IC Wellness Podcast

Dr. Berman is both a midwife and naturopathic doctor, and she is also an IC Warrior.

With 25 years of experience, she has focused her practice on helping women with recurrent UTIs, interstitial cystitis, Lyme Disease, and a variety of autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Berman has found that the body has an incredible capacity for healing and recovery once the obstacles for that healing are removed. Her expertise and commitment to research into these areas have allowed her to successfully treat patients with IC & chronic UTIs.

Dr. Allyson Shrikhande is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, and the Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the International Pelvic Pain Society. She is working with other experts in the field of chronic pelvic pain to develop training modules for residents and physicians interested in learning about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic pelvic pain. A leading expert on pelvic health and a respected researcher, author and lecturer, Dr. Shrikhande is a recognized authority on male and female pelvic pain diagnosis and treatment. She is part of the Manhattan-based Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine team that is committed to research in order to further understand complex pelvic pain conditions.

Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine

https://www.pelvicrehabilitation.com

Yoga For Pelvic Floor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aEceax_be4

Sula Windgassen is a Health Psychologist; more specifically, she is a mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapist as well as a published author. Her focus is on how psychology impacts physiology and her heart and commitment to the IC community is noteworthy and quite remarkable.

There is a lot of confusion surrounding the traditional IC Diet and a whole lot of misinformation. Nutritionist Brianne Thornton stops in to set the record straight. Learn the truth about what you should be eating and what you should be avoiding to decrease IC symptoms and restore balance to the body.

After years of chronic health problems, Jaclyn Harwell has learned a thing or two about nutrition, mindset, and choosing joy in the midst of trials.

As a mama of a child who has been diagnosed with multiple behavioral disorders stemming from PANDAS disorder, she's learned to apply all that she's learned to help him too! Today, her family is thriving after years of battling Lyme disease, mold illness, neurological conditions, and more.

If you find yourself with more questions than answers when it comes to your family's health, then you can find encouragement from Jaclyn at www.thefamilythathealstogether.com. Whether you have a child with difficult behaviors, or you yourself are struggling with all-too-common symptoms like chronic pain, fatigue, and the like, you'll love the delicious recipes and relevant health research you'll find there.

Hannah Matluck is a holistic health and wellness coach and the founder of the podcast and platform, The V Hive, a resource for all things women's intimate health. After suffering for many years with pelvic pain, Vulvodynia, and IC, she realized how many women suffer from these conditions in silence, and was determined to bring advocacy and education on these topics to the forefront. She has now become an impactful entrepreneur in the pelvic health space. To learn more, go to https://www.thevhive.com and https://www.patreon.com/thevhive. Don't forget to follow Hannah on IG @thevhive

My guest Sarah Sanger shares her journey with interstitial cystitis and how it impacted her life. Sarah is a San Diego native and graduated from UCSD with a degree in history with the goal of becoming a lawyer. After receiving a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, she returned to school attending the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine to get her Masters of Acupuncture and Herbology. Today she has her own practice here in San Diego called To The Point Acupuncture. Sarah is an advocate for women's health, and she shares how you, too, can benefit from acupuncture.

Addressing the root cause of SIBO and interstitial cystitis requires balancing the gut and bladders microbiome through antimicrobial herbs and nutrition, which can both improve the bacterial balance and restore lost nutrients reversing IC symptoms.

Alexia Magallanes and I discuss our favorite clean beauty brand "Monat" and how it not only improved our health but transformed the health of our hair.

To contact Alexia directly-

Instagram: @alexia.mags

Email: [email protected]

Julie Hager with Inside Out Wellness is an integrative nutrition and functional medicine health coach. Julie Lived with IC for 4 decades, but through identifying the root causes she has successfully sent her IC into remission.