When you need to make a change in your health, something needs to shift. The Shift is a world-renowned audio-documentary podcast series that has been created specifically to help you make a shift in your health and your life. Hosted by naturopath and author Katherine Maslen, each Season features 24 of the world's leaders in health and takes you on a journey over 16 episodes. Season Two focuses on Women’s Health and in this episode we have a juicy conversation about sex, sexuality and some of those taboo topics that are normally off the table.  In this episode Katherine and our experts explore:  Having a healthy sex life and relationships Trauma and its impact on your sexual health and sexual wellbeing The concept of sexual self-esteem and connecting to your sexuality so you can feel great in your body and mind.   Join us as we take you on a journey along with world leaders in all things health and wellbeing. Thank you for listening to The Shift Podcast.   Experts featured in this episode and links to their contacts: Chantelle Otten Website  Instagram Facebook  LinkedIn   Kim Anami Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn   Kate Reardon Website Natural Instinct Healing Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Part 2 - Sex, libido, orgasms and a frank conversation about sexual health

When you need to make a change in your health, something needs to shift. The Shift is a world-renowned audio-documentary podcast series that has been created specifically to help you make your shift. 

Hosted by naturopath and author Katherine Maslen, each Season features 24 of the world's leaders in health and takes you on a journey over 16 episodes. Season One is all about Gut Health, and Season Two focuses on Women’s Health. 

In The Shift we present the latest science combined with the insights of clinicians with decades of clinical experience in helping people make the shift. Katherine will take you on a journey of self-discovery where you’ll gain the tools that you need to shift your health, and your life. 

In each season of The Shift we have 3 wonderful blocks of content for you to consume. 

The main series is produced documentary style and features Katherine's narration to help you get key concepts and understand what to do next. 

The Expert Series is the edited down version of each of our expert interviews, with a summary from Katherine at the end and actions steps you can take. 

The Patient Series follows the health and healing journeys of 4 patients that have made their shift, so you can see how you can make yours too. 

Your healing journey is up to you, it’s about getting the right information, getting the right insights, so that you can make that shift.

Join Katherine and her guests in a conversation to change the face of health. Let’s make THE SHIFT.

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Welcome to The Shift expert series with naturopath, nutritionist and author Katherine Maslen as she explores the state of human health, the dysfunction of the health industry and provides people with the tools, knowledge and understanding to make the shift in their lives.  In the episode of The Shift, host Katherine Maslen is flying solo to share her expertise on what it takes to heal. If you want to make the shift towards more informed decisions regarding better health, then this podcast is for you. In this episode Katherine explores:   Her life's work and the story of how she became a healer   The areas in which modern medicine has failed   Understanding the landscape of your entire health   Building an optimal environment for healing   How people get in their own way of healing   Shifting emotional health and trauma   Value systems around health and lifestyle   Creating a sense of safety to heal     Links: Website  Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn The Shift Season 1  

Katherine Maslen on What it Takes to Heal

Chantelle Otten is a Melbourne based Psycho-Sexologist who is passionate about empowering people to feel great about their sexual health, self-esteem, communication and education. A Melbourne local, Chantelle comes from a Dutch background. Having spent time living, studying and working in Holland, Chantelle has grown up with the European mindset that talking about sex, pleasure and relationships does not have to be shameful or taboo. A natural born communicator, she enjoys creating a setting where her clients can feel relaxed and free to talk about their sexual health in a safe, judgment-free environment. With numerous awards, accolades and published medical journal articles, Chantelle is not only an internationally acclaimed psycho-sexologist, but also a caring and empowering sex educator. With a background in scientific research, sexual medicine, and counselling, she believes that sexuality and self-esteem are an integral part of life, which everyone is entitled to. Good sexual health should always be enjoyable, pain free and without prejudice.” In this episode Katherine and Chantelle Otten explore:   How Chantelle became a Psycho-Sexologist   The dysfunction with people around sexuality   How to start a vulnerable conversation with a reluctant partner   The consequences of shutting down sexuality   Why some women hate their bodies   Painful intercourse and why it is not just a physiological issue   Exploring the different types of orgasm     Links: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn The Shift Season 1  

Expert Chantelle Otten on Nourishing your Sexual Self-Esteem

Dr Nicola Gates is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, researcher, author and registered health professional promoting adult health and wellbeing for over twenty-five years. She wrote the two best-sellers, A Brain for Life, and The Feel Good Guide to Menopause, published by Harper Collins Her research is world renown as she has over 24 peer reviewed publications in international medical journals. Nicola translates complicated neuroscience and medical research with positive psychology, and speaks to hundreds every year about the importance of life-style and mind-style for optimal health and quality of life In this episode Katherine and Dr Nicola Gates explore:   The importance of mental health for later on in life   Why people don’t look after their health   Choosing what to take in from the universe   Nicola’s personal health story, having a double mastectomy and being pulled into medical menopause   Transitioning through menopause and on to later life   The importance of building relationships and support networks     Links: Website Facebook LinkedIn The Shift Season 1  

Expert Dr Nicola Gates on the Benefits of Healthy Connection and Nurturing our Relationships

Kate is a qualified practitioner of Naturopathy and Nutritional Medicine, an Intuitive Metaphysical Healer, best-selling author, keynote speaker, facilitator, yoga teacher, devoted mother and host of the ever-popular, Lean In podcast. Renowned for her holistic approach to healing, Kate cross-pollinates multiple healing practises, using naturopathy and nutrition to work on a core cellular level while incorporating her metaphysical channelling to address the emotional and spiritual. Kate is the co-founder and managing director of Natural Instinct Healing, the internationally acclaimed and award-winning private Detox, Health and Wellness retreat centre in Bali. It’s a sacred healing space that focuses on the holistic model of health and personal development and provides clients with serene environments and practical tools so they can experience positive transformational change in their lives. At the centre, you can find Kate leading workshops, connecting with guests, conducting individual healing sessions or naturopathy/nutrition sessions, teaching yoga, leading meditations and having fun with her highly talented team. In this episode Katherine and Kate Reardon explore:   Understanding the more esoteric parts of ourselves and exploring the various healing modalities   The unique issues that women face and how society can make women feel as though they are not good enough   The 3 different stages of a woman's life - Maiden, Mother and Crone   The role of the womb in women's health and vitality   How the physical body can react to trauma     Links: Website Natural Instinct Healing Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The Shift Season 1  

Expert Kate Reardon on The Life Stages of Being a Woman - Maiden, Mother and Crone

Dr. Amy Shah, M.D., is double board-certified medical doctor and wellness expert specializing in allergy and immunology, hormones and gut health. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University’s School of Nutrition and went on to complete her MD, residency and fellowship training at Einstein, Harvard, and Columbia University hospitals. She’s been named in the Top Doc list 2016, ’17,’18, ’19 and ’20 by Phoenix Magazine and featured on National TV and magazines such as Elle, People, Shape and Allure. She lives in Phoenix, AZ, loves being active and is married with two children. I’m So Effing Tired is her first book published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Dr. Amy Shah graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University’s School of Nutrition and went on to complete her MD, residency and fellowship training at Einstein, Harvard, and Columbia University hospitals. In this episode Katherine and Dr Amy Shah explore:   Why women are more tired, more anxious and more stressed   The hormonal highway within our bodies   How the mind and body interconnect   Ways to balance mental, emotional and physical health   The benefits of intermittent fasting for women and what the latest research is showing   Intermittent fasting and the menstrual cycle     Links: Website Instagram Twitter LinkedIn The Shift Season 1  

Part 2 - Sex, libido, orgasms and a frank conversation about sexual health

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