Healing Hormones

We’ve all heard it online and all over social media – that you can only get pregnant during a five or six day window each month, aligning with the presence of your more fertile cervical mucus.

But, what if your CM is here to party most of the month? Especially for those of us practicing Fertility Awareness Method (FAM), the risks in not knowing for sure are huge. 

In this solo episode, I break down this issue, why such black-and-white advice actually doesn’t apply to the incredible range of individuality in the human body, and why the answer – as it always is – is understanding yourself on a deeper level. 

We Chat About:

• Ideal environment for sperm
• Are you fertile all month if cervical mucus is present?
• Observing and understanding CM
• Tracking your pattern over time

Resources:

• All About Phexxi, the Hormone-Free Birth Control with Saundra Pelletier
• Need link to article about the withdrawal method  

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

My guest today, Kitty Blomfeld, is just like so many of us, having gone through a cycle of dieting, binging, and doing things she thought were good for her body (like heavily restrictive practices), but were actively hurting it. Her health and wellness travels brought her to weight training, and then everything changed.

Through regimented eating and training routines, Kitty got truly healthy. Now, she shares her learnings through NuStrength, her online program coaching women on how to get healthy, and feel healthy, while eating more and training less. It’s all about knowledge, knowing how your body will react to certain foods and eating accordingly. Let’s get into it!

We Chat About:

• Kitty’s Dieting journey
• Finding weight training and bodybuilding
• Training women online
• The benefits of tracking your food intake

Resources:

• NuStrength: nustrength.com.au
• Instagram: @kittyblomfield
• Podcast: Weight Loss for Women

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Today’s well-informed guest on Healing Hormones is Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC (!). She is the founder and CEO of The Integrative Women's Health Institute and the author of Outsmart Endometriosis. 

Jessica’s worked with women on their chronic pelvic pain for more than twenty years, she facilitates educational programs for women health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. It’s safe to say that Jessica is a world leader in menstrual and reproductive health. 

Today, we’re tackling a much-requested topic as it relates to Dr. Drummond’s expertise: how COVID, long-COVID, and the vaccine are affecting our cycles. Jessica’s dealt with long-COVID, herself, and comes from an empathic POV on these important questions.

We Chat About:

• Dr. Drummond’s background
• What is long-COVID?
• COVID and autoimmune
• COVID and menopause
• How does it affect men?
• Changes in cycles 

Resources:

• The Integrative Women's Health Institute
• Read: Dr. Jessica Drummond on Amazon
• Linkedin: Jessica (Robilotto) Drummond
• Instagram: @jessrdrummond

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Through her work as a scientist, award-winning skincare formulator, and acne expert – and her amazing blog, Honesty For Your Skin – Cheryl Woodman helps women who've tried everything under the sun to treat their acne and still feel stuck at rock bottom. 

She joins the show today to teach us about skin care that leads to healthy, happy, clear skin you can feel comfortable and confident in. Who doesn't want that?

We break down the science behind it all, how our diets impact our skin (remember: our biggest organ!), and how you can take back control of your skin health without the need for medications which can contribute to other tricky problems in the body.

As always, this is a safe space! We’re not judging or pouring more negativity on a subject that, while totally superficial, is such a big trigger point for so many women. Tune in as we listen, learn, and heal as a community!

We Chat About:

• Learn what causes acne 
• How does our diet impact our skin?
• How are hormones involved? 
• Treatment options 
• Acne protocol tips 

Resources:

• Instagram: @honestyforskin
• Twitter: @honestyforskin
• Linkedin: Cheryl Woodman
• Freebie: Get Your Free Acne Cheatsheet
• Course: Acne Warrior
• Website: Honesty For Your Skin

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

My guest today, Lahana Vigliano, is the CEO of Nuvitru Wellness and a board-certified and holistic clinical nutritionist in Austin, TX. She’s here to answer all of our questions about stress – where does it come from, how can we reduce it, and what is it really doing in our bodies?

She also asks some of her own – teaching us to question our food choices, what’s actually in your control, and what isn’t? It’s time to get honest with ourselves, and shame is not invited to the party.

Our bodies are so evolutionarily driven that when stress crops up, we can’t distinguish if we’re being chased by a lion, or are just stuck in traffic. It’s only natural that women’s bodies would try to shut down ovulation in times of danger as those would, to our body, seem like a pretty bad time to bring a child into the world – right?!

Lahana is wise beyond her years, sharing so many actionable tips in this one that you’ll want to grab a notepad. The key though, as she explains, is not letting your brand new anti-stress routine stress you out. Start with what feels natural – try spending time in nature, journaling, or breathwork – and build from there.

We Chat About:

• Lahana’s background in medicine 
• Can you kill it? Food selection tips
• Easy steps to less stress
• What stress does to our body
• The body’s evolutionary journey

Resources:

• Instagram: @nuvitruwellness
• Website: About Lahana
• LinkedIn: Lahana Vigliano, MS, CCN
• Red Light Therapy & the Mighty Mitochondria with Dr. Mike Belkowski #135

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Today, we’re talking about the Copper IUD. There are so many questions about this hormone-free birth control product. And luckily, there’s tons of research on it. Let’s talk about how it's used, risks, and of course, effectiveness. How long does it stay in? How does it affect our FAM practice? And, isn’t copper toxic? 

