Majken delves into why Freja's started - talking through her own journey with infertility - and how this motivated for her to create Frejas. She also discusses the importance of talking about menstrual health condition beyond only a fertility focus, and how the power of storytelling can empower both those telling the story as well as those who read such.

Majken also chats more about the running of Frejas - including what they have planned and how the future may look for them as a non-for-profit.

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Website: www.frejas.org

Instagram: @wearefrejas

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Ashley shares about her own experience with PMDD and how this journey impacted her life, but also led to the establishment of Ladywell. She outlines some of the common symptoms of PMDD, as well as some common misunderstandings about this condition.

Ashely then shares a bit more about Ladywell and its approach to hormonal health. She also shares some places to start for those who may be struggling with hormone-related symptoms.

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Socials:

LinkedIn: Ashley Rocha

Ladywell: www.getladywell.com

Instagram: @getladywell

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Rachel explains into how acupuncture works in general, before delving into how this can specifically help gynaecological concerns, hormonal balance and the overall menstrual cycle. She outlines her approach to working with clients from a fully-rounded, tailored approach, which considers each individual’s needs and goals. Rachel shares some of the more clinical research behind acupuncture and discusses her advice for anyone considering this therapy! 

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Rachel's Socials:

Website: www.thefertilitysuite.co.uk

LinkedIn: Rachel Sherriff

Instagram: @thefertility_suite

Email: hello@thefertilitysuite.co.uk

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Pilar is a Nutritional Therapist and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. Afterwell over a decade helping hundreds of people start their families and focusing on complex fertility cases, Pilar co-founded Conceivio, a digital platform designed to provide universally accessible and affordable support for everyone wanting to create the family they dream of. Pilar has a special interest in the microbiome and its overall impact on both male and female fertility. 

Pilar runs through the Conceivio App and how it has been designed to help people on their fertility journey - including a range of bespoke support that is curated by their powerful AI tool!

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Pilar's socials:

LinkedIn : Pilar Manzanaro

Conceivio's socials:

Instagram: @conceivio

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Dr Divpreet Sacha is a UK-based GP and founder of Her Holistic Health, a digital platform offering evidence-based, accessible education on fertility, hormonal health, and women’s wellbeing. With nearly a decade of clinical experience and her own lived experience of infertility, PCOS and silent endometriosis, she combines medical insight with personal understanding. She also holds a Diploma in Occupational Medicine and works at the intersection of women’s health and workplace wellbeing. Her mission is to demystify health systems and support women through flexible, digestible formats such as audiobooks, visual content, webinars, and community resources.

Divpreet and Jess discuss Divpreet's own journey in to the space as well as touching on the lack of a 'middle-ground' between clinical facts and holistic care. Divpreet highlights how she is working to fill this gap with accessible and actionable courses, audiobooks, and other resources.

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Socials

Instagram: @HerHolisticHealthbyDrDips

LinkedIn: Divpreet Sacha

Website: www.herholistichealth.co.uk

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/herholistichealth?utm_source=linktree_admin_share

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David bravely discusses his own journey with infertility, including the struggles he faced with this and the lack of appropriate support he found while going through such. He outlines why he thinks male infertility is often not discussed, and why it is so key to start having these conversations.

David also highlights the work of Fertility4Men, including how people can get involved. He also details some practical tools how men can start to be more conscious about their fertility, but also advice on how to feel less overwhelmed about where to start.

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Socials:

Website: Fertility4Men.com

Instagram: @fertility4men

As mentioned in episode – 5 Day Male Fertility Challenge

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Helen shares the story behind Peli Health and what inspired her to create this platform. She highlights how a lack of understanding, awareness, and support impacted herself, and consequently led for her to co-found this organisation with Kerstin Recker. 

Helen and Jess discuss pelvic health, including what it is, common misconceptions, and how this impacts you at every stage of your life (not just post-partum). 

Helen goes on to outline how Peli Health is working to make is easier for people to get access to the information and support required regarding their pelvic health. This includes integrating both clinical and holistic care, to create a service that fully supports women in every aspect.

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Socials: 

Website: @pelihealth.com

Instagram: @pelihealth

LinkedIn: Pelihealth 

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Melissa expands on her own health journey and how this led her to establish Live UTI Free. She explains how she started this organisation, its aim, and how it has evolved since its inception 8 years ago. Melissa also outlines some of the amazing work Live UTI Free is doing - including building a community, raising awareness, and providing education on intimate health concerns, especially for those suffering with recurrent UTIs and associated symptoms.

Melissa goes on to detail some of the upcoming research projects Live UTI Free is currently developing, with the aim of generating understanding, diagnostics, and solutions for women's health concerns and their own bodies. She discusses some of the ways in which you can get involved with Live UTI Free, such as via research, community or socials.

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Socials: 

Website: https://liveutifree.com

Youtube: @LiveUTIFree

Instagram: @liveutifree

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Dimitris explains some of the key drivers for people seeking IVF overseas, including for financial or legal reasons. He then explains why certain countries are often more popular for people to travel to for IVF treatment, and outlines some of the main differences between countries in terms of cost, quality and policy.

Dimitris also talks through how Redia IVF works as well as the process in going about getting IVF treatment abroad. Finally, he touches on where he sees the future of the IVF treatment going, particularly as more people are affected by infertility concerns.

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Redia IVF's socials:

Website: www.rediaivf.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rediaivf/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rediaivf/

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Justine discusses her own story and how this led her to enter the fertility coaching space. She includes how fertility concerns can have a huge emotional toll on those going through such, impacting the relationships in your life. However, she details some tips and strategies not just for those going through such, but also for everyone else in providing appropriate support.

