Welcome to another episode of the Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In this episode, I interview Kimberley Banfield, is the Founder of Soulcology™. As a Soulcologist™ & Soul Purpose Mentor, Speaker and Teacher, she guides & supports Entrepreneurial Women to find the clarity, confidence & courage to listen to their intuition, heal past experiences & find & fulfil their Soul's Purposes. She is most passionate about helping women to 'make their life a moment that matters™.' In...

Welcome to another episode of the Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In this episode, I interview co-founders of FertilityCE webinars, Nora Pope, and Dr. Jessica Liu, ND.  Nora Pope is an educator, public speaker, and former Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto. She is the creator of “Cycle Charting: The Key to Fertility” CE Seminars. In her CE lectures, she merges her expertise in Natural Family Planning Cycle Charting with perinatal care in calculating precise due dates, how to flag risks for...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today's episode, I interview Clinical Aromatherapist, Kathleen Bednis! And we discuss the benefits of using essential oils for hormone balancing, cycle syncing, and pain management associated with hormonal conditions like endometriosis. Kathleen also shares how to safely use essential oils and how to go about creating your own blends. Kathleen's passion for research and health has lead her to a career educating and helping women...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today we are talking about menstrual cycles and the moon phases with Joy Davis, a Fertility Awareness Educator training in the Justisse Method. Joy grew up in Alderville First Nation in Southern Ontario, Canada. Her Anishinaabe culture is a huge part of her identity. She teaches menstruators about using their menstrual cycles as a health tool and to achieve or avoid pregnancy. She strives to make fertility, cervical mucus, vagina's...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today we are talking about Jannette's infertility journey and how she came to discover the Fertility Awareness Method and how to use it to become empowered about her fertility and reproductive health. She also shares her best coping strategies and how used NaPro technologies to receive answers about her diagnosis of unexplained infertility.  Jannette is a Registered Nurse with a critical care background. She felt that her medical...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today we are talking PCOS with Family Nurse Practitioner, Callie Crouch. She is the creator of The PCOS Lifestyle Program and has a private practice in Texas doing primarily telemedicine. Callie struggled with PCOS for years before learning how to control her symptoms, she then felt a need to help other women find their way towards PCOS management. Callie wanted the opportunity to look at each individual woman’s habits and help...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast!  Today we are talking endometriosis with Registered Dietitian, Cindy Dabrowska. She is the founder of "The Supportive Endo RD" and her passion comes from supporting endo warriors - who much like me, have said “enough is enough” to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has supported countless women in her nutrition counseling practice through a functional medicine root-cause approach to endometriosis. As a...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today's episode, we are talking all things clean beauty with holistic skincare therapist, Seanna Cohen.  She is a certified Skin Care Therapist and founder of the Clean Beauty School, an online destination to learn about skincare, shop the effective clean beauty products and get personalized advice through 1:1 consultations. As a trusted expert, she helps women create holistic skincare plans so they can feel confident both in...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today’s episode, we are talking everything postpartum from how to navigate your health and the return of your fertility to how you can use the fertility awareness method as your birth control during this phase! My guest is Kimberly Parker, a mother of 5, ages 8 to 1-year-old. She grew up in central Minnesota in agriculture and her and her husband's harvesting business took lead the to recently settling in Holyoke, Colorado. As...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today’s episode, we are talking about how to optimizing your libido for your stage of life. And what underlying factors may be leading to you not feeling like you have the same mojo you had in the past. My guest is Maraya Brown, a Yale Trained CNM, MSN with her undergraduate in marketing.  She has been attending births for 20 years, managed women’s health clinics in Hawaii and Oregon for 13 years, taught at the Chinese Medicine...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In Today’s episode, we are talking about the microbiome and how essential it is for healthy hormones. We are going to dive deep into estrogen metabolism, including understanding the estrobolome and what foods you need to eat and how to optimize the strain of probiotics you choose. My guest today is Dr. Kristin Spark, a Naturopathic Doctor, certified sports nutritionist, and the owner of Verdure Wellness Clinic, an interdisciplinary...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today’s episode is all about the Fertility Awareness Method and cervical mucus, topics I am really excited to talk about. And my guest for today's episode is equally passionate about all things cervical mucus and we are going to tell you everything from what cervical mucus is to why it is important for your fertility, reproductive, and hormone health! Megan McNamara is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and founder of...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today’s episode in my fertility series is about miscarriage and understanding what hormonal condition can put you at an increased risk of miscarriage, and what labs you should consider asking your fertility doctor for if you have experienced one or multiple miscarriages. My guest today Dr. Anna D’intino shares her personal experience with miscarriage and how she works with couples on their fertility journey. Dr. Anna D'Intino is a...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast!  Today’s episode in my fertility series is about PCOS and what it looks like for women who already have this diagnosis or they have learned from their fertility workup that PCOS may be leading to their fertility challenges. And my special guest today is Dr. Anne Hussain who is not only a PCOS "cyster" but a Naturopathic doctor with a focus on helping women navigate the complexities of PCOS and hormone health! Dr. Anne Hussain is a...

