Thank you for being part of this podcast.
For your messages, your comments, your questions and for letting me know that what I’m putting into the world is landing.

This season has been incredibly special.
We heard from doctors, menstrual coaches, movement educators, and so many thoughtful voices shaping this conversation.

To every guest who joined m, thank YOU.
And to each of you listening, reflecting, and sharing… I’m so grateful.

Season 3 is already in motion, and the conversations ahead are ones I know you’re going to love.

If there’s someone you’d like me to interview, I’d love to hear from you.

See you back here soon.

Motherhood changes your nervous system.
In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Tanya Cotler (parent–child attachment + intergenerational patterns) — and one of my longtime friends — to talk about what motherhood awakens in the body and in relationship.

We explore attachment, nervous system regulation, rupture and repair, and how pregnancy loss and grief can open old rooms inside us. If you’re navigating motherhood, postpartum, fertility, or loss, this conversation offers grounded language for what you’re living.

Learn more about Dr Tanya Cotler -

Website: https://drtanyacotler.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drcotler/

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com
Instagram: @nataliekakon_

I’m joined by pelvic health physiotherapist Jennifer Nwankwo, CEO and co-founder of Nuvo Physio and co-founder of Elle Santé, for a grounded, myth-busting conversation on women’s pelvic health across the lifespan.

We explore anatomy, breath and pressure mechanics, incontinence, painful sex, hormonal tissue changes, vaginal pH, and the nervous system.

Jennifer also shares what she’s building next: Elle Santé, a women’s health platform and pelvic health app designed to support women between appointments.

Practical, embodied, and deeply informative.

Get in touch / work with Jennifer

• Clinic: Nuvo Physio — in-person and online women’s pelvic health care
• App: Elle Santé  — women’s health platform and pelvic health app (pelvic health network, resources + care plans)
• Instagram: @nuvophysio

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

In this episode, I’m sitting with Melanie Richards, founder of Happy Tree and creator of the F*CK Skinny movement for an honest, deeply human conversation about body image, disordered eating, grief, and nervous system healing. We explore how skinny culture shows up everywhere, even in wellness and healing spaces shaping how we eat, breathe, move, and measure our worth.

From there, we turn toward what becomes possible when we pause long enough to ask our bodies what they actually want, and how choosing embodiment over perfection can free your energy, your voice, and your sense of self.

This episode is a powerful invitation for anyone ready to break up with skinny culture and come home to themselves.

Get in touch with Melanie Richards:
website: https://happytreeyoga.com/
email [email protected]
IG: melanie.richards.yoga

Join the F*ck Skinny Movement today https://chat.whatsapp.com/G3Vl42lpYKz66XomxZIF5Q?mode=gi_t

Melanie has a 200 hr Hatha Yoga Teacher Training that begins on Feb 27th. Check out her website to discover more details on how you can join!

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

What is fascia, really?

In this episode, I sit down with Joanne Avison, educator, author, and co-founder of Myofascial Magic in Action (MMIA), for a conversation that moves from the dissection lab to the stars—then straight back into the lived reality of the body.

Together, we explore how fascia reshapes the way we understand anatomy, movement, pain, healing, and even language itself. Joanne shares the historical roots of “classical” anatomy, the paradigm shifts that changed how the West studied the body, and why fascia invites a deeper lens: self-organization, continuity, and the body as a living matrix.

We also get practical: how hydration, breath, micro-movement, and presence support the tissues—and how being genuinely heard can shift a pattern that has felt “stuck” for years.

