EMBRACE YOU FIRST

By Mary Wong, R.TCMP and Dr. Tanya Wylde, NDHealth & Fitness

EMBRACE YOU FIRST episodes

June 07, 2021Episode 42: How To Improve Your Libido and SƐx life
Episode 42: How to improve your libido and sex life
We need to normalize how we think about sex. It's completely natural, yet we have so many communication issues and expectations around it.
Desire changes, and we need to have healthy conversations around it, especially self pleasure.
Intimacy doesn’t mean sex, sex doesn’t mean penetration. There are many ways to be intimate when the desire for sex is not strong, including self pleasure, where perhaps your partner helps or watches.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
How to communicate with your partner that you prefer to be intimate and when

How to communicate with your partner that you DON’T want to be intimate

Alternative forms of intimacy

How libido, circumstances, menstrual cycles, stress, etc impact frequency of sex

Recognize how genders are often affected differently by orgasms as it relates to intimacy

If you don’t have a partner, get a vibrator or practice self-touch

Why and how men and women have different times to orgasm

Why men are more likely to communicate if they’ve had sex and women are more likely to have sex if they feel heard

AND MORE!
Related Episodes
Episode 25: The Pleasure Mindset Bootcamp (ft. Dr. Jordin Wiggins)
Episode 26: Self Pleasure Pt. 2 (ft. Dr. Jordin Wiggins)
Episode 36: How Sleep & Intimacy Go Hand in Hand

To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#intimacy, #sex, #libido, #communication, #passion, #stress, #vibrator, #athletes, #self pleasure, #orgasm, #pleasure, #menstrual
28 min
June 01, 2021Episode 41: Challenge, Choice, Change Pt. 2 (ft.with Luis Benitez)
Episode 41: Challenge, Choice, Change Pt. 2 (ft.with Luis Benitez)
Luis Benitez has climbed and guided climbers to summit some of Earth’s most imposing peaks including Seven Summits in seven continents numerous times.
He summited Mt. Everest 6 times and in 2001 he led Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind athlete to summit Mt. Everest!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
How his near-death experiences have changed him

How he keeps himself motivated and safe with so many risks

What happened when the Dalai Lama wanted to meet him

What he witnessed in the mountains to the people of Tibet

Why he chose to be a climbing guide

How guiding has impacted him as a leader

What motivates him to keep going when others fail

How he kept going when he felt like quitting

The role of service in his life

How his experiences as a guide can help others in their lives and careers

Why he chose to work with Outward Bound and the benefits it provides

AND MORE!
Luis’ Bio
Some of his most rewarding work has been to help create the nonprofit “Trekking For Kids”, which focuses on service based expeditions allowing participants to climb and trek while teaching them about local issues like housing and healthcare for orphans around the world. .
Resources
Ep 21 - Everyday Hero (pt 1)
Ep 22 - Everyday Hero (pt 2)
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#climbing, #everest, #guide, #sherpa, #passion, #service, #outwardbound, #athletes, #orphans, #persistence, #neverquit, #Dalai Lama
34 min
May 25, 2021Episode 40: Challenge, Choice, Change (ft. Luis Benitez)
EP 40: Challenge, Choice, Change (ft. Luis Benitez)
Luis Benitez has climbed and guided climbers to summit some of Earth’s most imposing peaks including Seven Summits in seven continents numerous times.
He summited Mt. Everest 6 times and in 2001 he led Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind athlete to summit Mt. Everest!
He has a saying about Challenge, choice and change that he shares during the podcast. He has also climbed with Len Stanmore, a previous guest on this podcast.
Life is all about making choices, facing change and constantly challenging yourself. Luis knows this more than many people, hear his engaging story of a few near-death experiences, and how he’s been changed by his climbs.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
How his near-death experiences have changed him

