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Womb Wisdom
By Holly LeeverHealth & Fitness
Womb Wisdom episodes
- 143. 9 Months is Not Enough with Alexandria DeVito
In this episode, I chat with Alexandria DeVito. Alexandria is a functional medicine doctor and author of the newly release book - 9 Months Isn't Enough. In this episode, we dive into the crucial (and often missed) element of preconception care.
Connect with Alexandria:
https://www.instagram.com/getpoplin/
Connect with Holly:
https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/
59 min - 142. Theresa Swan on Peristeam Hydrotherapy for Optimal Fertility & Labor Preparation
n this week's episode, I had a chat with Theresa Swan a certified peristeam hydrotherapist. Theresa uses Peristeam Hydrotherapy (Yoni or Vaginal Steaming) in her practice, Luminous Creatrix to address a variety of gynecological concerns, to improve fertility and to prepare for labor.
Theresa is deeply passionate about this practice and it comes through in the beautiful ways in which she shares about it!
In this episode we cover...
Determining a steam plan to target menstrual cycle imbalances to uncover optimal fertility
Improve libido & lubrication during sex for a more enjoyable conception journey
Stimulating the Vagus nerve with steaming for down regulating the nervous system
The four main imbalances we address with steaming:
Stagnation
Dampness
Blood Deficiency
Improving vaginal pH with steaming
Allowing yourself 3-12 months to optimize your cycle health prior to conception
Period care practices to improve cycle parameters
Steaming for labor preparation:
Soften cervix
Reduces tearing
Shortens labor process
Stimulate stalled contractions
Pain relief
Retained placenta
Connect with Theresa:
Website - https://www.luminouscreatrix.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/luminouscreatrix/
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/
1 hr 8 min - 141. Alex O'Connor: The Unexplained Infertility Puzzle Solver
In this week's episode I interview Alex O'Connor. Alex is a fellow fertility acupuncturist and is known as the 'unexplained infertility puzzle solver.'
Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about some of the most common causes of 'unexplained infertility' and what to do about them!
Connect with Alex:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/alex_explaininginfertility/
Connect with Holly:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/
1 hr 27 min - 140. Anna Major on Prenatal Bonding and Perinatal Psychology
In this episode, I interview Anna Major. Anna is a licensed marriage and family therapist and specializes in working in the perinatal space. Anna is one of the first European trained practitioners of Prenatal Bonding in the United States. In Budapest, Hungary, she trained with the creators of the prenatal bonding method, doctors Raffai Jeno and Hidas Gyorgy. Since then, she has seen the evidence, first hand, of how much brighter and healthy children can be if given the best possible start.
Anna also shares about her own 7 year fertility journey and her own experience with using prenatal bonding during her own pregnancies. Tune into this week's episode, to hear a fascinating conversation about how prenatal bonding can impact pregnancy, labor and birth outcomes.
Connect with Anna:
Website - https://www.pacificmft.com/anna-major
Prenatal Bonding Book - https://www.routledge.com/Prenatal-Bonding-Analysis-The-Invisible-Umbilical-Cord/Hidas-Raffai-Vollner/p/book/9781032346335
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
1 hr 12 min - 139. Naava Carman on Optimizing Fertility Outcomes in Complex Cases
In this episode, I interview Naava Carman. Naava is a fertility acupuncturist & herbalist that specializes in working with complex fertility cases and women over 40.
She also trains other Chinese medicine practitioners all over the world in her Fertility Support trained program.
We have a wonderful chat in this episode about so many things to consider in tricky fertility cases. It's a great listen for women TTC and practitioners that support women TTC alike.
Some highlights from this episode:
- Working with more complex cases as your skills advance
- When do consider reproductive immunology: Early miscarriages, embryos that don’t implants, unexplained infertility, autoimmune conditions, egg donation that doesn’t result in pregnancy
- Optimize fertility by optimizing health
- Your BBT during your period does matter
Connect with Naava:
Website - https://www.fertilitysupport.co.uk/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/fertilitysupport/
Find a Fertility Support Expert near you - https://www.fertilitysupport.expert/
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
54 min - 138. Dr. Olivia Pojer on Optimizing Sperm Quality with Chinese Medicine
In this week's episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Acupuncturist, Herbalist AND Medical Doctor, Dr. Olivia Pojer.
Dr. Pojer is pioneering the study of male fertility issues in Chinese medicine and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject!
Tune in to this weeks episode to learn more about some of the most common causes of male infertility and what to do about them!
Some highlights from the episode:
- The importance of getting a semen analysis early on in a fertility journey
- Clarify pregnancy vs. life birth rate statistics from fertility clinics
- How the semen analysis can help motivate men to make healthy changes
- The semen analysis isn’t the whole picture
- The importance of viscosity in the analysis
- Check for varicoceles!
- Keep the testes cool
- The semen analysis as a window to a man’s overall health
- Having sex before ovulation to optimize chances of conception
- Level of arousal and length of sexual experience can impact fertility outcome
- Ejaculation at least 2x/week for adequate circulation
- Common Chinese medicine patterns related to sperm issues: Blood stasis & Phlegm accumulation
Connect with Olivia:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/oliviapojer/?hl=en
Course - https://www.healthyseminars.com/product/spermageddon-male-fertility-treatment-chinese-medicine
Book - https://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Treatment-Infertility-Chinese-Medicine/dp/1787757323/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HZM7E5DNMHCL&keywords=male+infertility+olivia+pojer&qid=1707256088&sprefix=male+infertility+olivia+poje%2Caps%2C281&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
1 hr 14 min - 137. Nancy Mae on connecting with your spirit baby
In this episode, I have an amazing conversation with Nancy Mae on connecting with our spirit baby(ies)! Nancy is the creator of the Energetic Fertility Method and offers intuitive fertility education.