In this conversation:

• Why “fascia” is an imperfect word for what it represents
• Classical vs contemporary anatomy: what updates reveal
• The body as continuity: “nothing in the body is separate”
• Embryology as multiply & unify
• Tension + compression, force transmission, and living architecture
• Tissue memory, emotion in motion, and why presence changes structure
• Micro-movements, rebound/recoil, and re-organizing after stress or travel
• What MMIA is, who it’s for, and how to study with Joanne

Learn more about Joanne + MMIA:Myofascial Magic in Action (MMIA): myofascialmagic.com

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

Guest: Paul Thornley
Host: Natalie Kakon
Program: Myofascial Magic in Action (MMIA)

This episode is one of those conversations that keeps unfolding after you’ve listened to it and this is exactly why MMIA is one of the most incredible courses I’ve ever taken, and why studying under Paul Thornley feels like a genuine privilege.

In this episode, Paul and I explore movement through curiosity, humor, humility, and deep respect for the body as a living, adaptive system. We talk about why so many strong bodies still get injured, why forcing symmetry and bracing can backfire, and how micro-movement, breath, rotation, and spiral motion restore energy instead of draining it.

Expect big “aha” moments, myth-busting, and a lot of laughter woven into serious insight.

We explore:

• Why being “strong” doesn’t equal being resilient
• How micro-movement creates massive change
• Why Paul says there is no such thing as the core
• How over-bracing disrupts breath, pressure, and pelvic health
• Why rotation and spirals are free energy for the body
• How walking mechanics affect everything from ankles to spine
• The surprising connection between feet, ankles, adductors, pelvis, and pelvic floor
• Why many pelvic floor issues don’t start in the pelvis at all
• How breath reorganizes the body when movement feels stuck
• Why linear fitness thinking misses how living tissue actually works

Resources:

• Learn more about Myofascial Magic in Action (MMIA): https://myofascialmagic.com
• Explore Paul Thornley’s work, courses, and teachings. Follow him on IG: @paul.s.thornley

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

Recorded in a warm, intimate setting with Natalie’s behind-the-scenes counsel—this episode is a live, unscripted conversation on the physiology of reward, stress, sleep, and women’s health across the cycle and life stages. A candid roundtable recorded during a “Wombat Retreat” weekend - where menstrual cycle science meets real life. With Dr. Sara Cohen Fournier, MD, Dr. Michal Waldfogel, ND, and Carina Raisman, BSc, we explore how estrogen and progesterone influence dopamine and reward, why late luteal can feel harder, and how connection, light, sleep hygiene, and breath shape nervous system resilience. We also unpack the “ecosystem” view of mental health (beyond one neurotransmitter), why community is medicine, and how to build sustainable self-care—especially as we move toward perimenopause and menopause.

Guests

Dr. Sara Cohen Fournier, MD
Sara is a practicing psychiatrist whose work sits at the intersection of mental health, physiology, and lived experience.

Dr. Michal Waldfogel, ND
Dr. Michal Pearl Waldfogel is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a deep background in education, facilitation, and community-building. Her work integrates mental health, addiction recovery, and integrative primary care, with particular care for those seeking to change their relationship with alcohol. Drawing on training in clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, and CranioSacral therapy, she collaborates closely with other providers to create personalized, systems-based care. She is especially passionate about increasing access to naturopathic medicine and addressing loneliness through community-centered models of healing.
Learn more at phillynaturopathic.com

Carina Raisman, BSc
Carina is a nervous system specialist, yoga therapist, and teacher of teachers. She is the founder of Yoga Resource and leads one of the most respected yoga therapy education programs, with a focus on regulation, embodiment, and sustainable care.
Learn more at yogaresource.com

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Full Stop.

In this episode, I’m joined by Elena Gelibter, HA + period recovery coach, nutritionist, and yoga teacher, who supports women with hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) to restore their cycles and return to fertility.

Elena shares her personal HA story: competitive athletics, years on the contraceptive pill, coming off birth control and realizing her cycle wasn’t returning, being misdiagnosed with PCOS, and being advised to exercise more and eat fewer carbs, advice that ultimately worsened her symptoms. From cold hands and feet to injuries, hair loss, anxiety, and the pressure of “doing everything right,” Elena describes the turning point that led her to functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, recovery, and eventually natural conception.