How 2 tents were roped together for 3 days during a terrible winter storm

Why he chose to be a climbing guide

How guiding has impacted him as a leader

What motivates him to keep going when others fail

How he kept going when he felt like quitting

The role of service in his life

How his experiences as a guide can help others in their lives and careers

Why he chose to work with Outward Bound and the benefits it provides

AND MORE!
Luis’ Bio
Luis stepped into his current role with the Outdoor Recreation Industry Office when the agency was established in 2015 via his appointment by Governor Hickenlooper.
With fearless passion and leadership in the mountains, Luis was fortunate to transfer his skills he honed to a successful career for Colorado state’s flourishing outdoor recreation industry and now currently is the Vice President of Government affairs and Global Impact. He has always focused on teaching as well as serving others. Some of his most rewarding work has been to help create the nonprofit “Trekking For Kids”, which focuses on service based expeditions allowing participants to climb and trek while teaching them about local issues like housing and healthcare for orphans around the world. He has also worked closely with Warriors to Summits, a nonprofit focusing on serving returning Veterans by connecting them with the outdoors.
Resources
Ep 21 - Everyday Hero (pt 1)
Ep 22 - Everyday Hero (pt 2)
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#climbing, #everest, #guide, #sherpa, #passion, #service, #outwardbound, #athletes, #orphans, #persistence, #neverquit
35 min
May 17, 2021Episode 39: Resting Heart Rate: Your Health & Fitness Indicator
EP 39: Resting Heart Rate: Your Health & Fitness Indicator
Did you know - A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness. For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats per minute. But in Chinese medicine we also see that it may not be good to have too low of a heart rate either.
In the west, we look at the rate and rhythm of the pulse as it reflects health. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we go a step further and look beyond the quantitative analysis, and feel the quality of the pulse of patients and can palpate 22+ different pulses, ie. Slow, intermittent, fast, slippery, wiry, soft, ropy, thin, rolling choppy, sinking, etc., all a reflection of the state of the body!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
Why checking your HR is one of the easiest, and maybe most effective ways to gauge your health that can be done in 30 seconds with two fingers.

Why you should be in the target range of heart rate

What to do if you’re not in the target range

What a high resting heart rate means

What a low resting heart rate means

The effect of caffeine on HR

The effect of meds on HR

Can supplements like magnesium impact HR

The effect of exercise on heart rate

Tips for monitoring your heart rate

We demonstrate how to check your heart rate, if you don’t have a smartwatch

Why you should start slow with lifestyle changes to work on your HR

AND MORE!
Related Episodes
Ep 21 - Everyday Hero (pt 1)
Ep 22 - Everyday Hero (pt 2)
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
19 min
May 11, 2021Episode 38: Common Household Chemicals That Affect Your Hormones (ft. Emma Rohmann)
EP 38: Common Household Chemicals That Affect Your Hormones (ft. Emma Rohmann)
There is a ton of information – and misinformation – out there when it comes to toxins in the products you use every day. This can make it almost impossible to figure out how to create a healthy home without feeling completely overwhelmed.
Today’s podcast features Pt 2 with Emma Rohmann, an environmental engineer that is going to educate us all on the best ways to reduce toxics/toxins from our bodies and home.
Did you know that dust is full of chemicals? And that vacuuming your house regularly keeps your chemical exposure low? Growing up my mother did not like to dust or vacuum and somehow I am the opposite and after hearing Emma say this it made me feel less concerned about my big need to vacuum all the time! Kind of cool that I'm lowering my chemical exposure doing so. This episode is loaded with ideas to help you keep your toxic load low. Mary and I are constantly learning and we love to take this information and share it with you. You're gonna love this episode.... No matter where you are in your journey of life... Keeping your chemical exposure down helps your liver to regenerate and make antioxidants that keeps our immune system's strong and healthy and that's what we need right now more than ever.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
What are the benefits of regular vacuuming

Wait - there are chemicals in dust?

