The Root & Remedy Podcast

This episode is the ultimate pep talk. If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, afraid of making changes, or worried about what other people are going to think of you, this one's for you. I interviewed Jill Amirault, Toronto-based content creator, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Girls Run the 6ix. In this episode, we talk about: Having the courage to put yourself out there and go after b...

If you know you want kids at some point, are actively trying or currently pregnant, the thought of birth (and how scary it seems) has probably been living in your head rent free.  In this episode, I am interviewing Laine Ferguson, a full-spectrum birth doula, childbirth educator and founder of The Birth Laine. This is everything you’ve wondered about pregnancy, birth and planning for delivery. We...

GET IN. We're goal setting and planning for 2026 to make this a slam dunk year. It's time to buy yourself a new journal, reflect on 2025 and set your intentions, goals, manifestations and wants for 2026. In this episode I'm walking you through my favourite questions to ask yourself at the start of each year to capture the best moments of you past year, what you learned, liked, didn't like and what...

In part two of this episode I'm breaking down EXACTLY what you should be doing to increase your sex drive and overall libido. As you know, I have a very holistic view of health, so I talk about coming off hormonal birth control, stress, nutrition, sleep, energy, relationship dynamics and more! Resources mentioned in this episode: Nutrition for balanced hormones episode: https://creators.spotif...

If you've been thinking "where TF is my sex drive?!" you're in good company because TONS of women feel frustrated with how little they want to have sex. This episode is your deep dive into understanding your libido, how it works and why it's low. In part one of this episode I'm breaking down why your libido has ghosted you through a biological lens. We need to understand our cycle, hormones and th...

Emma Mills-George is the Strategy & Growth Lead at Twig Fertility, where she's played a key role in developing the clinic's brand, operations and physical expansion. With a background in corporate strategy, hospitality and communications, Emma brings a unique perspective to the intersection of healthcare, patient experience and business growth. Passionate about innovation in fertility and impr...

In today's episode I am breaking down how your fertility works, how it declines over time,  the  factors that impact fertility, why and how I'm getting my fertility tested, what I'll do if my results aren't what I'm hoping and much more! Since starting my career in women’s health and fertility, my stance on fertility testing and family planning has completely changed. The fact of the mat...

It is your birthright to feel amazing in your body. You deserve to feel strong, sexy, confident, proud and comfortable in the way that you look. The problem is, most of us are not there. We feel ugly, unattractive, too fat, too skinny, too jiggly, our butt is too small, we have tummy roles and cellulite, our clothes don't fit right, the list goes on and on AND ON. So, we turn to fitness, whic...

Wanting to lose weight is NOT a bad thing. You deserve to feel confident, sexy and amazing in your body, but, you CANNOT beat yourself up to get there. It's not okay to starve yourself, restrict yourself, become obsessed with food or working out and feel like your self-worth comes from what your body looks like. In this week's episode we are diving into the top mistakes you're probably m...

PMS, heavy, painful periods, inaccessible healthcare, unexplained infertility and imbalanced hormones are becoming the norm in our modern society, which is completely  unacceptable . In this week's episode we are diving into 4 myths women are constantly sold about their bodies, health and menstrual cycles that are leaving us lost, undereducated and unnecessarily suffering. Connect with Vaness...

In today’s episode we are getting INTIMATE and diving into six MORE lessons that have rocked my world in every aspect of life: love, money, career, self-esteem, health, skin, hormones and MORE. This is a part two from the first episode which you can listen to HERE. These are lessons I wish I would have learned earlier in my life (or didn’t take so long to realize) so I wanted to share them with yo...

ACNE SUCKS. You know it, I know it and if you are acne-prone, I feel you sister. This episode is all about clearing your acne from the inside out. We dive into why you're getting breakouts in the first place, how birth control, antibiotics, accutane and spironolactone are bandaids, not longterm solutions, a root-cause approach to healing acne and finding your triggers (nut...

