THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY PODCAST
EP 263 What to Consider for a Fertile Gut and Mind | Dr. Kelsey Stang
Dr. Kelsey Stang is a naturopathic physician specializing in reproductive health + fertility. She runs a private practice in Portland, OR as well as an online fertility program, Fertile Future.
Her primary focus is in bridging the gaps in fertility care to not only include thorough medical work up and treatments targeting the root cause of imbalances but to also provide comprehensive support for women during their potent transformation into Motherhood.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
website: https://www.drkelseystang.com/
instagram: @drkelseystang
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EP 262 Aligning the Energetics of Your Fertility | Lindsay Goodwin
On today’s episode, I interview an amazing acupuncturist and graduate of my online fertility coaching program Lindsay Goodwin!
Lindsay Goodwin has over a decade of fertility and women's health expertise. She is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine herbalist, and certified fellow on ABORM: The Acupuncture & TCM Board for Reproductive Medicine. In addition, Lindsay is a certified soul-mastery coach, hypnotherapist, EFT practitioner, meditation instructor, intuitive medium, and spirit baby channel. Lindsay's approach combines scientific knowledge with spiritual energy healing, allowing her to provide highly effective treatments. She has successfully assisted numerous women with their fertility and hormonal issues, and many clients have credited her programs and healing style for completely transforming their lives.
Lindsay's mission is to integrate science and energy to support women and couples struggling with infertility, offering them the best possible results. She was inspired to pursue this integration after realizing that some of her patients on a fertility journey needed more support they were not receiving. By providing spiritual support alongside traditional evidence-based treatment methods, Lindsay witnessed quicker and more profound manifestations of miracles in her patients' lives.
One of Lindsay's most significant accomplishments is her ability to help even the most challenging cases, often leading to healthy pregnancies. In addition to supporting women on their fertility journey, Lindsay offers programs focused on intuitive development, gaining clarity from universal wisdom, and healing from past traumas using neuroscience and mindset techniques. Currently, Lindsay is working on two books: one about the energy of fertility manifesting and another about healing from past traumas and overcoming self-limiting beliefs.
Lindsay resides in Denver, Colorado, where she runs a local women's health natural medicine and acupuncture clinic. She also has a product line, Garnet Moon, which features organic skin and beauty care, all-natural healing products, and crystal healing stones.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
https://garnetmoonlove.com/
IG: @garnetmoon_love
FB: garnetmoonlove
Online fertility coaching program: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewholesomefertilitymethodcertification
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 261 Miscarriages, Birth Control, and Patient Centered Care|Dr. Byungyol “Bill” Chun
Dr. Bill Chun, who wants people to refer to him as “Bill”, is a board certified ob-gyn with 30+ years of experience and 200,000+ patient interactions.
One of the most sought after OB-GYNs in greater Boston, Dr. Chun is one of the top surgeons in the greater Boston area specializing in Gynecologic Robotic-Assisted Surgery
He is an advocate for women’s rights and a Korean-American immigrant who understands struggles minorities face.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
Billchunmd.com
Womenonlyorganics.com
Doc & doula on IG,FB and TT
Byungyol Chun MD on LI and Twitter
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 260 Our Journey Into the Quantum Field at a Joe Dispenza Retreat | Rosanne Austin & Michelle Oravitz
What happens when you get Rosanne Austin and Michelle Oravitz at a Dr. Joe Dispenza weeklong retreat? Lots of leaps into the quantum field, personal transformation, and insight on fertility! Join our conversation as we dish all the goods on our weeklong retreat where we met in person for the first time. Find out about our very crazy synchronicities! You won’t want to miss this!
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 257 Is Your Follicular Phase too Short?
Is your follicular phase too short? If so, how can that impact your chances of conceiving and what can you do about it?
In this episode, I will cover:
- The different phases of the menstrual cycle
- What factors can impact a short follicular phase
- Why it matters for you to have an adequate length for your follicular phase
- Things that you can do to improve it
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 256 Balancing Fertility with Homeopathy & Some Quantum Healing Talk | Cassie Everett
Cassie has practiced Homeopathy for the past 17 years and has specialize in fertility for the last 13 years. She also lectures, provides practical courses and supervises students. Her client base extends worldwide. Cassie trained at the Centre for Homeopathic Education and is a Foresight Practitioner which is the charity that pioneered the concept of preconception care.
