S7 Ep7 — Dr. Tamara Beckford

Women Making Moves Podcast

Host: Amy Pons, Founder of Unlock the Magic Coaching, Healing and Magic School

Guest: Dr. Tamara Beckford — Board-certified emergency medicine physician, bestselling author, international speaker, and founder of Truly Balanced Wellness Care

Episode Summary: Amy sits down with Dr. Tamara Beckford to explore the intersection of traditional medicine, holistic healing, and the powerful journey women experience through perimenopause and menopause. They discuss reclaiming the magic of womanhood, honoring the body's natural cycles, the importance of slowing down, and building an intentional life beyond the "go, go, go" mentality.

Topics Covered:

• 3:23 Perimenopause — embracing the biological experience
• 5:49 Slowing down & the "to-feel list"
• 8:04 Sound baths, sacral womb healing & energy work10:00Healing beyond traditional medicine & the power of timeframes
• 14:57 Heart disease as a silent killer in women
• 18:26 Women pushing through pain & learned endurance
• 21:43 Generational shame around menstruation & naming your womb
• 25:04 Menopause as reemergence — wisdom, not decline30:00Writing your own story & challenging "I have to"
• 33:22 Dr. Tamara's telemedicine practice & expanding to 4 states
• 35:14 "Intentional outweighs impressive" — building a slower, richer life
• 41:02 What patients truly want — time, compassion, listening
• 44:00 Advice for finding the right care provider
• 47:06 Closing remarks — fierce, ferocious, and forging the next path

Key Quotes:

• "How do you wanna feel?" — Amy on replacing the to-do list with a "to-feel list"
• "Intentional outweighs impressive every single day." — Dr. Tamara Beckford
• "Our body sheds, prepares, and renews for the next phase — over and over." — Dr. Tamara

Where to Find Dr. Tamara Beckford:

• LinkedIn: Dr. Tamara Beckford
• Facebook: Dr. Tamara Beckford
• Instagram: Dr. Tamara Beckford
• TikTok: @trulybalancedwc

Featured In: Fox 26, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Voyage Houston, LinkedIn News, Rolling Out Magazine, Kevin MD

Books: Made For More, Made For More Too, Thriving After Burnout

Practice: Truly Balanced Wellness Care — concierge telemedicine for menopausal care, hormone balancing, and weight care (serving Texas, Michigan, Georgia, and Iowa)

Where to Find Amy, Women Making Moves, and Unlock the Magic:

• LinkedIn: Amy Pons, Unlock the Magic, Magic School, Women Making Moves
• Website: https://unlockthemagic.org
• Instagram: Unlock the Magic and Women Making Moves
• TikTok: @chicagosfavewitchycoach

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