Sometimes it takes a healing crisis to get to the roots of chronic illness and transform our life into something more sustainable and purposeful. For Fern Olivia, this crisis manifested as an autoimmune thyroid problem - Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis - that forced her to quit her corporate job and led her down a healing path. Since then, she has developed Thyroid Yoga, along with other breath, movement, and vocal practices to support people who desire a more holistic way of dealing with whole-body health concerns. In this episode we discuss: the connections between the thyroid, hormones, and depression why hypothyroidism is more prevalent in women and diagnostically overshadowed messages from the body and why we ignore or normalize symptoms the function of the thyroid, physically and energetically the value of mentorship and community support learning to not be antagonistic with the body body talk practice and how to deeply listen blending yogic traditions and holistic nutrition using your voice to find your power Bio Fern Olivia is an internationally recognized teacher, speaker, and wellness influencer, as well as the founder of Thyroid Yoga®, a unique holistic program that has empowered thousands of women to reclaim their thyroid health and live a fuller, more radiant life. After fainting in the subway in NYC while working for seven years as a Vice President on Wall Street, she left the concrete jungle for the jungle of Costa Rica where she lives and guides retreats. Fern has birthed a new approach to healing through her own education in biomedical engineering and over a decade of experience and certifications in yoga, integrative medicine, breathwork and as a Medical Medium cleanse specialist. She combines targeted yoga sequences, breathwork, vocal activation, somatic intelligence, and brain rewiring to form a whole body approach to health. Through her masterminds, writings, retreats, workshops, and much more, Fern continues to educate and train thousands of women to reclaim their health and live their most fully expressed lives. Fern's "The Expressed Woman" 21-Day Quest to Confidence: www.thyroid.yoga/products/theexpressedwoman Join Fern's Medical Medium & Thyroid Yoga® Cleanse Retreat in Upstate NY this July 10-14: www.thyroid.yoga/products/upstateny Retreats and Cleanses in Costa Rica: www.thyroid.yoga/cleanseretreat Websites: www.fernolivia.com www.thyroid.yoga https://embodiedvoicebreathwork.com Instagram: @fernolivia Research: Epstein Barr Virus a possible cause for Autoimmune Thyroid conditions: https://www.palomahealth.com/learn/epstein-barr-virus-thyroid https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099387/ Thyroid Conditions and Increased Risk of Depression https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392461/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025086/ Sessions & Information about the host: ⁠⁠JazmineRussell.com⁠⁠ Disclaimer: The DEPTH Work Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Any information on this podcast in no way to be construed or substituted as psychological counseling, psychotherapy, mental health counseling, or any other type of therapy or medical advice.