Womb Wisdom

In this week's episode I am thrilled to share a conversation I had with a long time friend (seriously, I've known her since childhood!) and past client Lily Cowles. Lily reached out to me after having a conversation with her medical doctor about freezing her eggs. Lily is 36 and was feeling concerned about her fertility after years of heavy bleeding and intense periods. Lily learned to chart and w...

When conception isn't happening in you are met with period after period each month. Is it possible to reframe this experience as an opportunity rather than a big fat bummer? We can do all the right things and sometimes conception just isn't happening. How can we care for ourselves during our period when it's the last things we were hoping for? Tune in to hear more about caring for yourself during...

In this week's episode, I chat with Samantha Chandler @wellnesswomb_. Samantha is a wellness and womb coach and supports women who are struggling with their health. She uses a blend of modalities from energetics to mineral balance in her practice. Samantha is passionate about helping others as she used to suffer from debilitating periods, acne, depression, and anxiety... to name a few. By working...

In this week's episode, I chat with Perimenopause and Menopause Coach, Bria aka 'The Period Whisperer.' Bria is a functional diagnostic practitioner and helps women to heal their hormones. It may seem counterintuitive to have a practitioner that specializes in perimenopause on a fertility podcast, but the perimenopausal transition can span many years. That means that as early as 35, wo...

In this episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of Fertility Friday. Lisa is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. She is the author of three bestselling books The Fifth Vital Sign, The Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook, and her most recent book Real Food For Fertility, which she co-authored with Lily Nich...

In this week's episode, I am joined by Annie Bills. Annie participated in my Confident Conception Mentorship program and is now pregnant with her first baby. She was misdiagnosed with PCOS and told that clomid would be her only option for conception. That was when she reached out to me. Annie shares in the episode about her experience in the program and how helpful if was for her to receive 1:...

In this week's episode I interview Dr. Melanie on her experience of how the gut can impact out overall health and therefore our fertility. Dr. Melanie has some unique perspective to share on gut health, testing and supporting optimal health! Some highlights from the episode: Allowing intuition to guide your medical practice The limitations of naturopathic medicine testing Finding joy in our fo...

In this episode, I chat with Sophia of Ruan Living all about how going non-toxic can support optimal hormone balance and fertility. Some key takeaways from the episode... Uncovering toxins found in baby bottles, nipples and many other baby products Our government can choose what chemical and toxins it deems as safe or not Opting for organic + grass-fed meat, dairy + eggs Avoiding toxins in the kit...

In this episode I interview Margaret Zhou a fellow acupuncturist and Fertility Awareness Method Educator. We chat about how Chinese medicine principles can offer so much to understanding how to support issues with the period and PMS symptoms in way that the Fertility Awareness Method can't. We also get into some of the limitations of practicing Chinese medicine without also having the informat...

In this week's episode, I have a chat with Carolina Sotomayor. Carolina is a Reiki Womb Healer and specializes in working with women to optimize their fertility using Reiki. We chat in this episode about Carolina's own personal fertility journey and how Reiki helped her to conceive her son. She also shares about the many Reiki babies she has helped to bring earth-side so far! In this episo...

In this episode, I had the great pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dr. Suuzi Hazen. Suuzi is a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has so much to share about optimizing health for women in their reproductive years. Dr. Suuzi Hazen is a mother, wife, farmer and Doctor of TCM. She is the owner and founder of Mother's Best Liver Pills, the only 100% USA-raised, 100% grass-fed, non-w...

In this week's episode. I have a chat with Dr. Julie Von. Julie specializes in working with the spiritual side of fertility. Her unique capacity and experience in both reproductive medicine and medical intuition make her an extraordinary advocate for her clients. The energetic and intuitive work she shares is grounded in real clinical and medical experience . Julie’s work has been called evoca...

In this week's episode, I have a chat with Maryn Green of Indie Birth . Maryn is a spiritual birth guide and birth attendant that views the transitions into birth and motherhood as sacred initiations. She shares in this episode about her experiences with spirit baby connections and the many lessons we can receive in connecting with the souls of our children and the spirit babies that surround...