Together we explore:

• What functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is, and why it’s a brain-driven energy conservation response

• The hormone cascade: GnRH pulses → LH/FSH → estradiol, and how ovulation shuts down when the brain senses low safety

• How stress and cortisol amplify HA, and why thyroid + digestion often slow down in low energy availability

• Common lab patterns in HA (and why “normal labs” can still be misleading without a true cycle)

• How the brain adapts under restriction (reward circuitry, fear responses, rigidity), and why recovery is rewiring—not willpower

• Coming off birth control: why symptoms can emerge later, and how nutrient depletion can impact recovery

• The movement shift that supported Elena’s nervous system: from performance-based training to embodied, intuitive practice

• The first doorway back into recovery: consistent energy availability, real rest, and repetition of safety signals over time

If you’re missing your period, navigating HA recovery, recovering from over-exercising/under-eating, or feeling dismissed by the medical system—this episode will help you feel informed, seen, and supported.

Follow Elena on Instagram: @messybutmenstruating
Work with Elena: 1:1 personalized coaching for HA recovery + fertility support [https://tr.ee/f-1rnozeEF]

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Sara Cohen Fournier (MD, Psychiatry) — and one of the very first beta testers of the Get Obsessed curriculum. We explore the menstrual cycle as the “fifth vital sign,” and why cycle awareness belongs in every health conversation.

This episode explores cycle literacy through a mental-health lens: the menstrual cycle as the fifth vital sign, PMS vs PMDD, emotional regulation, DBT skills, breathwork and nervous system health, inflammation and mood, and how women can build self-trust through cycle tracking and embodied awareness. We discuss perimenopause and menopause mental health, symptom tracking, family communication, and questions around HRT and mood — all in service of embodied autonomy and informed care.

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_

What does it actually mean to feel empowered in your health?

In this episode, Natalie sits down with Dr. Michal Waldfogel, ND, to explore embodied naturopathy, hormones as messengers, iron and ferritin, methylation, and how cycle awareness supports perimenopause and menopause.

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In this conversation, Natalie and Dr. Michal Waldfogel, ND, dive into the embodied world of naturopathy where physiology, intuition, and lived experience meet. Together, they explore what true empowerment inside healthcare looks like, and why you are the most important person on your healthcare team.

Dr. Waldfogel explains how hormones act as messengers, how mood, cravings, and energy often shift in the late luteal phase, and why serotonin, circadian rhythm, light exposure, nourishment, and nervous system support matter more than perfection.

The episode goes deep into blood health and minerals, especially iron. They discuss why hemoglobin can appear normal while iron stores remain low, why ferritin is a critical lab to request, and what menstruating people should consider when donating blood. Natalie and Dr. Waldfogel also explore iron absorption, alternate-day dosing, and how fatigue is often misunderstood in menstruating and perimenopausal bodies.

They then unpack B12, folate, and methylation (MTHFR) in a grounded, non-alarmist way—covering when methylated vitamins can be helpful, how to start low and go slow, and which lab markers (MCV, MMA, homocysteine) offer meaningful insight.

The conversation closes with a powerful reframe: learning your body during your cycling years can create a steadier, safer transition into perimenopause and menopause—like learning to swim in the shallow end before the water deepens.

• Embodiment and self-advocacy in healthcare
• Hormones as messengers across the menstrual cycle
• Luteal phase mood shifts, cravings, and serotonin
• Circadian rhythm, light exposure, vitamin D, and sleep
• Iron deficiency vs anemia: why ferritin matters
• Blood donation considerations for menstruating people
• Iron absorption, bisglycinate, and alternate-day dosing
• B12, folate, and methylation (MTHFR) explained simply
• Key labs: ferritin, CBC, MCV, MMA, homocysteine
• Preparing for perimenopause and menopause through body literacy

Guest

Dr. Michal Waldfogel, ND

About Natalie

I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed.

My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience.

Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy.

Explore more at: nataliekakon.com

Instagram: @nataliekakon_