Erin Knight is a migraine & headache specialist. She helps people suffering from migraines determine what is holding them back and plan concrete steps to break through to feeling great.
From the time she was a little kid, Erin had a desire to help people. At one time during a family vacation is Spain, her mum was stuck in the hotel room for 3 days because of migraines and Erin felt frustrated because she couldn't do anything to help her. In high school she had migraines 4-5 times per week. She was inspired by her grandfather and was fascinated on how we could impact our bodies with chemistry. After high school she went into pharmaceutical engineering.
At 27 Erin’s body started to break down! Other than the migraines, she started having auto-immune issues, chronic fatigue, chronic pain and digestive issues. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life feeling like that! Soon she discovered functional medicine which aligned so well with her as an engineer because it addresses the root causes of body issues. She dived into it and soon her migraines went away, her energy was back, she was no-longer sensitive to things like bright lights, thunderstorms and just loved this new sense of freedom she felt.
Wanting to help others, Erin went ahead and put together a 4 step plan called “The Migraine Freedom Plan”.
"About 1 to 7 people globally suffer from migraines, and 3/4 of those are women." Erin Knight
In this episode, we talk about:
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Also, if you would like to learn more about what could be going on in your body, Erin offers a free 5-min hormone balance quick-check to see if the migraines you’re experiencing could be related to a hormonal imbalance.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Today's guest Rich Jacobs is a great classic example of functional medicine in practice.
Rich Jacobs was a Strength and Conditioning Coach for 8 years. He studied physiology, anatomy and movement before getting into functional medicine. He got into functional medicine after he got really sick and found himself in a state of fatigue, allergy to most foods, bloating, insomnia, depression and low libido. His doctor said everything looked good despite not feeling well and was advised to try using Viagra while at 35 years old.
Not satisfied, he went online and did research to help himself and got directed to functional medicine. He started with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) and went through their educational program. He also had a mentor who used the program on him to help him get better. They found that he had stage 3 adrenal dysfunction and gut bacteria and other issues that were causing all the problems. They fixed them and Jacobs learnt how to help other people. That was four years ago. He's continued with his education through The Institute for Functional Medicine and The Kalish Institute Mentorship Program he's currently enrolled in now.
We talk about Rich Jacob's process on how he uncovers the root causes of hormonal imbalances and how they can be corrected. We also talk about:
To learn more about Rich Jacobs, you can find him on his website here, where you can also sign up for his free eBook and get more tips on how to increase energy and reduce fatigue.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Justina Thompson is a Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) coach and is our last guest for Fertility Week. She took a 2-year certification program with Sarah Naomi Bly and has successfully been using FAM to prevent pregnancy for 7 years. It is a natural birth control method free from side effects.
She learnt more about the importance of FAM for couples trying to get pregnant during her 2 years training and while in internship. A large portion of her training involved understanding how hormones work for the female body from the scientific level. The focus for the program was to support hormonal health with lifestyle, nutrition and environmental factors.
Couples are often told by their doctors that unless they’ve been trying to conceive for more than 12 months, then they should keep trying which kind of leaves them in the dark. But with FAM and other types of charting like the BBT, which is very popular, the method targets the time when the woman is most fertile and more capable of conceiving.
In this episode, Justina talks about:
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PS: I'm going to do a webinar called "Perfect Periods for Fertility" this coming Wednesday Nov.16 at 4.00 PM Pacific Time. So be sure to mark it on your calendar and join me.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Our guest today is Stephanie Risinger, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and host of the "Holistic Fertility & Wellness Podcast" . The podcast is geared around providing information to women about their holistic options for improving fertility as well as providing support for the emotional and relationship challenges that tend to come along when dealing with fertility challenges. The podcast came about as a result of Stephanie’s personal and professional experiences.
Today we're talking about managing some of the emotions associated with fertility. I was on Stephanie's podcast some time back and you can listen to it here.