In this week's episode, I have a chat with Michelle Oravitz. Michelle is a fellow acupuncturist and specializes in working with fertility. Michelle has also studied Ayurveda and hypnosis and shares her unique perspectives on fertility optimization throughout our chat together. Tune in to learn more about Michelle and her new book, The Way of Fertility. Connect with Michelle: IG - https://www.i...

In this episode, I chat with Alexandria DeVito. Alexandria is a functional medicine doctor and author of the newly release book - 9 Months Isn't Enough. In this episode, we dive into the crucial (and often missed) element of preconception care. Connect with Alexandria: https://www.instagram.com/getpoplin/ Connect with Holly: https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/

n this week's episode, I had a chat with Theresa Swan a certified peristeam hydrotherapist. Theresa uses Peristeam Hydrotherapy (Yoni or Vaginal Steaming) in her practice, Luminous Creatrix to address a variety of gynecological concerns, to improve fertility and to prepare for labor. Theresa is deeply passionate about this practice and it comes through in the beautiful ways in which she shares...

In this week's episode I interview Alex O'Connor. Alex is a fellow fertility acupuncturist and is known as the 'unexplained infertility puzzle solver.' Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about some of the most common causes of 'unexplained infertility' and what to do about them! Connect with Alex: IG - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alex_explaininginfertility/⁠ Co...

In this episode, I interview Anna Major. Anna is a licensed marriage and family therapist and specializes in working in the perinatal space. Anna is one of the first European trained practitioners of Prenatal Bonding in the United States . In Budapest, Hungary, she trained with the creators of the prenatal bonding method, doctors Raffai Jeno and Hidas Gyorgy. Since then, she has seen the evidence,...

In this episode, I interview Naava Carman. Naava is a fertility acupuncturist & herbalist that specializes in working with complex fertility cases and women over 40. She also trains other Chinese medicine practitioners all over the world in her Fertility Support trained program. We have a wonderful chat in this episode about so many things to consider in tricky fertility cases. It's a grea...

In this week's episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Acupuncturist, Herbalist AND Medical Doctor, Dr. Olivia Pojer. Dr. Pojer is pioneering the study of male fertility issues in Chinese medicine and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject! Tune in to this weeks episode to learn more about some of the most common causes of male infertility and what to do about them! Some highlights f...

In this episode, I have an amazing conversation with Nancy Mae on connecting with our spirit baby(ies)! Nancy is the creator of the Energetic Fertility Method and offers intuitive fertility education. She shares about her personal experience learning to communicate with her own spirit babies as well as the work that she does now assisting couples on connecting with their own spirit babies. Some hi...

In this weeks episode, I interview Madeline Rose of Tending the Womb . Madeline is a fertility awareness method educator and offers support for women & all expressions of the womb space. In this episode, we chat about the fertility awareness method in a much less tangible and much more spiritual way than we typically hear about. Madeline has a beautiful way of sharing about FAM as an opportuni...

In this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Laura Erlich, a fellow acupuncturist and herbalist. Laura founded Mother Nurture Wellness, a Los Angeles-based women’s health practice specializing in fertility optimization, pregnancy, and postpartum care. Laura has been working with women in the perinatal space for over two decades! As an integrative health professional for 25 years, Laura has helped thousan...

In this week's episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Aimee Raupp. Aimee is an acupuncturist, herbalist and a fertility specialist. She has also written several books. We focus our discussion in this episode on her most recent book, The Egg Quality Diet. Aimee is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things fertility. She offers a unique perspective on optimizing fertility and e...

In this week's episode, I share about my personal experience recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA). When I was 22 years old, my gynecologist callously shared: 'You'll probably have a hard time getting pregnant, but here's the pill for now." This was following years of menstrual cycle irregularities, several bouts of amenorrhea (complete loss of my period), excruciatingl...