Fertile Minds Radio
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsFertile Minds Radio is your place to learn how to maximize your fertility, we cover the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of a fertility journey. Here you’ll find tools to help you feel empowered and confident as you move from infertility to pregnancy to parenthood.
If you are looking for wholistic wisdom and a paradigm that will help you create a healthy family for generations to come, you’re in the right place.
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Mini Mindful Moment- Emotional Liberation & Physical Manifestation
April 14, 2019 04:00 - 17 minutes - 33.7 MBWhen it comes to using the chakras there are actually two currents that help the energy to flow, however, most people are only accustomed to using one of them working from the bottom chakra up. This pathway is what is sometimes referred to as the path to liberation or emotional freedom. The other less know current is the downward current from the heavens to the earth plane, sometimes referred to as the current of manifestation. For thousands of years in Chinese Medicine humans have been expl...
Introducing Motherhood Sessions from Gimlet
April 11, 2019 12:15 - 8 minutes - 16.9 MBConfronting Your Parents After Motherhood Julia was born in South Korea, but was adopted and raised by a white family. Now that she has her own child—the first biological relative she’s ever known—she’s rethinking her relationship with her own family, and on a search to find her birth mother.
Can Herbs Treat Infertility? How to Use Them Safely
April 07, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 42.7 MBToday’s episode is a re-release of episode three. Missed it the first time around? Well we’re back with a remastered version. Loved it back in the day? Re-listen and re-love it (and maybe pick up on some gems you didn’t hear when it first aired). This episode is meant to give you a glimpse at how herbs can be safely used in treating infertility. I could do an entire show just on herbs alone, so this is meant to give you the basics so you have a better understanding of how herbs might help an...
The Importance of Thought Management in Fertility
March 24, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes - 25.9 MBSo much of how we feel and the reality we create relate back to our thoughts. Up to 75% of our thoughts are repetitive ones, and they end up shaping our emotions and eventually much of our physiological state. In today’s episode, Hillary provides a visualization and meditation practice to connect with our future selves and to help us become aware of how our thoughts affect our emotions. This is especially important in fertility, where we often must believe in something that hasn’t happened y...
The Fifth Vital Sign — Our Menstrual Cycle
March 17, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBLisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and author of The Fifth Vital Sign. She joins the show today to speak with Hillary about using Fertility Awareness as a primary method of birth control, ovulation as a health marker, important things to know about hormone birth control, and an evidence-based approach as to how to set ourselves up for success when it comes to our menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. They discuss th...
Why Surrender is Different Than Quitting
March 03, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBToday’s episode is a re-release of episode two. Missed it the first time around? Well, we’re back with a remastered version. Loved it back in the day? Re-listen and re-love it (and maybe pick up on some gems you didn’t hear when it first aired). Today’s guests are Marc Sherman and Dr. Kate Webster, creators of the revolutionary online course Organic Conceptions. This course began with Erin and Marc Sherman’s personal struggle in trying to conceive for a decade. In partnership with Dr. Webste...
Healing After Birth with Jennifer Summerfeldt
January 27, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBJennifer Summerfeldt, MACP, joins the show to talk about how our bodies protect us through trauma, and her wisdom from working in the field of maternal health and psychology for over two decades. Along with being a counselor, childbirth advocate, doula, and maternal educator, Jennifer is the founder and creator of the Healing After Birth Program. She and Hillary talk about the brain and how it works in trauma, what led Jennifer to be a birth crusader, the different lenses of healing, and man...
Essential Oils to Enhance Fertility, Pregnancy, and Birth with Shauna Wetenkamp
January 20, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBShauna Wetenkamp joins the show to share her immense knowledge on essential oils and examples of ways she has used them in ways many people may not have thought possible. She talks about her own personal journey in using them to help heal after a severe accident, how essential oils can enhance our life and our fertility, the ways the “nose knows” when it comes to sniffing out great quality oils, which oils are great for specific emotions, and how to choose them intuitively. To share yo...
Effortless IVF, a New Way to Approach Art with Drs. Kevin & Kathy Doody
December 23, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 48.4 MBThis week’s episode is all about innovation in IVF. The highly esteemed reproductive endocrinologists, Drs. Kathy and Kevin Doody came on to talk about their process of what they call “effortless IVF” and how it helps couples conceive. The Doodys talk about their clinic in Bedford, TX, the specifics of their process, and the changes they have witnessed in over 30 years in the field of assisted reproductive medicine. In my opinion, their use of the INVOcell™ helps to make IVF as close to nat...
A Conversation About Cycling With the Moon — What Does That Even Mean?
December 16, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBIn this week’s episode, we welcome back the highly credentialed Reiki master and Meditation Facilitator Sharna Langlais, what moon cycles have to do with fertility, how you can work with the moon when it comes to your emotions and energy levels, and what exactly it means to cycle with the moon. We give you a brief history of how we have connected with La Luna over the years, ways to practice that honor and respect tradition of connecting with the moon’s deep energy, and a view of how to navi...
Mini Mindful Moments- Self Protection & Shielding Exercise w/ Sharna Langlais
December 11, 2018 17:54 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBHave you ever walked into a room and felt great only to leave feeling anxiety or fear for no reason? Sometimes we can accidentally take on others feelings, especially when we are in a vulnerable or open state. Join us as Sharna Langlais of www.SeekSparkShine.com offers a valuable self cleansing and shielding exercise that is perfect for doctors appointments, busy venues, or when you are feeling extra vulnerable. Today's episode is brought to you by Parents on Demand Network. Download it a...
Could Your Fertility Challenges Be An Unexpected Spiritual Awakening with Sharna Langlais
December 09, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBToday we talk with a true master of explaining the mystical in an understandable way. Sharna Langlais is a Reiki Master and also certified in Shamanic Healing and many other healing modalities such as Herbalism and Aromatherapy. She and Hillary talk about her new book, Unexpected Spiritual Awakenings, and how it pertains to fertility. They discuss what exactly an unexpected Spiritual Awakening is, how to spot one and what the stages are, and some tips on how to ease the lonely and discomfort...
How to Survive the Two Week Wait
December 02, 2018 08:00 - 23 minutes - 27.7 MBAfter coming back from a super fun yet unstructured Thanksgiving vacation, Hillary thought the topic of patience and planning would be perfect for this week’s episode. Fertility can be an emotional roller coaster, so today, Hillary will share some reminders and pointers that one can do during that anticipatory time of waiting. She gives a few ideas and options on ways to practice self-care and love that you can combine and partake in solo or with friends and loved ones. To share your o...
Mini Mindful Moment- What Are YOU Grateful For?
November 21, 2018 15:19 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBIt's Turkey time in the U.S. which means lots of family gatherings! These things can be stressful depending on your family dynamic so lets take a minute for ourselves to go deep and feel what we are appreciative in our lives. This will not only help our outlook and perception, but it will help us to be a tractor beam of love at whatever gathering we show up to. We are on an App! Check out Parents On Demand Network to access us super quick and you control the speed.
Natural Beauty Products Worth Your Money That Won’t Wreck Your Fertility — Part 2
November 18, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 93.7 MBHillary first opens the show with an amazing keynote from her mentor, the late Ray Rubio from the Integrative Fertility Symposium last year. Ray shares a story about Dr. Shen, and why often times the simplest answer right under our nose is the one that will give us our answers. Then, she welcomes back her friend Katrina to share Part 2 of their top picks for yummy (and effective!) green and clean beauty products. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary@ladypotions...
Mini Mindful Moment- Have You Been a Victim of a Nocebo?
November 15, 2018 19:03 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBMost of us are familiar with a placebo, however, do you know what a nocebo is? A nocebo is a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis by a health care provider. It happens in the fertility and birth worlds more than you think. Today we will go into detail of signs that it is happening, how to be more aware in the moment during healthcare appointments, and how to undo it if it has happened to you. C...
