In our final episode for Season 2, we’re deep diving into Chinese Dietary Therapy (Shí Liáo), equipping you with the tools to learn about this preventative TCM practice where food is considered as medicine, as we delve into the historical origins. We have special guest Zoey Xinyi Gong, registered Dietician, TCM food therapist, chef and author of The Five Elements cookbook, join us from Shanghai to share her insight into the energetics, flavours, colours and organ channels of Chinese Dietary Therapy, and we ask Zoey about her favourite healing dish and how to prepare for your monthly bleed. Together with Zoey, we answer a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment.

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SHOW NOTES:

Zoey Xinyi Gong - @ zoeyxinyigong, https://www.zoeyxinyigong.com/ 

Chinese Wellness Tours

Silver Root Apothecary - @silverrootapothercary

The Five Elements Cookbook: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine with Recipes for Everyday Healing

Superfeast - Tremella Powder

Black Sesame Seed Ball Recipe - The Dao Does Journal

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This week, we’re deep diving into pregnancy loss and navigating Miscarriage, offering an integrative lens on how to support Miscarriage recovery. We delve into the history of miscarriage and how it has been understood, treated and experienced over the centuries. We are fortunate to be joined by guest Dr Devora Lieberman, a highly experienced IVF specialist, gynaecologist and medical director at City Fertility, who shares her knowledge on navigating a miscarriage and the next steps. Together, we answer a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment and unpack how Chinese Medicine can support Miscarriage recovery. 

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City Fertility is one of Australia's leading IVF and fertility providers. With over 18 clinics, they offer services from IVF treatment and egg freezing to Australia's largest range of donor sperm. City Fertility can help you grow your family.  

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Show notes

The Pink Elephants Support Network

PANDA 

Gidget Foundation

Miscarriage historical research by Jennifer Evans

Dr Devora Lieberman

Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS)

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This week, we’re deep diving into Male Fertility, offering an integrative lens when it comes to the sperm side of the story. We delve into the history of Male fertility, the development of the first semen quality classification system, and look at Sperm Health from a Chinese Medicine perspective.  After deconstructing the essentials of Sperm Health, we discuss the lifestyle factors affecting Sperm quality, break down what is tested in a sperm analysis, discuss the treatment options available and answer a listener’s question in the Dear Dao Does segment. 

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SHOW NOTES:

The Male Fertility Podcast

Instant Scripts

The Dao Does ~ Sperm Health

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This week, we’re deep diving into the Oral Contraceptive Pill, exploring the Pill's history and what the future may hold. We have the pleasure to welcome our first guest, Dr Nancy Peters, an obstetrician and gynaecologist based at Sutherland Hospital, Kareena Private Hospital and St George Private Hospital in Sydney, Australia, who shares her insight into the Pill, how it works and answers a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment. In this episode’s wrap-up, we share a TCM perspective on how to effectively transition off the OCP. 

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This episode is proudly brought to you by The Dao Health and our signature CALM tea.

CALM is a thoughtfully crafted custom Chinese Herbal Tea blend designed by a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Chinese Herbalist to support women in nurturing their Yin Feminine energy and spirit or Shen. Using the benefits of Chinese herbal medicine, this tea helps to balance the flow of Qi and Blood within the body and calm the central nervous system. CALM is perfect for any time of the Day and offers a slow and peaceful moment of Yin. 

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SHOW NOTES

• Listen to S1 E5 ~ The Rhythm of You 
• Period Repair Manual by Dr Lara Briden  - Chapter Two Breaking Up with Hormonal Birth Control 
• Flo: Period Tracker
• Clue app
• The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Beyond the Pill by Dr Jolene Brighten
• The influence of combined oral contraceptives on female sexual desire: a systematic review 

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Welcome back for our first episode of Season 2. This week, we’re deep diving into the other side of Birth - the first forty days or the fourth trimester. This episode offers you an insight into Zuo Yue Zie as we delve into the history of postpartum practices in Traditional Chinese Medicine, how to realistically sit the first forty days in the Western world and the barriers that mothers often experience during this time. Elizabeth and Clarice share their plans for their own first forty days as TCM Practitioners, we discuss why we do not recommend Placenta Encapsulation and we unpack a listener’s question in the Dear Dao Does segment.

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This episode of Delve is proudly brought to you by Flow Women, your go-to for postpartum recovery essentials. Founded by a women’s health physio, by mums for mums. 

Flow Women offers everything you need to heal, rebuild, and feel strong again from high quality women’s health products to recovery guides and evidence-based education. Visit flowwomen.com to start your recovery journey with confidence. 

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SHOW NOTES:

Borne Postpartum Wellness HotelHomb Postpartum Care & RecoveryThe Dinner Ladies

How to cook The Dao Health Postpartum Chinese Herbal Medicine soupPANDA 

Gidget Foundation

COPE DirectoryWhat is the process of Matrescence?Jessica UrlichsWhy you should reconsider placenta encapsulation?

What are the three golden opportunities?

The benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine during Pregnancy and Postpartum

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For our final episode in Season 1, we’re deep diving into Birth Preparation, empowering you with the knowledge to best prepare for labour and birth. We delve into the history of the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Gynaecology and Obstetrics for thousands of years and fast forward to the 21st century to discuss the evidence behind using Acupuncture and Acupressure as part of birth preparation to support an efficient labour and birth. We share our recommended tools, tips and educational resources for both vaginal and caesarean births and unpack a listener’s question in the Dear Dao Does segment. 

Delve Season 2 is launching on Monday 29/9 and will continue fortnightly.

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Show notes

• Liza Colpa, Insight Timer

• Welcome to the Womb podcast - Pain relief in Labour episode

• Welcome to the Womb podcast - Hospital bag checklist epsiode 

• Birth with confidence by Rhea Dempsey

• Beyond the birth plan by Rhea Demspey

• Born Ready program

• Labour with Love birth course 

• Epi-No Childbirth and Pelvic Floor trainer 

• Acupressure for Birth Preparation and Labour online course 

• One Mama Midwife Caesarean section class

• One Mama Midwife Birth comb

• Birth Weapon balls

• The Dao Does journal - How Pre-Birth Acupuncture supports an efficient Labour

• The Dao Does journal -  When to have Acupuncture in your Pregnancy?

• The Dao Does journal - What is Moxibustion therapy for Breech babies?

• The Dao Does journal - How Birth Preparation supports your pelvic floor with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Jo Murdoch

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This week, we’re deep diving into better understanding your menstrual cycle, equipping you with the insight of looking through a Traditional Chinese Medicine lens to explain your cycle as seasons. We delve into the history of menstruation, from ancient beliefs to modern science and discuss 5 ways to learn about your menstrual cycle, the two phases and what a healthy period looks like. In the Dear Dao Does segment we unpack a listener's question about ice baths across the menstrual cycle from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective.

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Show Notes

The New Yorker - ‘What We Still Don’t Know About Periods’

www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/what-we-still-dont-know-about-periods

The Dao Does - Cold Water Immersion

thedaohealth.com.au/how-does-tcm-view-cold-water-immersion-therapy/

The Dao Does - What Am I Looking For? Understanding Your Bleed

thedaohealth.com.au/understanding-your-menstrual-bleed/ 

Dr. Stacy Sims on DOAC

open.spotify.com/episode/37HUAmld0cYeKak4NOCBVW 

BBC Podcast - 28ish Days Later

open.spotify.com/show/0le1kyKiXmaI8fsZL8owqp?si=0026da6cd43049c6 

Organic Tampons & Pads - TOM Organics

thetomco.com/au/ 

Flo App

flo.health/ 

Clue App

helloclue.com/ 

Alissa Viti - In the Flow

floliving.com/in-the-flo-book 

Lara Briden - Period Repair Manual

www.larabriden.com/period-repair-manual/ 

The Dao Does - Seed Cycling

thedaohealth.com.au/seed-cycling-what-is-it-can-it-support-my-hormones/

This week, we’re deep diving into Menopause, offering an integrative lens on this transformative life transition. We trace the history of menopause — once overlooked, now gaining the attention it deserves — and unpack the four key phases. We explore how hormonal shifts impact brain function, mood, and memory, and how Traditional Chinese Medicine views this change. We delve into key lifestyle influences and what it means to build an integrative shared-care team as you step into becoming a wise woman. In our Dear Dao Does segment, we unpack Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) and share clinical insights and real-world reflections from practice.
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Show notes:

The Dao Does Journal - Three Golden Opportunities

The Menopause Brain - Dr. Lisa Mosconi 

Dr Lisa Mosconi on DCEO with Steven Barlett 

Dr. Mary Claire Haver - OBGYN

The M Word - Dr Ginni Mansberg

Sober Curious - Ruby Warrington

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This week, we’re deep diving into IVF, equipping you with the insight of looking through an integrative lens when navigating your fertility. We delve into the history of In Vitro Fertilisation, discuss how Acupuncture supports unassisted and assisted conception, how to schedule your Acupuncture sessions alongside your IVF cycle, and the research behind the efficacy of Acupuncture for improved IVF outcomes. We unpack a listener’s question in the Dear Does segment and discuss our key recommendations to support you alongside IVF or egg freezing. 

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Show notes

Kosas Revealer Foundation 

Sandor Guasha Comb 

Annual ANZARD Report 

Eggs Unscrambled by Agnes Fischer

Lucy Lines on Instagram @Twolinesfertility

The Dao Does Journal Navigating Egg Freezing 

The Dao Does Journal Acupuncture and IVF

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This week, we’re deep diving into Endometriosis, empowering you with the knowledge to enable you to navigate your experience and your health. We delve into the condition’s history, discuss why focusing on the management of Endometriosis is important, answer our first listener question in our Dear Does segment and discuss how we prepare for our bleed each month. 

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Period Pain & Pins Community Acupuncture Clinic

The Dao Does Journal: Acupuncture for Endometriosis related Pelvic Pain

The Dao Does Journal: How Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture support Endometriosis

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

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