Pure Nurture Pregnancy and Birth

How to Reverse Chronic & Autoimmune Diseases with Dr. Sina McCullough

Dr. McCullough is the creator of the online program "GO WILD: How I Reverse Chronic & Autoimmune Disease," which teaches people how to reverse chronic and autoimmune diseases in a step-by-step manner. Dr. McCullough is an expert in Nutrition, Disease Reversal, Functional Medicine, Exercise Physiology, and Energy Medicine, as well as a certified Natural Healer™, Master Herbalist, and Gluten Free Society Practitioner. She is the author of two books: HANDS OFF MY FOOD and BEYOND LABELS, whi...

Optimizing Fertility Based on Eating Real Food with Lisa Hendrickson

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. She is the author of three bestselling books The Fifth Vital Sign, the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook, and her most recent book Real Food For Fertility, which she co-authored with Lily Nichols RDN. Lisa works tirelessly to debunk the myth that regul...

How to Quell the Chaos of Mom Life in 20 Minutes with Brett Larkin

Brett Larkin is the founder of Uplifted Yoga® and the author of Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos. Her Online Yoga Teacher Training have set the standard for quality online certification since 2015 and matriculated thousands of yoga teachers. Brett’s award-winning YouTube channel with over half a million subscribers and Uplifted Yoga Podcast empowers you to actively design your life using yoga’s ancient wisdom. Yoga enthusiasts love her courses on Kunda...

How Doula Care Made Me a Better Mom with Bianca Sprague

Bianca Sprague is a passionate educator and advocate in the doula community, focusing her expertise on supporting women and queer individuals in the fields of fertility, birth, and postpartum care. As a self-identified 'super lesbian' and a dedicated mother, Bianca brings a unique perspective to her work, emphasizing the importance of balancing professional doula responsibilities with personal life, especially for mothers. She is deeply committed to addressing issues like queer care, combati...

How the Female Arousal System Works with Susan Bratton

Susan Bratton, "Intimacy Expert to Millions " is a champion and advocate for all those who desire intimacy and passion their whole life long. She’s created hundreds of techniques that transform “having sex” into making love and is the world’s most well-respected sexual biohacker. Susan is co-founder and CEO of two companies: Personal Life Media, Inc., a publisher of the Better Lover  brand of heart-connected lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication skills and sexual regenerative the...

Financial Self-Care for New Parents with Katherine Pomerantz

Katherine, actress turned accountant, has capitalized on her artistic background to create Money Storytelling - a mindset and accounting tool that helps business owners find creative fulfillment and sustainable wealth. She firmly believes that every creative idea has the ability to change the world if given the right financial support and opportunity. She leads a virtual accounting firm at The Bookkeeping Artist (BKA) and her expertise has been featured by VICE Media, Discover Card, The Penn...

Soulful Nourishment: The Cornerstone to Optimal Health & Fertility with Aimee Raupp

Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & fertility detective, celebrity acupuncturist & coach, and the best-selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy (2009), Yes, You Can Get Pregnant (2014), Body Belief (2018), and The Egg Quality Diet: A clinically proven 100-day fertility diet to balance hormones, reduce inflammation, improve egg quality & optimize your ability to get & stay pregnant (June 2021). As a fertility detective with two decades of experience, Aimee works vi...

Maximizing Human Potential by Harnessing the Pre-Conception Period with Victoria Rose

Founder of Luminous Birth, Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health Educator, Holistic Fertility Practitioner, Birth Memory & Re-Imprinting Facilitator, Reiki Master for Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum, Traditional Birth Witness, Pre-Conception Guide, Ceremonialist, Contemporary Vegetalista, Speaker. In this episode, you will hear about: Victoria's near-death experience & her passion for birth Enhancing fertility on all levels Memories are stored in our bodies Family conste...

The Reality of Frustration: Acknowledging & Normalizing Mom Challenges with Stephanie Rosenfield

Stephanie Rosenfield is a former speech pathologist turned life coach for overwhelmed moms who helps her clients navigate the internal and external chaos that often creeps up during motherhood without losing their -ish. Using first-hand experience, training as a certified life coach, and an honest, judgment-free approach, Stephanie helps moms shift their habits and mindset to become the calm AF mom they’ve always hoped they could be. In this episode, you'll hear about: How Stephanie becam...

The Problem with Mommy Wine Culture with Celeste Yvonne

Sober mom advocate Celeste Yvonne is a writer and certified recovery coach (IAPRC) with over 20 years of experience as a communications professional in corporate America. Her essays on parenting, the mental load of motherhood, mommy wine culture, and sobriety resonates with mothers everywhere and has been featured in the Washington Post, Good Morning America, Today Show, and Refinery 29, among others. Over five years sober and a founding host of the Sober Mom Squad, Celeste advocates for mot...