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Socials 

Website: www.thehiddentrimester.com

Instagram: @thehiddentrimester

LinkedIn: Justine L’Estrange

Email: justine@thehiddentrimester.com

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Inna explains the importance of the nasal microbiome, including its role in respiratory health, protection against infections and immune regulation. She also discusses links between the nasal microbiome and conditions such as allergies and asthma. Inna then goes on to detail the role of the oral microbiome in health, including gum disease, cardiovascular health and even fertility.

Inna highlights the role that testing can play in providing an insight into these microbiomes, as well as the differences between some of the common tests / testing methods. After this, Inna and Jess chat about some of the everyday management techniques and actives that can influence these microbiomes. This includes diet, smoking, oral hygiene, specific practices and products.

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Inna's Socials:

Website: www.innaduckworth.com

Instagram: @inna.duckworth

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Francesca outlines some of the most common hormonal imbalances that she sees in her clients, including low progesterone, and elevated cortisol. She explains how these can impact your health and wellbeing, as well as affecting your fertility. This leads on for her to highlight some of the different testing you can do in order to assess your hormonal health. Francesca stresses the benefit of analysing multiple elements in order to get a fuller and deeper understanding of what is going on in your own body. Herself and Jess discuss the interconnected nature of your body’s systems and the benefits of tests that shine a light on what is happening to hormones such as oestrogen while in your body, rather than simply showing the levels of this hormone. 

Francesca goes on to mention her role at FUTURE WOMAN, and how this team is working to empower people with knowledge regarding their hormonal health. She discusses both how she got involved in the space, how FUTURE WOMAN was started, as well as plans for the future! 

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Socials:  

Website: www.future-woman.com

Instagram: @futurewomanhq

Francesca's Socials: 

Instagram: @your_hormone_naturopath

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Ashley delves into some of the different types of yoga and how they differ, as well as the benefits of such. She also discusses the role of breathwork in her classes and for general wellbeing.

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Ashley's Socials:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashley_holmes3202/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.holmes.3979

Holistic Fertility Coach Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/271957647919481/?ref=share_group_link

Website: https://holisticfertilitycoachinc.my.canva.site/

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Ian and Jess discuss the often overlooked topic of male fertility. Ian details some of the common issues men can face with their fertility, what they can do to improve their fertility, as well as detailing different testing options available. He covers issues such as: oxidative stress, DNA fragmentation, environmental toxins, nutrition, and more.

Ian goes on to explain the crucial role that TestHim is playing in educating, supporting and assisting men with their health, wellbeing and fertility. With the organisation originating from a support group, TestHim is very much centred on genuinely helping men get the guidance they need, while demystifying and de-stigmatising the topics of male health and male infertility. This makes this episode a really empowering listen for all those who may be struggling, or unaware of how their actions could be influencing their health.

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Ian’s Socials

LinkedIn: Ian Stones

TestHim’s Socials: 

Website: www.testhim.com

Email: info@testhim.com

Instagram: @testhimltd

Youtube: @testhim621

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Tina explains what sexology is and outlines some of the common sexual conflicts she often sees in her work. She delves into sexual shame in particular, including how this can arise and how it can manifest itself.

Tina also highlights how she helps people to overcome concerns and heal. She outlines her framework of practical advice and how you can employ this in everyday life.

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Dr Tina Seller's Socials:

Website: www.tinaschermersellers.com

Instagram: @Drtinashameless

LinkedIn: Dr Tina Schermer Sellers

Facebook: Tina S Sellers

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Heidi’s socials:

Website: www.heidischalk.com

LinkedIn: Heidi Schalk Coaching

Instagram: @heidischalkcoaching

Facebook: @HeidiSchaltCoaching

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Then Jess discusses how we can avoid and protect against these issues, for example through diet, lifestyle and supplement choices. Going further, if you are experiencing recurrent infection, Jess explains the next steps to be taken such as testing and delving deeper into the root cause of these concerns. Jess highlights the complexity of such and how testing can really be an insight into curating the specific response that is right for you.

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Resources mentioned:: Live UTI Free

Jessica Child's Socials:

Website: www.jessicachilds.co.uk

Instagram @Jessica_womenshealth

LinkedIn: Jessica Childs

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Many people are using at least some form of contraception, however how many have considered how their contraception choice may impact their intimate health and wellbeing? Dr Fran first outlines some of the most common contraception choices, and then dives in to some of the ways in which they can influence your vaginal health, including discharge, vaginal dryness, and prevalence of infections (such as thrush and BV). Dr Fran then highlights some of the patterns she has witnessed at The Lowdown, discussing she has seen how different contraceptives can have different likelihoods of intimate health symptoms. This is therefore a brilliant listen if you are concerned about how your contraception choice may influence or be influencing your vaginal health.

Dr Fran and Jess also chat about some of the ways in which you can support a healthy vaginal microbiome while using contraception. This leads them to discuss some of the glaringly obvious gaps in current research and knowledge around such. They hope a shift towards empowering women with knowledge about their own bodies, will help push for greater investment in this area, so people can get the answers, support and solutions that are right for them.