Natural Beauty Products Worth Your Money That Won’t Wreck Your Fertility (Part 1)
November 11, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 95.1 MBToday, Hillary and her friend Katrina talk about beauty products and how they could be interfering with your fertility. They list the top ten chemical and ingredient offenders (out of 1,300!) to look out for and avoid, give recommendations on natural beauty product and product lines, and share some practical ways to make small shifts away from slathering ourselves daily in a chemical cocktail. More women are becoming savvy as consumers, and aware of how much of an effect what we put on our b...
Bach Flower Remedies for the Emotions that Come with Fertility Challenges with Erin Gray
October 21, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 93.1 MBHillary’s esteemed colleague and friend Erin Gray, LCMHC, returns to dive deep into fertility challenges and the emotions that come with them. Erin has used and studied Bach Flower remedies for some time now, and she shares her experience with these super-safe homeopathic beneficial supplements. They also talk about the highlights of the 38 different remedies, the way Bach Remedies bring emotional balance into the situation, specific remedies as they play into detailed emotions, and Erin’s r...
How to Reverse PCOS Naturally & Get Pregnant
October 14, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 96 MBSeptember was PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) Awareness Month, so it is only fitting to do an episode centered around this condition. One in 10 American women, which is somewhere around five million women, suffer from symptoms on the PCOS spectrum. Today, we talk about what exactly PCOS is and the root causes, how the diagnosis occurs, the five Categories of Treatment, some myths surrounding it, and how you can go about reversing your PCOS in 9-12 months naturally. To share your own...
DOULA — The What, Why, and How To Go About Deciding If and When You Need a Doula with Adriana Lozada
September 30, 2018 07:00 - 55 minutes - 57.2 MBThis week, we welcome Adriana Lozada, a woman of many accomplishments and talents including the remarkable brand Birthful, and assisting in over 150 births as a doula. Adriana sheds some light on what exactly a doula is, why a couple may want one, the benefits of having a doula, and how to decide which doula is right for your specific needs and desires. To share your own fertility story, please email me at [email protected]. I look forward to connecting with you, as you are what ...
Mini Mindful Moment- 16 Seconds to Bliss
September 12, 2018 15:59 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBDid you know that you can flip the switch on your stress response, turning on a relaxation response in as little as 16 seconds? It's a technique coined by my beloved meditation teacher davidji and it's the quickest way I know to restore calm and clarity to my body. The only trick is, you have to practice it. This episode is brought to you by the online course- How to thrive with Your Newborn presented by the talented doula Adriana Lozada. You can find it at birthfulcourses.com or in to...
What TCM Has to Say About Your Fertility — Part 2
September 09, 2018 07:00 - 22 minutes - 31.7 MBOur periods are signs of how we are interacting with our environment, both internally and externally, and a way for us to use certain signals for fertility. Today, Hillary talks about what to stop and consider about your own period, how to change the quality and quantity of your uterine lining, decreasing inflammation to help clotting and cramping, certain foods to build up the blood, and how to turn back the clock in aging. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillary...
How to Use Malas and Crystals as Part of Your Fertility Meditations
September 05, 2018 13:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBToday's mini mindful moment answers the questions... Why would someone use a crystal? What is a mala? How to do japa meditation? How do you infuse an intention into a stone or piece of jewelry? How would this possibly help my fertility?
Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols
September 02, 2018 07:00 - 54 minutes - 68.3 MBThis week, we are joined again by the very knowledgeable (and one of our most popular Fertile Minds podcast guests) Lily Nichols. Not only is Lily a devoted mom, but she is a stellar author and a registered dietitian/nutritionist with a flair for interpreting scientific data and applying it to the modern-day woman. She speaks with Hillary today on her work helping women learn how to prevent or manage their Gestational Diabetes. She also discusses how we test for it, what makes someone more s...
Mini Mindful Moment- Verbal Suggestions to Help You Calm Down
August 29, 2018 14:38 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBTodays relaxation response technique is technically called Autogenic Training. It’s a technique that is credited to Dr. Johannes Schultz and was popularized in the 90’s by Dr. Herbert Benson’s book - The Relaxation Response and has to do with the power of verbal suggestion. Now these verbal suggestions called orientations, can be thought of as a type of self hypnosis. This is different than an affirmation because we are going to take the verbal suggestions into the body to help it relax, not...
