Bernadette Lack, or more colloquially known as B, is a midwife, PT, mum of 2 and fellow prolapser.

Our conversation with B was delightfully multilayered, like a fresh croissant. We spoke about her personal experience with incontinence and prolapse, and her current work supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum and motherhood through her businesses Core & Floor Restore, and Motheration.

B's work and dedication to the pelvic floor is undeniable and in this episode she provides such useful information on how we can all support our pelvic floor health throughout the varying stages of life.

"The amount of appointments we have in pregnancy compared to postpartum and what is actually covered in the postpartum appointments is typically topics like how to return to sex via the discussion of contraception without actually looking at the whole person".

You can find B here:

• Core & Floor Restore
• Motheration
• The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

This short and sweet episode touches on one of the most common complaints we see at Hormone Health Studio - urinary tract infections (UTIs).

We talk about exactly what UTIs are, who is most at risk, how the vaginal microbiome plays a role, same goes with hormones, and of course what you can start doing to get on top of recurrent UTIs.

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected].

*Please note that ehen Chloe mentioned uric acid crystals, she is also referring to other types of urine crystals such as Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) which can coincide with UTI's.

Seed Cycling - a bit of "woo woo" or a useful approach to using food as a nutritional tool for improving menstrual cycle symptoms?

This this episode we chat with Sarina Coventry, a Nutritionist who uses Seed Cycling in her clinical practice with great results. She gives us a thorough insight into:

• What is Seed Cycling?
• How does one Seed Cycle?
• Who is Seed Cycling beneficial for?
• The nitty gritty of how Seed Cycling works to improve menstrual cycle symptoms.

If you are interested in starting seed cycling or keen to learn more about how it could be helpful for you, you can visit The Seed Cycle

Use SARINA20 for 20% off your first purchase.

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

Natalie Kringoudis has an impressive bio...and it's no surprise considering she is THE Hormone Revolutionist.

With over 20 years of experience supporting women as a TCM Practitioner, herbalist and Acupuncturist, Nat has gained a deep understanding of how and why we can experience particular symptoms and how to manage them.

In this episode, Nat shares with us how she started her career and the many individuals she has supported over the years, as well as her own very recent experience of an extended fast. An episode full of great insights and one not to be missed!

Have a listen and let us know your thoughts - flick us an email at [email protected] or a DM on Instagram.

On average, around 80% of us with a period will experience Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).

PMS symptoms can vary from one individual to another, and can be broken in subtypes such as physical, psychological, cognitive and behavioural.

Can you believe that there were Canadian researchers in 2012 who tried to conclude that there wasn't a valid explanation for PMS and that it could be a "made up" condition?

Anyway - this episode Chloe and Georgia take a deep dive into understanding PMS and touch on these questions:

• What are some common symptoms,
• Why PMS occurs,
• PMS vs PMDD
• What's makes PMS worse
• And what can we do to improve it?

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on instagram or email us at [email protected]

Do you have golden poo? Or, are you like the majority of us and have reduce microbial diversity in our guts?

In this episode we chat to self regarded Gut Nerd, Dr Brad Leech all about the complexity of the gut microbiome. Since graduating from his Health Science Degree in Naturopathy, Brad has gone on to further his education regarding gut health - so we had some questions for this gut expert....

1. What the hell is your microbiome?
2. How can you test or measure your microbiome?
3. How do hormonal conditions like PCOS and Endometriosis affect your gut health?
4. Can your intimate partner influence your own gut microbiome?
5. What are your top three tips to improve your gut health and microbiome diversity?

So if you're a practitioner or love learning about the gut, make sure you are prepared with bring a pen and paper to take notes because there are lots of golden nuggets (excuse the pun) in this episode.

Dr. Brad Leech also offers mentoring and education courses on his website which you can visit here

As always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

Elle Brown is a Clinical Nutritionist with a special interest in the Nervous System. In this episode we discuss with Elle how what we think and feel on a daily basis can have a physical impact on us in the form of symptoms.

Elle mentions that every client she see's, no matter what health concern they are coming in with can benefit from learning how to support their Nervous System, which may also look like introducing practices such as Clinical Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as EFT. She even walks us through a quick example of how to perform EFT.

So find a quiet half an hour to yourself, make a warm drink, put your feet up and listen to the calming and wise words of Elle.

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts so DM us on Instagram or flick an email to [email protected].

In this weeks episode, we chat to Dr Melanie Jackson, home birth midwife and host of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast.

Melanie kindly talks us through her personal journey of birthing her two children at home with her learnt experiences as a midwife. Such a powerful birth story, with a sneak peak quote from Mel:

"and I started hysterically laughing like a mad women, and I remember thinking maybe to myself, maybe I should tone this down, and then immediately telling myself ""no Mel, you're amongst friends here and you need to just let out whatever it is you want to do"".

We also chat with Mel all about how she supports her clients attempting Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) at home, along with common VBAC questions and concerns with, and yes - we ask about uterine rupture.

In August this year, Mel is hosting The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives Conference with some incredible birthing experts, an event not to be missed.

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts so DM us on Instagram or flick an email to [email protected].

Content Warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and pregnancy loss which may be triggering for some listeners.

This short and sweet episode touches on a few exciting topics. Georgia has an announcement, we have an update on what's happening at Hormone Health Studio in 2024, and Chloe shares a third trimester pregnancy update.

Thank you for joining us for another year of Hormone Health Podcast and following along on our work and personal journeys. We have so much planned for 2024 and, as always, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a DM on Instagram or email us at [email protected]

"PCOS- what a stupid, pompous title that is." - Dr Soji Swaraj

Imagine having a hour with an Endocrinologist to ask them all there is to know about PCOS? Well we did, and we couldn't wait to release this episode.

There is so much confusion and shame around PCOS - it's diagnosis; its true effect on fertility; its management. So we got none other than expert in the field, Endocrinologist Dr Soji Swaraj, on the podcast to understand exactly what PCOS is, why it happens, who it happens to (hint: Olympians and Netballers get a special mention), and how we can best manage it.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with PCOS, this episode is not to be missed.

As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts so DM us on Instagram or flick an email to [email protected].