Femammal – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Today's episode will be my last. I reflect back on the season, explain my reasons for signing off, and share some exciting news. For more information about hosting a high school exchange student, visit EF Exchange

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Kimberly Sharpe, who has practiced as a postpartum doula, explains the role of a doula in pregnancy, delivery, and after delivery, and discusses others forms of women-centric birthing care a mother may receive. She shares these resources: 
In the Flo, by Alisa Vitti 
The Business of Being Born 
Pacific Birth Collective  
DONA International 

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In this episode, I wrap up Season 3 by reflecting on how we can reduce shame by building empathy, and how telling our stories and listening to the stories of others is a tool to do just that. I share more about my own story, and look ahead to January when Femammal will return for Season 4.

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Today's guest is Jessie. Jessie's pronouns are she and they; Jessie is a public librarian from KY who identifies as neurodivergent and as having a disability. In this interview, we dive into the ways in which Jessie's experience of neurodivergence and disability are also impacted by gender and hormones, creating a Venn diagram of overlapping challenges and symptoms. Jessie reflects on childhood memories and professional adult experiences to understand the ways in which our society is not set up to embrace the diversity of experiences like hers. Finally, they share how they are advocating to meet their needs and the path they are taking to get the medical interventions and professional accommodations they need to flourish.

Jessie would like to share these resources:

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Rae Thompson is a certified functional medicine health coach based in Louisville, Kentucky. Her battles with hypothyroidism and osteoporosis led her to search out the underlying causes of her health issues, rather than just medicating her symptoms. She believes that our bodies were meant to heal themselves given the right environment to do so, and I use my unique experience and skills to assist clients in setting realistic goals, providing educational and emotional support, while promoting self-management, accountability and compliance. In this episode, she shares about her thyroid issues, and how they eventually led her to functional medicine, which has improved her quality of life and has even become a second career at Indwelling Health. I really appreciate her reflections on the ways in which functional medicine practitioners can come alongside mainstream western medicine to enhance the level of healthcare that patients receive.

She shares these resources:

Rae's practice is Indwelling Health: https://www.indwellinghealth.com/

Dr. Mark Hyman: https://drhyman.com/

Bobby Approved App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bobby-approved-food-scanner/id1571725006

Function Health Platform: https://www.functionhealth.com/

Abundant Health Family Care: https://www.abundanthealthfc.com/?fbclid=IwAR0qed53qCAqPCN8rbzKM2FAmGbkIA8HtddbWNXwrO889IntMwKM7MkHWYQ

Radiant Integrative Health: https://www.healthbyradiant.com/

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Holly Cooper is mother to two young men, and wife to a man she considers to be a saint. She loves to be outside, especially gardening, and finds the outdoors therapeutic. She has survived breast cancer, and now she has been battling Parkinson's Disease. While Parkinson's Disease is half as prevalent in women than men, women often experience a more rapid escalation in symptoms and a higher fatality rate from Parkinson's. In this episode, Holly shares the interventions that have most improved her quality of life, especially boxing practice and deep brain stimulation. She takes a resilient attitude of hope and persistence to her diagnosis and has found meaning in connecting with other Parkinson's patients, especially through boxing.

She shares this resource from Norton Healthcare:

https://nortonhealthcare.com/services-and-conditions/neurosciences/patient-resources/parkinsons-disease-support/#:~:text=The%20Norton%20Neuroscience%20Institute%20Cressman,disease%20and%20related%20movement%20disorders.

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R.S. Hurley uses her experience of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity to advocate on behalf of others with that diagnosis. MCS disproportionately affects women. Ms. Hurley authored a Multiple Chemical Sensitivity guide for HUD housing, a resource to help people secure their rights and accommodations when living in housing funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development

But You Look Good booklet  https://invisibledisabilities.org/shop/ida-store/invisible-disabilities-book and "Choose Friendships over Fragrances" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0_wP5hxyo

2009 CDC Policy Limits https://www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org/pdf/CDC-2009-Indoor-Environmental-Quality-internal-policy542.pdf

Amputated Lives by Alison Johnson http://www.alisonjohnsonmcs.com/

http://chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org including Ms. Hurley's own guide

https://annmccampbellmd.com/

 https://www.drsteinemann.com

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Pania Elmsley lives in the South Gippsland region of Australia, which is Boonwurrung country. She grew up in Melbourne, she belongs to the Maori people of New Zealand, and she travelled the world as a flight attendant. She teaches the Maori language online, and in this conversation, which we recorded in-person onsite in Wonthaggi, Victoria, she shares her insights into meeting our physical and emotional needs while travelling and encountering new cultures with confidence. 

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Today's guest is Dr. Tracy Kemble, who works in the abuse and trauma recovery space, and she herself is a survivor of narcissistic abuse. Her book, the Narc-tion-ary, helps survivors make sense of their experiences by naming the complex dynamics of narcissistic abuse. It includes over 350 words and terms, as well as a self-assessment for anyone questioning their own experience. In this episode, she shares her insights into how trauma fuels both narcissists and the people they victimize, and speaks to the centrality of self-love and self-respect for recovery.

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Today's guest is Michele Mateus, who is an entrepreneur and a mother. She founded Mateus Studios, an award-winning portrait studio based in Vancouver, which seeks to help women feel alive and free through a radical celebration of self, especially in  boudoir photography and editorial inspired portraits that have a chic artistic vibe. In this episode, she shares her experience of being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, and the path she has chosen to create greater wellness in her life even with this chronic auto-immune condition. She brings her expansive sense of purpose and possibility to this conversation.

She shares these resources:

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

MS Canada: https://mscanada.ca/

Vancouver MS Clinic: https://www.ms.ubc.ca/

Dr. Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com/

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