What Traditional Chinese Medicine Has to Say About Your Menstrual Cycle Pt. 1
August 26, 2018 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode I will seek to give the listener a basic understanding of how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostics work and what TCM has to say about your menstrual cycle when you are trying to conceive. In part one we will discuss how Timing, Length, and Temperature are viewed in regards to TCM diagnostics, how we get certain imbalances and how to treat them from a TCM perspective. In part 2 of the series, we will talk about what your period is trying to tell you and what TCM h...
Mini Mindful Moment- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
August 22, 2018 16:17 - 15 minutes - 28.5 MBProgressive muscle relaxation is an excellent technique to get you out of your head and into your body so you can learn to be more aware when your body is trying to signal you that something is off. This will help you stay relaxed, and to trust your body while trying to conceive, going through pregnancy, and while giving birth. You get to me your own massage therapist in a quick 10 minute routine. Let's do this! Need some help getting that meditation practice going? Join us for a anoth...
Pregnancy Brain with Parijat Deshpande, MS
August 19, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 55.3 MBParijat Deshpande is the leading high-risk pregnancy expert, perinatal mind-body wellness counselor, speaker, and author who guides women to quickly and effectively release their stress during their high-risk pregnancy so they can give their baby a strong start to life. Her bestselling book “Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy” and popular podcast Delivering Miracles® discuss the real, raw side of infertility and pregnancy in an interesting...
Mini Mindful Moments- Mindfulness 101
August 15, 2018 14:44 - 8 minutes - 16.1 MB000001E0 000001DF 00003C0C 00003C17 000112E5 000112E5 00007CD8 00007E76 00000272 000044FA Most of us know what mindfulness is, but do you actually practice it. Today's technique gives you a simple to use questions to take your from your past that dictates that conversation in your head, into the present moment, helping you enhance your fertility by changing your stress response to one of relaxation. Join the 29 Day Fertility Meditation Challenge at https://hillary-talbott.mykajabi.com/p...
Mindful Parenting in a Messy World with Michelle Gale
August 12, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 50.4 MBToday we are joined by Michelle Gale, bestselling author, speaker, strategic advisor and mother/member of her lovely Family Council. Michelle and I talk about mindfulness as the number one secret to parenting with a clear head and open heart. She shares the intention and inspiration behind her book, Mindful Parenting in a Messy World, her own transformation from anxiety and fear to acceptance and empowerment, how new parents may find time to weave mindfulness and meditation into their jam-pa...
Mini Mindful Moment- Ocean Breath
August 08, 2018 14:05 - 13 minutes - 30.1 MBMeditation is great, but what happens when you need to reset your nervous system during the day from Fight & Flight to Breed & Feed? Mini Mindful Moments are techniques for you to try out throughout your day to help you not only be more mindful and present, they will affect your nervous, immune, and endocrine systems biochemically in a positive way when practiced regularly. Enjoy! Don't forget to sign up for the FREE 29 Day Fertility Meditation Challenge hosted by LadyPotions.com
Real Food for Pregnancy with Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE
May 27, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 70.7 MBToday we welcome Lily Nichols, Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher and an author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Lily draws from the current scientific literature and blends it with the wisdom of traditional culture and nature. We talk about the Western expectation of women managing it all directly after pregnancy and giving birth, and Lily’s prescription for healing and self-care. She shares how she began backing phi...
Is IVF Good for Men’s Health?
May 20, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBWorld-renowned reproductive urologist Dr. Turek joins us today. He has been at the forefront of IVF and ICSI since the early 90’s. He shares the latest happenings in both his research and his clinics in San Francisco and Beverly Hills, along with the ways Eastern Medicine compliments Western treatment, his thoughts on prenatals, single gene vs. chromosomal gene mutations, the sobering reality of advanced paternal age and some groundbreaking discoveries that are both provocative and backed by...