Dr Fran Yarlett's socials:

LinkedIn: Dr Frances Yarlett

The Lowdown's socials: 

Website: www.thelowdown.com

Instagram: @get.the.lowdown

Email: hello@thelowdown.com

TikTok @get.the.lowdown

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Inna is a Reproductive Microbiome expert, who has a real passion for optimising and improving intimate health. She firstly highlights the importance of testing (as well as the differences between types of testing) in order to understand your microbiome and thus assess your health. She then dives into the uterine microbiome, explaining what it is and how it can impact your fertility. Jess and Inna throughout the episode highlight how understanding your FULL microbiome content can provide invaluable information regarding your reproductive and intimate health, such as identifying mould species and less well-known bacterial or yeast species.

Inna walks us through the practicalities of uterine microbiome testing, including different types of uterine tests and their value, how the ScreenMe Uterine test works, when she would recommend using the Uterine Microbiome Test, and how this can compliment the Vaginal Microbiome test. This episode is a brilliant listen, particularly for those who are interested in their uterine health or are trying to conceive.

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Inna's Socials:

Website: www.innaduckworth.com

Instagram: @inna.duckworth

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Dee explains how the immune system function can become dysregulated, using the examples of both mould and chronic viruses.  She highlights how this can often be difficult to pinpoint, but how specific testing and analysis can help here. 

Dee also discusses detoxification pathways and clearing the body of these concerns. Dee and Jess chat about how this can sound incredibly overwhelming and complex, however there are some simple methods you can undertake to help such. This includes specific nutrition and supplements, saunas or other ways of ‘getting sweaty’, and limiting intake of certain toxins. 

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Dee's Socials: 

https://www.instagram.com/cohohealth/

https://www.facebook.com/cohohealth

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Dee and Jess delve in to the topic of 'unexplained fertility' and the effects that this diagnosis can have. They discuss the challenges of such, including how this can leave people feeling disheartened and hopeless. Dee explains her functional medicine approach, how this views the body as a complex, interacting system, and

how this creates an individualised and personalised method in dealing with concerns. Dee provides insight in to some of the tests, approaches, mindsets shifts and lifestyle changes she utilises with her clients in order to help them to achieve their goals despite the 'unexplained fertility' diagnosis.

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Dee's Socials: 

https://www.instagram.com/cohohealth/

https://www.facebook.com/cohohealth

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Ash explains how Access Fertility’s programmes work, including important aspects such as eligibility criteria and how partner clinics are selected. Ash and Jess also discuss more widely fertility market trends and what this may mean for people looking for ART services. Fertility can be a topic that many feel afraid to discuss and hence there can be a lot of feelings of isolation and confusion. Therefore, understanding some of the different options available can really empower people with the knowledge about what they can do. 

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Socials

- Access Fertility Instagram

- Access Fertility Facebook account

- Access Fertility LinkedIn

- Access Fertility X account

- Access Fertility TikTok

- Website: Access Fertility | Refundable IVF

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Jennifer talks us through some of the basics of what the vaginal microbiome is, and how this impacts your fertility - including the role that specific bacterial species can play, such as Lactobacillus species, Ureaplasma, and Gardnerella. She discusses some of the symptoms that may (or may not) accompany an imbalanced vaginal microbiome.

Jen also explains the role that nutrition can play in fertility, as well as in optimising and improving vaginal health. She highlights some of the simple swaps and substitutions that you can make to support the vaginal microbiome. This is really important as there are actionable steps you can take to improve intimate health, so understanding what to do and why can be crucial for optimising your chances of success and achieving your goals. Jen and Jess also highlight the importance of testing and working with both partners in a sexual relationship - as often pathogenic bacterial species can be passed between such partners, resulting in re-infection if only one is being treated.

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Jennifer's Socials

Instagram: @jenwalpolenutrition

Facebook: Jen Walpole Nutrition

Website: https://www.jenwalpole.com/

Group Programme Details: https://www.jenwalpole.com/conceivewithconfidence

Group Programme Waitlist: Conceive with Confidence

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Evgenia first describes her own journey in to the space, as well as explaining some of the ways in which she works to advance the women's health space. She walks us through some of the key trends of the field, as well as some of the most prominent challenges that FemTech companies and female founders face. Evgenia discusses some of the ways in which she advises such entrepreneurs to attract funding and overcome some of these barriers to capital.

Evgenia also discusses her role at Freja's, a non-profit company raising awareness around reproductive health conditions through storytelling. By utilising the power of real-life, long-form stories, Freja aims to highlight some of the struggles that reproductive health concerns can have on people's lives. This is not only empowering for those who share their stories, but also works to help those going through similar struggles, as well as educating the rest of society on the very real and debilitating impacts of such conditions. Evgenia also shares the next steps for Freja - which is looking to pilot a corporate scheme, whereby companies who want to better support their staff living with reproductive health conditions, can work with Freja to share their stories.

Socials:

Evgenia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgeniamacpherson/

Freja's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/freja-s-centre-for-reproductive-health-awareness/ 

Freja's Website: https://www.frejas.org

Freja's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearefrejas/

Freja's Fundraising Campaign: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/frejas

La Visionnaire Website: https://www.lavisionnaire.com/

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Today, we shall be centring on IBS and how to manage this condition. Clarissa runs us through what IBS is via her own personal journey, including symptoms to look out for and what can cause IBS. Clarissa and Jess then discuss the importance that diet can play in IBS, including managing IBS symptoms, dietary triggers, and tracking.

Clarissa goes on to discuss some easy tips and tricks that people can employ in their daily life to alleviate uncomfortable symptoms. She details practical tips for managing IBS during social events, when travelling, and at work. This is therefore a great episode for those who have IBS, suspect they may have such, or want to know more about this condition that affects so many.