Conquering Your Fibromyalgia: Real Answers and Real Solutions for Real Pain

Do you need a pediatrician? Dr. Lenz can care for your newborn through college to help navigate the challenges and joys of raising children. Are you an adult in need of a doctor? Dr. Lenz also can care for you and your children, often in back-to-back visits, allowing significant time-saving. Do you or your child need help with fibromyalgia or other invisible illnesses like migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other conditions often coexisting, like ADHD and ...

Get Ahead of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety with Dr. Andrea Niles

Dr. Andrea Niles is a clinical psychologist and founder of Prospera Mental Health and Wellness. She has studied anxiety and depression treatments and maternal mental health for 17 years and is passionate about making high-quality mental health care widely accessible and affordable to everyone. Prospera is a mental health platform designed specifically for moms. Prospera provides weekly 1-on-1 sessions with perinatal certified mental health coaches and a library of digital tools specifically ...

Making Contact with the Souls of Your Children with Emily Greene

Emily Greene, known professionally as Emily the Medium, is a highly acclaimed psychic medium, who specializes in supporting families to connect to the energies of their children, or their ‘spirit babies’, at all phases of their journey: whether they’re struggling with fertility challenges, in the preconception phase, or while they’re pregnant. In addition, Emily also supports families in raising their sensitive children and helping them to acclimate to Earth, as well as helping individuals u...

Nervous System Rewiring & Pleasure Training for a Deeply Satisfying Birth with Rachel Yellin

Rachel Yellin has been an alternative therapist, coach, and birth expert for over 20 years. She has two companies... YestoBirth.com and TheFeelGoodLifeNow.com. She's helped thousands of people have confident, prepared, and relaxed birth experiences in addition to taking people through a process to rewire their nervous system, heal trauma, and retrain their pleasure centers. She's funny, down-to-earth, fiercely compassionate, and super grounded with an appropriate sprinkle of woo-woo. In th...

Reclaiming Motherhood with Jodie Meschuk

Jodie Meschuk is a warrior, author, activist, coach, and companion. She partners with parents to demand more, be it from their doctor, the school district, or local government. Autism-turnaround expert, Master Herbalist, Aromatherapist and Quantum Medicine specialist, Jodie leads her membership group of Warriors to advocate for children and link arms to effect change. She has published two books and a new one on the way to help you reclaim your motherhood. She has created a line of provoca...

Bringing Back Ancient Wisdom to Modern Women with Sara Chana Silverstein

Sara Chana is a Master herbalist and classical homeopath. She does TV shows across the US teaching people how to safely integrate botanical medicine into their lives. Her book MOODTOPIA has been #1 on Amazon. She also guest lectures at medical schools and is a mom of 5 boys and 2 girls! In this episode, you will hear about: Who is Sara, mother of 7? The easiest and least expensive herb for birth Her book, MOODTOPIA about using herbs for emotional health Tea infuser bottle Great he...

Nervous System Healing and Self-Regulation with Sandra Bigelow

Sandy is a holistic occupational therapist and intuitive energy healer with over 26 years of experience. As a pediatric OT, she specializes in sensory processing and creating sensory smart environments in the home and in the classroom. After noticing for many years that there was something missing in the OT work she was doing, she organically began incorporating different forms of energy work into her practice. Several years ago, she took her lifelong study in the spiritual and energetic to ...

Revolutionizing Postpartum in a "Bounce-Back Culture" with Arielle Martone

Arielle is a doctor of physical therapy, yoga teacher, and certified pre and postnatal coach turned postpartum wellness coach after having her 2 children. Arielle supports new moms through their postpartum journey so they can have more energy, and feel strong and confident. In this episode, you will hear about: Arielle's path to wellness How unhealthy bounce-back culture IS Arielle's biggest postpartum challenges Pelvic floor therapy Am I doing enough? Planning postpartum suppor...

An Integrative Approach to Pediatrics with Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh

In this episode, you will hear about: Dr. Warsh's passion for natural medicine Dr. Gator's Courses Integrative vs. conventional pediatrician Optimizing the pre-conception phase Top 3 habits for improving your health EWG Cord Blood Study EWG Skin Deep Databse WIFI Router Cover The rise of children's auto-immune diseases Book: Holistic Pediatrics Book: Cribsheet Connect with Dr. Warsh: Website: raisingamazingplus.com Instagram: @drjoelgator Full disclosure: I may earn ...

