“People make choices and they pay for what they value.” - Rachel Braun Scherl

As practitioners, it often feels like we’re being pulled in many different directions. You're seeing clients, managing operations, creating content, and still wondering how to reach more people and make your practice sustainable without burning out. At the same time, the conventional healthcare system continues to miss the whole picture with women’s health, leaving individual providers and patients to fill in the gaps.

While both the medical and business worlds continue to undervalue women's health, there’s a strong business case for building these practices, whether it’s primary care, one-on-one health coaching, or larger companies thinking about apps and products. The key is that whichever path we choose, we need to approach our women’s health practices not just with compassion but with strategy. That means tracking outcomes, measuring what matters, and learning how to communicate the value of integrative care in a crowded and often confusing market.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Rachel Braun Scherl, who has over 30 years of experience as a business builder and marketing strategist. She approaches this with an MBA mindset that can be game-changing when you’re thinking about growing your women’s health business. From supporting solo practices to advising venture-backed startups, Rachel helps practitioners and founders think like business owners.

In today’s episode, Rachel and I discuss how to integrate business strategies with clinical expertise, understanding target audiences, the importance of tracking patient outcomes, trends in women’s health, the impact of telehealth, the need for holistic, personalized care, empowering women through education and data-driven approaches, what is needed to support sustainable growth and improved patient outcomes, and more.

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“Many women don't have the information they need to understand what's going on with their hormones.” - Kate Wells

While the conversation around menopause and hormone therapy has progressed significantly in recent years, many women remain unaware of their options and lack access to practitioners who can guide them through these transitions. When you add the fact that many of the symptoms associated with these hormone changes are still highly stigmatized, it’s no wonder women are left feeling isolated and uncertain.

The good news is that more practitioners and companies are changing the way they approach women's health. Expanding their focus beyond efficacy, they’re building a more engaging and empowering experience for their customers.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to someone who’s doing just that - menopause advocate and self-proclaimed biochem nerd, Kate Wells. Recognizing the need for more education on and access to hormone therapies, Kate and Kirsti Hegg founded Parlor Games. Being a clinician and a businesswoman can be hard, and Kate has been able to successfully meld the two and pursue a new purpose, starting in midlife.

In this conversation, Kate and I discuss why so many women are finding themselves on a new path after 50, her journey in creating accessible hormone products, the challenges of educating women about hormonal health, the significance of community support, what to think about when choosing over-the-counter hormone therapies, why practitioner guidance is important, common misconceptions about estrogen, why Kate is passionate about the educational aspect of Parlor Games, and more.

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“Until we address our entire environment and culture, I think we're going to keep seeing complex chronic illnesses on the rise.” - Shefaly Ravula

Overall health begins in the gut, and many of our clients dealing with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain also struggle with gut health challenges that can significantly impact their quality of life. Optimizing their gut health requires us to expand our focus beyond diet and take a root cause approach that explores emotional and physiological factors, like nervous system regulation, environmental toxins, and movement.

As health coaches, we’re in the best position to help our clients navigate their health challenges with a whole-body approach. We can empower patients in ways conventional GI often misses, like reconnecting with food and transforming it from a source of fear into a source of joy and nourishment. Shifts like this not only result in better nutrition but also support the nervous system and nurture the emotional aspects essential for long-term healing.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Shefaly Ravula, a physician assistant specializing in gut health. For those of us in women’s pelvic health, it’s important for us to connect with colleagues in GI health, like Shefaly, who has a unique approach that integrates her conventional background with functional medicine, culinary medicine, and herbal medicine.

In this conversation, Shefaly and I discuss the critical link between gut health and overall health, the overlap for many clients between conditions like endometriosis and gut imbalances, Shefaly’s journey into functional medicine, why a personalized approach to gut healing is crucial, the importance of nutrition and stress management, why a positive relationship with food matters, strategies for combining medical, emotional, and lifestyle factors to achieve overall wellness, and more.

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“About 24% of the population has susceptible genetics for chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS).” - Jenny Johnson

Health and illness are not binary. A healthy person can become sick in no time, and vice versa. Ultimately, health is a continuum on which, no matter how you’re feeling, there are small steps you can take to improve. The foundations of health are not supplements and medications, although they have their place. Rather, it’s the things like mindfulness, movement, nutrition, and sleep that we rarely give the weight they deserve.