This episode is for you if... You know you want a family someday but aren't ready to start trying just yet You are in your 20s or early 30s You are on the fence about whether you want kids or not, but you want to keep your options open It is the biggest disservice that we are taught to not care about our cycles, hormones and fertility until we're ready to start trying for kids. It could not b...

"You don't have to give up your life for your fertility." In this episode I'm interviewing Emily Getz. She  is a fertility mindset coach, trained in Neuro Linguistic Programming and the founder of Day 1, a first of its kind fertility support network and host of The Day 1 Podcast. Expect to learn about Emily's fertility journey, how to navigate the process of not getting answers when you'...

CHANGE IS HARD. Making new habits and breaking old ones can feel impossible and like we are always taking one step forward and 2 steps back. If you struggle to stick with the changes you know you want to make, are always on and off the wagon, can't seem to make your results last, or feel overwhelmed with the process of building habits, this episode is for you. I'm walking you through the most...

In today's episode I'm interviewing Jackie Rhind, co-founder of Ovry. She is an ambitious entrepreneur looking to redefine reproductive health products in Canada. In 2020, Jackie launched Ovry with hopes of offering Canadians a better alternative to traditional pregnancy tests. Ovry is a brand of pregnancy and ovulation test strips that are just as accurate as leading brands, a...

Nutrition is a cornerstone of balanced hormones, healthy cycles and overall fertility. When your body is getting what it needs, you'll notice more energy, better moods, less PMS, you'll handle stress better, lose excess body fat and gain muscle much more easily! SIGN ME UP! The problem is, there is SO much terrible information when it comes to what/when/how we should be eating to feel out best. In...

Tianna is the community maestro behind Ovry, a woman-owned Canadian reproductive care company focused on improving access and providing a more sustainable option for pregnancy and ovulation tests. A people-person through and through, Tianna thrives when supporting her community in learning about their fertility health and deepening their relationship to their own body and autonomy. She is also a p...

If you're ready and wanting to make your health, fitness and body composition goals a priority in 2024, this episode is for you. I am interviewing Courtlyn Arsenault (aka Coach Court) all about where we go wrong with our fitness New Year's resolutions, and how to set ourselves up for success and sustainable results this year.  We talk about the metrics you need to be tracking in ord...

If you are a woman or menstruator in your fertile years and you have not sat yourself down and truly thought about if you want kids, when you want them, how important it is to you and the reality of pregnancy in our modern world, IT IS TIME. We now know that 8 of 10 women who are childless at the end of their fertile years did NOT want to be childless. This is a huge problem and one that I cannot...

If you dread the holidays every year because you KNOW it will be an absolute nightmare for your mental health, body image and relationship to food, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The holidays can cause a lot of stress, especially when you are already working on your wellness journey and wanting to approach things in a healthy way, but struggle to follow through with it. There are a lot of things we do that (w...

In today’s episode we are getting INTIMATE and diving into six lessons that have rocked my world in every aspect of life: love, money, career, self-esteem, health, skin, hormones and MORE. These are lessons I wish I would have learned earlier in my life (or didn’t take so long to realize) so I wanted to share them with you.  Get ready to ask yourself difficult questions, analyze your decision...

Your relationship to food is one of THE MOST important relationships you'll ever have. Speaking from personal experience and as someone who struggled with an eating disorder for almost 10 years of my life, taking steps to better understand and improve your relationship to food is a nonnegotiable. If you find yourself stressing about what you eat, feeling restricted, bingeing in private, feeling "o...

Cycle syncing is a HOT TOPIC. Did you know that your nutritional needs, focus, sex drive, work capacity, stamina, brain function and so much more changes throughout each phase of your cycle? Today, I'm interviewing Caroline Bomer from Cycleway all about living in sync with the four phases of your cycle so you can work WITH your hormones, not against them. Caroline is a menstrual health educator &a...

In our final episode of The Abortion Series, we’re talking about the overturning of Roe: what this means, how it happened, and what the future of the abortion debate looks like. If you want to learn more, Olivia has compiled a list of her resources  here. Have questions about anything we talked about in the episode?   We're always here for you and you can send us a message at   hell...