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

Jessica Victoria has such a similar philosophy to me when it comes to women’s hormone health and fertility. She is a holistic nutrition practitioner and women’s health and hormones coach, and like many people that get into the field, her interest in hormone health started with her own health issues and realizing the potential side effects of birth control. When she quit taking birth control, she developed post-pill amenorrhea and didn’t start having her period for over two years after she came off the pill. She began to document her journey on Instagram, including her pregnancy, and the rest is history. We touch on several topics, including syncing your habits to your cycle, why she doesn’t do diet plans, and not following strict rules—but it always comes back to tuning into and listening to the body. And that’s the central takeaway from all of this: That overly specific rules can do more harm than good, and the best course of action is to take in what information you can, try it for yourself, and see what feels good to you and gets you the results you’re looking for.We Chat About:Helping women understand their bodiesSyncing to the different phases of your cycleNot believing in food rulesGetting your fertility on trackThe importance of keeping stress levels downNot following prescriptive adviceThe danger of labeling yourselfResources:jvictoriahealth.comInstagram: @jvictoriahealthConnect 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

17 Aug 202053min

Vaginal steaming is a topic that I’ve wanted to discuss in-depth for a while now, and Kit Maloney is the perfect person to dive into it with. She’s the founder of Kitara, a consumer brand for honest and holistic menstrual and uterine health products. If the thought of vaginal steaming still weirds you out, you’re in good company—Kit was a skeptic herself! But after diving into its history and hearing story after story of it’s healing properties, she became hooked and made the transition from skeptic to trained specialist. She breaks down why there is so much fear around the practice of vaginal steaming, how to practice it safely and effectively, and what it can be used to treat. You are going to learn so much about this often misunderstood practice.Kit is also generous enough to offer a gift to the Healing Hormones audience! If you want to see what vaginal steaming is all about, click this link to get FREE universal healing herbs gifted with your purchase of a sauna!We Chat About:How Kit overcame her skepticism and fell in love with vaginal steamingWhy there are so many myths around itThe risk of burning in vaginal steamingWhat is happening when you steamKnowing what herbs to useVaginal steaming while trying to conceiveHelping with stagnationMaking vaginal steaming go mainstreamResources:kitaralove.comInstagram: @bykitaraConnect 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

10 Aug 202053min

There’s one therapy I’ve been absolutely loving lately: Mayan abdominal massage!! I can’t say enough good things about it—it helps with period pain, stagnation, fertility, and more. Nicole Karass is my therapist, and she’s incredibly knowledgeable on the subject. She’s a licensed massage therapist and lifelong student of 20 years. She graduated from the University of Natural Medicine, she participated in a mobile health unit in Nepal, and she worked beside a massage therapist who set her on the path to creating her current practice. She discusses what this therapy is, why it’s so amazing for women’s health, and the various issues and symptoms within women’s health it can help relieve. We Chat About:How Mayan abdominal massage worksWhy the uterus moves around and how it gets stuckWhat you will experience during a sessionSelf-care techniques you can use after your sessionWho might benefit from Mayan abdominal massageSymptoms you may be experiencingResources:Learn more: innerwisdomhealingcenter.com/team/nicole-karras-lmtEmail: nilunicol@aol.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

3 Aug 202046min

Le’Nise Brothers has helped SO many women with their hormonal issues, ranging from PMS, PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis, heavy, painful, missing, or irregular periods, postnatal depletion, and more. She covers the hormone bases! Le’Nise is a registered nutritionist, a yoga teacher, the host of the Period Story Podcast, and a women’s health, hormone, and menstruation coach. You will find so much wisdom in the way she approaches women’s health, helping women connect to their bodies, reduce their stress levels, and get to the root of what’s going on.We Chat About:Focusing on where you can make an impactThe importance of a good night’s restUsing your breath to move through stressFinding the root cause of your period painSupplements for period painUsing CBD for period painResources:Learn more: eatlovemove.comInstagram: @eatlovemoveFacebook: facebook.com/eatlovemovenutritionPodcast: eatlovemove.com/period-story-podcastgraceslondon.comohana-cbd.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

