Emily says goodbye to the Wholly a Woman podcast. Thank you SO MUCH for your years of support!

Previous Wholly a Woman podcast episodes mentioned:
Episode 1: What is Natural Family Planning [published 3/8/20]

Episode 7: Connecting to Yourself through Yoga [published 4/19/20]

Episode 33: How I am taking care of myself during an intense period of grief - including simplifying my natural family planning pharmacist business [published 10/19/20]

Episode 52: Celebrating One Year of the Wholly a Woman podcast! Highlights of the top 5 episodes [published 2/28/21]

Episode 69: Early pregnancy loss - my miscarriage story | Dr. Emily, natural family planning pharmacist [published 7/5/21]

Episode 78: I quit my job: Hearing from God and stepping out in faith | Dr. Emily, natural family planning pharmacist [published 9/6/21]

Episode 100: EPISODE 100! What is one thing a woman can do to celebrate her whole womanhood? | Dr. Emily, natural family planning pharmacist [published 2/20/2022]

Kerry Jenkins shares an inspiring message of hope that women with PCOS can turn this condition around. She educates us about PCOS and how nutrition especially affects it. “Our bodies are innately wise; women are powerful and wise.”


Kerry Jenkins is a PA-C practicing dermatology for 23 years. She got tired of seeing countless women with PCOS go undiagnosed and worse, be offered a birth control pill as their only treatment option. She created a 12 week online group program for women with PCOS that want to reclaim their health naturally without medications.


Learn more about and from Kerry:
IG: @whisperingwisdom2u
FB: https://www.facebook.com/whisperingwisdom2u
Kerry’s website: https://whisper-health.com/

Katrina Foe is a board certified holistic nutritionist, who knows that when we look at health, we should be looking at the body as a whole. After overcoming her own cancer 100% naturally, and driven by her core belief that the body can heal itself, Katrina went on to become board certified in holistic nutrition and trained to read functional labs. Katrina's approach to cancer addresses the root cause of the disease and empowers clients to keep it in remission without living in fear of recurrence.


Learn more about and from Katrina Foe here:
Website: https://nutritionalpilates.com/
Website: https://designedforhealth.net/
Instagram: @katrinafoe
Facebook: nutritional.pilates

-January is national human trafficking awareness month
-Unfortunately, child sex trafficking is happening around us
-Go to your local organization or nonprofit and ask how you can help. It is best to work with professionals to help children the right way and safely

Learn more:
Website: https://www.californiasforgottenchildren.com/
Connect with Melody on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcmfilmmaker

Emily shares her priorities, vision, and word for 2024. For Emily, 2024 is more about who she wants to be and what she wants to feel than what goals she wants to accomplish.

See a picture of Emily’s vision board on her Instagram: @emilykirkwold
https://www.instagram.com/emilykirkwold/

Emily shares the multiple exercises she went through to reflect on 2023 and visualize / dream about what she wants in 2024. Check out the next episode to hear her vision and word for 2024!

Previous Wholly a Woman episodes mentioned:
Episode 139 - Vision Board Planning part 1: Dr. Emily’s process [published 12/29/22]
Episode 140 - Vision Board Planning part 2: Guided visualization [published 12/29/22]

-Changing the perspective on how we think about pain
-The idea that “something you are doing is causing your pain” helps you ask WHY questions
-”Just because you had pain for 20 years, doesn’t mean the solution has to take 20 years”
-Book “Solving the Pain Puzzle”
-”Pain prevents us from feeling whole”

Rick's home website:
https://rickolderman.com


Rick's new book, "Solving the Pain Puzzle" is now available on Amazon
https://amzn.to/3EOfgtY


Fixing You® Method At Home Course:
http://www.fixingyoumethod.com/
Listeners get 20% off their orders with code: FIXINGYOU


Talk About Pain Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/talk-about-pain/id1593262436


Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/FixingYouMethod
https://www.instagram.com/fixingyouclinic/
https://www.youtube.com/@RickOldermanPT/

-If you were born before 1991, you may not be protected against hepatitis B
-Overview of what hepatitis B is, how it is spread, and how vaccinations work
-Specifics about the hep B vaccination
-Take care of yourself by prioritizing preventative health

Connect with Suzy / Learn more about the hep B vaccination:
IG @drsuzannesoliman
CDC website re: hep B vaccination: ​​https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hepb/index.html
More on hep B vaccination: www.hepBcatchup.com
Pharmacist Moms: https://www.pharmacistmomsgroup.com/

-Autoimmune: your body is attacking yourself
-Many diseases have an autoimmune component
-80% of people with an autoimmune disease are women
-Takes an average of 5 years for someone to be diagnosed with an autoimmune condition
-There are multiple causes of autoimmune disease
-Estrogen dominance can lead to many cycle/period/fertility issues. It is also associated with an increased risk of cancer
-Having adequate vitamin D has been shown to decrease the risk of autoimmune conditions like Type 1 Diabetes in children
-It can be simple and easy to be healthy! Your body is smart and it wants to be healthy!
-Listen to your intuition. Just because something is common, does not mean it is normal
-Take charge of your own health


Dr. Bilstrom has helped thousands of chronically ill patients reverse autoimmune disease (which the science data says also prevents future disease) because he treats at the root cause. He's spent almost 30 years striving to treat people using protocols that don't create more disease. He's a Functional Medicine expert who is passionate about helping kids reset their epigenetics before age 19 to prevent chronic disease and helping kids and adults optimize their epigenetics to improve the health of their next 6 to 8 generations. Illness because of "old age" is a myth until you reach 90 years of age. Prevention is much easier than the traditional medical industry leads people to believe.


Visit Dr. Bilstrom’s website
FREE Medical Bill Detox course: How to Solve the Root Cause of Autoimmune Disease & Stop Spending Thousands of Dollars on Unnecessary Treatments


David Bilstrom, M.D. is a fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine and American Academy of Medical Acupuncture as well as an advanced fellow in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. Dr. David Bilstrom is quadruple board certified in Functional and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Medical Acupuncture. Dr. David Bilstrom is the director of the International Autoimmune Institute and the Bingham Memorial Center for Functional Medicine—the first medical center in the country associated with a teaching hospital to treat all types of autoimmune diseases. It is also the first to use nature and its ability to improve human health and well-being as an integral part of a wellness program.

**If you’re not interested in a long intro / life updates, skip to minute 8:30 to get into the episode content**


-What was I eating to increase energy that was actually draining my energy?
-Sugar is part of the carbohydrate continuum
-When we remove sugar, we remove inflammation
-Sugar is biologically addictive
-Read labels, because added sugar can be in anything!
-Cutting calories is NOT the only answer!
-Removing sugar can lead to increased energy, balance of hormones and emotions, and increased mental clarity
-View breaking the sugar cycle as an experiment - be willing to at least try
-Eating sugar along with protein will slow the release of insulin
-The order of foods is important for how your body processes them
-Never have sugar on an empty stomach
-Recognize that it’s not your willpower that’s the problem. Don’t beat yourself up!


Sue Thomas takes women from sugar cravings to control in order to improve mental clarity, create better sleep and feel more confident in their clothes. Sue is a nutritional therapist and wellness coach running 21 day and 8 week group programmes providing community support, accountability and most importantly education around sugar and the impact it has on the body.


Find Sue / work with her at thesugarfreecoach.com - link here
IG: @suethomas_thesugarfreecoach - link here
FB:SueThomasTheSugarFreeCoach - link here
YouTube: Sue Thomas Wellbeing - link here