Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia chat with Phylicia Masonheimer. Phylicia is an author, speaker, and founder of Every Woman a Theologian.

This episode is a great update and insight into Phylicia's life! She talks about her journey to having another baby, her faith, her community and how she got from struggling with secondary infertility, working with Caitlin, praying and having another homebirth!

Whether you are in the deep trenches of trying to conceive, looking for more spiritual guidance, or wanting to hear a powerful story about God then this episode is perfect for you!

For more information, blog posts, classes and scripture breakdowns from Phylicia head to her website.

Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.

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Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with Dr. Victoria Maizes.

Dr. Victoria Maizes is the Founding Executive Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Arizona.

Internationally recognized as a leader in integrative medicine, Dr. Maizes is committed to helping individuals live healthier lives and pioneering change efforts that address US health care system challenges. She stewarded the growth of the Program in Integrative Medicine from a small program training four physicians annually into an internationally recognized Center of Excellence. With her team at the Center, she created and implemented educational programs that train thousands of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals and impact the care of millions of patients.

A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Maizes is the editor of the Oxford University textbook Integrative Women's Health and the author of Be Fruitful: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Fertility and Giving Birth to a Healthy Child. Her newest book, The Rapid Recovery Reflex: How to Jump-start Your Body's Natural Healing Response to Get Better Faster will be published by Simon and Schuster in 2026. Named one of the world's 25 intelligent optimists by ODE magazine, Dr Maizes co-hosts the podcast Body of Wonder with Dr. Andrew Weil.

Sophia, Caitlin and Dr. Maizes have an in depth conversation about PMS symptoms, medicine to take while working on getting pregnant, what to avoid, how to incorporate a low toxic lifestyle and so much more!

For more information about Dr. Maizes, to purchase one of her books or schedule an appointment to be seen with her head to her website.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

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Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with Dr. Ann Shippy.

Dr. Ann Shippy uses cutting-edge science, innovative testing, research and genetic information to determine and address the root causes of health issues – not simply treat the symptoms of illness.

She approaches each patient as a whole person, and forms a therapeutic partnership to achieve the highest standard of health.

Her approach to medicine is a unique blend of measured, precise data with a heartfelt and sympathetic attitude towards all of my patients.

Before becoming a functional medicine physician, Dr. Shippy was a chemical engineer at IBM who faced her own complex health challenges—autoimmune disorders, undiagnosed celiac disease, and fertility struggles that conventional medicine couldn't solve.

That personal journey, combined with 20+ years of helping couples conceive healthy babies, makes her uniquely qualified to guide you through yours.

Her engineering background brings precision to the science. Her medical training provides clinical insight. Her personal experience offers hope.

Sophia, Caitlin and Dr. Shippy have an in depth conversation about sperm quality, everyday toxins, lifestyle changes and tackling tough infertility cases.

For more information about Dr. Ann Shippy, to purchase her book or schedule an appointment to be seen with her head to her website.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with Gabriela Rosa.

Gabriela Rosa created a fertility program studied at Harvard, reviewed by experts, and presented in scientific forums. She founded the first tele-health integrative medicine fertility clinic, which provides precision diagnostics, effective treatment, and personalized emotional support with highly reproducible results, accessible worldwide.

She and the team at The Rosa Institute are dedicated to finding the root causes of fertility problems and helping people succeed, even after long-term infertility, repeated miscarriages, and unsuccessful treatments.

Gabriela is the creator of the F.E.R.T.I.L.E. Method®, an evidence-based framework shown in clinical research to help couples overcome infertility, miscarriage, and failed treatments.

She holds a Master's in Reproductive Medicine and Human Genetics from the University of Sydney and a Master's in Public Health (Clinical Effectiveness) from Harvard, where she was awarded for academic excellence. Currently completing her Doctorate in Public Health at Harvard University.

Sophia, Caitlin and Gabriela have an in depth conversation about finding the right practitioner who can look at you as an individual rather than just an infertility case. This episode is great if you are wanting to make a change and do not know where to start.

For more information about Gabriela, to purchase her book or schedule an appointment to be seen with her head to her website.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with Liane Moccia.

Liane Moccia (RH)AHG is a Registered Clinical Herbalist specializing in fertility and preconception planning. She is the author of The Herbal Fertility Handbook: Holistic Strategies to Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant. Liane's own infertility diagnosis led her to the healing power of plants and ultimately a career change to help others on similar journeys.

Using traditional herbal knowledge and the latest scientific research, Liane combines herbs and nutrition with lifestyle changes to help support fertility and hormone balance.