The role of air filtration systems

Hepa filters and your furnace

Why using chemical cleaning supplies is harmful

How long does it take to get chemicals out of our systems

Why we should open our windows in the winter

What the EPA says about soap and water

Triclosan - friend or foe?

Why you can start small with changes

AND MORE!
About Emma
Emma Rohmann is a mom of two and an environmental engineer with a decade of experience in the green building field. She helps parents and parents-to-be make healthier choices by providing practical and judgement-free advice, support, and product recommendations.
Her goal through all that she does is, first and foremost, to provide practical, balanced, relevant information that will help you move the dial and and make healthier choices – and to do it in a friendly and approachable way. To find out more about Emma, head over to GreenAtHome.ca or on Instagram at @emma_greenathome
Resources
Ep 6 - Mindful Eating
Ep 8 - Eating For Vitality
The ‘Devil We Know’ Documentary
Emma’s Blog Post on produce washes: https://greenathome.ca/ewg-dirty-dozen-produce-washes/
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#chemicals, #dirtyair, #soap, #hepafilter, #dust, #vaccuming, #air quality,
24 min
May 04, 2021Episode 37: How To Reduce Your Toxic Load (ft. Emma Rohmann)
Reduce Toxic Chemicals in your home and body without overwhelm
Part 1 - How to reduce your toxic load
There is a ton of information – and misinformation – out there when it comes to toxins in the products you use every day. This can make it almost impossible to figure out how to create a healthy home without feeling completely overwhelmed.
Today’s podcast features Emma Rohmann, an environmental engineer that is going to educate us all on the best ways to reduce toxics/toxins from our bodies and home. Part 1 features various ways to assist your body’s built in detoxification system in lowering the absorption of these harmful chemicals. From avoidance to cleaning produce, Emma shares many potentially lifesaving tips to feel better, and ward off serious illnesses!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
What is ‘toxic load’?

Why is it important?

The definitions of toxics/toxicants vs. toxins

The role of diet, stress, environment, water and more on it

Plastics, friend or foe?

BPA and phthalates

Why we have fantastic built-in detoxification systems, but they are overburdened these days

The role of organic food

Teflon cookware issues

Why single use plastics are creating issues

How veggies can help reduce toxics

The benefits of ‘produce washes’

AND MORE!
About Emma
Emma Rohmann is a mom of two and an environmental engineer with a decade of experience in the green building field. She helps parents and parents-to-be make healthier choices by providing practical and judgement-free advice, support, and product recommendations.
Her goal through all that she does is, first and foremost, to provide practical, balanced, relevant information that will help you move the dial and and make healthier choices – and to do it in a friendly and approachable way. To find out more about Emma, head over to GreenAtHome.ca or on Instagram at @emma_greenathome.
22 min
April 26, 2021Episode 36: How Sleep & Intimacy Go Hand in Hand
EP 36: How Sleep & Intimacy Go Hand in Hand
If you've been caught up in a cycle of sleepless nights, there's a drug-free way to get back on track: Make love more often. In our Sleep your Way to success (episode 13) and Beauty Sleep (episode 10) episode we gave a ton of tips on how to improve both your sleep quality and quantity.
Today we are discussing how intimacy can not only improve your sleep but is also an excellent way to connect better to yourself and your partner (if you have one) both physically and psychologically.
Making love is an excellent way to transition yourself and turn your dial from the sympathetic nervous system (AKA GO MODE) to the parasympathetic nervous system (AS IN REST & DIGEST MODE) to get a deeper effective sleep.
No partner? No problem. Sex, or more specifically, orgasm, with or without a partner, produces hormones that play a role in helping you relax and fall asleep.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
Why orgasm produces hormones and what they are

Why some hormones act as natural tranquilizers

How they also reduce Cortisol

How sleep can be enhanced

Why quality of life with the release of oxytocin

Why more sex promotes bonding that helps you feel emotionally stable and generally less stressed