This episode isn't intended to scare anybody from the Copper IUD. At the end of the day you should feel empowered to choose the form of birth control that is right for you. You should have the info, research, and tools to decide what fits best with you, your lifestyle, and your fertility needs.

We Chat About:

• Review of the basics
• Symptoms and side effects
• What are the risks of toxicity?
• Copper and estrogen
• Effects on FAM practice

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Maddie Miles is a fellow podcaster in the hormone space, hosting “peace. love. hormones. By The Maddie Miles” since 2020. She joins the show today to talk about her personal health journey battling the negative effects of antibiotics, birth control pills, lyme disease, and anorexia. 

In and out of programs for eight long years, we talk about Maddie’s eventual wakeup call experience overseas which flipped the switch in her mind that it was time to get better. Since then, she’s been a learning machine, focusing on an integrative approach to overall wellness and coming to terms with the amazing beauty that is our four menstrual phases – and has committed herself to spreading the word!

We Chat About:

• Maddie’s early health issues
• Her experience with anorexia
• Going “Beyond the Pill”
• Working in unison with the 4 phases 
• Ritualizing our cycles

Resources:

• Website: Peace. Love. Hormones.
• Instagram: @theemaddiemiles
• Twitter: @themaddiemiles
• Linkedin: Maddie M.
• Podcast: peace. love. hormones. By The Maddie Miles

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Cassy Joy Garcia is a New York Times bestselling author and the creative force behind popular wellness editorial site, Fed + Fit. Her mission is to make cooking more manageable, especially for moms – which is why I am personally so excited to share this one with you.

Once she had her first child, Cassy was looking for ways to still eat healthy but take out some of the work from cooking. This led her to develop the “cook once” method for meal prep, a genius time saving concept that she’s written about at length. It’s not all quick and easy either, she’s also committed to making intimidating dishes seem more attainable for the average person cooking at home.

Her message is an empowering one, and I can attest to her recipes being both easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Keep an ear out for her cute young kids in the background of this one!

We Chat About:

• Her inspirations for  Fed + Fit
• Benefits to meal prepping
• Making cooking less intimidating
• Starting simple  
• Confidence in the kitchen 

Resources:

• Cook Once by Cassy Joy Garcia
• Fed + Fit
• Instagram: @cassyjoygarcia
• YouTube: Fed + Fit

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

My amazing guest today, Noelle Tarr, is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), an NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer, author, and all-around badass. She’s worked in the industry for more than seventeen years and is open to admitting she’s made every mistake in the book – which is why she’s so dedicated to helping others on their body and overall wellness journeys. 

We talk about body image, its role in how we grow up thinking of ourselves, and what dieting culture does and (mostly) does not accomplish. We also learn about the importance of recognizing your season of life and embracing it for a more balanced sense of self – no more living in the black and white areas of life!

Most importantly, Noelle teaches us that we must not judge ourselves harshly. Everything we experience is an opportunity to learn, grow, and live in joy. I hope you enjoy this inspiring convo!

We Chat About:

• Noelle’s early life and relationship with food
• The truth about diet culture
• Seasons of life 
• Is there such a thing as a healthy weight?
• Biological differences between strength training and cardio 
• Exercising as a mental health benefit

Resources:

• Follow Noelle on Instagram: @coconutsandkettlebells
• CoconutsAndKettlebells.com
• Well-Fed Women Podcast
• Noelle’s Home Workout Programs
• Noelle’s first viral blog post: Why I Don’t Want 6-Pack Abs

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

By now, you’ve heard of the gut biome and how critical those little bacteria are in supporting your overall wellbeing. Well, today, Dr. Mark Burhenne joins me to dive into even further detail with one specific, important, and very famous, part of our digestive system – our mouth!

It’s about so much more than bad breath and coffee stains, although we cover the importance of the small stuff too. The truth is that oral health is directly involved in six-to-seven out of ten major chronic diseases. How well, or poorly, we take care of our mouths, is reflected in our longevity and ability to combat illness. 

In this illuminating episode, we learn how modern dentistry incorporates this information (or not), what toothpaste and mouthwash are really doing in our mouth vs. what we think they’re doing, and of course – how our oral health can impact pregnancy and general fertility. Settle in for the most enjoyable trip to the dentist you’ve ever had!

We Chat About:

• Dr. Mark Burhenne’s background and inspirations
• The mouth’s connection to disease and illness
• Microbiome: a party in your mouth 
• Negative effects of toothpaste and mouthwash 
• Oral health as it relates to pregnancy 

Resources:

• See Mark’s recommended oral products at AskTheDentist.com
• Ask The Dentist podcast
• Instagram: @AskTheDentist
• LinkedIn: Dr. Mark Burhenne, DDS

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training