Mindful Moments — Honoring Our Lineage
May 13, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 31.7 MBToday’s mindful moment gives you a little taste of our 29-day meditation challenge, of which we are currently getting phenomenal feedback and results. In keeping with the theme of working with our feminine and masculine energy, we will engage in a meditation to help and honor those who came before us and unblock any blockages that we have with our family. This meditation may have you feeling lighter, more open, and a sense of gratitude and respect for those that made us who we are. To ...
Fertility Hope in the Face of Cancer with Alice Crisci
May 06, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 57.4 MBToday’s episode is full of hope and maybe even some perspective changers for some of you, especially when it comes to what you can handle at once. Our guest today is Alice Crisci. She is an author, fertility preservation spokeswoman and social entrepreneur, and most importantly, a mother on a mission. Her story is incredible. I talk with Alice about the non-profit she founded, Fertile Action, for fertile women touched by cancer, along with her new app MedAnswers, that seeks to connect patien...
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with Dr. Zev Williams, M.D. Ph.D., Columbia University
April 29, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 65 MBToday’s episode features Zev Williams, M.D., Ph.D. He is the Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center and is a nationally-recognized clinician and researcher in the area of recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Not only is he one of the most brilliant minds I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing, he is incredibly humble, gracious, and passionate about his work. His inte...
The Three Keys to Conception with Lynsi Eastburn, Award-winning Author
April 22, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBBoard-certified hypnotherapist and award-winning author Lynsi Eastburn joins us today to share her experience from over 25 years in the mind-body healing arts. Lynsi is a true pioneer of bringing hypnosis to the treatment of infertility, and we had such a fabulous talk about how belief systems can become a block when trying to fall pregnant, how she was led to her calling, the creation of HypnoFertility®, and how hypnosis can help us switch from fear and doubt into observation and peace. ...
Using Cervical Mucus to Predict High Fertility when TTC
April 15, 2018 10:00 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBFasten your earbuds, as our topic is rarely talked about but very important from everything to our fertility, overall health, and sexual pleasure. We talk about what the difference is between cervical mucus and vaginal discharge, how to keep our environment alkaline, the four types of mucus, ways around a hostile cervical environment, medications that can impair fertile mucus and herbs and practices that can help restore them, and why Mother Nature is all about timing. Links & Mention...
Mindful Moments — Guided Imagery for Relaxation
April 08, 2018 10:00 - 18 minutes - 26.7 MBToday’s Mindful Moment session invites you to float away from the everyday stresses and move towards what makes you feel good. Our guided meditation doesn’t use a mantra or breath, just our imagination to teleport you to a place that we associate with comfort and relaxation. This is perfect for yourself and possibly your partner as well, and a great way to start your morning or practice before going to a doctor’s appointment. To share your own fertility story, please email me at hillar...
What your Basal Body Temperature Can and Can't Tell You About Your Fertility
March 25, 2018 07:00 - 44 minutes - 57.6 MBToday’s episode is going to uncover what your basal body temperatures can and can’t tell you about your fertility. There is a ton of information regarding this topic, so by the time you are done listening to today’s episode, I want you to feel confident and motivated about tracking your BBT and working with your practitioner on what it means for you. We will talk about why you should take your temperature, how to do it and then track it correctly, how to use the different methods to your adv...
Mindful Moments — Quiet Continuous Breathing
March 11, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 51.3 MBToday’s mindful moments episode is all about setting your morning right with a quiet continuous breathing meditation. Whether you have 30 seconds or 30 minutes a morning, this will help get you clued into your own body every morning, and set you throughout your day with more positive self-talk and intention. I recommend this meditation both before and after you take your basal body temperature. Nothing fancy, just quiet continuous breathing and some visualization to start your day out ...
Taking a TCM Approach to Your Diet to Enhance Fertility
February 25, 2018 08:00 - 48 minutes - 61.9 MBToday we will be covering one of my personal subjects in life, food! Food therapy has always been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It can be really easy to initiate your own healing simply by eating for your current TCM disharmony. I will share with you some easy life solutions and three different approaches that you can start with your very next meal. Food has a lot of ties to our belief system, our past, and emotions we have yet to feel. Changing the way you eat can seem very overwhel...