Making the necessary changes to strengthen this foundation can be overwhelming, and navigating the process of getting healthy from complex chronic illness is difficult and often distances our clients from their goals and their vision for their lives. As coaches, we have the capacity to step into a role with them where we can be the person on their health team who gives them the hope they need on their recovery journey.

Today, I'm excited to introduce you to Jenny Johnson, a fellow physical therapist and health coach who has special expertise in CIRS. If you like working with complexity, this is a really interesting subspecialty. Jenny has a unique and essential role in the environmental health space that I think you’ll find inspiring.

In this conversation, Jenny and I discuss chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), risk factors and triggers, how it affects families, Jenny’s experience with CIRS, reducing your exposure to biotoxins, the role of functional medicine, practical strategies for managing CIRS, why lifestyle factors are critical even when genetic predispositions exist, the value of community support, the need for proactive health measures, and more.

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“Weight loss resistance is never isolated. You never just have weight loss resistance and everything else is great.” - Dr. Phyllis Pobee

For those of us dealing with the combination of hormonal changes postpartum or in perimenopause periods alongside chronic illnesses such as endometriosis or MCAS, our bodies, and especially our mitochondrial health, are under a heavy burden. When you layer that with genetic predispositions and vulnerabilities, that’s almost like having to dig yourself out of a hole that’s twice as deep.

Chances are, the problem isn’t that you’re not doing enough movement or not restricting your diets enough. Many of us and our clients really struggle with feeling the need to do more and go harder. This is one of the reasons why genetic testing can be so supportive. Understanding your genetics gives you a framework to support your body in the way that works best for you, mitigate any vulnerabilities that may exist, and get to a state of metabolic health.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Phyllis Pobee, the author of Lean Genes. Dr. Phyllis is a triple-board-certified expert in weight loss medicine, family medicine, and aesthetic medicine and a leading authority in science-backed weight loss. She has an interesting way of approaching weight loss that factors in individual genetics and support based on the patient’s unique history and needs.

In this conversation, Dr. Phyllis and I discuss her weight loss journey, the role of genetics in weight loss and metabolic health, the challenges women face with weight loss postpartum and during perimenopause, why genetic testing is a gamechanger, how addressing genetic predispositions can make a significant difference, the impact of stress on metabolic health, what it looks like to achieve sustainable health and weight management, and more.

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“Homeopathy can be a phenomenally powerful tool to use, especially for people who are sensitive.” - Dr. Ginger Nash, ND

Homeopathy is a tool well-suited to the complexities of modern life. It works at the intersection of the immune, endocrine, and nervous systems, each of which is unbelievably complicated by itself.

Every practitioner knows that things are getting more complex, from the viral and bacterial landscape to increased mold exposure, environmental stressors, and the internal physiological effects of chronic stress and the modern lifestyle. With these factors in mind, we have to approach things in a more unique and innovative way to help our clients bring their bodies back into balance.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Ginger Nash, a practicing naturopathic physician for over 25 years who’s especially focused on working with people with complex chronic illnesses and who are very sensitive. Dr. Nash has shown that sometimes the system needs a much more gentle approach to reach a deeper level of healing, stability, and resilience.

In this conversation, Dr. Nash and I discuss how you can integrate the principles of homeopathy into your practice, the benefits of homeopathy for hormone imbalances and complex chronic illnesses, her unique approach to homeopathy, why it’s crucial to support the body's elimination pathways, the value of understanding each patient's unique clinical history, and more.

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“Even five days of preparation before surgery can make a difference.” - Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt

Having surgery is a massive stress on the body, and post-operative healing is such a catabolic experience that it needs much more than your typical day-to-day nutritional requirements. Even people in great health can benefit from targeted supplementation in the preparation period. Knowing that lifestyle factors have a measurable impact on surgical outcomes, ideally, we'd not only have more time to prepare for surgery, but patients would also have a healthcare team to help with nutrition, stress, social support, and more.

While that’s not always possible, research shows that even five days of preparation before surgery can positively affect surgical outcomes. As coaches and health practitioners, this is an opportunity for us to think very holistically about our clients and help them prepare so that they can set themselves up for the best possible outcomes should they need to undergo surgery.

