Today’s guest is a board certified OBGYN and a leading voice in the women’s health space—Dr. Heather Bartos! Dr. Bartos was a gynecologist in the Navy for 12 years before moving into corporate medicine. After becoming fed up with a system that wasn’t providing real solutions, she left and opened her own OBGYN practice. From yoga and meditation, to natural hormones and functional medicine—it’s a village for women’s health!

Our conversation will be digging deep into women’s sexuality, libido, hormones, and positive self-talk. As women, we tend to harbor thoughts and feelings around our sexuality. We develop shame around our sexuality starting at an early age, which affects the way we view our bodies and sex lives. Today, we are opening up a dialogue to begin embracing and understanding the beautiful beings that we as women are!

We Chat About:

• Pros and cons of birth control
• What is a diaphragm?
• Using a Diva Cup
• Celebrating women’s bodies
• Smarter babies & bigger butts!
• Focusing on how you feel vs. look
• The effect of testosterone on libido
• The mental component of sex
• Using your 5 senses to get you in the mood

Resources:

• Checkout heatherbartosmd.com
• Instagram: @drheatherbartos
• Facebook: Dr. Heather Bartos

• Sept. 21: Empowered Voice Conference in Columbus, OH

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Today we have a returning guest who is also speaking at the Empowered Voice Conference, Sam Vander Wielen! Sam is an attorney-turned-entreprenuer who helps coaches, creatives, and consultants learn how to legally protect and grow their online businesses.

Our conversation digs into being an entrepreneur and running an online business, to setting boundaries for yourself to avoid burnout. As entrepreneurs, it is so easy to get caught up in overthinking tactics and pushing yourself to overwork. Sam gives marketing tips such as connecting with your ideal client, along with sharing her routine for balancing work and fun. Keep an eye out for Sam’s free workshop coming out soon: The First 5 Steps to Legally Protecting and Growing Your Online Business.

We Chat About:

• Identifying your ideal client
• Nurturing your customers
• Importance of self-care to avoid burnout
• Fears in online business
• How we “should” all over ourselves
• Productivity and your environment
• Finding a routine that works for you
• Detaching from results

Resources:

• Check out samvanderwielen.com/
• Instagram: @samvanderwielen
• Twitter: @samvwllc
• Sept. 21: Empowered Voice Conference in Columbus, OH

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Today on the pod we have wellness and mindset coach, Amanda Katherine Loy, joining us to talk about all things body image! Amanda is so open as she talks about her journey of stepping into her unapologetic self after many years of yo yo dieting and having a negative self-image. Right after turning 27 years old, she found out she was positive for the BRCA1 gene, which greatly increased her likelihood of developing breast cancer. As a preventative measure, she had a double mastectomy. Amanda shares how imperative it was that she had worked for years on developing a positive body image, so she could come at that big transition from a healthy place and bring self-love through all of it. We love Amanda’s raw honesty and vulnerability, while being upbeat and positive as she shares her story. Be on the lookout for Amanda’s upcoming book!

We Chat About:

• Social media’s role in negative body image
• What are the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes?
• The importance of community
• Listening to your body’s needs
• Body image in relationship to food and exercise 
• Being an advocate for your own health
• Facing your fears head on

Resources:

• Check out amandakatherineloy.com
• Instagram: @amandakatherineloy
• Listen: Live Your F*ck Yes Life
• Sept. 21: Empowered Voice Conference in Columbus, OH 

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Today we are sitting down with Holly Grigg-Spall, author of Sweetening the Pill and brand ambassador for Daysy Fertility Tracker. This is a must-listen for understanding the difference between fertility trackers, period tracker apps, and forms of contraception. The Daysy allows women to really be in touch with their bodies—not only knowing when you can get pregnant (or not!), but learning about your cycle from a health point of view. We also dig into the topics of body literacy, having open conversations about menstrual cycles, and bringing these topics to our education systems!

We Chat About:

• How to use the Daysy
• Nina’s experience using the Daysy
• Research behind the Daysy (30 years of it!)
• Getting in touch with our bodies and femininity
• Understanding your fertility window
• Tracking fertility cycle for pregnancy
• History of birth control
• Books on menstrual cycles
• Females in research studies

Resources:

• Learn more: daysy.me
• Instagram: @daysyfertilitytracker
• Facebook: Daysy Fertility Tracker Sisterhood & Support
• Check out: sweeteningthepill.com
• Book: Sweetening the Pill

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Today we are chatting with Reiki practitioner and boss babe Natalie Wise, a Columbus local who is helping the community feel great, heal, and SHINE!!

Natalie is the owner of the epically-made and woman-owned company Pink Moon Candles. She uses her intention and her Reiki expertise to infuse candles, crystals, and essential oils with the kindness, authenticity, and collaboration that we all deserve.

We also have a special announcement: Empowered Voice tickets are now only $97!!! This is an event we want as many people to attend as possible, and we really don’t want cost to be a barrier to anyone. Because this event is not about making a lot of money. It’s about bringing women together, sharing our voices, learning how to connect with each other, and sharing what we’re passionate about!! You’ll even be able to meet Natalie!