Why more/better sleep can lead to more desire

Why more/better sleep can enhance erections

Why sleep conditions like snoring, coughing, insomnia, peri-menopause, Graves’s disease, CPAP are impacting relationships

Why more couples are choosing to sleep separately, but still retain intimacy

Why are sleep spaces are no longer sacred

How pets, co-sleeping, etc can impact sleep quality

What if you and your partner have different sleep times or routines

Why you shouldn’t go to bed angry

AND MORE!  
Related Episodes
Ep 10 - Beauty Sleep
Ep 13 - Sleep your Way to success
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#sleep, #better sleep, #intimacy, #bonding, #oxytocin, #cortisol, #hormones, #emotions, #snoring, #cosleeping, #orgasm
21 min
April 20, 2021Episode 35: Revolutionizing Motherhood (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)
Episode 35: Revolutionizing Motherhood (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)
Whether you’ve had your kids or not, this is something all women (and their supportive men and family members) need to know about. Did you know that your health, vitality, and libido can be impacted long term if you don’t take the time to replenish and nourish yourself after childbirth? Sleep deprivation coupled with the constant demands placed on you may leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and out of control way beyond the immediate postpartum leaving you feeling out of sorts for years (and sometimes decades). That said, it doesn’t have to be this way. Kimberly Ann Johnson, author of the Fourth Trimester, birth doula and sexological bodyworker is back again to unpack it all for you.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
* What is the ‘fourth trimester’

* What are the Five universal postpartum needs - Extended rest; nourishing foods; loving touch; presence of wise women; contact with nature

* What does an ideal postpartum look like

* Why women are overwhelmed during the ‘fourth trimester’

* What are the top 5 considerations women need to look at in the postpartum period?

* How you can help your body heal after childbirth

* Why 6 weeks is the minimum time you should ‘rest’

* Why some families hire support workers after birth

* The role of the non-birthing parent

* How you can treat your body with kindness if you have to return to work soon after birth

* The unique challenges of single parents postpartum

* The undeniable importance of partner communication afterwards

* The challenges biology plays in the myth of equal care for an infant

* According to a study most divorces happen during the first year, or looking back that’s when the problems started

* AND MORE!  
Aside from being a yoga teacher, postpartum advocate and single mom, Kimberly Johnson is a sexological bodyworker and somatic experiencing practitioner. She has been working hands-on for more than a decade helping women heal and recover from birth injuries, gynaecological surgeries and sexual boundary violations. Kimberly is also the author of the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester, (who I’ve been telling all of our pregnant patients to read) and is the host of the Sex, Birth & Trauma podcast.
Connect with Kim: Kimberlyannjohnson.com Instagram @kimberly.ann.johnson
Books by Kim
Call of the Wild
The Fourth Trimester
Other Resources: Tammy Lynn Kent - the Wild Feminine @tamilynnkent
Natural Health After Birth - Aviva Romm
After The Baby’s Birth - Robin Lim
Between Heaven and Earth - Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold
Contact us: @Drtanyawylde @aliveholistichealthclinic @meetmarywong
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#trauma, #healing, #sexologist, #motherhood, #pelvicfloor, #postpartum, #desire, #emotions, #surgeries, #friendship, #gynaecological, #noregrets, #supportnetwork
42 min
April 13, 2021Episode 34: Power, Pleasure & Purpose (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)
Episode 34: Power, Pleasure & Purpose (ft. Kimberly Ann Johnson)
Have you ever had a time when you didn’t get to say what you wanted to say or do what you wanted to do? Stored over time, this can be a form of retained trauma. Trauma, no matter how small or big, can impact your body, mind, and spirit. Tapping into your deepest, truest self, you can learn to read and speak your body’s language, and create a paradigm shift with practices you need to heal, awaken your power, and live your most embodied life.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
What is a sexological body worker and why it deals with scope of practice including genital area

Why Kimberly can help with:

scar tissue remediation

healing prolapse

incontinence

gynaecological surgeries

abortion loss

sexual trauma

any experience that radically change their relationship with their pelvis and sexuality or loss of desire