She shares about her personal experience learning to communicate with her own spirit babies as well as the work that she does now assisting couples on connecting with their own spirit babies.
Some highlights from the episode:
- An invitation to stop thinking your way to getting pregnant
- Approaching your fertility journey from your heart rather than your head
- Spirit babies have their own karma that can prevent their entrance in
- Slowing down enough to allow yourself to connect to your spirit baby
- Get into your body through Yoga, Qigong, Meditation, Chanting
- Clearing the energy of past partners using grounding cords to clear old energy from the reproductive system
- Calling in your baby through the vibration of the heart
- Paying attention to potential spirit baby communications; songs, poems, dream, animals
- Allowing your connection to baby to guide next steps on your fertility journey
- Writing a letter to your spirit baby
Connect with Nancy:
Website - https://nancymae.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/nancy_mae_efm/
Book + Affirmation Cards - https://nancymae.com/shop/
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
1 hr 6 min - 136. Madeline Rose on Conscious Fertility Awareness
In this weeks episode, I interview Madeline Rose of Tending the Womb. Madeline is a fertility awareness method educator and offers support for women & all expressions of the womb space.
In this episode, we chat about the fertility awareness method in a much less tangible and much more spiritual way than we typically hear about.
Madeline has a beautiful way of sharing about FAM as an opportunity for uncovering a deeper connection to ourselves and our fertility.
This work is about so much more than getting pregnant (though it can help you with that part too!)
In this episode we cover...
Coming off of hormonal contraceptives as a life changing experience
Creating new life in many different ways during the ovulatory phase
Avoiding ‘honey I’m ovulating sex’ when TTC
How conscious contraception can impact future fertility
What are your fertile intentions?
The importance of the language we choose when talking about pregnancy prevention
The importance of seeking pregnancy release support following a pregnancy loss
Connect with your spirit babies and trust their knowing
How learning FAM can serve you in the birthing process
Madeline also shares about a new offering she has recently released, Fertile Sovereignty (Registration is still open)
Connect with Madeline:
Website -https://www.tendingthewomb.com/fertilesovereignty
IG - https://www.instagram.com/tending.the.womb/
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/
Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
53 min - 135. Chinese Medicine for Optimal Fertilty with Dr. Laura Erlich
In this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Laura Erlich, a fellow acupuncturist and herbalist.
Laura founded Mother Nurture Wellness, a Los Angeles-based women’s health practice specializing in fertility optimization, pregnancy, and postpartum care.
Laura has been working with women in the perinatal space for over two decades! As an integrative health professional for 25 years, Laura has helped thousands of families grow by creating a custom roadmap that targets each individual's needs, from nutrition to supplementation, herbal medicine, acupuncture, meditation, mentorship, and beyond.
In 2015, Laura co-authored Feed Your Fertility, A Guide to Cultivating a Healthy Pregnancy with Chinese Medicine, Real Food, and Healthy Living.
Laura offers extensive continuing education and mentorship to acupuncturists around the world through Healthy Seminars as well as to the public through her online course, Training To Conceive (TTC).
In this episode we cover...
The importance of working with a practitioner that specializes in fertility acupuncture
The importance of ALSO seeing a reproductive endocrinologist in addition to getting acupuncture
We cannot always apply Chinese medicine principles due to unique modern exposures
Using the extraordinary vessels to treat the source qi (the deepest level of the individual)
Balancing the body to allow the return to homeostasis
The energy of the practitioners intention REALLY matters
Outsource the fertile window time to your partner to avoid honey, I’m ovulating sex
Microcosmic orbit meditation offering
The importance of going beyond the basics is essential when working with fertility
How to work with the extraordinary vessels in an acupuncture treatments
Get diagnostic testing early on to rule out major barriers to conception
Day 3 labs
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram
Progesterone 7 days post-ovulation
Semen analysis
Connect with Laura:
Website - https://www.mothernurturela.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/mothernurturewellness/Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
1 hr 16 min - 134. The Egg Quality Diet with Aimee Raupp
In this week's episode I had the great pleasure of interviewing Aimee Raupp.
Aimee is an acupuncturist, herbalist and a fertility specialist. She has also written several books. We focus our discussion in this episode on her most recent book, The Egg Quality Diet.
Aimee is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things fertility. She offers a unique perspective on optimizing fertility and egg quality using a specific elimination diet technique.
This isn't your average cut out dairy and gluten to theoretically reduce inflammation approach...
Tune in to learn more about Aimee and the amazing information she has to share with the world!
Some highlights from the episode...
Daily tips for optimal egg and sperm quality
Sleep
Eat your veggies (6-8 servings)
Hydrate
Cultivating joy to truly nourish yourself
Food as an ally and using an elimination diet to feel better NOT to deprive yourself
Learning to mother & nourish yourself to prepare for motherhood
Eliminating foods that are causing symptoms for YOU
Cutting out top allergens - gluten, dairy, soy for a period of time and see how you feel
Taking an individualized approach
Avoiding cookie-cutter diagnoses of infertility in Chinese medicine
Chinese herbal medicine for optimal egg quality
Connect with Aimee:
IG - https://www.instagram.com/aimeeraupp/
Website - https://aimeeraupp.com/
Book - The Egg Quality Diet
Connect with Holly:
Website - https://rosebudwellness.com/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/Conscious Conception Course - https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course
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About Womb Wisdom
From the publisher's feed
Womb Wisdom is a Christian fertility and women's natural health podcast that is focuses on understanding how female fertility works, and how to improve symptoms and fertility naturally.
Host, Holly Leever, is a Fertility Awareness Method Educator and new believer sharing the good news (!!). She educates and supports women as they journey towards optimal health and fertility.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:13
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