In this episode, we’re talking discussing:
When we compare we miss out on the little things we can be joyful of even when things are hard. You are perfect just as you are.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Caroline Zwickson is a fertility coach originally from Germany and has been living in the US for 16 years. She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and studied dreams, imaginations, and how to help people cultivate awareness for that and integrate it into their lives in order to create more wholeness. She did her Masters’ thesis on women and mind-body connection and looked into how women experience emotions like fear, joy and anger in their bodies, and how they can use the body to work with those emotions.
After graduating she slowly made her way into life coaching because she was passionate about helping people figure out not only why they're stuck but also what they can do about it, taking that future oriented outlook of life and really thinking about life in a positive way. Her focus in the coaching world is to help women create a fertile life; prepare them for a healthy pregnancy.
She had hormonal imbalances after coming out of the birth control pill and this experience made her dive deeply into women's hormones. She figured out a natural and holistic way to heal her hormone imbalances. The positive effects she experienced made her want to help other women.
In this podcast we’re talking about:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Heidi Brockmyre is a fertility expert and acupuncturist and has been practicing for over 8 years. She runs a fertility acupuncture clinic in San Diego and has created an online program to teach women how to use Chinese medicine tools at home.
In this episode, we talk about:
1. Principles of Chinese medicine
2. Difference between acupuncture and acupressure
3. Tools to help bring body imbalances back into balance
4. Protocols Heidi teaches in her online program
5. Connection between sperm quality and miscarriages
6. Case studies of women who conceived naturally despite being told they couldn’t by their doctors
To learn more about Heidi Brockmyre, you can find her on her website and follow her on:
Facebook
Twitter
We put all of Heidi's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
Resources:
3 Step Instant Fertility Boost (Meditation + Exercise + Acupressure
Our speaker today is...me! I'm so excited to share with you my expertise on sperm and egg.
There are many factors threatening the health of our sperm and eggs: radiation, toxins, inflammation, oxidation, and more. I encourage you to learn the foundational habits to protect your sperm and egg and ensure your fertility.
Even if you've been told you have low sperm count or 'old eggs' there is still much you can do to increase your pregnancy odds!
We also talk about:
1. Diet for optimal egg and sperm quality
2. Combating stress when dealing with infertility
3. Exercise for fertility
4. Supplements to improve egg and sperm quality
We put all of the information I shared in this interview in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Sarah Clark is a certified life coach with accreditation from the International Coaches Federation and a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. At 28 years old, she was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and accepted the diagnosis and had both of her kids through IVF. Years later she realized the root cause of her infertility was food intolerance.
Later, while working in HR, she took life and health coaching courses because she was bringing coaching to the corporate environment and found out how food affects the body. She learnt that she had food sensitivity and changed her diet and lifestyle, and in a few months her health began to improve.
Sarah Clark is the author of Fabulously Fertile: Supercharge Your Fertility Naturally, a fertility cookbook for couples struggling with infertility.
In this episode, we talk about:
Sarah Clark’s Resources:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Welcome to the first day of Fertility Week.
Our first speaker is Dr. Anna Cabeca, an OB/GYN from Georgia. She studied obstetrics and gynecology at an osteopathic medical school and took on holistic treatment approaches of empowering the body to heal itself.
Dr. Cabeca was diagnosed with premature infertility, premature ovarian failure, early menopause and irreversible infertility. She was told by her doctors that the only way she'd have a child was a chance with egg donation.
"Post-traumatic stress, chronic stress, daily stress, environmental toxins, toxic relationships and physical disease can all impair our fertility."
She traveled a lot and started using maca while in Peru and later created her product Mighty Maca.
In this episode we talk about:
- The 7 keys to fertility
- Detoxification
- Managing through setbacks and losses
- Diet to improve chances of getting pregnant
- Women and hormones past the age of 35
Dr. Cabeca is giving away free gifts to our community, and you can find them here.
These juicy gifts include:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.