We Chat About:

• Natalie’s former life as a lobbyist
• How she got into Reiki
• Finding your own North Star
• Falling into your calling
• What Reiki is
• Taking the principles of Reiki into your day-to-day
• So many blankets
• How Reiki gives you ownership over your own health
• Creating Reiki-infused candles and crystals

Resources:

• Check out pinkmooncandles.com
• Instagram: @pinkmooncandles
• Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
• Martha Beck: marthabeck.com
• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Light Is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light by Rebecca Campbell
• Kelsey Patel’s Reiki Course: mindbodygreen.com/classes/reiki-healing-101

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Today we have Jeanette Schneider joining us to chat all things motherhood, generational change, empowerment, and SO much more! You may already know this, but we are HUGE advocates for women stepping into their own power, and Jeanette is all about that, too. We loved this conversation because it opened up the dialogue for us to explore just what we can do and say to dig into seemingly heavy topics. Jeanette is doing so much out in the world to bring these needed convos more approachable and accessible, and we can’t wait for you to dive into this episode and hear all about it!

We Chat About:

• Leaving her corporate job to fully ignite her passion
• Stepping into your divine feminine with the patriarchal system
• Raising strong children
• Jeanette’s soul growth moment
• Self help and development
• The need to hit rock bottom
• What Jeanette is creating + what she loves
• Being there as a mom and the dialogue that needs to change
• The profound conversations that Jeanette has with her daughter

Resources:

• Learn more: jeanetteschneider.com
• Instagram: @ms.jeanetteschneider
• Listen: Gold Podcast
• Read: Lore ; Dodging Energy Vampires by Christiane Northrup

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We have an AMAZING bonus episode for you all today! We hosted a Women’s Empowerment event with Rachel Kerr of The Beauty Boost, and had an incredible convo with our panel that we just HAD to share. The group of women on the panel were full of inspirational words, advice, and they each share parts of their own story and journey that led them to where they are today. We cover so much in today’s conversation! There’s bound to be a nugget of wisdom that you can take away and allow it to grow into your very own empowering mantra!

We Chat About:

• What each panelist does
• What empowerment means to each woman
• Advice they each try to offer themselves
• Community and what it means for them
• The different seasons of life
• Mindfulness techniques each of them use
• Navigating the world of women’s body image
• Knowing your worth
• Finding community in a new place
• Feelings of imposter syndrome

Resources:

• Follow The Beauty Boost: @thebeautyboost
• Follow Wonder Jam: @thewonderjam
• Follow Haven Collective: @haven.collective
• Follow Luxe and Lemons: @luxeandlemons
• Follow Mik Zazon: @mikzazon
• Follow The Diva Movement: @thedivamovementinc
• Follow Nellie Corriveau: @nellie.corriveau

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We are so excited because today we are chatting it up with Kelli Tennant, wellness advocate and Ceremony Wellness podcast host! After years of battling health issues, Kelli has been on a beautiful healing journey, sharing her healers, doctors, and practitioners with her audience each week. Through her blog and various social platforms, Kelli offers an honest look into what healing and growth through illness looks like, and even offers coaching for women to help them heal, grow, and find their truth. In our convo today, we get back to our roots and talk about women’s health, plant medicine, and collaboration.

We Chat About:

• Being misdiagnosed for 10+ years
• What Kelli realized she needed to heal more than what she was eating
• Other healing modalities on her journey
• The transition out of sports
• What Epstein Barr is + healing from it
• Healing relationship wounds between women
• Nina giving unsolicited advice
• Kelli’s ayahuasca experience
• What Kelli shares on her podcast, Ceremony Wellness
• Ceremony Wellness Live

Resources:

• Learn more: kellitennant.com
• Instagram: @kellimtennant
• Listen: Ceremony Wellness Podcast

• Empowered Voice

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Today we are SO honored to be joined by Achea Redd! She’s a mental health advocate, author, and founder of Real Girls F.A.R.T. As a form of self-expression and healing, Achea created her own blog, sharing her feelings about mental health and authenticity. Achea uses her life experience and mental health disorder to help women find their voice and let it out.

In our conversation today, we get VULNERABLE. The three of us chat about mental health and the stigmas that are still attached to it, anxieties, and the overarching theme that your story is unique to YOU. We can’t wait for you to dive into this amazing convo with Achea!

We Chat About:

• What Real Girls F.A.R.T. stands for + why it was started
• Actually farting in front of your significant other
• What true vulnerability is
• Using CBD oil to help with symptoms
• Why she you begin to blog and share her journey
• Speaking to your inner child and seeing the patterns you’ve formed then
• What made Achea want to write her upcoming book
• How difficult it is for children these days
• Toxic masculinity + mental health for men
• Finding balance in sharing your message

Resources:

• Learn more: realgirlsfart.com
• Instagram: @realgirlsfart
• Read: Be Free Be You
• Listen: Keepin’ It Real with Keys
• Empowered Voice

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Today on the pod we are SUPER excited to have McLean McGown join us! McLean is a mother of two, wife, Postpartum Doula, Yoga & Pilates teacher, Nutritionist, Buddhist and yoga practitioner. Becoming a postpartum doula led McLean to her truest passion- to support women during one of their most vulnerable times in life and bear witness to their rite of passage into Motherhood.

In our convo today, McLean shares a really vulnerable and open look into motherhood, postpartum, and pregnancy. This is a great episode for all of our amazing listeners because it gives a really honest view of motherhood, and also being a strong woman in her power!

We Chat About:

• Why McLean became so passionate about helping mothers
• The differences between midwives and doulas
• What happened when McLean’s first birth didn’t go as planned
• The magic of birth
• Liz’s fears around pregnancy and birth
• Being humbled in the process
• Being empowered as a woman and as a pregnant woman
• Changing the verabage of postpartum
• Leveraging your community to get the support you need
• Owning your body as one continuum
• Figuring out what is the best service to you

Resources:

• Learn more: motherthemother.com
• Instagram: @motherthemother
• Listen: Mother The Mother Podcast
• Read: The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Johnson ;

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