Website:
Instagram: @cassie.everett
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 255 An Underrated, Yet Powerful Ingredient that May Support the Heart-Uterus Connection | Nikki Bostwick
Nikki Bostwick is the Founder and Editor in Chief of THE FULLEST and host of THE FULLEST Podcast. She has always been passionate about providing wellness content that offers a perspective outside the mainstream narrative - one that is holistic, diverse, and inclusive. Since launching, Nikki has grown THE FULLEST to include a daily digital platform, a podcast, a botanical product line, and a wholesale business alongside her amazing team. Nikki has been in the wellness scene for 10+ years - after receiving a B.S. in Entrepreneurship, she studied plant-based foods at Matthew Kenney Culinary, is reiki and yoga certified, and has traveled with wellness pioneer, David Wolfe, to Peru and Iceland.
Founder and CEO of THE FULLEST
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Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
@thefullestco and @nikkibostwick
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 253 Surrendering to the Big O & Why it Matters for Baby Making | Willow Brown
DR. WILLOW BROWN holds a doctorate in Chinese Medicine. She blends ancient Taoist philosophy with sexual and spiritual practices that ignite the soul's true calling. She is devoted to the sexual healing of humanity and works to promote and open receptive pleasure pathways in each person she works with.
As these pleasure pathways open, your cellular body begins to open with sensuality and love, and your body shifts somatically. Clearing away all previous pretenses about who you think you should be so that you may become who you are meant to be. According to modern neurological studies, being in peace, happiness, and bliss is better for a long and happy life than any diet fad, exercise regime, or supplement.
These avenues to health and vitality can augment the inner peace and happiness that you will arrive at when you work with Dr. Willow. She works with her clients and patients on every level, physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological. You will not find a more holistic approach to a long, happy, healthy life.
www.drwillowbrown.com
IG @Drwillowbrown
TT @drwillowbrown
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 248 What is Mayan Abdominal Massage & How Can it Benefit Your Fertility Health? | Nicole Kruck
Nicole Kruck L.Ac, Lmt. has been practicing Traditional Medicine using an array of therapies for Reproductive and Women’s Health for over 26 years.
She is a Licensed Oriental Medicine Practitioner/Acupuncturist and Massage Therapist, providing a wide range of holistic treatments for: gynecological conditions, pregnancy, infertility IVF/ART support, perimenopause and menopause, digestive issues, along with other reproductive issues for women.
Due to her own health concern in 1997 she helped forge the profession of professional practitioners of The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® which treats abdominal and pelvic conditions for men and women. Her unique dual certifications as both a Licensed Acupuncturist and a Licensed Massage Therapist provides exceptional results utilizing both Eastern and Western proven medical treatments.
Nicole also teaches Acupuncture at SUNY Downstate Medical to medical doctors as well as other related women’s health courses. Her private practice is located in New York City, a city very close to her heart.
Nicole holds an Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and is a graduate of the historic Swedish Institute of Massage, NYC.
You can find Nicole at her website https://www.nicolekruck.com on Instagram @ FertileGardenWellness.com
Website & Social media links:
https://www.nicolekruck.com
Instagram @ FertileGardenWellness
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 246 The Ultimate Fertility Guide | Christina Burns
Dr Christina Burns L.Ac, FABORM, OMD founder of the Naturna Institute, Junk Juice and author.
Dr. Christina Burns is a Doctor of Eastern Medicine, Herbalist with a specialization in women’s health and fertility. She began her career at the age of 19 when she began studying nutrition and herbal medicine. Her studies included years spent in China, India and Nepal, where she learned mindfulness and eastern medicine from monks in remote areas. Dr. Burns collaborated with physicians in underserved regions and women’s hospitals. Over the next 9 years, she achieved degrees in acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition and spiritual coaching. Since returning to North America, she has founded a wellness institute in NYC that is focused on helping women achieve their optimal health goals through natural medicine practices, informed nutrition, lifestyle management, and personalized mind-body programs. She is the author of the “The Ultimate Fertility Guidebook” and is a frequent speaker on the topic of women's health and wellness. She currently resides in NYC with her husband and 3 children.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
Christina's Personal - @drchristinaburns
Naturna - @naturna_life
Junk Juice - @junkjuicemagic
https://junkjuicemagic.com/
https://naturnalife.com/
https://christinaburns.com
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/
EP 227 How She Got Her Period Back Six Years After Getting Off the Pill | Dr. BreAnna Guan
BreAnna Guan is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormone health. Her healing journey began after going off the pill and losing her menstrual cycle for six years. She now helps women transform their hormone and health challenges into a life-changing and empowering journey. Through her virtual consulting practice, she has helped hundreds of women naturally transform their health, hormones, and fertility.