Building Resilience Strategies for Healing Chronic Fatigue in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Tiffany Cagwin

Tiffany is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, and Yoga Teacher. She is an experienced executive leader and transformational coach who has a passion for helping others thrive by guiding them to shift their mindset, take action toward goals, and embrace self-care. An explorer at heart, with a never-ending curiosity for learning new things, she is constantly expanding her education and has received additional training in Nutri...

Book Club - Chapter 4 - Pure Nurture: Yoga and Movement by Kristy Rodriguez

Welcome to the Pure Nurture Book Club! Grab a cup of tea and soak up chapter 4 entitled, Yoga and Movement from my book, Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby. (It's only 31 minutes.) I wrote this book to pass on self-care tips I wish my friends would've shared with me while I was pregnant because the development of our babies is closely related to how we take care of ourselves. I hope it inspires you to find new ways to feel your best because self-care is NOT a luxury. It's ...

Book Club - Chapter 3 - Pure Nurture: Mindfulness and Meditation by Kristy Rodriguez

Welcome to the Pure Nurture Book Club! Grab a cup of tea and soak up chapter 3 entitled, Mindfulness and Meditation from my book, Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby. (It's only 25 minutes.) I wrote this book to pass on self-care tips I wish my friends would've shared with me while I was pregnant because the development of our babies is closely related to how we take care of ourselves. I hope it inspires you to find new ways to feel your best because self-care is NOT a luxu...

Book Club - Chapter 2 - Pure Nurture: Nutrition and Nourishment by Kristy Rodriguez

Welcome to the Pure Nurture Book Club! Grab a cup of tea and soak up chapter 2 entitled, Nutrition and Nourishment from my book, Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby. (It's only 18 minutes.) I wrote this book to pass on self-care tips I wish my friends would've shared with me while I was pregnant because the development of our babies is closely related to how we take care of ourselves. I hope it inspires you to find new ways to feel your best because self-care is NOT a luxur...

Book Club - Week 2 with Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby by Kristy Rodriguez

Welcome to the Pure Nurture Book Club! Grab a cup of tea and soak up chapter 1 entitled, Why Self-Care is Important from my book, Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby. (It's only 13 minutes.) I wrote this book to pass on self-care tips I wish my friends would've shared with me while I was pregnant because the development of our babies is closely related to how we take care of ourselves. I hope you find new ways to feel your best because self-care is NOT a luxury. It's vital....

Book Club - Week 1 with Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby by Kristy Rodriguez

Welcome to the Pure Nurture Book Club! Grab a cup of tea and soak up the introduction of my book, Pure Nurture—A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby. (It's less than 13 minutes.) I wrote this book to pass on self-care tips I wish my friends would've shared with me while I was pregnant because our well-being is connected to the development of our babies. I hope you find new ways to feel your best because self-care is NOT a luxury. It's vital. Each chapter of my book will relate to anothe...

You Can Feel Calm While Trying to Conceive with Michele Santo

Michele Santo is an inspired energy healer and writer. Behind the scenes, Michele has actually helped me birth the podcast and keep it going for the past five years. It's fun to have her on the other side of the podcast! She helps women create more fulfilling relationships by asking for what they want without hurting a soul. Michele's unique method of emotional freedom technique can break patterns of anxiety, people-pleasing, and low self-worth so you can find peace. In this episode, you w...

Homeopathy for You and Your Family with Jennie Hoglund, CCH

With an extensive medical background in Laboratory Science, Fertility, and Blood Banking, Jennie is well equipped to understand your illness and symptoms. Utilizing the system of Homeopathic Medicine allows Jennie to help clients find a deeper and longer lasting healing than is often possible with conventional medicine, because Homeopathy is able to address the root cause of illness and stimulate a healing response in the individual. Jennie is a graduate of the 4-year Classical Homeopathy ...

Parenting in a Stressful World with Jennifer Forristal

Dr. Jen Forristal, BSc ND, is a Naturopathic Doctor with a primary focus in pediatric mental health and the founder and CEO of The Umbrella Project, a positive coping curriculum used internationally by thousands of parents, students, and educators. She has worked extensively with schools, researchers, and organizations in protecting the long-term health and performance of children facing unique challenges. Her work has been published in the Canadian Journal of School Psychology, and she wa...

Building and Nurturing Mental Health for Parents and Babies

Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD, is a neuroscientist, doula, and educator who empowers nurtured parenting, and disrupts modern parenting practices to begin new cycles of intergenerational wellness. She is on a mission to revolutionize the future of health and it all begins at the beginning of life.  Greer spent many years studying the brain in a lab and many years using her knowledge while supporting families as a doula. She wants families and perinatal practitioners to understand how caregivers ca...

Demystify the role of a postpartum doula with Gigi Vincent

Gigi Vincent is a postpartum doula and host of the Ready for Baby podcast; she is committed to shifting the disparity between the amount of focus most families place on birth versus preparing for the fourth trimester. A strong advocate of preparing for postpartum by investing in maternal support instead of fancy baby equipment, Gigi empowers families to focus on resting and bonding instead of researching or stressing. Knowing there isn’t one right way to have and raise a tiny human, Gigi wor...

5 common childbirth education courses: Which one is right for you?

Your baby's birth day is right around the corner and you want to be prepared. There are so many birth education methods out there. How do you know which one will be the best fit for you? I've taken the uncertainty and guesswork out of it all and created a quick and easy guide leading you through a high-level overview of the 5 most popular courses out there (including a few other ones that are gaining popularity). You'll find helpful resources at the end of each section to point you in the ri...

5 Questions to ask yourself before choosing a care provider

Helping Your Kids Thrive in Mind, Body, and Spirit with Jodi Mockabee

Over nine years ago, Jodi and her family started the adventure of homeschooling. Towards the beginning, she wrestled with various methods and philosophies, curriculums, and checklists to find the correct fit for her family. She was in search of a method that embodied the beautiful use of art and natural materials in Waldorf education yet encompassed the pedagogy of Charlotte Mason, all while being simple enough to educate five children efficiently. Since she was unsuccessful in finding suc...

Reclaiming Hormonal Balance After a Hard Road with Ana Herrera

Ana G. Herrera suffered from stage IV endometriosis for years and went through excruciating PMS pain, infertility and five surgeries, the last one ending in a full hysterectomy and a colon resection, which led to surgical menopause. Ana’s painful experience inspired her to help others struggling with hormonal imbalances avoid suffering in silence as she did. Knowing there’s a lot to be done and learned in order to make the right health choices, she started Hormone University to educate, su...

Financial Lessons for Your Family with Paige Cornetet

Paige Cornetet is the bestselling author of the Spend-Then series, a collection of children’s books teaching financial literacy by simplifying traditionally complicated concepts. A forward-thinking entrepreneur, Paige founded Millennial Guru at the age of twenty-six to provide companies like Kroger and Capital One with business coaching and strength-based team-building workshops. Paige, the eldest of four, is passionate about helping parents teach children imperative life skills and financi...

Easy steps to help your child stop using a pacifier

There are about 172 different pet names for a pacifier.  No matter what you call it, it can be hard on the entire family when it's time to break the binky habit. In this podcast episode, I'm sharing how our family said, “Chao chupito!" Depending on what you call it, you can be saying "Bye-Bye, Binky" in just a short time too.  Listen to our story here and find a step-by-step guide to breaking the binky habit below: How to successfully send all of your pacifiers off to new babies that don...

The Charlotte Mason Method for New Moms with Leah Boden

Leah Boden is wife to Dave, mother to four children, and a longtime home educator. With over two decades of experience in church leadership, Leah’s background also features many years in youth, children’s, and family work within the church and for the local education authority. Leah speaks, hosts podcasts and coaching sessions, and runs workshops sharing the beauty of a Charlotte Mason approach to childhood, motherhood, and education. She and her family live in the West Midlands, England. ...

Carve Out Some Space for Yourself & Teach Your Kids to Do the Same with Dr. Melissa Sonners

Dr. Melissa Sonners is the host of the Be Inspired Mama Podcast, a community for women who want to transform struggles into victories by taking action.   She has extensive training in prenatal, postpartum, and pediatric care. Melissa shares the latest research with parents and children who are pursuing healthy lifestyles and navigating the complex demands of balancing it all. She completed the functional neurology childhood developmental course through the Carrick Institute and is one of o...

How to Channel Your Mama Bear Wisdom

WELCOME TO THE BLOG SERIES! I’m doing something NEW. On the podcast, I will sprinkle in solo episodes where I read the most popular blogs to you – just pretend it’s our next audio book! In this episode, you will learn about: Where I found the concept of Mamma Bear Wisdom Conflicted? Use the power of your breath to find the answer! Trusting yourself more Fitting moments of stillness into your day Get up and move Put pen to paper If you prefer to read the blog, How to Channel...

