What the HORMONES

For any mom’s out there who are learning about their cycle and the power & wisdom that is held in their womb and are wanting to share this experience with their daughter to help them feel empowered by their cycle, this episode is for you! Jessica Medellin joins us today to talk all about how we can Emotionally support young women as they embark on their period journey, as well as how this same...

You may be asking what the heck is Metabolic Health? I think for most of us women this doesn’t really hit our radar until we hit perimenopause when all of a sudden we have unexpected weight gain, our hormones seem to be on a rollercoaster, and burnout seems to be a regular thing. This week we have Darci Hawxhurst joining us again on the podcast, but this time she is going to share what is metaboli...

When you hear pelvic floor, do you immediately start doing those kegle exercises that have become almost automatic. Well today on the show we have a pelvic floor expert talking to us all about other resources to help us tap into our pelvic floor health that does not require us to imaging pulling our pelvic floor up like an elevator (we all have heard that cue 🤣). Keeley Smith has been working as...

Today we have a special guest sharing her story on building her family with donor eggs. Infertility can be incredibly heartbreaking and it sometimes forces us to look at alternative ways to build our family. Laura so beautifully and openly shares her journey of how this was her story. Laura Watson is a fertility coach and mom to two donor conceived children. Her personal journey included failed fe...

Have you ever wondered which of your hormones are out of whack? Or what your menstrual symptoms are trying to tell you? This week on the podcast we have Madeline MacKinnon joining us to chat all about the Dutch Test. The Dutch Test is the leading hormone test that tests your hormone levels and gives you in depth analysis of what is happening with your hormone health. This test blew my mind about w...

What does it mean when you don’t have that perfect 28 day cycle? Should you be concerned? Are you broken? Is there a bigger issue? Today, Emily with Moujamoon join’s us to share wisdom about the healing power of our cycle and how our menstrual cycle is not something to fear or worry about, but rather to get curious about. She shares beautiful insight on irregular cycles, the powerful tool of chart...

Tune into the second part of my conversation with Toni Hill. In this second half of our conversation we talk more about youth, teens and supporting our daughters through puberty and their teen years. In this episode we chat about: Puberty Advocating as a mom for our daughters This new empowered generation that is rising in our youth and how it is going to change the future If you were entertained...

Today I get to share one of my favourite human’s on this planet with you - my bestie, Toni Hill! When I met Toni she wasn’t exactly someone who was seeking to understand her menstrual cycle or really even cared about it. But after one brave step of interviewing me, she was blown away about what was happening in her body and how her hormones were actually very intelligent. From this moment on our r...

What is feminine energy and masculine energy? How does it play into our life? This week on the podcast Melanie Swan shares her perspective on masculine and feminine energy and why as women we need to reclaim the masculine within us as part of our healing. Melanie is a Womb Medicine Woman and Mulit-dimensional trauma healer, who helps women to come home to their true nature by embodying the multi-f...

Just like puberty can be challenging for teens as they navigate unfamiliar territory, so can perimenopause be for women. In this weeks episode I have Hannah Brown joining me to discuss and share wisdom on the parallels of puberty and perimenopause. We will explore topics from first bleeds, to menstrual shame to understanding the power of menstrual story work. Hannah Brown is a cycle coach and soci...

Men You Matter!!!!!⁣ And although you may have been lead to believe that you have no business in “women’s matters (ie. their menstrual cycle), I am hear to tell that information is wrong! If having a healthy relationship with the women in your life is important to you and if you deeply desire to raise strong girls that don’t take sh*t, then you need to upgrade to a modern man who isn’t afraid of a...

Today on the podcast we are chatting about Sexual Reclamation with Elizabeth Caliva. For too many of us women, we struggle with pleasure - we struggle in receiving it and even in how to ask for it. Elizabeth explores why this is and how we can begin to reclaim our sexuality! In today’s episode we discuss: Sensuality Practices as a gateway to pleasure Prioritizing pleasure How eroitic energy is our...