Clarissa's Socials:

Website: clarissalenherr.com

Instagram: @clarissalenherrnutrition

LinkedIn: Clarissa Lenherr

(As mentioned in the podcast): Clarissa's 'IBS Solution'

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Jen highlights (through her own, incredibly brave story) why she got in to coaching. Jen discusses how she works with individuals who are struggling to balance their work with fertility challenges - as well as what they can do. She also details how she helps businesses to become fertility friendly places where people feel safe & listened to. Jen and Jess discuss some key topics relating to fertility and the workplace; such as feeling empowered, how to feel more confident and ask for what you want, and much more!

Jen also has a range of online, free resources including: Winning at Work During IVF. Available here.

Jennifer's Socials:

Instagram: @Jen_career_and_fertility_coach

LinkedIn: @Jennifer Elworthy

Website: www.jenniferelworthy.com

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Jilly explains what a pelvic health physio is and how they can really help with pelvic pain and a range of other gynae concerns. She also gives some key tips for people with pelvic pain, including easy things that you can do, where to seek help, and more. Jilly and Jess also discuss the importance of pelvic health and Jilly highlights some of the brilliant work that The Pelvic Pain Network are doing to truly transform people's lives.

The Pelvic Pain Network's Socials:

Website: www.pelvicpainnetwork.co.uk

Instagram: @pelvicpainnetwork

Email: hello@pelvicpainnetwork.co.uk

X (formerly known as Twitter): @PelvicPainNet

Jilly's Socials:

LinkedIn: @Jilly Bond

Instagram: @jillybondphysio

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Lynn discusses pelvic health and its importance for female health. She discusses what happens to the pelvic bones and your pelvic muscles during pregnancy, and what this means for the rest of your body. She also gives some great tips for pregnancy, birth, and post-partum – so you can start to take control of your health!

Socials 

Website: https://instituteforbirthhealing.com

Instagram: @instituteforbirthhealing

YouTube: @instituteforbirthhealing-1520

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Gina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analysed the mistakes that are made during labour and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the bestselling book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby. Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth. 

Gina and Jess discuss some of the common mistakes and reoccurring issues in many of the cases that Gina deals with. Importantly, they also discuss the lessons that can be learnt from this in order to prevent mistakes and complications. Rather than being scary, empowering yourself with knowledge and information regarding childbirth is such a crucial part of this conversation! 

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 Gina’s Socials: 

Website: www.ginamundy.com

Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9KFNPNQ

Instagram: @GinaMundy https://www.instagram.com/ginamundy/

Facebook: Gina Mundy, Author https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093989808329

Linked In: Gina Mundy https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-mundy-70318554/

Twitter: @ginamundy_ https://twitter.com/GinaMundy_

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Hannah highlights the importance of better education surrounding women’s reproductive health - from menstrual cycles, through fertility, all the way to menopause and beyond. She details some really useful advice and information regarding how to check in on your reproductive health, benefitting not just your fertility chances, but your overall health and wellness. For example, she details how cervical mucus can reflect your health, some top tips on how to optimise your health (that are both cheap and easy), and so much more.

For those interested in bettering their health and wellness, this is an insightful listen!

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Hannah's socials:

Website: www.hannahpearn.com

Instagram: @hannahpearn

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Lucy and Jess discuss access to fertility treatment. Such as that while 15% of people need IVF, only 2% are able to access such.

To combat this, Lucy explains how Gaia was founded, and how the team works hard each day to address IVF concerns through creating affordable plans and fixing your cycle costs upfront. She includes details as to how Gaia's plans work, what is covered, and their eligibility criteria. For all those considering IVF and are worried about the financial cost of such, this is definitely a very interesting podcast episode to listen to!

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Gaia's instagram 

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Remi has a passion for impacting women’s health beyond the hospital walls. This has led to her active involvement in health education and femtech. She is a cofounder of Chat Her Box (@chatherbox), a women’s health initiative which aims to empower women. She explains to us some of the amazing work she is doing through Chat Her Box, including how it works, how to get involved and future plans!

Remi is passionate about providing a two-way dialogue between practitioners and the communities they serve - with this allowing people to feel empowered with their health. Remi and Jess discuss the importance and the role of educators in providing people with knowledge of the different options available to them, but ultimately allowing them to choose what is right for them. This includes understanding and allowing for different preferences, priorities and necessities within communities.

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Chat Her Box socials:

Website: www.chatherbox.co.uk

Instagram: @chat.her.box

Remi's socials:

LinkeedIn: Dr Remi Mogekwu

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Claire explains how behaviour and patterns are connected to your health. She gives examples of behavioural patterns that show up as health conditions, including self-hatred, over-working, people pleasing, and more. Such patterns can manifest in the body in different ways such as chronic fatigue, headaches, or more, as your body seeks to find balance. 

Claire also gives some really useful tips on how you can start to change your behaviours in a sustainable manner. This includes how to establish boundaries that work for you, as well as how to even know where and when to establish boundaries. Claire takes a holistic approach, and listens to what her clients need, without pushing them too far. She incorporates diet, behaviour, lifestyle, and more to create an all-round approach to improve your health. 

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Claire's socials:

Website: www.clairedoherty.co.uk

Instagram: @clairedoherty_alchemist

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This episode will focus on intimate health specifically during perimenopause and menopause. Kate first walks us through some of the changes that occur during this stage of life - including vaginal symptoms such as vaginal dryness, vulval symptoms such as burning and sensitivity, urinary symptoms such as incontinence and UTIs, and sexual symptoms such as reduced lubrication. She then explains in detail why these change occur in terms of hormones, our vaginal microbiome, pelvic structures and more. This then leads Kate and Jess on to discussing the subsequent conditions often faced by many menopausal women including: prolapse, BV (bacterial vaginosis), AV (aerobic vaginosis) and vaginal atrophy.