Recognizing the Signs of Postpartum Depression

WELCOME TO THE BLOG SERIES! I’m doing something NEW. On the podcast, I will sprinkle in solo episodes where I read the most popular blogs to you – just pretend it’s our next audio book! In this episode, you will learn about: How the doctor handled Kristy's postpartum depression Emotional signs Mental signals Physical alarm bells Helpful resources Ways to mother and care for new Moms If you prefer to read the blog, Recognizing the Signs of Postpartum Depression, click here.

5 Ways to Relax When You're Expecting

WELCOME TO THE BLOG SERIES! I’m doing something NEW. On the podcast, I will sprinkle in solo episodes where I read the most popular blogs to you – just pretend it’s our next audio book! In this episode, you will learn about: Pranayama Mantra Meditation Water reset Being with nature Other ways to unwind If you prefer to read the blog, 5 Ways to Relax When You're Expecting, click here.

8 Postpartum Recovery Tips

I’m doing something NEW. On the podcast, I will sprinkle in solo episodes where I read the most popular blogs to you – just pretend it’s our next audio book! In this episode, you will learn about: Maternity underwear Witch hazel Sitz baths The first postpartum bowel movement Nutrition Staying active Breast care Staying in touch with your doctor Resting If you prefer to read the blog, 8 Postpartum Recovery Tips written by Jenny Hart, click here. Connect with Jenny: Li...

5 Surprising Things You Can Do During Pregnancy to Rock your Postpartum

I'm doing something NEW. On the podcast, I will sprinkle in solo episodes where I read the most popular blogs to you - just pretend it's our next audio book! If you prefer to read the blog,  5 Surprising Things You Can Do During Pregnancy to Rock your Postpartum, click here.

How Nutrition Impacts Women's Fertility and Pregnancy with Katie Dewhurst

Standing in Your Power When Making Decision that Go Against the Norm with Annie Kerchief

Annie Kerchief is a 2x home birth mom who is passionate about natural healing, real food nutrition, plus following her intuition and encouraging mothers to do the same. She switched to a home birth plan at 32 weeks pregnant with her first. She is 28 and lives with my husband and 2 babies in southern Indiana. Annie left her office job to be a stay at home mom when her first was born and would not want to be doing anything else. In this conversation, you will learn about: Breaking up with t...

Free Birth: Explanation and Experience with Isabel Jones of Your Wild Birth

Isabel Jones shares guidebooks, resources, and personal insights to help women reclaim birth and motherhood. In this episode, you will learn: What Free Birth means Why Isabel didn't choose to give birth in a hospital Isabel's personal birth story Lotus birth Agreeing on a free birth with her partner Isabel managed prenatal care all by herself Drama-free birth experience Setting boundaries with family and friends Free Guides for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Connect wit...

Ending Mom Overwhelm with Lisa Druxman

Lisa Druxman is the Chief Founding mom of FIT4MOM, the country's largest fitness program for moms. She is an author, speaker and thought leader for moms. In this episode, you will hear about: Stroller Strides Adjusting to exercise after birth Pelvic floor practices Episode 46: Preparing Your Pelvic Floor and Core for Birth with Anita Lambert Episode 47: Healing Your Core and Pelvic Floor After Birth with Jessica Pumple Episode 95: Think Beyond Birth with Stephanie Stamas and Jes...

Setting Boundaries During Birth, Postpartum, and Mothering with Megan MacCutcheon

Megan MacCutcheon is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health practitioner who helps overwhelmed moms find a sense of balance while raising young children. As a busy mom of three, Megan knows that motherhood is a juggling act. She loves teaching tools and strategies to help moms de-stress and embrace self-care so they can better navigate challenges associated with parenting. She is passionate about spreading awareness regarding perinatal mood and anxiety diso...

How Nutrition Impacts Women's Fertility and Pregnancy with Dr. Aumatma Simmons

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for 15 years. Dr Aumatma supports badass power couples to create the family of their dreams, and also trains doctors who want to specialize in fertility. She is the best-selling author of "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making.” She is on a mission to help bring healthier babies into the world by creating healthier parents and the planet. Dr. Aumatma has been featured on...

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Let's Talk About Sex {after} Baby with Heather Bartos MD, OB-GYN

This is something I’ve NEVER talked about on the podcast before … SEX! Heather Bartos, MD, OB-GYN talks about five-sense-sex, the best position to try if you’re 39 weeks pregnant, bringing sex back after baby, prioritizing sex when you're a busy parent, and so much more.  Put your headphones on for this one! Heather Bartos, MD, OB-GYN, is a leading voice in the field of women’s health and wellness, the fierce founder of Badass Woman, Badass Health, and a proud creator of MindSHIFT medicine...