Why one of Kimberly’s patients coined her the ‘vaginapractor’

What Kimberly does as a somatic experiencing practitioner

Why her book is called Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good

Why you go through your life and have imprints, experiences that stick with you and leave good or bad memories

Why this practice is not about getting rid of experiences or wishing they didn’t happen/regret, but integrate so that their residue dissolves

How to demystify and de-stigmatize trauma, and how much it can impede healing

Why trauma can be an incomplete cycle as an interpersonal hangover

AND MORE!
Aside from being a yoga teacher, postpartum advocate and single mom, Kimberly Johnson is a sexological bodyworker and somatic experiencing practitioner. She has been working hands-on for more than a decade helping women heal and recover from birth injuries, gynaecological surgeries and sexual boundary violations. Kimberly is also the author of the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester, (who I’ve been telling all of our pregnant patients to read) and is the host of the Sex, Birth & Trauma podcast.
Connect with Kim: Kimberlyannjohnson.com Instagram @kimberly.ann.johnson
Books by Kim
Call of the Wild
The Fourth Trimester
Other Resources: Tammy Lynn Kent - the Wild Feminine @tamilynnkent
Contact us: @Drtanyawylde @aliveholistichealthclinic @meetmarywong
Please like, comment👇 share, subscribe, give us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts, take a screen shot of you playing this episode & DM us on Instagram @embrace_you_first to enter to win a complimentary 30 minute consult with Dr. Wylde or Mary Wong each month!
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us #trauma, #healing, #sexologist, #sexualboundaries, #scartissue, #postpartum, #desire, #emotions, #surgeries, #awakenpower, #gynaecological, #noregrets
39 min
April 05, 2021Episode 33: Finding Happiness - Being With All Your Emotions
Episode 33: Finding Happiness - Being With All Your Emotions
Anger is part of the human condition and one that deserves a lot of attention because we don’t like it, we repel away from it and it can be caustic and painful for ourselves and for others if we lash out in anger.
We love to intersect research with the wisdom of medicine that prevailed modern medicine by 1000’s of years. Medical and psychological Research shows that holding onto anger and resentment increases risk for anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, ulcers, migraines, backaches, heart attack and even cancer!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
We’re in balance when we allow ourselves to acknowledge and feel ALL of our emotions

Why we tend to reject all emotions except for joy as we are endlessly in search for happiness.

We must be balanced, and to not only seek joy. Without sadness, we cannot feel TRUE joy.

Why with too much joy, we are manic, can’t sleep, erratic…

Why teaching yourself and your children to name your feelings and you will see/ feel big transitions

What role does the amygdala play in emotions

How to deal with both personal anger you feel, and anger from others directed at you

Why extended families can help new moms keep a more balanced life

Forgive people in your life, even those who are not sorry for their actions. Holding on to anger only hurts you not them.

The effect of emotions on our organs

The role of food on our organs

AND MORE!
Related episodes:
Solutions to FEAR-24
Let fear guide you-20
Overcoming fear 16
Falling in Love with Your Hormones with Dr. Fiona McCulloch - 17
Other resources:
Alison Armstrong - Alison Armstrong - UnderstandMen.com - Your Source for Understanding Men and Women
Contact us: @Drtanyawylde @aliveholistichealthclinic @meetmarywong
Please like, comment👇 share, subscribe, give us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts, take a screen shot of you playing this episode & DM us on Instagram @embrace_you_first to enter to win a complimentary 30 minute consult with Dr. Wylde or Mary Wong each month!
To 📺/🎧 to this episode see link in bio👆 www.embraceyoufirst.com
If you would like to be a guest on our podcast, please DM us
#releaseanger, #happiness, #anxiety, #exercise, #gratitude, #noworries, #copingskills, #emotions, #kidsmentalhealth, #teenmentalhealth,
33 min

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