Kate is a practitioner who works to generate solutions for her clients. So after explaining all of this, she elaborates on what we can do to manage and solve some of these concerns. She includes diet tips, lifestyle advice, how tp rename our understanding of ourselves, and other techniques that can really make a difference to improve our intimate health.

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Kate's Socials:

Website: www.katewaters.co.uk

Instagram: @katewatersnutrition

Facebook: Kate Waters Nutritional Therapist and Chef

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Rachel describes how acupuncture works, before expanding in to how this specifically can work for those struggling with their fertility. Rachel takes a holistic approach via The Fertility Suite - whereby she really delves in to the individual needs and concerns of each of her customers. This includes bespoke acupuncture, nutrition, reflexology, functional medicine, and more.

Rachel and Jess also discuss more generally the need to really open up conversations around fertility and women's health. They stress the need to integrate support and care into our health systems, which many feel is lacking. There truly is so much space for empowering people with knowledge, signposting them to the correct experts, and working with them to help them to achieve their goals. This is something both women are really passionate about, and hope to see expand as the fertility field continues to grow. It is no longer good enough to simply write people off as 'unexplained infertility' or to not explain test results - Rachel and Jess discuss how they both work to fill these gaps and provide the care that people truly need. Rachel explains how she prioritises this at The Fertility Suite, and works hard every day to create a space where women feel heard.

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Rachel's socials:

Website: www.thefertilitysuite.co.uk

Instagram: @thefertility_suite

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Pilar discusses the most important factors that affect sperm quality - including diet, lifestyle, sleep, and more. She presents different ways in which you can improve sperm quality through a holistic, whole body approach.

Pilar focuses in particular on the semen microbiome. She walks us through what this is, and how it can affect your fertility and general health. Pilar highlights what you can do to rebalance the microbiome and how else this can benefit your health and wellbeing.

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Pilar's socials:

Website: purplecarrotnutrition.co.uk

Instagram: @purplecarrot_nutrition

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Michel’le is also a passionate advocate for mental wellbeing, and discusses this topic and its relation to menstrual health. She also delves in to the stigma often associated with both period health and mental health – and how she combats this in her current work. 

Michel’le and Jess also chat about the role of creativity and storytelling in activism today. This is highlighted through The Menstrual Project’s work – which creates a safe, and welcoming space for people to share their stories, questions, and thoughts. Such an environment stimulates discusses, and fosters productive and informative conversations, which truly empower all. 

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Michel’le’s Socials 

LinkedIn: Michel’le Donnelly

MOXIE Socials:

Website: https://www.moxienewsletter.co.za

Instagram: @moxie_newsletter

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Shari is a genderfluid intersectional activist and writer. She believes in dismantling all systems of oppression. As the co- founder of the Menstrual Project, she believes that menstruation safety and dignity should accessible for all no matter who they are.

Shari tells us what the Menstrual Project is doing to combat period poverty and empower people with knowledge about their own bodies. Shari and Jess discuss how menstrual health and intimate health education can be tied in with the arts to truly generate change and news ways to communicate education. They also discuss how menstrual health conversations are intertwined with climate change and sustainability discourses - as well as what we can do about this.

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Shari's socials

Instagram: @anxietyandicecream 

The Menstrual Project's socials

Instagram: @themenstrualproject

Facebook: The Menstrual Project

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Jessica starts by sharing her own personal journey with UTIs, which evoked some of her passion for the intimate health space.

Jessica delves in to the common causes of UTIs, as well as why some people experience recurrent UTIS - including hormones, age, lifestyle, and more. She also highlights how she approaches dealing with this, walking us through appropriate testing and what this tells us, nutrition, lifestyle tips, supplement choices, and more!

With so many people experiencing UTIs yet there being so little information out there, this podcast is a must!

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Jessica's socials:

Website: www.jessicachilds.co.uk

LinkedIn: Jessica Childs

Instagram: Jessica_womenshealth

Relevant blog posts:

Infection risk & your vaginal microbiome

PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) and your vaginal microbiome

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Julie and Jess focus on contraception and Julie provides a really useful insight in to this world - which is often shrouded in mystery, stigma and taboo. Some of the topics covered include the efficacy of different methods and how to choose the best contraception for you.

Julie also dispels some of the common myths and questions surrounding contraception including, whether it is painful to have to coil fitted, what it means when a contraception method stops your periods, how effective period trackers are, and a lot more!

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Dr Malu outlines some of the key STIs and how they can impact your health - including your fertility.

He also delves in to the different types of STI testing you can get and what you should be looking out for. Dr Malu explains some of the key ways to protect your sexual health and wellbeing!

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**If you think you need further sexual health advice, please go to the following NHS site to be directed to the best sources of help:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/where-can-i-get-sexual-health-advice-now/

Dr Malu's socials:

Website: Caldwell Clinic

LinkedIn: Dr Manoj Malu

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Some of the topics that are covered are:

• How to rebalance your vaginal health - including vaginal pH.
• The main causes of painful sex and what to do about it.
• Lubrication - including what influences it, how to improve lubrication.
• The effect that contraception can have on your vaginal health.

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Dr Zenda's Socials:

Instagram: @dr.gynae

LinkedIn: Dr Mpume Zenda

Website: We See You

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Dr Zenda discusses the basic ecosystem of your vagina, and elaborates on how best to choose products that do not harm your vaginal and sexual health. This is often a confusing topic, as there can be a lot of misinformation in the health space online, but Dr Zenda sets this straight - including her opinion on choosing sanitary ware, yoni steaming, shaving and so much more!