27 Juli 202048min

Dr. Dyan Haspel-Johnson is a psychologist and hypnosis expert, and she joins us today to discuss hypnosis—specifically, how you can use it to regulate your sleep and hormones. We talk about what hypnosis is, how it is different from meditation, and how you can use your subconscious and conscious mind to begin to regulate your body and system. As a treat, the last five minutes of the episode features a guided hypnosis session. You will learn so much about hypnosis from this discussion!We Chat About:The importance of restThe difference between meditation and hypnosisWhat hypnosis can help withWhat sleep architecture isThe difference between our conscious and unconscious mindBeing specific with your unconscious mindResources:https://www.drdyan.comFREE ebook and video course: www.selfhypnosisforhealing.com/ninaInstagram: @drdyanhjConnect 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

20 Juli 202056min

Samantha Kellgren is a mind-body fertility coach helping women take control of their fertility through the mind-body connection so that they can uplevel their life. After being diagnosed with hypothalamic amenorrhea, she found out that it is possible to be too fit to get pregnant, ended up undergoing IVF to have her son, and made drastic changes to her unhealthy relationship with exercise and eating. Now she helps coach women through the massive mindset shifts it takes to stop over-exercising and under-eating so that they can regain their cycles without going crazy. We talk about what hypothalamic amenorrhea is, why there’s such a stigma around women wanting to gain weight, why you need to learn how to release control, and how you can learn to re-identify who you are aside from fitness or diet. This is an important conversation that more women need to hear.We Chat About:Having to switch up your identity to reclaim your healthHow over-exercising and under-eating can have negative impacts on your healthAdjusting your mindset for a healthier lifestyleFinding your healthy weight rangeChoosing a sustainable lifestyle for yourselfNot worrying about others’ opinionsNot always being positive but finding the positiveResources:Learn more: simplywellcoaching.comInstagram: @simplywellcoachingFacebook: facebook.com/SimplywellcoachingConnect 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

13 Juli 20201h 1min

I want to focus on how you can prepare yourself to get off birth control. I’ve had people reaching out to me asking what they can do to better prepare their bodies for getting off the pill and how to give themselves the best experience possible, so I wanted to share my top five tips for making this transition as smooth as possible. Even if you are off the pill, these tips are still going to serve you and your body to help repair the damage the pill may have done to your body.Also, a quick update: I’ve registered to become a fertility awareness educator, and I’m so excited to add this certification to what I am doing! I’ve realized that my passion lies in helping women to transition off the pill, or if you are already off the pill, helping to support your body and teaching you how to connect intuitively to your cycle, how to track your period to prevent or achieve pregnancy, and giving you the tools to get to the root of your hormone issues. I will always be here to support women through their hormone journey.We Chat About:What the pill is doing to our bodiesWhen to choose to get off the pillHow to prepare your body for the transitionThe importance of balanced blood sugar and hormonesLoving the gut and microbiomeGetting in tune with your bodyConnect 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

6 Juli 202026min

Amanda Montalvo is a women’s health dietician and THE hormone queen. She knows so much about the body and how to get to the root of women’s hormone imbalances, and he’s helped me get in touch with what’s going on with my hormones and my fertility by helping me get some tests done, including the GI-MAP and hair mineral test. We go into detail about all the different types of testing you can do and how to interpret what they mean. I really wanted to share this to dive deeper into my healing journey and my story to expand on what we discussed a few weeks back, and to offer some clarity on when you may want to do some testing yourself if you’re trying to get to the root of your own hormone imbalances.We Chat About:Why the GI-MAP, hair tissue mineral analysis, and DUTCH tests are the three primary testsWhat you should do when your hormone levels are lowThe correlation between immune system and getting sick oftenMy test resultsDeciding whether you have a gluten sensitivityHow to read the mineral testsUnderstanding your mineral balancesWhat we should be supplementingHow long it takes to boost your mineralsResources:Learn more: hormonehealingrd.comInstagram: @hormonehealingrdConnect 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

29 Juni 202055min