In this episode,Host Rachel Roberts was joined by guest Felicia West. Felicia is the current reigning Mrs. South Carolina Plus America 2022. She directs a homeschool Co-op, coaches her dance team, and volunteers with her children and students to fill local blessing boxes weekly. Her focus is those in need in the community.

Felicia is married for 12 years to her husband Richard,and mother of two children. A boy, 10 and a girl, 11. 

As part of the board of directors for South of Broadway production company she focuses on teaching our youth about art of all kinds and ways they can help others in their community too. Her passion is people and the Arts. 

As Mrs. South Carolina Plus America she has started a community outreach program with South Of Broadway. The goal is enriching our community with art and helping spread positivity and acceptance. She also works side by side with local animal rescues to ensure that our animal community is taken care of as well.  She founded the Heart of Pageantry. A pageant system that instills positivity, acceptance and teamwork in the hearts of all contestants. 

It is her firm belief that art inspires, encourages and shows everyone whole new worlds. With that inspiration anything is possible


Story Notes:

• ART
• PCOS
• Pageant
• Bypass Surgery

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This episode highlights Lorrie Pinnix and her PCOS journey. Lorrie is originally from Connecticut, but she's currently living in Jacksonville, FL, for almost 8 years now. She is a Beauty Influencer for a lifestyle company called Farmasi and has been working on social media for 5 years. Her passion is to help others feel better about themselves from the inside out. She was officially diagnosed with PCOS in late 2021, but her battle with PCOS has been going on since her freshman year in high school. 

" The more I learn about my own health, the more I'd like to bring awareness about this condition in hopes to help others not feel alone on their journey," Lorrie said.

Story Notes:

• Period
•  Male Hormones
• Fatigue
• Tampons 

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In this episode of Teal Talk Podcast, Host Rachel Roberts was joined by guest Towanda to discuss how pageantry helps with PCOS and how being a nurse affected the journey with PCOS. 

Story Notes:

• The Bloodwork
• How being a Nurse affected the journey with PCOS
• Pageantry Journey
• How pageantry helps with PCOS
• Pageantry
• Funny Period Stories
• Learning the PCOS
• Beauty is not Flawless

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In this episode of Teal Talk Podcast, Host AAliyah Choi, Team Lead of the Teal ambassador program at PCOS Awareness Association talks with Dr. Corey Babb. This interview features Dr. Corey Babb, a board-certified Gynecologist whose practice is focused on sexual medicine, hormone therapy and vulvovaginal disorders. He discusses common myths associated with PCOS, Important things about the PCOS, one thing about PCOS that almost no one agrees with and medication side effects of metformin.

Story Notes:

• Common Myth about PCOS
• Important things about PCOS
• Jumping to Metformin
• Healthcare Experiences
• Accessibility for Patients

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In this episode of Teal Talk Podcast, Megan Stewart talks with Dr. Marla Lujan, Associate Professor in the division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University and PCOS researcher. Megan and Marla discuss Lujan Labs and its research and studies about PCOS.

The Lujan Laboratory investigates the link between nutrition, metabolism and reproductive physiology in women. Specific interests include elucidating the pathophysiological mechanisms that to lead amenorrhea (loss of regular menstrual cycles) in women, as well as improving the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) across the reproductive lifespan -- a condition of impaired fertility that is tightly linked to insulin resistance and excess male hormone production.

Story Notes:

• Researches About PCOS
• The Lujan Lab
• Common Myth about PCOS
• Studies in Lujan Lab
• Learnings about PCOS
• Ovulatory Dysfunctions

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In this episode of Teal Talk Podcast, Host Rachel Roberts talks with Leah Gunn, Community relations and public relations manager. Leah's platform was mental health awareness partnering with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) which includes helping women of all ages and backgrounds and understanding the importance of self-care on a mental health level. In addition, Rachel and Leah discuss the support that Leah is receiving from her sorority that helps her with her platform and PCOS journey.

Story Notes:

• Importance of Self Care on Mental Health
• Anxiety Disorder
• Awareness
• Sorority Supports
• PCOS and Pageant Journey
• Funny PCOS Stories

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In this episode of Teal Talk Podcast, Host Rachel Roberts talks with Monica Reagor, Co-founder & Director of Finance at PCOS Awareness Association. Rachel and Monica discuss what the series is all about and its purpose. They also share their amazing journey, testimonies and tips in facing the challenges of Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). 

PCOS Awareness Association allows and enables women to understand what PCOS is, provides resources regarding it, and creates public awareness about it. PCOS Awareness Association is an organization not just for women but men too because anyone can face the difficulties associated with PCOS – whether it is a woman with PCOS - a woman who wants to learn more about it to play a part and raise awareness - a man trying to help his significant other - parents helping their daughter and so on.

Story Notes:

• Introduction to Beauty is Not Flawless Series
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• PCOS: Traumatic Experiences
• Issues and Struggles with PCOS in Competing
• Funny Period Stories
• Normalizing and Taking Away the Taboo and Stigma of PCOS

To learn more about Teal Talk Podcast visit www.pcosaa.org