Welcome to another episode of the hormone heartbeat podcast!  Today’s episode in my fertility series is all about knowing your options through fertility treatments. And guest shares her journey motherhood using reproductive technologies, including third-party reproduction. Meta Getman is a mom to 3-year-old twins after 4 rounds of IUI, 3 rounds of fresh IVF and one round of IVF using donor eggs.  With a heart for serving others and passion for people to know they are not alone, Meta uses...

Welcome to another episode of the hormone heartbeat podcast! In today's episode of the fertility series, I decided to do something a little different and I am going to have a REAL and RAW conversation with a friend and fellow fertility soul sister. This episode is going to be personal, vulnerable and may get emotional, as I share my story openly for the first time! We will not dwell on the hardships of infertility, nor will it be a ranting session, because those of you going through it,...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! The next episode in the fertility series is about the Spiritual aspect of fertility and the concept of spirit babies and how couples can communicate with their spirit babies and call them into conception. I believe fertility is a marrying of a couple's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. My guest today is Lynne Newman the founder of Gray Mothering where she helps resourceful women navigate the dark— in motherhood and...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast!  Today’s episode in the fertility series is all about integrative and collaborative fertility management. My guest and I discuss how you can optimize your fertility outcomes by working with fertility focused practitioners to support your work with a reproductive endocrinologist at a fertility clinic! My guest today Dr. Kelsey Duncan is a Naturopathic Doctor with a special focus in fertility and women's hormonal health. Kelsey is...

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! This next series of episodes will focus on fertility and provide some insight into this complicated journey that 1 in 8 couples experience.  Starting the series off is today's Guest Genieve Seigel Genevieve Siegel is a Holistic Fertility Empowerment Expert and creator of the Gen-Touch Holistic Fertility Method™. She empowers strong ambitious souls who are having challenges trying to conceive, and helps them to feel calm, confident...

In today’s episode, we are talking about essential oils and dispelling some of the myths that surround using them. And we will explore how they can be used safely and effectively for period health and hormone balancing. My guest today is super mama extraordinary, entrepreneur,  essential oil expert and the creator the Mama and Oils – Amanda Dumouchel! Amanda is passionate about natural solutions to women's health and wellness and has a deep desire to support mamas in all stages of their...

In today’s episode, we are talking about navigating the 4thtrimester of pregnancy! My wonderful guest today is Jocelyn Wells, a postpartum doula based out of Guelph, Ontario. As a mom of two young girls, she is familiar with the challenges new parents face during the postpartum period. Drawing on her experiences and her formal training in postpartum support, breastfeeding, and maternal mental health she is inspired to help families thrive in the transition to parenthood and set them up for...

In today’s episode, we are talking about Thyroid Health, Hashimotos and Cycle charting with fertility awareness method and what you need to know to about the method and about how to use your chart as a diagnostic tool for thyroid conditions My amazing guest today is the wonderful Rebecca McEvoy who is a FertilityCare Practitioner who teaches the Creighton Model of fertility awareness. She is passionate about helping couples plan their families naturally and safely and getting women support...

In today's episode of the Hormone Heatbeat Podcast, we are talking all about PCOS from how to define the 4 different types to what you can do to get starting on your PCOS healing journey.  Our special guest is a Holistic nutritionist, hormone hacker, and mindset coach, Elizabeth Raybould! Elizabeth Raybould is the Founder of The Hormone Hacking Collective™. As a hormone expert, she helps ambitious, hard-working women have complete control over their hormones. She's the OG Hormone Hacker and...

In today's episode of the Hormone Heatbeat Podcast, we define what stress means and the different types of stress. We will breakdown the physiology of stress and how it influences your menstrual cycle and hormone health. At the end of today's episode, you will have excellent stress management techniques that you can put into practice immediately! Our special guest today is a  Naturopathic Doctor, Stress Management Coach, and Happy Living Expert, Dr. Ellen Wong! Dr. Ellen Wong is the Founder...