Dr Zenda also talks through some of the common conditions and what to look out for when considering you vaginal and vulva health. This is such an important topic for all those with a vagina - so make sure to listen in!

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Dr Zenda's Socials:

Instagram: @dr.gynae

LinkedIn: Dr Mpume Zenda

Website: We

See You

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Dr Zenda runs us through much of what we should know about our our vaginal and sexual health - including anatomy, what is 'normal', and how to love oneself.

She also highlights the importance of check-ups and screenings - what to look for, red flag to be aware of, and common conditions. This is such a crucial topic that everyone should understand in order to make sure that they are optimising both their sexual and general health and wellbeing.

Dr Zenda and Jess discuss some of the key ways in which you can truly love yourself and put this in to practice - particularly while living in a society where sexual health is often stigmatised and not spoken about. Dr Zenda provides a refreshing, bright and informative voice to the conversation, which is truly empowering for all of those listening!

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Dr Zenda's Socials:

Instagram: @dr.gynae

LinkedIn: Dr Mpume Zenda

Website: We See You

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Kayleigh Hartigan is a leading fertility expert, having over 16 years experience in health. She is also the founder of the community-led Fertility Mapper – which is a platform built to improve access to essential information surrounding fertility and IVF, thus empowering people to make the best decisions for themselves.

Kayleigh walks us through fertility treatment - including access to IVF, outlining the hurdles, what to look for, and much more. This is a really useful podcast episode for anyone thinking about going down the fertility treatment route.

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Fertility Mapper:

Website - https://fertilitymapper.com

Email - hello@fertilitymapper.com

Instagram - @fertilitymapper

LinkedIn - Fertility Mapper

Kayleigh's socials:

LinkedIn - Kayleigh Hartigan

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Shannon started her journey with weight training in 2013, started her own nutrition business in 2016, and has now worked with over 2000 people. Along the way she has won multiple British junior powerlifting competitions, the world’s strongest woman competition and helped so many people with their nutrition. 

Shannon and Jess discuss nutrition and training for women in general, and then delve in to particulars for those who are wanting to get pregnant, or who are pregnant. Shannon uses her own amazing journey and tips as an example - including protein recommendations, relationships with food, and confidence in the gym.

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Shannon's socials:

Instagram: @shannonsnutrition

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Sophie and Jess go through different aspects of women's health and how functional mushrooms can help combat different concerns including: PCOS, fertility, menopause, hormonal balance, and a lot more. Sophie details how medicinal mushrooms are adaptogenic and therefore can help with different issues in different bodies. She also stresses how their benefits can have a range of knock on positive effects such as through better sleep and digestion. They also highlight some of the great research-based work that Hifas da Terra are doing currently to provide a credible evidence base for medicinal mushroom use for different issues.

Sophie also highlights to us what we need to look for in a medicinal mushroom product - this is really important as it is only thro0ugh using quality, certified products that many of the benefits detailed are able to be experienced fully. She also details how she recommends that medicinal mushrooms should be used by pregnant and breast-feeding women.

This is a must listen for all those interested in medicinal mushrooms, and want to know what they can do for you, but also what to look for!

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Sophie’s socials

Website: www.sharingplantwisdom.com

Instagram: @sophsbarrett @sharingplantwisdom

Hifas da Terra’s socials: 

Website: www.hfasdeterra.com

Instagram: @hifasdaterrauk @hifasdaterra

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Kim began The Fertility RN on Instagram to blog about her day to day life as a Fertility Nurse. Her page has blossomed to thousands of followers and tens of thousands of weekly views of people worldwide thirsty for knowledge when it comes to all topics related to fertility. She currently works with clients privately looking for extra support on how to navigate their reproductive health & their fertility journey.

Kim walks us through the basics of PCOS, a condition that it is estimated roughly 1 in 9 women have globally. This includes what this means, its prevalence, the symptoms, and how to diagnose such. Kim also highlights some of the ways in which you can start to manage this condition in your day-to-day life - including through nutrition, exercise, and sleep!

This is a really useful episode not just for those who believe they have PCOS, but also those who wish to know more about PCOS and women's health in general!

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Kim's socials:

Instagram: @TheFertility_RN

Email: thefertilityrn@gmail.com

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Rowena’s experiences trying to conceive over 18 years ago with ‘unexplained infertility’ led her to supporting others with reproductive issues. 'We’d been given very little information about what we could do to help ourselves and after several investigations including surgery, thought we’d never have children. However, we tried several different approaches, including reflexology and were delighted to discover that we were pregnant, actually on my birthday – the best gift ever.’ 

Rowena and Jess discuss a range of topics including: what reflexology is, how reflexology can help you in your health journey, reflexology in the context of women's health, and some real life examples of PCOS and fertility in which reflexology has made a huge difference to individual's lives.

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Rowena's Socials: 

Website: https://weymouthbayreflexology.co.uk

Instagram: @fertilityreflexologist

YouTube: @weymouthbayreflexology4281

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Jade walks us through her story, which sheds a light on the unfortunate lack of education, time and care that many women currently experience in our health system. Jade was dismissed, ignored and belittled by so many health professionals, despite her results telling a different story. While this is of course shocking and upsetting, such a story provokes a greater drive for change towards a more equitable healthcare system in which women are listened to and genuinely cared for.

