and she believes no one is more deserving of feeling good than mothers and mothers-to-be. With a Master's degree in Public Health, certification as a Postpartum and Infant Care Doula, and an Honours certification as a Culinary Nutrition Expert, Lindsay transforms an academic background in nutritional science into real-foo...

Can parents turn the tide on allergy rates and reduce their child's chances of developing one? According to Columbia-trained pediatric  nutritionist ,  Ali   Bandier , MS, RD, CDN  the science shows that yes – they can.  Former feeding guidelines encouraged parents to limit exposure to high-allergy foods, like peanut butter or shellfish, and refrain from offering those foods until at least two yea...

Sarah Thompson gives specialized care in Maternity Functional Medicine that provides more advanced knowledge and skill in the support and treatment of pregnant women and could be the key to reducing our maternal statistics. Sarah has devoted her career to supporting women through pregnancy with functional medicine. She is the author of Functional Maternity: Using functional medicine and nutrition...

Jennifer Forristal Is the author of the best selling book, The Umbrella Effect: Your Guide to Raising Strong, Adaptable Kids in a Stressful World .  Jen is the founder of The Umbrella Project, a resource used in schools globally to help kids develop stronger social and emotional coping skills.  We dive into how to start teaching these skills young and how to equip them for back to school! We also...

Taylor Walker Sinning is a fitness instructor, doula and Hypnobirthing educator. After her first birthing experience, she knew she wanted to help others gain the peace that she experienced after taking hypnobirthing. She became an instructor and helps educate families on their birthing options and how to use meditation and mindfulness as a birthing practice. We go over what hypnobirthing is and wh...

Amy Kiefer is on this episode talking to us all about preparing for the physical parts of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Amy is a personal trainer, registered nurse, and doula. She is half of the expecting and empowered duo, where they dive into pelvic health, and all things that mother's bodies go through during this season of life. Connect with Amy: https://www.expectingandempowered.co...

In this episode, Liz discusses two medical reasons for the induction of labor. She goes over the risk factors and signs to look for. Liz then answers listener questions about everything from pregnancy to parenting.  Connect with Liz https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com Sponsors   jennikayne.com . Our listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code CHAVA mos...

Chris Cirak is a meditation teacher, book author, and retreat host. His BE YOU mindfulness program helps gain transformative insights by following a simple, step-by-step approach to reacting less and thriving more. Chris talks with us about learning to quiet an overactive mind that is exhausting you and releasing self-limiting beliefs that are holding you back in this season of life.   Connect wit...

With a successful speaking career putting her on the road 250 days a year, a slew of prestigious awards for her activism and a happy marriage, Alexis was living a seemingly charmed life. But the principles of self-care, setting boundaries, and eschewing perfectionism that she espoused in her talks didn't seem to translate into her own life; she still never seemed to feel "enough" inside. Then, in...