The dreaded P word - Puberty - is one that most parent’s are nervous about navigating. Our sweet little girl overnight grows up and our relationship with her becomes very complicated. But what if there was a way for our relationship to deepen, to become richer! In today’s episode we are going to talk about puberty and why it’s important for our daughter’s to be educated on their cycle in a new and...

Fertility struggles can be such a crippling and defeating journey to be on. Partially this is due to us never being taught about all the resources that are at our finger tips. Instead we sit in a broken state until we cannot bear it, we go to the doctor and get more bad news and then we just pray that something with change without knowing where to seek that change. In this episode I am going to sh...

I know all to well how it feels to be diagnosed with a fertility issue that makes you feel broken and hopeless on your journey to being a mother. I had 3 ectopic pregnancies I was told I would not have a successful pregnancy without surgery and IVF BUT I found a way…. I crafted my perfect holistic team of professionals to help me heal and to give me hope on my journey. If you have been struggling...

So many of you asked for more information on period products… Disposable vs Re-Usable Pads vs Tampons What about period underwear And what the heck is free bleeding In this episode, I give you the low down on my personal opinion on all these products, how they affect my body, and what I personally use. I can honestly say that Period Positivity has created an era of so many great options for our bl...

Just over a week ago I attended the Wild Rose Festival (a women’s only festival) and it was so powerful. The message that kept landing with me in so many of the talks I attended was around reclaiming the feminine in ourself, in our communities, and as a collective. In this episode I want to dive into how we can start to take the small steps in doing this. How can we start living more fully into ou...

So this just happened….I had my first painful period in probably 10 years! It took me by surprise, but in all reality it shouldn’t have. I was not taking care of my cycle and I was pushing through when I need to take it easy and rest. It’s funny how our goal orientated part of the brain tells us it will be fine - just do it even though our intuition is screaming at us that this will be a bad idea....

Summer time…the never ending list of places to be and things to do! Let’s be real, summer is a whole lot of fun that often results in burnout. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but there are ways we can jump with two feet without feeling destroyed by the end of it. In this episode we are going to look at my 3 tips to keep you enjoying all that summer has to offer while meeting your body with wha...

Summer Vacation = Fun & Draining all at the same time! In this weeks episode we explore how to use your cycle to parent in alignment with your energy. This will allow for you to do the things that bring rushes of joy with your kids, but also gives you permission for down time to honour your energy and cycle needs. Tune in and learn how good cyclical balance is the key to thrive and excel as a...

Often, it’s not the to-do lists that I create that create the overwhelm and stress. It is the non stop mental workload that is constantly running in the background. It is the thoughts that keep me awake, the micro-managing of the to-do list, and endless storage of facts and details that I need to know in order to keep the home and my work life flowing. And at times it is just too damn much! Today,...

Does the idea of putting yourself first feel impossible? You are not alone. I think most women fall in the pattern of care giving and nurturer that we automatically put ourselves last in our careers, in our homes and in our relationships. Today on the podcast, Jessica Oyanagi, joins us to chat about Tapping into your feminine nature to design a life you truly desire! And guess what? Putting yourse...

We are deeply defined by our culture and our communities. Social norms, cultural expectations, and generational trends all impact how safe we feel to really express the person we deeply desire to show up in the world as. In today’s conversation, Vidya Ramachandran will be joining me to help us learn how to ALIGN to who we are at our core and how to re-calibrate our life so that we can live unapolo...

Have you ever sat in your car taking deep breathes to calm your anxiety before going in to see your doctor? Advocating for our health can be scary as hell. As women it is very common to feel unheard in our hormone health concerns. It may even feel like our only option is to stay feeling broken. This week on the podcast, I have my very good friend, Heidi Mason, joining me in an open, honest and raw...

Have you ever pondered how going to the Doctor always induces a feeling of fear and brokenness? Maybe it’s just me 🤔! In this episode, I share how during my last bleed I received clarity on why I resist seeing doctors…and dentists and how health or medicine really feels like very masculine approach for me. Current mainstream medicine is seen as the TRUTH and yet it makes me nervous, fearful, and...