Mindful Moments — A Meditation to Help with Implantation While TTC
February 18, 2018 08:00 - 30 minutes - 40.6 MBFeelings of loneliness, fear, and doubt are universal to a woman during her fertility road trip. It is common to feel hopeful and confident one moment and then isolated and frazzled the next. Today’s mindful moment episode will be all about restoring more peace and joy into your space, and to remind you that we are all connected and can send healing energy and love to one another, especially during a time such as implantation. We will dive deep in a meditation that came out organically...
Preventing Colds and the Flu
February 11, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 50.3 MBToday is a very important and relevant topic, as this flu season has been one of the worst in decades! We are going to talk about when to know when antibiotics may be right for you, how over-taking antibiotics may be hurting the future of your children, how to stay healthy during cold and flu season, and what to do if you or your partner gets sick along your fertility journey during an IVF cycle. I also share what herbs and oils can shorten colds and illness, the difference between strains o...
Infertility Testing — Fertility Lab tests explained in plain English
January 21, 2018 08:00 - 50 minutes - 63.9 MBToday we will be diving into lab values, and specifically what it means to have a complete fertility workup. I cover what it means when we say a fertility workup, what they test for and why, what is “normal” to empower yourself in a non-judgmental way so you and your support system can figure out a plan of corrective action. We also discuss a semen analysis and the total, whole picture of the markers you would be looking at there. This episode is a great way to dive in with understanding wha...
Permission to Pause
January 14, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 68 MBWelcome back and happy 2018 to you. I am happy to be back in the new year and to be able to share some insights with you. Today’s episode covers the tough topic of giving yourself permission to pause when you or someone you love is experiencing grief. My lovely co-host Erin Gray and I discuss how we help ourselves or another through profound loss, specifically a miscarriage. I provide a mini-meditation to open us up to love and warmth, then we share on the topics regarding ritual, things to ...
Mindful Moments — Using Chakra Meditation for Manifestation
December 31, 2017 08:00 - 50 minutes - 64 MBWhen I thought about creating this episode, I wanted to keep the intro short and sweet. We already spend so much time thinking, processing and worrying. Sometimes we just need to “do it” and this comes to manifesting our dreams. Today’s episode features a meditation to help clear clutter internally to manifest the life of your dreams. After today’s episode, we encourage you to lighten your load from the inside out and to remember that you have access to your center anytime, at anyplace. ...
Sacred Powers of Transformation with davidji
December 24, 2017 08:00 - 55 minutes - 69.9 MBDavidji is the voice that woke me up many years ago, and I am forever grateful for finding his work, as it changed my life and path and this podcast would not be here today without him. Today I am honored to have him on as our guest. He graciously gives us tips on how to manifest true transformation in any area of your life from within, and answering the question “How Do I Stop Being Attached to The Outcome of Something I Want So Badly?” It’s a talk of rejuvenation, renewal, and rebirth. w...
Placentas, Pushing, and the 4th Trimester with Dawn Herring of Empowered Birth Series
December 17, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBWe are thrilled to have the awesome Dawn Herring of Empowered Birth Series back as our guest today. Like myself, Dawn wants to change the conversation in labor to where it can unfold throughout the process and the woman finds it easier to trust her body through grounded knowledge and preparation. Every woman is different, every birth is different, and we are here to share our full-circle journeys to help empower and free us from an exact perception of what birth should look like. I talk with...
Vaginal Steams and The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy with Jen Poll LMT
December 10, 2017 17:00 - 49 minutes - 62.3 MBOur guest today is my dear friend, Jen Poll. Jen is a Licensed Massage Therapist in St. Petersburg, Florida. We have a great talk with Jen on the techniques of vaginal steams, abdominal massage, and her inspiration from teachings of Don Elijio Panti and Rosita Arvigo. Steaming and Abdominal Massage can be a great way for women to maintain and achieve uterine health, to reconnect with their own body and reclaim any power they may have previously surrendered. We cover what a vaginal steam is, ...