Buckle up! We're about to share some crazy statistics with you that most women don't even know exist. This week marks International Womens Day which is an annual  focal point in the movement for women's rights. This year the campaign tag line is Choose to Challenge and in this week's episode we're challenging one of the biggest gender gaps of all that no one really seems to be talking about, or shouting loud enough… the gender health gap!

In this pop up episode Elysia speaks about

• The Gender Health Gap – how the current health system is failing women
• Why we're sometimes led to believe or outrightly told it's all in our head
• How this gap even exists
• The Racial gender health gap
• Trans gender health gap
• What we can do to challenge the narrative

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In this episode Elysia speaks with Jolinda Johnson about our constant need to fix ourselves, disordered eating and how hormone imbalance impacts the menstrual cycle, painful periods and PMS.

Jolinda Johnson a Wellness Mentor and Priestess who's passionate about helping her clients break up with burnout and return to the wild: whole, healthy, and free. As a result of working together, her clients begin living in harmony with their hormones and menstrual cycles, build trust in their bodies and their inner wisdom, and rebuild the spiritual connection they've been missing to surrender into what feels good (not just what makes sense).  She's originally from Detroit, Michigan but has lived in Barcelona, Spain for the last twelve years. Once upon a time she was married, but is now a single mom to a six-year-old son who was sent to teach her how to live in the present and finally go with the flow.  

Please note that this may be triggering for some if you have an eating disorder and we have some resources below to help you get the help and support you need.

Follow Jolinda at jolindajohnson.com and on Instagram and Facebook

Check out her Fire Up Course here

In this episode Elysia speaks to fitness and nutrition and lifestyle coach Erica Quinn The phases of the menstrual , why you should exercise around the menstrual cycle, Competing or training for something specific, why Recovery, rest and sleep are almost more important than the exercise, weight loss and menstrual cycle awareness.

Erica is a mom of 3, a Fitness and Lifestyle Coach with a passion for all things Fitness, Nutrition, and Menstrual Cycle Awareness. She believes that our menstrual cycle can be our superpower once we take the time to learn and understand our own hormones, moods & energies. When we are educated about our bodies, we can start to feel empowered in our bodies, be more compassionate with ourselves and create a happier more fulfilling life, moving with the ebbs and flow of our cycle.

Over the last number of years having learned more about menstrual cycle awareness and the female body and is passionate about teaching others to literally go with your flow. She does this through The 4 Phase challenge which she developed to help women understand more about their cycle, exercise and weight loss.

Follow Erica at ericaquinn.ie and on Instagram and Facebook

Join The 4 Phase Challenge here.

In this episode Elysia speaks with Gynaecologist Dr. Anita Mitra aka The Gynae Geek all about down there healthcare, vaginas, vulvas and periods, what's normal and when to see your GP, cervical screening, PCOS & endometriosis, fertility, menstrual products and how Covid has impacted the menstrual cycle.

Dr Anita Mitra is an NHS doctor specialising in Obstetrics & Gynaecology who also appears online as 'The Gynae Geek'. Anita is an internationally renowned expert in the vaginal microbiome she has been described as 'A trusted source of knowledge in an era of self-proclaimed gurus & internet-experts'.

Her area of clinical interest is in gynaecological cancers, and she was awarded her PHD from Imperial College London in 2018 for her research into cervical cancer and the vaginal microbiome. Throughout her career Anita has realised there were so many myths & misconceptions about Women's Health, often complicated by inaccurate information & false claims online. She, therefore, embarked on her mission to provide reliable yet engaging healthcare information, educate and empower women about how their bodies work & cut through the nonsense about Women's health. She does this via her online platform 'The Gynae Geek', and as a speaker at Wellness events & as a podcast guest. She also writes for magazines including Womens Health, Cosmopolitan & Marie Claire, as well as appearing on TV shows such as ITV This Morning & radio shows including Radio 4 Women's Hour.

Follow Dr. Ainita Mitra at gynaegeek.com and on Instagram and get her book here!

This week Elysia chats to Sarah Somian about how changing her nutrition and lifestyle helped relieve her migraines and lower back pain, what it really means to be "healthy", avoiding the food obsession & how to not let food control your life.

Sarah Somian is a Holistic Nutritionist and Wellness Consultant with a passion for natural and holistic methods of healing and nourishing the body. She firmly believes that there is a natural solution to every disease and that Nature and whole foods can be powerful medicines, when used appropriately. 

Follow Sarah at DeliciouslyVibrant.com and on Instagram and facebook

In this episode Elysia speaks with Laura Folkes about her amazing story of losing 60 pounds working through her own emotional relationship with food, her mission to helping other women get to the bottom of their self-sabotaging patterns, and why your mindset is more important than any "diet".

Laura is a Certified Holistic Health Coach who helps women identify the familiar patterns that are keeping them stuck so they can radically transform their relationship with food.

She is a facilitator of the research-based Truce with Food® process, which helps clients achieve sustainable results by getting to the bottom of why they fall off track and aren't able to remain consistent. Laura coaches clients one-on-one, in small groups, runs workshops, speaks at summits and conferences, teaches Chicago Police Officers and has been featured in Voyage Chicago. 

Follow Laura here and on Instagram and Facebook.

In this episode Elysia speaks with Parenting Coach, Danielle Bettmann about motherhood, mom guilt, the importance of looking after yourself in order to show up better for your kids, how to parent challenging behaviours, integrating babies and pets, navigating parenting styles, why you need parenting core values and the current challenges of parenting in pandemic.

Danielle is a parenting coach helping families with a strong-willed toddler and a "good cop / bad cop" dynamic find sanity & solutions! Through 1:1 coaching, she helps extend patience, rewire your parenting mindset and write your Family Business Plan. She's also the host of the Failing Motherhood podcast, working to normalize the struggle and share vulnerable stories of feeling like a "failure", reminding you that YOU are the mom your kids need.

• Follow Danielle at parentingwholeheartedly.com, Instagram and Facebook

• Claim your BIG Emotions Workbook *FREEBIE* here

• Subscribe to the Failing Motherhood Podcast

• Join her Private FB group here

In this episode Elysia speaks to Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Shannon Rubenstone about suffering from chronic yeast infections for over 3 years and how your nutrition, stress, lifestyle, career and relationships can help unravel your root cause and overcome these health issues.

Shannon Rubenstone is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who focuses primarily on supporting women with chronic yeast infections and other symptoms of candida overgrowth. After years of struggling with debilitating symptoms herself, she came to understand the power of nutrition and healed herself through diet and lifestyle changes. She now works with women all over the world using a holistic approach -- taking diet, lifestyle, stress management, mindset and more into account in helping them overcome their health challenges and feel amazing in their bodies again. 

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In this episode Elysia speaks with Pauline Malubay about living with anxiety. Pauline speaks very openly about her experience with anxiety from childhood but not having a name for it, the mental health stigma associated with an Asian background, medication and speaking openly about bullying in the workplace, panic attacks, navigating covid anxiety and how she has evolved a portfolio career.

Pauline is a certified digital business strategist helping female entrepreenurs build and scale their business, take ownership of their work and personal life and get their sanity back. She relieves mompreneurs of the anxiety of running both a busines and a family. She is also the host of the podcast How She Owns it.

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In this episode Elysia speaks with Efia Sulter a mindset and manifestation coach who teaches ambitious millennial women how to manifest their extraordinary life by overcoming their limiting beliefs, finding and living their souls purpose and connecting to their intuition.

They chat about manifestation and how you can use this to not just set your goals but achieve them this year. How best to reflect on the year gone by, setting realistic expectations for 2021, vision boarding and Efia's 5 step framework to manifestation.