LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY Our medical system recommends pap smears as preventative screenings but when a woman wants to have a baby, the medical approach is “Give it a whirl. We’ll see what happens.” Fertility testing usually isn’t done proactively or preventatively. Too often testing is only done once a woman has […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY Did you know that 1 in 10 women struggle with endometriosis and yet many women who have the symptoms are told it’s normal? In fact, it can take an average of 10 years for women to get a diagnosis. When you do get a diagnosis, it can be […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY ​​Recovering from a C-section can be challenging – especially if you didn’t expect your birth to end in a major surgery.When I gave birth to Shep last year,​ I was not anticipating needing a C-section. In fact, I very much did NOT want to have a C-section.It was […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY Have you had a C-section and wanted to learn more about having a VBAC? With so many opinions and data flying about, it can be difficult to understand the facts and to figure out what the best option is for you. Maybe you’re wondering things like… What’s the […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY Fertility journeys can be painfully difficult to navigate, whether you’re facing infertility, experiencing recurrent miscarriage, or walking through adoption. Between endless doctor visits, sad holidays, the difficulty of seeing others have kids, grief, and countless negative tests, the journey is heavy. The uncertainty causes you to ask yourself […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY If you went to a cardiologist and complained of chest pain, you likely wouldn’t be satisfied if they gave you a painkiller and sent you on your way. The doctor would be treating the symptom, but not addressing the underlying disease causing it. In the same way, infertility […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY In a world with beautiful photos and Instagram posts, social media can often romanticize pregnancy and birth and create high expectations for what your experience will or *should* be like. And while birth is a beautiful and miraculous thing, it can also be intense, uncertain, and scary – […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY It’s no secret that women in our society are on the go all the time – whether it’s because we’re working, transporting the kids to countless activities, taking care of the house, or doing countless other activities on our calendar. The pressure to be productive has caused us […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY Did you know that cleaning products are not required to share all the ingredients they use on their labels? They only need to share the active ingredient. And of the 80,000 potential chemicals that could be used in a product, only 1% have actually been tested for safety. […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY The term “pelvic floor health” has been thrown around a lot in the past few years and chances are that when you read or heard about it, there was a lot of talk about doing kegels. But did you know that kegels are not always the right way […]

LISTEN ON YOUR FAVE PLATFORM: APPLE | SPOTIFY | STITCHER If you’ve ever had to walk through recurrent pregnancy loss or infertility, you know how overwhelming it can be to figure out what doctors to see, what to test for, and what treatments to try. And, unfortunately, many women also experience doctors who gaslight them or insurance companies […]