Dr. Guan participated in NIH-funded research at Bastyr University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Herbal Sciences, and then her doctorate and the prestigious Founder’s Day Award for exceptional service to her community. She is a past president of the Indiana Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She’s served as a medical consultant for hormone-testing companies, a well-known fertility software app, and a botanical supplement company.
Her writings have been featured in Better Nutrition, and she’s been a guest speaker with the Let's Get Checked podcast. She has introduced medical professionals to the current science on botanical medicine fertility disorders.
Dr. Guan lives with her husband and four children.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/drbreannaguan/
https://drbreannaguan.com/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 226 Having Babies Mid-Thirties and Older | Sharon Fisher
Sharon Fisher is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with additional certification in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International. She founded Nurtured Well, a boutique women's mental health practice in Maryland. After a long fertility journey, Sharon felt driven to help other women struggling to conceive. She is also the co-author of Beyond The Egg Timer: A Companion Guide For Having Babies in Your Mid-Thirties and Older. When not working or writing, she can be found in her garden or out enjoying the Chesapeake Bay with her husband and children.
www.nurtured-well.com
Instagram @Beyond_The_Egg_Timer
FB: https://m.facebook.com/people/Nurtured-Well-LLC/100040111582043/
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Egg-Timer-Companion-Mid-Thirties/dp/0999195875
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 225 Five Common Fertility Mistakes I See People Making
When you started on the fertility journey, you may have found that you went into hyper research mode and looked up every single possible thing you can do in order to improve your chances of conceiving. As an acupuncturist specializing in fertility, I love the compliance that I get from my patients because they are so engaged and willing to work with me. I have also seen common mistakes people make and I wanted to address them on this episode as well as why they can work against efforts to conceive.
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/
EP 222 Pre-Conception Cleanse, Mitochondrial Health, & Autoimmunity | Dr. Mary Shackelton, MPH, ND
Dr. Mary Shackelton, MPH, ND founder of Holistica Integrative Care has been practicing naturopathic medicine with an emphasis on women’s health for 25 years in Boulder Colorado. She also has a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) which focuses much of her work in the area of prevention. Her current focus is on Environmental Medicine and the conditions associated with toxic exposures including auto-immunity, chronic fatigue, cognitive decline, hormone imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurologic conditions.
Her book, Pre-Conception Cleanse: Detoxify Your Life - Inside and Out - For The
Optimal Health of Your Baby, was written for women who are pre-conception to help them reduce the life long impact of chemical exposures, creating the foundation of a healthier neurologic terrain beginning in utero.
Dr Shackelton has co-founded numerous companies and projects including: Insulite Laboratories, a company dedicated to reversing disorders related to insulin, PridePads Africa (PridePads.org) whose mission it is to provide sanitary pads to girls in Cameroon Africa to keep them in school. She has been an avid life long gardener, runner, skier, hiker and has raised 3 children with her husband in Colorado.
She can be contacted at maryshackelton.com
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
IG: drmaryshackelton
FB: mary shackelton, MPH, ND
FB group: Cleanse and Conceive
https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/killer-germs-obliterated-medicinal-smoke-smudging-study-reveals
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 204 Is Emotional Eating Getting in the Way of Your Fertility Wellness? | Amber Romaniuk
Amber Romaniuk is an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert who helps women achieve optimal health through powerful mindset healing, self-care and overcoming self-sabotage with food. Her podcast “The No Sugarcoating Podcast” has a million downloads, over 300 episodes and is listened to in over 88 countries.
Amber overcame her own emotional eating after gaining and losing more than 1000 lbs and spending over $50,000 on binge foods and spending 5 years balancing her hormones and digestion. Now she helps others achieve Body Freedom™ so they have the confidence and health to create amazing lives.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberromaniuk/
Website: https://amberapproved.ca/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-no-sugarcoating-podcast/id1158699464
Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 196 Are There Steps That Your Missing In Optimizing Your Fertility Nutrition? | Katie Dewhurst
Katie started out as a nutritionist and also studied functional medicine, specializing in female health & nutrition. In 2016, she founded Hello Balance, a health and wellness company that helps millennial women optimize their health through food. In 2021, the company expanded into fertility and pregnancy nutrition.