Today, I’m excited to share my conversation with Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt, a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast cancer reconstruction and an expert in surgical recovery. Dr. Knackstedt believes in a holistic approach to helping her clients prepare for and recover from surgery.

In this conversation, Dr. Knackstedt and I discuss the critical aspects of pre-operative and post-operative care, the need for holistic approaches, the role of nutrition, stress management, and social support in enhancing surgical outcomes, what to focus on in prehabilitation, optimal scar healing strategies, the role of lean muscle mass in recovery, and more.

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“It takes more than hormones to fix our hormones.” - Dr. Anna Cabeca

When it comes to vaginal health, pelvic floor health, and incontinence issues, hormones play a critial role. From the type of hormones to oral formulations, injections, and topicals, there are a lot of options for hormone therapy, from the delivery vehicle to the forms of hormones used.

At the same time, you can’t optimize hormone health through hormone replacement only. We have to take a holistic picture, starting with the gut, lifestyle, and stress management. This approach enables the body to resuscitate, repair, and rejuvenate itself, allowing it to function at its peak. At this point, hormone therapy can offer a complementary supporting role, increasing the opportunity for optimal health and wellness.

Today’s guest, triple board-certified OB-GYN Dr. Anna Cabeca, has been working with women in midlife for decades, and she’s an advocate for a holistic approach to hormone support, which she calls hormone replenishment.

In this episode, Dr. Anna and I discuss when to start thinking about supporting your hormones, the connection between gut health and hormone balance, the need for personalized treatment appraoches, detoxification pathways, and the use of topical hormones, Dr. Cabeca’s products for women in midlife, how her patients have improved their vaginal health and reversed incontinence in post-menopause, and more.

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“Pelvic health physical therapy is the best-kept secret in medicine.” - Dr. Heather Jeffcoat

While we’ve been seeing Super Bowl ads for erectile dysfunction for years, women’s sexual dysfunction is very stigmatized. The idea of women having the freedom to discuss sexual health and get their questions answered is a new concept that’s only started in the last decade or so.

Sexual health is an important part of a person’s life, and as healthcare professionals, we need to treat it as equal to all other kinds of health. For many women, sexual dysfunction not only impacts their relationships but also their self-esteem. As practitioners, we can help to shift the narrative away from the stigma and bring awareness to the fact that many of these issues are fixable with physical therapy. It's just important for a woman to know that they can heal and have a more fulfilling sex life.

Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Heather Jeffcoat, author of Sex Without Pain and a pelvic health physical therapist who has been on a mission to increase access to care and empower women to find more complete healing for their sexual health challenges.

In this conversation, Dr. Heather and I discuss the importance of addressing sexual health as part of overall well-being, Dr. Heather’s career journey from sports medicine to specializing in pelvic health, the need for holistic treatment approaches, how we can address the stigma surrounding sexual pain, accessibility to resources for secual health, ongoing challenges in accessing care, advocating for open conversations about women's sexual health, and more.

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Women are juggling a lot at every age and stage, from engaging with exciting opportunities and caring for aging parents to raising kids and showing up for all the extras like bake sales and school events. With everything on our plates, it’s easy to miss the signs of stress and burnout. We keep pushing through until our bodies start to whisper (or shout) that something’s off, and for many women, it begins in the pelvic floor.

So much of our well-being comes down to nervous system regulation, and the pelvic floor is more connected to this than most people realize. It’s tied into things like anxiety, migraines, neck pain, even voice and immune issues. When we recognize those signs, we can start to care for ourselves and our patients in a deeper, more effective way.

Today I’m excited to introduce you to Dr. Sara Reardon, a board-certified pelvic health therapist better known as The Vagina Whisperer. Sara is also the author of the upcoming book, Floored: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage. If you’ve ever thought about being a thought leader in the area of women’s health you’re most interested in, you will want to hear all about the trajectory of Sarah’s remarkable career.

In this episode, Sara and I discuss her journey from working in hospitals and private practices to founding her own practice, why she created an online pelvic floor workout program, how she grew her social media platform, why we need to empower women to take charge of their health, the challenges of writing a book, the need for innovative healthcare approaches, how we can create more accessible resources, and more.

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