Jade's story is also a testament to her amazing bravery and perseverance, as well as providing a light at the end of the tunnel for those who may be currently going through similar journeys. Jade discusses how she has recently been diagnosed with early menopause, and in so has been able to access much more of the care and support she requires. By finally getting on a positive health pathway, Jade's story shows that with better education of women's health and symptoms, we can truly help those who have uncomfortable symptoms, concerns and pain.

For anyone struggling with something similar or if you wish to receive additional advice, please contact us at support@screenme.co.uk

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Yuwa's work doesn't just focus on diet, she empowers women to take back control of their wellbeing and guides them to make positive change. Yuwa and Jess discuss some of the methods that Yuwa uses to support long-term change including, establishing boundaries, setting goals, and planning time for oneself accordingly.

Yuwa and Jess' discussion of truly starting to listen to our bodies leads them to detail how you can plan your diary around your different cycles (including your daily cycle and your period cycle); therefore allowing you to do your best work precisely when you feel best. They also discuss the importance of the microbiome and the understanding of such to create tailored solutions to women's health issues including fatigue, low mood or low iron. By knowing what is right for our own bodies at different times, Yuwa guides us on how we can really feel our very best.

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Yuwa's socials and links: 

Website: https://www.yuwaunique.com

Instagram: @yuwaunique

LinkedIn: Yuwa A.

YouTube: Yuwa Unique

Facebook: Yuwa Astar Naturopath

For more info on Activated Probiotics

Website: www.activatedprobiotics.com.au  

Email: yuwa@activated.co

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Despite going through such a difficult time, Bev offers a beacon of hope for those going through anything similar, with her perseverance and positivity being an inspiration to us all. She proudly details how she has managed to finally take back control of her own vaginal health and get the answers she so deserved. By tirelessly dedicating herself to learning more and understanding her own body, Bev was able to test her full microbiome and get the answers that she needed. She then was able to make the necessary lifestyle changes to rebalance her vaginal microbiome and minimise her symptoms - something which she often thought would be impossible.

On an individual level Bev is a truly inspirational woman who has managed to get through a terribly difficult time. She now wants to share her story to show others that there is hope, and there can be a light at the end of the tunnel. If anyone is going through something similar and would like to reach out, please contact us at support@screenme.co.uk

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Bev's socials:

Instagram: bcoghlan78

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This week Jess hosts the lovely Olivia Bennett on the show. They discuss the key role that holistic care including nutrition, exercise and lifestyle can have on your fertility chances. In particular they focus on the role of nutrition in pre-conception, during pregannacy, and postpartum. So, if you are struggling to know what to do and eat during this time, then we would definitely recommend giving this episode a listen!

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Olivia's socials;

Website: https://www.akindietitian.com

Instagram: @akin.fertilitydietician

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Claire is an accomplished and award-winning brand professional, influencer and coach. She is retained as a C-Suite advisor for clients including: Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds, BBC, GSK and Leeds Playhouse. Claire’s extensive experience informs Supermenopause’s coaching, training and consultancy offer.

Supermenopause works across all sectors, offering menopause as a lever to educate women within a background of health and longevity, bringing them up close and personal to lifestyle choices that no longer work, and providing organisations with a focus to tackle both gendered ageism and the crucial retention and elevation of senior women. It reframes, refocuses and realises the potential for individuals and organisations.Claire is an active campaigner, advocate and speaker for the power of women at age; the need for the workplace to raise them up and reward them; and for brands to represent older women in a contemporary, aspirational manner.

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Claire’s socials:

www.supermenopause.com

claire@supermenopause.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairelowson/

clairelowson_supermenopause (Insta)

Facebook Group: Claire Lowson - Supermenopause

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Sameera started her career in 2007 as a school-based Occupational Therapist, working directly with students, teachers, and families within Islamic and public schools. After 13 years at non-profits in leadership positions, she founded her own business, focused on online education and therapy services for Muslims, addressing spiritual, mental, and sexual health.

Sameera and Jess discuss a range of topics entangled with sexual health including - shame, fear, attitudes to women's bodies and more. Samara's work focuses on Islamic texts to help her Muslim clients, however the topics covered are highly relevant to all women.

Sameera also details some of the strategies and techniques she employs in order to empower them to unlearn and address shame with their bodies. Jess and Sameera discuss how this can impact on one's understanding of their own body and how this translates in to changing how we live our day-to-day lives.

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Sameera's socials:

Website: sexualhealthformuslims.com

Instagram: @sexualhealthformuslims

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Marie is a Nutritionist, Naturopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner. She tirelessly promotes non-toxic living and home detoxification. Marie takes a holistic approach to both cooking and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Her areas of expertise are wellness programmes and detoxification regimes that help people feel their best through dietary and lifestyle modifications. She details some of the ways in which toxins enter our system, but most importantly highlights some of the easy lifestyle changes you can make to start to detoxify your life and start to reap the benefits of this!

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Marie's socials:

Instagram: @marieguerlain

Twitter: @marieguerlain

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Sarah is now a BANT Registered Nutritionist and Registered Nutritional Therapist, specialising in assisted conception support and fertility. She is the founder of The Embryologist Nutritionist, helping couples, and single females, regain control of their fertility, and maximise their chances of a healthy

pregnancy. Sarah highlights some of the easy swaps you can make in order to not just optimise your fertility, but to improve your general health and wellbeing.

Sarah takes a holistic view of a couple, or client’s, situation and, together, they create a bespoke, personalised plan that works for them and their needs. Therefore Jess and Sarah discuss some of the wider changes you can make to your lifestyle in order to optimise fertility.

