Talking about the effects of breast cancer treatment on pelvic health with Amanda Olson, DPT.  Did you know that breast cancer treatments can affect your pelvic floor health?  We talk about  issues women may experience and then what proactive steps women can take to support their pelvic health from who to see and what you can use at home.  Breast cancer survivors need to know this information so that they know they are not alone and that there is help for pelvic health symptoms such as vaginal dryness, pain with sex, bladder issues and more. 

There has NEVER been a better time to be a woman heading into or going through the transition called menopause!  With all of the information now available to us, we no longer have to look towards perimenopause and menopause with dread.  Andrea Donsky, a functional nutritionist chats about the nutrition and lifestyle tips that will help us THRIVE through our 40’s and 50’s.  Ready to feel armed with info and inspiration that is practical and can be applied to your life today? Come take a listen.

We get to know James Goodlatte, the founder of Fit For Birth.  A holistic prenatal and postpartum wellness and fitness education platform for both fitness and health professionals as well as for pregnant and postpartum individuals.  He gives us his 5 foundations for a healthy pregnancy and recovery and wonderful tips to live by at any stage of life.  If you are holistic minded in your approach to health, then this is an interview you do not want to miss!

Getting to know more about our local wellness and healthcare providers is so very important.  Vancouver, WA has a literal goldmine of passionate individuals striving to do better for those in their community.  Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Kendall Hagensen, the owner of Vancouver Wellness Studio.  She has curated a holistic multidisciplinary team including mental health, naturopathy, nutrition coaching, fitness, massage, and more.  In addition to learning more about VWS, I got to ask Kendall about one of the modalities that she and her other mental health provider are well trained in EMDR.  A wonderful tool in helping those who suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and more.  

Want to crush some personal goals this year? We all have something in our lives that we’d like to improve, whether that’s managing stress more effectively, developing healthier relationships, or building more confidence. The mere thought of change can be overwhelming or scary, but Linda’s mission is to address the root cause of that fear so that you can tackle anything that life throws at you by making simple, easy changes to your everyday routines. Let's move from surviving to thriving!

There are endless options when it comes to fitness plans and healthy lifestyles.  But what makes these healthy choices actually stick?  Join us as we talk about the mental steps and mindset that will make the BIGGEST impact as we continue to make those health and fitness goals… especially as we start to make those New Year's resolutions!

Dr Angela aka Dr Hot Flash joins us to share her personal and professional journey with hormone health. She has specialized in female hormone health for 25 years and has become an expert in supporting women in their highly individual hormone journeys.  She is also on a mission to save women from suffering due to poorly educated medical providers with her book titled “How to Prevent Your Doctor From Slowly Killing You: A Woman’s Hormonal Health Survival Guide”.

This episode could seriously be a game changer for any woman from age 20 to 70!

Your menstrual cycle is a window into your overall health. What is your cycle telling you?  In this podcast, we get to learn about a natural way to improve our hormones throughout our ever changing cycle to reduce those crazy hormone symptoms, improve fertility (if that's a goal), and steady the ship as we sail towards menopause.

Seed cycling has been around for hundreds of years and has been tremendously helpful to so many people including Kate, Buffy, and many of our friends and patients.  

Listen as we chat about what seed cycling is and how Kate has made it crazy easy for anyone to do!