112. Understanding the Vagina Better with Dr. Nicole E. Williams

Amy Beckley is the founder and inventor of Proov, the first FDA-cleared test to confirm successful ovulation at home. If you’re not sure if you’re not having healthy ovulation and you need to confirm it, these tests are fantastic. Amy developed Proov after her own struggles with recurrent miscarriages and infertility before going through IVF to have her first son, who is now 10 years old. She realized that, although she was ovulating, she just wasn’t making enough progesterone for conception to successfully concur. She experimented with progesterone supplementation and that was enough to successfully conceive her daughter. She wanted to create a product that would help women in the same situation that she was in, and now she’s sharing her story to continue helping others.We Chat About:Amy’s fertility storyFinding the right doctorProgesterone supplementationHow Amy developed ProovMeasuring your progesterone levelsThe difference between dried urine testing and blood testingThe importance of a baseline testResources:proovtest.comVisit proovtest.refr.cc/nourishedwithnina to get $5 off a Proov Test kit!Instagram: @proovtestVisit tempdrop.com and use code Nina10 for 10% discount across all 3 of their packagesConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

1 Helmi 202152min

I’ve recently entered my 3rd trimester, and I wanted to give some updates on how things are going. I’m experiencing new symptoms, and with that I’m starting to bring more into my life to support and balance out those symptoms. If you’re trying to get pregnant or currently pregnant, the things that I share are tools and resources that I find personally helpful, so feel free to take what feels useful to you. If you would like to reach out for advice, you can get in touch with me on Instagram @nourishedwithnina.We Chat About:The new symptoms I’m experiencing in the 3rd trimesterUsing your symptoms as clues for what to bring into your lifeSupporting mental health and calm during pregnancyThe baby products I’m excited to useResources:Adrenal Hormone Elixir recipesNeeded Pre/Probiotic for Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and BreastfeedingConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleSchedule a free 30-Minute Hormone Discovery Call to work with meLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

25 Tammi 202133min

Emily Watson is the founder of MyNestwell, an online platform that connects new, expecting, and hopeful new moms to trusted wellness professionals both locally and virtually. Emily herself is the mom of a rainbow girl, and this is what inspired her to start MyNestwell. After hitting rock bottom in her own motherhood journey—going through IVF and fertility treatment—she realized that there needs to be a space where women can go to get the resources and support they need in all areas of motherhood. This is an open, candid conversation about what it’s like to surrender to the process, to not be afraid to ask for help.We Chat About:Emily’s fertility journeyIncorporating eastern medicineBuilding a relationship with yourselfBeing your own advocateFinding the support you needResources:mynestwell.comInstagram: @mynestwellConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

18 Tammi 202156min

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about improving your chances to conceive and how to track your cycles effectively. I wanted to focus on the best things to do when you’re trying to conceive, and more specifically what we can do to time up conception and some of the tools I use with my clients to help us track our cycle and become as precise as possible around ovulation. I also offer some tips on how to naturally increase your level of fertile cervical mucus which will help with overall fertility!LH testing stripsWhat to look for in your cervical mucusTesting basal body temperatureTips for increasing your cervical mucus naturallyResources:Mommed Ovulation Test Strips and Pregnancy Test KitRead: "The First Forty Days"Read: "Awakening Fertility"Connect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

11 Tammi 202124min

Victoria Albina is a certified life coach and breathwork meditation guide with a passion for helping women realize that they are their own best healers. Her work focuses on helping women break free from codependency, perfectionism, people pleasing so that they can reclaim their joy. There’s so much beyond nutrition and supplementation that we don’t even consider when it comes to healing our body and our hormones, but our thoughts have such an effect on our body.We Chat About:The role our mind plays in our health as a wholeWhy New Year's Resolutions usually failAccessing your parasympathetic systemHow to re-source and ground yourselfMaking internal work as important as our physical healthResources:victoriaalbina.comInstagram: @victoriaalbinawellnessConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

4 Tammi 202157min

Ambi Kavanagh is the founder of Alchemy with Ambi, where she does a number of things in service of creating positive change in people’s lives. We talk about a number of things including motherhood, work-life balance, energy work, spirituality, astrology, and so much more. She’s the perfect person to have these conversations with because over the last decade she’s studied with spiritual teachers and visited holy sites across the world, undertaking training and taking certifications which have resulted in her becoming a life coach, reiki master, astrologer, and sound healer. Energy plays such a key role in healing our bodies, and Ambi’s going to key us into how it works in our body and she even gives us some insight into what we can expect heading into the new year.We Chat About:Enjoying life for what it isHow to make the changes you want in your livesStruggling to get into astrologyTaking time off work after pregnancyWhat we need to do for our mind, body, and soulResources:alchemywithambi.comListen: Alchemy with AmbiSoulstrology MembershipRead: "Chakras & Self-Care"Connect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

28 Joulu 20201h

Jessica Kapusta is a good friend of mine and recipe creator and food stylist for natural food brands who has a passion for health, wellness, and empowering women. She recently started a new venture, John & Jane’s Sauces, where she makes sauces, dressings, and condiments that are free of the most common allergens. She took her personal experience and put all of her heart and soul into these sauces! She’s also recently released a cookbook that can teach you how to make these sauces at home, as well as some delicious dishes to accompany them.Every time we talk, we get into long conversations about health, wellness, body image, and more—and this is no exception! We really get into the double-standard that comes with how we talk to women about the way their body is changing when they’re pregnant versus when they are not. Our bodies are changing ALL the time, and there’s no reason to think that should be exclusive to pregnancy or that’s the only time we can appreciate women’s bodies. Let’s extend that body love and acceptance to all people!We Chat About:How Jessica got into the health food spaceTalking to all women like we talk to pregnant womenHow healthcare is geared towards women having kidsCaring for women’s whole bodies, pregnant or notThe struggles of identity that women faceWhy Jessica started John & Jane’s SaucesResources:Instagram: @jessica_cabbagejohnandjanessauces.comBuy: "JOHN + Jane's Sauces" CookbookConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

21 Joulu 20201h

Taylor Merritt is a personal trainer, an educator, and the founder of Sweaty as a Mother. She joins us to talk about movement and fitness within pregnancy. There’s a lot of information out there, both good and bad, and it’s hard to separate the two, so sometimes you just need to hear from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Before her first pregnancy, she thought her knowledge as a trainer would be fine to practice during pregnancy, but she ended up causing health issues and making things worse. She ended up getting certified in prenatal training, which was an incredibly eye-opening experience, and her second pregnancy went completely differently. She talks about what she learned during training, as well as personal experience, and what she teaches women now about staying healthy during pregnancy.We Chat About:The ways you have to train your body differently during pregnancyDiastasis recti, the separation of the six-pack muscles, and exercise do’s and don’tsOpening up the baby instead of restricting the babyWorking out for the right reasons during pregnancyRunning and cardio during pregnancyAddressing myths about working out while pregnantResources:sweatyasamother.comSweaty as a Mother Workout ProgramInstagram: @sweatyasamotherfunctionalpelvis.comConnect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

14 Joulu 202056min