Her passion for learning, teaching, and writing keeps her busy with herbal seminars, continuing education programs, conferences, and publishing articles in the field of herbalism and fertility.

In this episode Caitlin, Sophia and Liane go over Liane's book, different herbs to try when trying to conceive, what herbs to avoid once pregnant and so much more!

Liane's Book, The Herbal Fertility Handbook provides clear, evidence-based strategies to support egg quality, sperm quality, and overall fertility, to help you improve your chances of getting pregnant.

Writing in a gender-inclusive style and informed by her years of experience helping couples conceive, clinical herbalist Liane Moccia offers strategies based on proper nutrition, fertility-boosting herbs and supplements, minimizing environmental toxins, and improving lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress, and movement.

Whether someone is in the planning stage or has been trying for a few months or for several years, this book presents a clear roadmap, guiding you to take an active role in optimizing your fertility. For more information about Liane or to order her book head to her website.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with Kendall Vanderslice.

Kendall is a baker and writer whose best thinking occurs as she works dough between her hands; She scribbles down thoughts on pieces of parchment dusted in flour, until she can parse them out later before her keyboard. When she embarked on a career as a pastry chef, she found that her love of bread transformed the ways she read Scripture.

Fascinated by God's use of food throughout the arc of the Gospel, she merged her work in the kitchen with academic study of food and theology.

In this episode Caitlin, Sophia and Kendall go over Kendall's book, Bake and Pray and how it can help women who are in the deep trenches of trying to conceive and relying on their faith.

For more information about Kendall or to order her book head to her website. There you can dive deep in baking and theology, purchase one of her workshops or order her book!

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin Johnson speaks with Jessica Field about grief and infertility.

Jessica Field is a spiritually-integrated life coach. She has worked in case management and counseling for the abused and unhoused, in spiritual care at hospitals and at Canyon Ranch, and in ministry for youth and families.

Caitlin and Jessica have an in depth conversation about the grief that comes along with infertility, miscarriage, struggling to find joy with your partner and more. This episode is perfect for those who need someone to be in their corner during the difficulty of trying to conceive.

Jessica also spoke about the book she is currently writing on grief and infertility and how important it is to have people to rely on. Whether that is your partner, your family or even a close friend who can help you during the hard times by working through your grief.

For more information about Jessica head to her website. There you can choose to work with her, purchase one of her workshops or order her book when it comes out! Click here for the direct link to her book!

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin and Sophia chat about the purpose of this podcast and why they stray away from controversial fertility and political topics.

When the podcast first launched it was at the beginning stages of the COVID pandemic. With shutdowns in place, vaccine pressure, isolation and mandatory work from home orders it was a difficult time for many.

The podcast has been releasing valuable information on PCOS, endometriosis, hypothalamic amenhorhea and more. Both Caitlin and Sophia chat about how important it is for them to be on your side and help you get those positive two lines despite the current political climate.

The two of them go over controversial topics they have discussed and ones that they feel does not matter in terms of trying to conceive, finding out what labs to order, advocating for your overall fertility health and eventually getting that big fat positive!

They hope this episode gives insight on why they started the podcast, what they want others to take away from the podcast and how they can help you with your fertility goals!

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin and Sophia chat in depth about Caitlin choosing to take a GLP-1.

GLP-1's are growing in popularity around the country for being a medication to help aid weight loss. Sometimes called glucagon-like peptide-1 and is a naturally occurring hormone that helps regulate blood sugar, one's appetite and help digestion.

The medications people are being prescribed and are taking are called GLP-1 agonists copy its effects to manage Type 2 diabetes and obesity by increasing insulin release, reducing appetite and slowing stomach emptying.

Caitlin goes in depth on how she came to this decision of taking a GLP-1, her dosage she is comfortable with, what her goals are going to be on the drug and how it's impacting her currently.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://myfertilitycloud.com/PCOS-Nutrition

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin and Sophia chat in depth about Hypothalamic amenorrhea or called HA.

HA is a condition when menstruation stops due to a dysfunction in the hypothalamus. This can be from undereating and working out too much.

Caitlin said within her practice she sees a lot of PCOS clients who were diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome actually have HA. She also sees women who have PCOS go on a very restrictive diet and work out too much and develop HA.

It's important to add that women of all body sizes can develop HA and if you aren't going over what you are eating with an experienced practitioner this diagnosis may be missed!

This episode is one to watch on Youtube if you can. That way you can follow along with Caitlin and Sophia as they chat about how to avoid HA, what warning signs to look for if you believe you might have HA and how to reverse it.

Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.

• MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty

• FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.

• Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/ Tempdrop is not an approved contraceptive and can be used as a fertility awareness tool.

You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility