Women Talking Frankly

In this episode, the hosts of Women Talking Frankly interview Susan Douglas. Sue has worked in Technology since graduating from Oregon State in 1984, almost 40 years now, for Companies such as Dell, InfoSys, and NEC. Because fighting  bad actors  is particularly a passion for her, the last 10 years, Sue has specialized in Cyber Security.  She currently works for Fortinet, the #3 cybersecurity corp...

In our latest episode, Candace and Kyle have the pleasure of talking to Sharon Cook, and Claudia Herber, artist friends and co-owners of an art gallery in wine country Oregon.  https://currentsgallery.com/ Each of these women practices an art all their own, Claudia as crafter extraordinaire of native gourds and Sharon as an intuitive painter. As you will pick up in this inspiring interview, though...

Join Candace and Kyle for a fascinating discussion about the modality of hypnotherapy and how it can create lasting changes in someone’s life. Guest:  Amy Green Smith is a hypnotherapist, public speaker, personal improvement coach, and experienced podcaster with over nine years and 500+ episodes under her belt. One of her main goals is to help people move beyond their ‘limiting beliefs.’ Visit her...

We begin with Teena’s story, where she describes   starting music lessons at 7-years-old on “traditionally female”  instruments like violin and piano, but later found that it was guitar and percussion that spoke to her …. “It was like a steam train after that, no one could stop me.”   Teena takes us behind the scenes of her groundbreaking career as a musician playing with Johnny Lee Hooker and as...

This week’s guest is Shivani Gupta, PhD, an Ayurvedic Practitioner who completed her PhD on Turmeric and its various uses. Shivani’s vision is to support allopathic medicine with the ancient practices of ayurvedic medicine.  She started the women-only run company of Fusionary Formulas (https://fusionaryformulas.com). Her formulas are designed to help with inflammation, pain and adequate rest. Shiv...

On today’s episode, we do a bit of a pivot and learn the causes and treatments of the epidemic of knee pain. Both Kyle and Candace have traveled this journey and have a personal interest in learning more about this topic and sharing this knowledge with our listeners.   Our guest today is Dr. Russell Riggs, who spent 25 years in the ER treating all kind of patients. His interest in treating knee pa...

Candace and Kyle are delighted to interview British nutritionist and author, Jackie Lynch, founder of the online Well-Well-Well nutrition clinic and host of the hugely popular diet & lifestyle podcast   The Happy Menopause  - which was shortlisted for the 2022 International Women’s Podcast Awards. She is also the author of  The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish  (Watkins, 2...

In this episode, Candace and Kyle take the time to pause, reflect and kickoff the New Year with a wrap up of the best of WTF 2023, our favorite episodes and yours, what we learned, accomplished, enjoyed, or indulged in, and how we tried to make our world - the world of women’s health - a better place. Much is being talked about how to make and keep effective New Year’s resolutions, and we introduc...

In this episode, Kyle and Candace tackle one of the most challenging conundrums in healthcare for women in menopause: in particular, how the symptoms can be more severe in women of color (WOC) than they are for white women and last longer - a fact that goes largely unrecognized by doctors! Landmark research into the racial discrepancies in menopause, the  Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation...

Kyle and Candace chat with Natalie Gustafson, PharmD, pharmacist/owner of Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy:  https://lcrx.com  whose expertise and insights on bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) we have relied upon for nearly 2 decades!   In today’s episode, we review the basics of how and why bioidenticals work, who benefits, how to relieve symptoms, if and when you can’t take hormones, along w...

In today’s episode, Kyle and Candace tackle the all-important subject of heart disease, the number one killer of women. While many campaigns exist to bring awareness to breast cancer screening and testing, the truth is that heart disease poses a much greater threat to us. In the U.S., 1 out of 31 American women die from breast cancer while heart disease causes 1 out of every 3 deaths, which amount...

Candace & Kyle have another fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, M.D., a pioneering Family Medicine physician who has dedicated her life’s work to helping women in menopause balance their hormones using the Bioidentical Restoration Model of Care to improve symptoms & quality of life as they age. Early in her career Dr. Kenna recognized that within the medical profession, the...

Candace & Kyle catch up with their favorite guru/mentor/expert on hormones & hormone testing, Dr. David Zava, Ph. D., Founder/CEO of ZRT Laboratory, one of the foremost hormone testing labs in the US & globally.  A biochemist by trade & teacher at heart, Dr. Zava didn’t start out trying to build a company.  As a researcher, he wanted to provide health care practitioners & patie...

During today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Lani Simpson, Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and the first alternative provider to become a board certified bone densitometirst (C.C.D.). For over 30 years, Lani has educated health care providers about the importance of bone heatlh and has hosted a PBS series on this same topic. She is also the author of “No Nonsense Bone Health Guide” and “No Nonsens...

Dr. Valerie Cacho is the president and founder of  Sleep Life Med , a tele-sleep practice in Hawaii and California. Her interests and expertise include: diagnosing and treating medical sleep disorders during perimenopause and menopause, women's sleep concerns, mind-body approaches to insomnia, self-compassion training, clinical hypnotherapy, and promoting sleep health and wellness. Additionall...

To many women young and old, Gabrielle Reece is the epitome of athleticism and beauty. Not only is she a volleyball legend, someone the younger generation looks up to as a groundbreaker in women’s professional sports, but she’s an inspirational leader, NYTimes best-selling author and host of The Gabby Reece Show. On her hugely influential podcast, Gabby gets expertws in health and wellness, scienc...

In this episode of WTF, Kyle and Candace discuss recently released results from the longest in-depth longitudinal study on human development and happiness ever done. The Harvard Adult Development Study has been running for nearly 85 years and concludes that cultivating and nurturing sound relationships is the single most important thing we can do to achieve lives filled with health and happiness....

Kyle and Candace respond to the recent (Jan. 2023) NY Times Magazine cover article by Susan Dominus, "We have been misled about menopause." Twenty years after the Women's Health Initiative study (WHI) turned the treatment of menopause on its head, the U.S is still grappling with how to deal with this ever important phase of the female life. Kyle and Candace tackle the many issues facing women in o...

It has been quite a few years: almost three living through a pandemic….This holiday season almost feels ‘normal ‘ again , whatever THAT means… Thinking back to the holiday season pre Covid: it has always been a time full of stress, expectations, family drama, FOMO, loneliness, busyness, isolation, too many people, spending pressures…yet somehow most of us just love this time of year. Add to this t...

Another fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, M.D., a pioneering Family Medicine physician who has dedicated her life’s work to helping women in menopause find safer solutions for symptom relief and quality of life as we age backed by science and rigorous research. Early in her career Dr. Kenna recognized that within the medical profession, there was a notable lack of scientific appr...

Spend some quality time with Kyle and Candace as they muse about our futures. After almost two years of navigating our lives through a pandemic, they look for inspiration and set goals for the year ahead. Their lively and often funny conversations run the gamut of topics ranging from how to keep a positive attitude when the world feels like it is falling apart, the importance of laughter even...

A fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, about her pioneering work in women’s medicine and the book she wrote, Awakening Athena, that was so ahead of its time in turning the conversation around women’s hormonal health from Big-Pharma to a focus on the physical emotional and spiritual needs of the essential female self. We trust this heartfelt  conversation with Kenna will empower...

Kyle and Candace had the pleasure of interviewing 2 physical therapists, Dianne Shiffer and Dee Ann Dougherty, who have worked together for over 3 decades. Dianne started Connect PT in Lake Oswego, OR and has assembled a team of like-minded providers who are committed to helping their clients practice 'prevention with intention'. Their team helps people maintain and/or return to a higher level of...

Join Candace + Kyle for a dose of their personal tips/favs/thoughts on the daily practice of wellness. In this episode they cover: ·   Self-Care - How do we practice self-care in our physical  emotional and mental lives ·   Stress management - What steps do we take to manage our stress so that it doesn’t manage us …. “Life is short – Be kind to yourself”- Matt Haig ·   Promotin...

Candace + Kyle are back in the studio with Functional Nutritionist, Andrea Nakayama, for a lively conversation about how our adrenals are impacted by how and what we eat, as well as the other important aspects of how we live (exercise and sleep routines). Andrea, Kyle and Candace dig into the term ‘Adrenal Fatigue’ and explore how this can present, be measured and ultimately treated so that you ca...