Fertility is not just related to the women involved. Sarah and Jess discuss the role that the sperm has to play and what can be done to optimise sperm quality.

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Sarah's socials are:

Instagram: @the_embryologist_nutritionist

Facebook: The Embryologist Nutritionist

Website: The Embryologist Nutritionist

LinkedIn: Sarah Laver

TikTok: @embryologistnutritionist

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Capucine Cogné details how she got into working in women’s health and a little bit about her current work, including her recently released menstrual guide.

Jess and Capucine discuss period health such as how to exercise or tailor your nutrition for each stage on your cycle. They also dive into period poverty, and Capucine highlights some of the aqmazing work she is currently doing in Morocco to help counter this problem. 

Capucine's social"

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/capucine-cogne/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capu111/?hl=en

Menstrual guide: www.understandyourcycle.com

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Le'Nise opens up about her own journey to setting up her business, the struggles of doing such, as well as how this led to her writing her recent book: You Can Have a Better Period.

Jess and Le'Nise chat about some of the main takeaways from You Can Have a Better Period, covering topics including: how women's period pain has been normalised, what women can do to take back control of their health, how contraception can influence your hormones, the role of educating men as well as women, and much more!

This is a must listen not just for those who currently have periods, but for all those who want to better understand the 50% of the population who have or have had periods at some point of their life!

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Le'Nise's socials:

Website

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

Facebook

Period Story Podcast

You Can Have a Better Period book

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Lindsay discuss how she set up the FAA (FemTech Association of Asia), an organisation aimed at building the women's health ecosystem in Asia. Jess and Lindsay talk about the difficulties of establishing a new organisation, the benefits of collaboration, as well as the future of FemTech in Asia.

Considering the region hosts almost 60% of the world's population, only 14% of FemTech companies are founded within Asia - therefore this is a really exciting and dynamic space, so definitely one to not just watch out for, but to get involved in!

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Lindsay's & FAA's socials are:

Instagram: @femtechasia @lindsaydavis99

LinkedIn: FemTechAsia, Lindsay Davis

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As well as explaining what it is, and what it is caused by, they discuss how this can manifest itself in multiple ways including: avoidance of intimacy, sabotaging of relationships, withdrawal from pregnancy conversations and extreme anxiety.

Sharon helps to explain some of the ways in which you can deal with tokophobia, starting with individual coping mechanisms, but also avenues through which to seek further help. She also outlines some of the ways in which others can be more mindful of those who are struggling with tokophobia.

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Sharon's socials:

LinkedIn: Sharon Mustard

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Jess and Natalie chat about the new surrogacy recommendations and what this means for those trying to go down this route. This includes: when a child is legally 'yours', what the law means, how this may change, and what you need to do should you decide to go down this route.

This is must-listen not just for those considering surrogacy, but for everyone interested in how the law can affect parenthood! Particularly as 2023 marks the first year that children born via egg/sperm donation, can legally find out their birth parent - this looks set to be a hot topic of public debate surrounding what rules, limits or regulations we should put in place to make this process go as smoothly as possible!

Natalie is also a huge part of In/Fertility in the City, an organisation aimed at opening up the conversations surrounding fertility in the workplace. This great organisation organises panels, webinars, discussions and more, discussing the impact that fertility struggles can have on your professional life. They also work with firms to explore what they can offer their employees regarding fertility allowances and care – such as paid leave, financial support, rest & recovery time. 

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Natalie's socials:

LinkedIn: Natalie Sutherland

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

In/Fertility in the City

Podcast

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

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Farah and Karen discuss reflexology including: how Karen first got involved with reflexology, and how this can impact fertility.

If you are curious about how this could support you on your fertility journey, keep listening!

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They also chat about how you can prepare for the process, such as nutrition, supplements, and other lifestyle tips you can employ.

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With women struggling for years to get to the root cause of their issues and then failing to get the formal diagnosis and help, the failure can have a massive impact on physical health and the mind and affect the quality of life. Farah and Dearbhail delve into these topics in an insightful and informative conversation!

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They talk through how Nickie is fighting for women's voices to be heard through introducing the 'Fertility Treatment: Employment Rights' Bill in June 2022. This goes beyond introducing laws, but also is about breaking down societal barriers and stigmas that surround fertility complications. Farah and Nickie also chat about Nickie's Fertility Workplace Pledge, and how this is progressing.

The work Nickie is doing is amazing, so we hope you enjoy this special episode!

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Her type of yoga is called Chikri Yoga - which she stresses does not require strength and flexibility, just a want to get closer to your inner being.

The whole ethos is about personal journey, so not matter your life challenges, Smirti states that it is not only about downward-facing dog, but what you learn on the way down and then back up!

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Farah and Seema discuss all things IVF this week. This covers questions including how to get prepared, whether age matters, how IVF works, and your different options if considering IVF.

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Farah and Sam cover a range of issues including: the lack of current support for pre-natal and post-natal care, how nutrition can really help you on your health journey, and how there is a crucial lack of information surrounding holistic care and health & fertility outcomes. They delve into how drugs are seen as the 'go to' method, rather than considering the role of factors such as environmental toxins, diet, supplements, and lifestyle in fertility and general health.

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Sharon is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist & counsellor, who has been supporting women & men in their journey towards becoming a parent for over 27 years. Her specialist service provides Psychotherapy & Hypnosis for Fertility, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Post Natal Mental Health & Parenting Support.

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Covering topics including nutrition, lifestyle and mental health, they take a deep dive into what men can do for their fertility and performance - but also the psychological impacts on men surrounding their fertility and trying to conceive.

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