Katie’s Prenatal program has been recommended by celebrity physician Dr. Mark Hyman, Bossbabe, and Girlboss.
Katie is also an expert in managing blood sugar spikes and she has written an actionable nutritional guide and cookbook, The Hello Balance Guide & Cookbook, which has 95+ blood sugar balancing recipes, 5 key fat burning tips, meal building formulas, tips to naturally balance your hormones, intermittent fasting tips and much more, to help women live their best healthy life.
Her health coaching approach is based on the latest science and research and is NOT about restriction, diets, or rigid lifestyles but about eating more of the right foods (which don't have to be boring!) to heal and balance the body from the inside out.
https://www.instagram.com/hellobabynutrition
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 184 How Self-Validation & Emotional Well-Being Can Impact Your Fertility Outcome | Dr. Natalie Masson
Dr. Natalie Masson is a clinical psychologist who supports women on their fertility journey. She has developed expertise in working with the mind-body connection through 20 years of psychotherapy private practice. When she encountered her own fertility challenges in her mid-40s, she turned toward the resources she had collected over the years to guide her through the physical and emotional challenges she was encountering. She found the tools to be so profoundly helpful that she began sharing what she had discovered with other women on the fertility path. Over the past 5 years, she has developed her Fertility from the Soul programs to support women who are drawn to a holistic mind-body approach to fertility.
Website: http://www.fertilityfromthesoul.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fertilityfromthesoul
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJynvX1U5wM2BgSC9csVsA
Email: info@fertilityfromthesoul.com
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 174 Can Toxins be Contributing to Your Fertility Challenges? | Jenna Hua
Jenna Hua’s extensive experience as an academic and health advocate led to her founding Million Marker in 2019, shortly after completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Throughout her career in academia, Jenna has researched and published numerous studies that largely focused on citizens science, general health, and the impact of food consumption on a person’s well-being. In one of her most recent publications, Jenna used machine learning to identify people based on food consumed in order to offer healthier food options. She also published another report that studied the arsenic exposure and risks of eating rice within adolescents in Kunming, China. Jenna has been a Project Manager for UNC’s Carolina Population Center, a Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant at UC Berkeley, and a Project Manager at UCLA’s Center for Population Research. She was also a US Fulbright Fellow at the Institute of International Education in Kunming, China. Jenna holds a BS in Nutrition and an MPH and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from UC Berkeley.
https://www.millionmarker.com
https://www.instagram.com/million_marker/
https://twitter.com/million_marker
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 168 Understanding the Root Cause of Unexplained Infertility | Dr. Aumatma Simmons
Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes” Dr. Aumatma was awarded the “Best Naturopathic Medicine Doctor″ award locally in 2015 & 2020, and recognized as a top “Women In Medicine” Doctor in 2020 & 2021.
In addition to supporting couples through individualized care in person and long-distance, Dr Aumatma also trains practitioners who want to specialize in fertility. She has been featured as the holistic fertility expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, The Bump, etc., along with being interviewed for countless podcasts on topics of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health.
https://www.holisticfertilityinstitute.com
https://www.facebook.com/DrAumatmaNd/
https://www.instagram.com/holistic_fertility_doctor/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aushah
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
EP 166 How Identifying with Infertility Can Set Your Journey Back | Monica Cox
Monica Cox is a top Functional Fertility Coach and Infertility Warrior. She helps women get to the bottom of their fertility issues, using science-based functional medicine to help increase their chances of getting and staying pregnant. She dealt with years of unexplained infertility, failed IVF's & survived several miscarriages before becoming an IVF mom & getting pregnant natural even though the doctors said there was nothing she could do to improve her situation. Author of the best-selling journals Boost Your Embryos, Baby & Me, and Fertility Food and host of the highly popular podcast Finding Fertility, Monica is dedicated to inspiring women to look beyond their infertility diagnosis and take control of their health through clean eating and simplifying their lifestyle. Her signature online program, The Fertility Formula & personal Fertility Focused Coaching, has helped woman increase their chances of creating the family of their dreams.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingfertility/
TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingfertility?source=h5_m
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility