I promise. You need to get your picture taken. 

In this episode I share the mic with my photographer, Laura Benn. We share an intimate conversation about how to get comfortable getting your picture taken and why it’s so important that you do. 

Whether you’re in business and need photos for your branding, you’ve avoid family photography or you just need to create more memories, this episode will help you reframe how to think about each picture. 

I share my own personal journey with professional photography and how I felt getting my picture taken years ago compared to now and how I’ve changed my perspective. We give you real tips on how to have a great picture taken and how to think about this snapshot in time in your life (and why you’ll want to capture it). 

Laura works with women who are looking for professional and branding photography, and I can say, she’s amazing. You can find her on Instagram (@gooseberrystudios) and at her website (https://lauralbenn.com/)

PS: I tell a story of a “kids say the darndest things” moment that does include some swearing in this episode. Just an FYI.

 

There are a few things that would happen in a one-to-one appointment with patients that change how successful they are. Your health hinges on your ability to execute your habits, and yet we have such difficulty making change. 

Here are some new ideas. 

In this episode, we talk about my first course, The Pillars of Perimenopause, which is a habit change challenge slash educational program to help you actually change and equip you to have a better health experience in your 40s and 50s. 

You can register before May 1, and then we can all start together as a group. 

My takeaways for habit change?

• You need to have a new conversation in your head about your habits and I'll give you the script that will turn everything around. 
• You need to understand the MVP (minimum viable products) for your habits. 
• You need to eliminate tension and move the "line" you've drawn around your self-investment. 

I hope you join us for the course. It's currently 50% off and has a few fun bonus offers for our first cohort. 

In today's podcast, we discuss the evidence for changing mammogram guidelines to include women in their 4th decade (40-50). I open with a new promise to bring you more authentic conversations on evidence (and more calling out of the bs online). We also talk about how to make decisions about screening for yourself (and why we are in favour of the breast cancer screening guidelines).

I hope you enjoy the episode. Remember to leave a review after listening so we can reach more women like you. 

 

Here's an AI-Generated summary of what we talked about in today's episode: 

• Understanding Screening Tests:

  • Screening tests aim to detect diseases early in large populations.
  • Effective screening tests must find diseases at a time when intervention can significantly alter outcomes.

• Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines:

  • Recent guideline changes focus on early detection, especially in younger women.
  • The new age bracket (40-50 years) is targeted due to the aggressive nature of breast cancer in premenopausal women.

• Addressing Misconceptions and Fears:

  • Common myths about mammograms causing breast cancer are debunked.
  • Emphasis on the goal of screening: early detection to save lives, not to cause harm.

• The Role of Mammograms:

  • Mammograms are selected for breast cancer screening due to their accessibility and safety.
  • The podcast clarifies the difference between diagnostic tests and screening tests.

• Critiquing Alternative Screening Methods:

  • Discussion on the lack of evidence supporting alternative methods like thermography.
  • Stress on the importance of relying on scientifically proven screening methods.

• Importance of Evidence-Based Screening:

  • Screening is based on population statistics and the greater good, not individual cases.
  • Encouragement to view public health recommendations within the context of overall population benefit.

• What to do next:

  • Listeners are encouraged to critically assess health information, especially regarding breast cancer screening.
  • Importance of making health decisions based on scientific evidence and personal values.

"What supplements do you take, Jordan?"

This is one of the most common questions I get asked on social media. I will give you the answer, but we will also talk about why you're asking in the first place. 

Wellness behaviours and nutrition have this weird space in medicine where we expect to get our answers online, our advice from friends or our hairstylist and personalized recommendations from an Instagram post. We're going to dive into this and look at why we want validation, hope, and an illusion of safety when we see someone else doing something. 

I also share with you my current and past list of supplements. I share how I made the decision to take them, what I expect the outcomes to be and what I've taken in the past. The episode's purpose is to help you feel hope that you can have a list curated for you that may help your symptoms. 

If you listen and realize you need help, our team of Doctors at Clarity Health is always ready to help residents of Ontario choose the 1-2 supplements that they need to support their health journey. You can submit a web inquiry at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca, and one of our team members will call you back. 

In this episode, we talk about 5 really simple strategies to improve your PMS that are absolutely FREE.

Hormonal health is an important area that is often poorly addressed in conventional care. Understanding and supporting your own PMS symptoms can give you back quality of life. 

In the episode we talk about

• What it means if you suddenly get PMS in your 40s. 
• The biggest pressure on your PMS in your life. 
• 5 free solutions that you can start today. 
• My personal strategies for dealing with PMS. 

 

If you loved the episode, share it with a friend and be sure to write us a review. 

 

 

 

This episode is about the first period. Many of you have young pre-menstruators and menstruators in your life who would benefit from you knowing the ins and outs of puberty and what to look for around that first period. 

Teens, unfortunately, often have their symptoms chalked up to a "normal teen experience," whether they have a delayed first period, significant acne or rapid changes to body weight. This isn't true, and rapid or extreme development of hormone symptoms often have an underlying hormone condition that should be assessed. 

Young people deserve an assessment if

• They are 15 with no period (whether they have breast development or not)
• They are 13 with no secondary sex characteristics at all. 
• They have rapid changes to their androgen symptoms (acne, body hair growth, body weight changes). 
• They miss their first period and play competitive sports, are petite or maybe eating below their energy needs. 

 

We cover how to think about each of these areas of health and when to push for assessment in your teen. 

 

If you need support and live in Ontario, reach out to us at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca and submit a web inquiry. Our clinicians work with all types of hormonal concerns in young people and run evidence-based testing (blood work). 

In this birthday episode, I'm sharing the things I'm noticing about myself as I turn 42 (like how sore I am every day mostly) and talking about the things I'm no longer tolerating about myself this year. 

We often hear the narrative of people over 40 "not tolerating any more bs" from others, but in my opinion, the buck needs to stop with me first. So I've created a list of things that I'm no longer doing. The list includes things like

• Judging Christmas lights
• Having fear about AI
• Not giving 100% in a few areas 
• Being apologetic for quitting something I'm really good at (this one will surprise you). 

I hope you enjoy the episode and it sparks some ideas for your own journey this year. I'm excited to be 42 and excited to keep working on my health. Thanks for being here along for the ride. 

I have a very exciting announcement coming up for those of you over 40 who are interested in hormone health. Stay tuned to the podcast. The announcement comes in February. 

 

This episode is about goal setting for 2024 and taking back the word "obsession" as a positive and aspirational trait that helps people actually achieve what they desire. 

Since the pandemic, we've had to create such high degrees of self-compassion that we've lost the ability to pursue a goal relentlessly. 

Is it bad if you miss a kid's event to stay the course on your gym goals?

Is it negative for your mental health if you choose a salad?

Is it a slippery slope to be obsessed with your goals?

In this episode, we take back the word "obsession" to mean something much more positive and talk through how to get obsessed with your health so you can get somewhere. 

This is our last episode of 2023. We wanted to leave you on a "goal-setting" track for the holiday season and to help you consider how you want your 2024 to turn out. 

See you in 2024!

Today's podcast episode is broadcast on both of our podcast platforms, Women's Health Unplugged, which is our public-facing podcast. It has over 500,000 downloads and has covered many women's health topics over the last few years. 

Our clinician-facing podcast, The Confident Clinician Podcast, focuses on clinical topics and studies that are changing our practices in integrative care. 

Today's topic is for everyone. We're talking about the term "hormone imbalance" and how damaging this term can actually be. We cover concepts such as

• Why accurate diagnosis is the first step towards getting treatment. 
• Why universal language is an important bridge to connect practitioners. 
• Why using vague terms (like your 'private parts') does a disservice to patients. 
• Which "buckets" of hormone concerns you might fall into, and why we need to accurately label you. 
• Where we go from here.

 

If you're a patient and are looking for an evidence based clinician in Ontario, you can find our clinic at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca 

 

If you're a practitioner, be sure to get on the wait list for The Confident Clinician at www.confidentclinicianclub.com to ensure you're the first to access our hormone assessment module in 2024 when our doors open. 

 

I'm joined today by a guest, Lexi Miles Corrin, who's the owner of WAXON wax bars, a female-only franchise helping women achieve their financial and entrepreneurial goals with over 20 locations expanding all over Canada next year. 

Lexi is also a mother of 4 under 5. 

There's nobody better to talk to us about getting help, showing up with intention in your own life and chasing your dreams than a mother of 4 who is leading other women to pursue their business goals. 

We share so many helpful "get started" points on this podcast and keep the conversation relatable and accessible, regardless of where you are in your journey. 

Lexi talks about the small 'nudges' that we need and the importance of getting clear on what you actually want out of your life to be able to take the next right step. 

Feminine leaders have a special place in my heart. They show up with vulnerability and empathy and ALSO make hard decisions and lead tough conversations. We share how valuable it is to let others into your "workspace" (both at home and at work) who can support you in achieving your goals. We discuss "letting go" of the outcomes and how we've had our hearts broken (but wouldn't want it any other way). 

Enjoy the episode. You can follow Lexi on Instagram here to see all the fun (and chaos!) of having 4 kids and a huge business. 

I've only really known about my ADHD diagnosis for a few years. I had joked about it for years and had friends joke about it for years, but it wasn't until my kids were assessed that I really leaned into identifying as a person with ADHD. 

Working with women for the last 15 years has gifted me the opportunity to help identify ADHD in my patients, and to help them make decisions on how to support themselves. 

In today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Kate Henry, a Naturopathic Doctor whom I connected with over the research on ADHD and our personal experiences. This episode will help you understand your own brain a little better, and give you the first few steps you need to take to get assessed and taken care of. 

We tackle topics such as

• The role of diet (how your ADHD chooses your foods and how your foods worsen your symptoms). 
• The role of medication. 
• The role of accurate diagnosis (especially if you've never been flagged before). 
• How to get help (even with the small things). 

If you want to read Kate's free resources and get connected with her, you can visit her website here. 

In today's episode, I'm joined by my colleague, Dr. Andrea Gri, who is one of the NDs in my office in Ontario. We started this conversation one day in the hallway of the office (where so many magical conversations happen).   If we asked you to invest money that had a guaranteed return on investment, it would probably feel like a no-brainer.   Why? Partly because we value money.   So do you value your health the same way?   In today's episode, we talk about the small investments you can make in yourself to take steps forward in your health journey. We share the things that our most successful patients have in common and what the research says about the disconnect between "knowing" and "doing". Andrea and I share our personal choices to help ourselves stay well as working moms and give you some ideas for how you can get started.   Andrea is running a free community event Thursday, November 23 at 7 pm on hormonal health and metabolism. The event requires registration. You can register here to get access to both the workbook and the live event (or recording if you can't make it). Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_8d1YG2RISqGkTUj07e1owQ   Andrea also works at our office in Burlington and you can reach out to her at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca if you're ready to start your health journey.

In this week’s episode, we discuss where ‘root cause’ medicine comes from and where things have gone wrong. 

I share my insights for how treating the root cause can look like

• Addressing the risk factors that set you up for a chronic condition 

• Treating co-morbidities to help improve your health status 

• Making changes to your lifestyle to reduce your future need for medication or the need for increased medication 

• Co-supporting long term medication prescriptions to help you get the most out of your prescription. 

What root cause medicine isn’t is the relentless pursuit of the one thing that’s gone wrong in your life and health that, if you reverse it, will cause all your health problems to go away. 

The inspiration for this episode came after a national news article about how Naturopathic Doctors in Canada are “not” a solution to the healthcare crisis. One of the things the article pointed out is that we search for the root cause, which is harmful. We break down that phrase, and when root cause medicine is important and valuable, and when to let the goal go.

Today's episode calls out a new application for an old lab test that you've probably never heard of, or had run on your physical exam. 

We're talking about Urate. 

If you HAVE heard of this test, you probably have gout, or know someone with gout. That's because this lab test (historically) has only been used to assess people for gout. 

In today's episode, we talk about the "new" use for urate testing that will surprise you, and why I'd advocate for the following changes for how we decide to test urate. 

• We should be testing women for uric acid levels if they have no other obvious cardiovascular risks. 
• We should be testing women for uric acid if they have a family history of gout, but don't have gout themselves. 
• We should be re-testing uric acid in women after they transition into menopause. 
• We shouldn't tolerate the current reference range in both Canada and the US, because the reference range is focused on gout. 

 

I know that talking about cardiovascular disease isn't exciting, but what IS exciting is finding a lab test that helps us predict your future risk of disease. Given that cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women, any hints about your risk are important to me. I'd love it if it was important to you too. 

I love coffee. 

But I've also tried to quit about 100 times in my 20s because I was worried about the effect of coffee on my health and hormones. 

In today's episode, we talk about the actual research (and lack of) for caffeine on female sex hormones and why you can guilt-free have a cup of coffee. 

We also talk about how to manage your caffeine intake to help support your day to prevent anxiety, and sleep disturbance or to use your coffee as a cover-up for your poor nutrition. 

I share what my personal coffee situation looks like these days, what machines I need in my life to help me with my coffee and what you should put in your coffee to have the best cup. 

If you don't follow me on Instagram, most of the memes I post are about coffee and health. You should follow me there to laugh along with me about how much we love coffee. You can find me at www.instagram.com/drjordannd 

In this solo episode, I give you the knowledge and understanding of your bladder changes over the age of 40, and the things you can do to reduce the frequency of UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections). 

The bladder changes when hormones change. The microbiome changes, bladder tone changes and our sensations in our bladder change. This perfect storm can make women more susceptible to infections (UTIs) and increase symptoms such as overactive bladder and painful bladder syndrome (interstitial cystitis). 

We talk about what to do if you get an acute UTI (and then repeat the answer about 10 times to really hit this one home), what to eat to avoid getting a UTI (it's not what you think) and how hormone therapy supports our bladder. 

If you're in Ontario and you're struggling with bladder symptoms, my team at Clarity Health can support people in menopause all across Ontario. Fill in a web inquiry at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca .  One of our patient care coordinators will call you and set you up with the doctor of your dreams. 

Just as an FYI, we swear a lot in this one. Totally unapologetically. The discussion requires swearing. 

 

Today I have the pleasure of gifting you this incredibly important and raw conversation with Dr. Jody Carrington. A psychologist who is changing the world by teaching us about empathy, connection and true friendship. We cut through some important topics such as motherhood, generational roles, friendships that end and feminine leadership. 

 

The entire time we recorded I wasn’t sure if I was going to laugh or cry from feeling seen. 

 

We talked about my office anti-harassment voicemail, my “failed” friendships, our partners taking over “mom roles,” and how frigging hard it is being a leader. 

 

Dr. Jody’s newest book (coincidentally named Feeling Seen) is about creating connections as the path to health and how to build resiliency in yourself through emotional regulation. 

 

In Jody’s words, “We need the big people to be okay. And we’re not”. 

 

Jody also has a podcast, an amazing Instagram account and you can learn more about her on her website. 

When I opened my clinic, 15 years ago, my tagline was "Be open to the possibility of change." 

I felt like my role was to help people think differently about their health, to get out of their own way and to be curious about what health care could be like. 

In today's podcast, we talk about whether or not your doctor has to believe you in order for you to get better. My argument is that for the most part, they don't need to agree with you or believe you for you to get care. 

I also introduce the uncomfortable idea that sometimes, our doctors are right. And when we've carried around beliefs for a long time, it can be hard to hear their perspectives. 

If you've ever felt like your doctor's bedside manner or delivery were a major barrier to you getting better, or if you've ever felt like your story fell flat when you shared it, tune in. I think I'll change your mind about how to think about your health care visits. 

If you're a health care practitioner who wants to get better at communication with your patients, our Practice Negotiator course is open for enrollment until November 9th, 2023. You can register here: https://discover.theconfidentclinicianclub.com/practice-negotiator-register-1

 

If you've ever wondered if your thyroid is getting in the way of your metabolism and weight goals, this episode is for you. 

Whether you've struggled with hypothyroidism, or have just been curious about your thyroid, I'm sure you've come across many claims that treating your thyroid will "solve" your metabolism or weight problems. 

In today's episode, we break down:

• What's real and what's myth (and what's water weight) and whether treating your thyroid will actually help your metabolism or not.
• Which lab tests you should have if you're suspicious of your thyroid. 
• What to expect from thyroid medication if you need it. 
• How we need to think about the thyroid in the bigger picture of your health. 

People with low thyroid have a myriad of challenges in managing their metabolism. When patients don't feel well, their ability to manage their nutrition and movement is impaired. This episode will help you feel like your thyroid is more connected to your overall health (and not the sole cause of how you feel). 

 

 

There is nobody happier than I am that the knowledge about perimenopause is starting to permeate pop culture and general health information. 

But like every pendulum, we often swing things WAY WAY too far. 

What I mean is that every person with ovaries who has learned about perimenopause now thinks that every single symptom that is happening to them is hormonal and that they are knocking on menopause's door. 

This podcast episode is going to help balance out that pendulum and teach you "what else it could be" if you're experiencing fatigue, brain fog, cycle changes or other symptoms. 

Not everything is perimenopause and I want you to know the "other" possibilities so you can have great conversations with your practitioner rather than feeling like your feelings fall on deaf ears. 

If you're struggling with symptoms over 40 I am a BIG advocate of you having a hormonally-literate practitioner, but also, there are specific blood tests and considerations that need to happen to ensure that we've ruled out everything else. 

If you live in Ontario and are in need of support from a health team that understands hormonal transitions, reach out to us at Clarity Health. Fill in a web inquiry at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca and reference the podcast. It will help us place you with a practitioner that excels in the areas that you need support. 

Do you wear a "wearable"?

This is one of the most common questions I get asked on Instagram (and if you don't follow me, head over to www.instagram.com/drjordannd to follow along. 

In this episode we cover

• The Apple Watch
• Whoop
• The Oura ring
• Fitbit

I share my experience with each of them (yes I've tried them all) what I loved or hated about each of them and whether or not they actually helped me meet my goals. 

We talk about what you're tracking, why you're tracking it and how to be thoughtful about the choice. 

Before you open your wallet, have a listen and see whether or not you need to get yourself a wearable to meet your goals. 

I do have a referral link for an Oura ring (I don't get a kickback or any compensation from the company) that gives you $40 off. You can check it out here. 

 

 

Welcome back! After a summer hiatus we’re ready to get back to the podcast and share evidence-based health information and mindset discussion to help you advocate better for yourself in your health journey. 

 

Today’s episode is a welcome-back discussion about how we often let our past decisions and failures prevent us from trying something new. We’re going to break down why we feel badly about past choices and how to reframe the experiences you’ve had with your health (even if they didn’t work). 

 

Everyone is in the “middle” of their health journey, which means that you’ve all done things before today and many of those things didn’t work. Or they worked a little. Or they worked and now no longer work. But not pursuing any future goals or any future solutions because you’re not in perfect health right now despite trying things in the past is not the right way to look at your future. 

 

If you’ve ever hesitated to try something new because you’ve been hurt or disappointed by your past attempts - this is a great reframe to help us go into the fall with a fresh new perspective. 

 

Welcome back! The fall is going to be great.

 

I call out in the episode our Clarity Health clinic that services people in the GTA who are looking to change their health. www.clarityhealthburlington.ca Fill out a web inquiry to request a call back from our Patient Care Coordinators. 

If you’ve watched TV in the last few months, you’ll notice a theme in the news on health: MENOPAUSE. 

 

Menopause is finally having it’s moment in the media. From Oprah to The National, my guest Dr. Heather Hirsch and I discuss our media appearances in the last few months, what this means for menopause and how to start getting the care you deserve. 

 

Heather has exploded on the menopause scene with her book, Unlock Your Menopause Type which is sold wherever you buy books.  We discuss her work as a Menopause Expert, how you can gain confidence in using HRT to treat your symptoms and why we’re finally seeing the attention towards menopause that you all deserve. 

 

We discuss the various menopause types, including early menopause from hysterectomy, cancer treatment or premature ovarian insufficiency, to menopause “at 50” and how your treatment may need to shift depending on who you are and what your story is. Even if you don’t experience any menopause symptoms at all (and yes, that’s a type!) you need to have a conversation about your menopause. 

 

Heather gives a refreshing and fun look at menopause as we dispel myths, give you the tools you need to pick a practitioner and continue this conversation on this very important life stage. 

 

You can follow Heather on Instagram @heatherhirschmd and buy her book, Unlocking Your Menopause Type here

As the youngest of 8 kids, Dr. Sharon Malone watched her mother navigate the world with good old common sense. When she became a gynecologist, author and the health-advocate for thousands of women she took the exact same approach. 

Cited as the “first person I turn to for a whole host of issues, especially my health” by Michelle Obama, Sharon has a mission of taking information that used to “belong” to doctors and make it accessible and available to every woman. 

In her book, Grown Woman Talk, she covers conditions from fibroids to endometriosis and how to navigate midlife with confidence and health. 

In this podcast episode, we talk about how women have more choices than ever in their health care journey and how to be a good “buyer” in the world of health. She shares her advice on how to get a second opinion, and why you are the person with the greatest continuity in your own health journey (and thus should be listened to!). 

You can get a copy of Sharon’s book here. 

 

In today's episode, we’re taking a very practical approach to talking about nutrition and how to slightly change some of your routine nutrition patterns to help you meet your nutrition goals, especially if you are working on your blood sugar or weight loss. 

 

We use the “money” and “budgeting” metaphor to discuss why we’d even consider taking a lower calorie food option occasionally or how to think about your nutrition patterns to be sure that they are helping move you forward with your health goals. 

 

It’s a practical and pragmatic conversation about food including

 

• Why cutting out fruits and vegetables makes no sense

• Whether you should eat low fat or high fat dairy

• Why choosing lean protein can really add up. 

• How to pick a treat that meets your nutrition goals 

• Why it’s easy to get carried away with certain food groups 

 

If you struggle listening to discussions about food and calories, this episode might not be for you. We take a very realistic approach to discussing food choices and how your subtle daily choices may be walking you down a path you’re not interested in being on.

I give you a lot of real and practical food examples and share how I manage my treats! I hope you enjoy the episode. 

With a wider conversation happening online about menopause, we’re seeing people come forward more than ever discussing the mental health strain that this phase of life can cause. I’m joined in this episode by one of my friends and close colleagues (we work in the same office!) Dr. Laurie Alpert ND, who is a NAMS certified menopause practitioner and your new mental health advocate. 

 

Laurie and I share our experience in working with people in menopause and help you feel seen and understood in this deep conversation about our moods. We cover a lot of ground (from anxiety to depression to “meno-rage”) and give you the fire under your butt that you need to pay attention to your own mental health. 

 

It’s common for us to blame the circumstances (teen and adult children, ageing parents, big careers) as the cause of mood changes for women over 45 and yet, menopause is a significant contributor to new depression (meaning you’ve never had an episode before) or a return of old depression (even if you’re well managed). We want every person to be able to recognize the changes their mood is having so they can get the support they need. 

 

Dr. Laurie Alpert is one of our NAMS (North American Menopause Society) certified Naturopathic Doctors at Clarity Health in Ontario. We serve people in person in the GTA and virtually across Ontario. You can submit a request to work with Laurie at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca

Listeners, wondering if perimenopause is contributing to your mental health concerns? Click here and download Dr. Laurie's free resource to encourage your care provider to consider your mental health in the context of menopause. 

In this week’s episode, I share my yearly reflection questions, what my personal answers were, and how you can use this kind of exercise to help you move forward on your goals, whether they be health related or otherwise. 

Here are the questions for the episode and the ones that I moved through in the podcast episode. I shared my experience looking at my answers 6 months later, and how to use personal goal setting and journaling to help you achieve your own goals. 

 

• What are things I want to bring with me into next year?

• What are things I don’t want to bring with me?

• What things do I want to do that are new this year?

• What things in my life are on probation?

• If I started my life over from scratch, what would I stop doing?

• What would I start doing?

• What do I want to spend more time on next year?

• What do I want to spend less time on next year?

• Where am I waiting for another person to make the first move?

• Where can I be the one to go first?

• What can I do in the next week that will make the rest of my year easier?

• What can I do this year that will leave me in a better position for next year?

• Who do I spend time with that pulls me down?

• What do I notice about this answer?

• Who do I spend time with that lifts me up?

• What do I notice about this answer?

• What am I doing that I want the film crew of my life to see?

• What are the things I’m doing that I don’t want the film crew to see?

• What are my goals for 2023?

• Do I have the right systems in place to make them happen?

 

Enjoy this episode. We have a handful more before we take our summer break!

With an increase in hormonal symptoms appearing over 40, many people are offered treatment options such as the pill, the IUD and HRT. Each of these treatment options have wonderful effects and some side effects and may or may not fit the bill for supporting people as they transition towards menopause. 

 

In this episode, I sit down with Miranda Tawfik, a pharmacist with a focus on women’s health and hormone therapy. We discuss the pros and cons of each medication option and help settle some of your worries that you’ve been prescribed the wrong thing, or that they are “missing the boat” on a treatment option that they haven’t been offered yet. 

 

We give you timelines to consider these treatments for, what to expect and when to consider switching to something else. We cover the lab work you can (and cannot) do when you’re on these treatments and the long term health benefits and consequences of each choice. 

 

Whether you’ve been on the pill for decades, or haven’t used a hormone treatment since university, this episode will give you confidence in choosing which treatment option might be best for you and how to advocate to your practitioner to get it. 

 

Origin’s Pharmacy is owned by Miranda Tawfik and supports practitioners and patients from all over Ontario get care for all phases of life, including hormone replacement therapy for menopause. You can find out more about the pharmacy through their website https://originspharmacy.ca/ 

PMS is more than a minor inconvenience. It can leave you feeling like a different person half the month, put strain on your relationships and can really derail achieving your other health goals. 

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Keara Taylor, a Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto and one of our expert clinicians at The Confident Clinician. Keara’s focus in her practice and her research is on the emotional regulation of people through their PMS experience, and how to equip menstruators with the tools they need to feel more calm and confident throughout the month. 

In this episode we cover:

• How to short circuit your PMS in the moment. 

• How to create a PMS toolkit of resources to help you improve your symptoms on your own. 

• How to teach your partner about PMS and why this is an important step. 

• Why “giving in” to your PMS is sometimes the right thing to do. 

You can find Keara at www.drkearataylor.com or on Instagram @drkearataylor.nd 

She works with people with PMS all over Ontario to feel better about their monthly hormone fluctuations, both physically and emotionally. 

 

I love watching someone so good at their craft. Whether it’s an artist, or a great lawyer, watching someone in their element always leaves me feeling in awe of their dedication, experience and tenacity to get great at something. 

 

Nobody feels that way about their doctor. 

 

In today’s episode, I want to address the trend of “doing your own research” for your medical care. The general distrust in medicine and the lack of appreciation about what goes into making a medical decision (combined with the internet) has left people feeling like they are actually more capable than their doctor at reading research. It’s left people feeling like there are un-read articles that only they can find (and their doctor won’t) and even that their doctor wants to choose something for them that is not the best answer (on purpose). 

 

Reading research, synthesizing difficult concepts, communicating those concepts and helping people make value based and pragmatic decisions about their health care is my absolute super power. But put it in the ring with blogs, podcasts, DIY health programs and people’s overestimation in their own research capabilities and I’m left going toe to toe with an accountant over their hormone dose, or a teacher over their nutrition needs. 

 

This episode isn’t about discouraging you from being interested in your health - quite the opposite. But being informed and interested is not the same as being a good researcher. I share my top strategies for “doing your own research” if you want to try, and when to trust the information that’s being offered to you by your health care team. 

For the first time, I’ve created a DIY program for patients with endometriosis that helps you “do your own research” with guided videos, handouts and the real evidence on how to lower your pain. If you’re a person with endometriosis or menstrual cramps, you can download the Women’s Health Unplugged app and purchase this program at a low cost.

If you’ve spent 10 minutes on social media, you’ve probably heard the term insulin resistance. If you’ve spent 11 minutes on social media someone has probably scared you into feeling like your blood sugar is a problem, and you need a special solution to manage it. 

In today’s episode, we talk about what the term insulin resistant means, and why everyone needs a basic understanding of blood sugar regulation to achieve better health. With diabetes being one of the most important (and most common) health consequences of aging, understanding your personal risks and how to manage them is a massive step in the right direction toward diabetes prevention. 

And, in true Women’s Health Unplugged fashion, Jordan outlines the myths about blood sugar, why you don’t need a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) even if your favourite Instagram account wears one and what practical considerations look like to reduce your future risk of diabetes. 

In this episode, we cover: 

• What the definition of insulin resistance is

• Which lab tests you could consider to better understand your blood sugar

• Practical steps that help lower the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes

• The myths and claims you can ignore 

If you’re a practitioner and a member of The Confident Clinician, we’ll see you this weekend at our 12-hour insulin resistance advanced training. This course is free for all current members and will provide you with all of the resources you need to better support your patient population. 

If you’re not a member, you can add your name to the waitlist for our July 2023 member drive. We only add clinician members twice per year. You can learn more at http://www.confidentclinicianclub.com

In today’s solo episode, we talk about how to tell if it’s time to throw your plan in the garbage and try something new. 

 

It’s common when working with patients that people “quit” when things aren’t getting better as fast as they want to, or there’s a mismatch between what people value (natural treatments) and what people want (instantaneous results!). 

 

We also talk through questions you need to ask such as: 

• Do you understand your baseline? 

• Are you even tracking the right things?

• Do you even know when you should expect results?

• Do you have enough information and resiliency to navigate speedbumps in your plan. 

 

Healing isn’t a linear journey, and so if we expect hand-over-fist improvement every day, we’re setting ourselves up for failure. 

 

But also, sometimes you need to quit what you’re doing and start something different. We’ll break it down and I’ll share what I’ve learned about how to tell if your plan isn’t working for you. 

 

Remember that you can download our Women’s Health Unplugged App on the App Store or Google Play. Our first course on Endometriosis is available for purchase inside the app. It provides users with 5 video modules to learn on their own how to support their period pain. 

I’ve been following the research on burnout, PTSD and resiliency for a few years because I find adaptive changes in the brain and nervous system so fascinating. Getting real results with patients often involves us recognizing the impact of their mindset, nervous system regulation and level of burnout/resilience as we construct a plan. 

 

We can easily see how a patient would find it hard to do a particular part of their plan if they couldn’t afford it, if the resources were too far from their house or if they were downright allergic to the suggestion. But when we think about resiliency, we often have preconceived ideas about what that means, and how “resilient” we are or aren’t. 

 

Dr. Jenny Liu is a Postdoctoral Associate with the MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University. Dr. Liu’s background is in the science of stress and resilience. She works with stakeholders to identify the determinants of resilience in different communities and support efforts to promote or build resilience using a number of evidence-informed strategies and approaches.

 

In this amazing episode, we talk about the definition of resiliency, how you need to reframe the way you consider yourself and your support systems and how you can change how you feel about your stressors just by focusing on the pillars of resilience. 

 

Her free self-assessment app is available online at https://twitter.com/resilient_u and is a great place for people to start to understand what is influencing their ability to show up as their best selves every day. 

 

You can follow Jenny on Twitter at https://twitter.com/resilient_u 

 

If you haven’t listened to our past episodes with Dr. Erin Ley, you’ve missed out on a lot of ranting, a lot of practical solutions and a lot of laughing. 

Dr. Erin Ley is one of the Naturopathic Doctors at Clarity Health, serving people all over Ontario Canada. Erin sees both our adolescent patients and our male patients (in addition to patients looking for nutrition support and hormonal health) which gives her amazing insight into the challenges of working with this unique population. 

Whether you’re a young person yourself or have a young person in your life, this episode will give you insight into why the discussion around nutrition has become so complicated, the role of social media and belief systems in choosing nutrition for a young person and how parents can put down the responsibility of being the expert in their young adult child’s life. 

We cover additional topics such as

• Why Jordan finds working with parents and teens so challenging. 

• Why Erin loves it!

• What basic nutritional “truths there are”, and how learning these truths can make nutrition feel easier (for everyone). 

• How to think about the pattern of your eating patterns and how they fit into your life. 

• Why influencing a young person’s nutrition has a lasting impact on their life. 

Erin is accepting new patients at Clarity Health for late spring 2023 and beyond. You can submit a web request for a new patient onboarding call at www.clarityhealthburlington.ca.

You can follow Dr. Erin on Instagram @drerinnd

If we ask a room full of women what their greatest health risk is they either can’t answer, or answer breast cancer. 

If we ask people what a typical heart patient looks like, they often have an immediate vision of a man. 

If we cram women’s health into a 7-minute health appointment, we probably aren’t asking her about her pregnancy history. 

This, is the bad news of women’s heart health. 

The good news is, we can change your path. If you listen to this conversation. 

Heart health is a woman’s number one health risk, and oftentimes, she’s carrying around sex-specific risk factors (like pregnancy history) that influence her status. In this episode, I’m joined by Cardiac Nurse and Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Olivia Greenspan who shares her experience on both ends of the spectrum, and why she’s so passionate about teaching you the basics about heart health. 

We cover the risk factors nobody has asked you about, how to approach your health care appointments and why you need to start making changes today. 

Olivia practices in Ontario and you can find her on her website or on Instagram where she shares practical and pragmatic advice about women’s heart health, especially around menopause.

www.oliviagreenspan.ca

www.facebook.com/oliviagreenspannd/

IG - @droliviand

 

We know you’ve likely had information about protein shoved down your throat (pun intended) but do you really understand the WHY?

 

Things change during ageing and the menopause transition that affect how people’s bodies incorporate dietary protein, and the impact on this is far-reaching. From lower muscle mass, changes to change in satiety (how full you are) and a reduction in energy expenditure (how much we burn in a day), protein affects a lot. 

 

We review what catabolism is, and how eating the same protein you’ve always eaten doesn't provide enough building blocks to prevent muscle breakdown as you age. 

In this episode we’ll talk through: 

• Why is protein the most important macronutrient in menopause?

• What happens if you don’t hit your targets (and it has to do with appetite)?

• The impact that both aging and menopause have on metabolism and protein needs (they aren’t the same)

• Why women have different needs than men. 

 

We’ll also cover how to increase your protein intake to meet your needs and what you might notice if you increase your protein levels up to the targets we discuss. 

 

We’ve released our new Women’s Health Unplugged App on the App Store and Google Play this month, with our first on-demand course being on endometriosis and menstrual cramps. You can download the app and get ready for our subscriber-only content for the Women’s Health Unplugged podcast when we release it later in 2023. 

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (again!) to talk about sex and how to have a thriving sex life.

We outline how little people know about what contributes to positive libido and desire (so they don’t know what they were doing right) and then have NO IDEA what is getting in the way when their desire or drive changes. This feeling of a lack of control leaves people feeling powerless and like the solution lives outside of themselves.  

This episode is for you if you are curious about

• How to learn the difference between arousal and desire. 

• How to use your erotic brain, even if you’ve been married for 25 years. 

• Why crumbs on the counter and full dishwasher ruin your libido in your 50s, and not your 20s. 

• How to think about the complexity of libido and sex, with SIMPLE solutions. 

• If you want to know if we prefer Speed Keanu Reeves or The Matrix Keanu Reeves ;) 

Bat Sheva explains the factors that give you ‘points’ (fantasy, connection and hormone levels) and ‘take points’ away (some medications, fatigue, pain and more). 

This episode is a great way to start to explore this part of your health and get some ideas for how to change. 

Here’s more about our guest, and how you can grab her book, Satisfaction Guaranteed: How to have the sex you’ve always wanted. 

Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, a certified sex therapist, is the author of Satisfaction Guaranteed: How To Have the Sex You’ve Always Wanted. She has spent her life dedicated to bridging the gap between the medical and the psychological in women’s sexual health.  For nearly 25 years she served as the clinical director of one of the largest sexual health centers in the US. Dr. Marcus earned a master’s in public health as well as a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality as well as a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University. 

 

This week we are diving into the vault and bringing back our most downloaded and listened-to episode in 2021! We will be back next week with a brand-new episode. 

Is your morning routine part of your secret sauce or are you a roll-out-of-bed-and-run kind of person? My morning routine has been an important part of my life for years and I’ve spent a lot of time testing various strategies to make the most of my day. In this episode I give you some ideas of how to create your own routine by talking about:

• Coffee and caffeine and whether it’s helping you or not (spoiler: it’s helping me!)
• Creating calm by “deciding” how you want your day to go. 
• How I delegate tasks and projects.
• How my partner and I troubleshoot what our pain points are for the day. 
• Not waking up with an alarm, and how this affects me. 
• The importance of my morning of coffee (worth talking about twice!)

The overall theme is that my morning is a CHOICE and in this episode I want you to get inspired to choose your morning and your day. It’s a practical episode (not just a conversation about mindset) and I tell you exactly what my routine looks like.

It’s common for us to skip over an episode if we feel like a topic doesn’t apply to us, or if we feel nervous to listen. 

 

This particular episode is for everyone, and we’re going to help you feel more confident thinking about cancer either for yourself, or in your family and loved ones. 

 

I’m joined today by Dr. Martha Sharpe ND who focuses her practice on cancer survivorship. We discuss her personal journey with a cancer diagnosis and how she felt as a healthcare practitioner trying to navigate the system. Martha has dedicated her career to helping women understand how to reduce their personal cancer risk, but also to feel empowered in their survivorship. 

 

In this episode we cover:

• The importance of feeling autonomous in your health care. 

• The difference between prevention and blame. 

• How to stack your health deck in your favour to reduce your cancer risk. 

• The impact of alcohol on cancer risk. 

• How an anti-cancer lifestyle is actually a whole-health lifestyle. 

• You don’t need to spend a ton of money to have an anti-cancer health plan. 

 

Dr. Martha Sharpe, ND, is a Naturopathic Doctor in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Martha is dedicated to filling this gap and rewriting cancer survivorship with comprehensive, individualized, and holistic care.  She is passionate about helping people find the clarity and empowerment they need to step back into life post-cancer, and feel at home in their bodies again. You can find her on Instagram @marthasharpe_nd and learn more about her offers including a 4-week course on foundations for fuelling your body after cancer (and for cancer prevention) where she is offering our listeners a $100.00 promo. Learn more here https://marthasharpend.com/podcastpromo 

 

There are patterns that people who are successful with nutrition change adopt, and in today’s podcast, I’m sharing the 3 food categories that I want you to include in your kitchen to help you make it through tougher weeks (and help you meet your goals!).

It’s common for a new nutrition plan to focus on novelty, new recipes and unique ways of incorporating unique ingredients into your diet. New nutrition plans can often feel like a part-time job for many people, 🥵 and this level of bandwidth is not often available to make the changes that many people need to make with their food quality.

My 3 food categories are as follows:

1. Aspirational. Foods that are new, recipes, and unique ways of putting foods together that bring novelty and excitement.
   
   
2. Every Day. Foods that you need to eat every day to help you meet your nutrition goals. These are the foods you reach for in the grocery store every week that are on your plan, and that can easily be pulled together in an autopilot kind of way.
   
   
3. Oh 💩 S*!T💩. This category of foods are the foods in our pantry and freezer that are going to SAVE us from the wheels falling off the bus when things aren’t going well, when we’re tired or when we run out of everyday foods.

Enjoy the podcast and next time you’re grocery shopping, consider if you’re filling up your cart with foods from each category.

Today’s conversation is an important one. On a few levels. 

When I sat down to do this podcast I was thinking about the medications for obesity (we’re focusing on Semaglutide/Ozempic today) I was going to focus on the “clinical” discussion. Does it work? Who benefits? What do we expect?

Then, that very week, there was a social media explosion about weight loss drugs for adolescents. 

And I realized that our conversation had to be much more emotional than that. 

Should we treat obesity with medication? Should people be able to manage their medical condition of obesity without help? Shouldn’t people be able to handle this in a drug-free way?

Just because some of the challenges related to obesity require changes in policy, access to nutrition, physical activity and mental health support doesn’t mean we don’t also need treatment options today to support the youth and adults that are at risk from their obesity today. 

I also asked hard questions like, “why do we care what medications other people are using?” or “what are your personal triggers when you hear of someone using medication for their obesity?”. 

We also dive in on some of the research in the STEP trials for Semaglutide, the longer-term data on weight regain and who benefits the most from these anti-obesity medications. 

It’s a bit of a spicy episode that I think we’d all benefit from thinking about. We know someone who qualifies for these medications or who is at risk from their obesity. How we approach this conversation touches us all. 

Janette Yee, an athletic therapist who supports people after vaginal birth and c-section is a joy to listen to. She’s vibrant, excited and passionate about something that we’ve all kept to ourselves. 

 

How freaking hard it is to recover from birth. 

 

As an athlete herself, Janette gives us the metaphor we’ve been waiting for. Birth is a season ending injury. And yet, while most athletes get trainers, time off and rehab, we send people who have given birth home with a screaming baby expecting sleepless nights, selfless weeks and no education on how to take care of themselves. 

 

Even if you don’t identify as an athlete, birth is a traumatic event to your body, and expecting things to just right themselves without support is a hope, not a plan. 

 

I loved recording this episode with Janette (we could literally talk for days) because we both get fired up about how we need to empower ourselves and other women to seek out support after this major physical (and emotional) event. 

 

You can find Janette on Instagram (@askjanette) and download her free resources from her website https://www.janetteyee.com/resources

It’s probably a bit of a stretch that an adult with ADHD who has 17,000 undread emails (at last count) is going to do a podcast about managing your email. 

 

But hear me out. 

 

I think we are in an opportunity to show up with leadership when it comes to both our inbox and our outbox, by breaking down some of the email culture we’re observing out there. 

 

We’re going to talk about how our email culture is breeding:

 

• Unrealistic expectations of each other. 

• To-do lists that we can’t finish. 

• A lack of self-responsibility and self-reliance. 

• Confusing channels for communicating with each other. 

 

We also talk about solutions such as:

 

• Muting your inbox

• Not caring

• Not responding

• But also real solutions that don’t compromise your relationships and your work. 

 

I think you’ll enjoy this real and honest call out of all of our email behaviour. We all have an inbox AND an outbox. 

 

Maybe we can slowly change the culture of email for good. 

 

Today’s podcast is an important episode if you exercise, identify as an athlete or have ever skipped a period. We’re talking about the energy it takes to create a menstrual period, and why women who exercise, diet or both are at risk of missing a period. 

I’m joined by Dr. Katrina Allison, a Naturopathic Doctor in British Columbia who focuses on supporting female athletes and young women with menstrual concerns. Even if you don’t think your diet or training is impacting your menstrual cycle, we cover the other symptoms that might be happening due to low energy availability and how to start fuelling yourself to have proper hormonal function. 

For many women, symptoms of heavy periods, slightly irregular cycles or night sweats can creep in to their “otherwise normal” cycles, letting their energy balance issues fly under the radar. We easily spot women who have lost their period, but that’s not the only symptom we should be looking for to ensure that your fuelling is supporting your body’s hormonal processes. 

If you’re an athlete, a parent of a young menstruating athlete or have ever lost your period while training, tune in to learn more about how you can support yourself with nutrition. 

Dr. Katrina Allison practices can be found at https://www.drkatrinaallisonnd.com/ or @drkatrinaallison_nd on tiktock or Instagram.

I was inspired by conversations I have seen in academic spaces I belong to about where “responsibility” lies in health change. 

Does it lie with the individual (bottom up) or with the government (top down)? 

As I was listening to this conversation happen, it made me think about how our health solutions for people are often bottom up, versus top down in their own household. 

We ask people to eat spaghetti squash while their family eats something better. 

We ask people to exercise at the end of the day after everyone else's needs are met. 

We have normalized “finding 5 minutes to yourself” after a full day of giving, rather than starting the day with yourself in mind. 

At a government policy level we know that placing the responsibility of health change on the individual isn’t effective. Individuals can’t thrive when their environment sets them up for failure. 

And yet, that’s exactly what we ask you to do. 

Fortunately, you’re the Queen, President and Prime Minister of your household. 

Even if you are co-President, you likely have more of a say over the policies in your mini-world than you’ve taken responsibility for. Today we’re asking you to take radical responsibility for creating effective policy in your own household. 

You are the Queen, and you are a citizen. If we rely on you-the-citizen to avoid salt and vinegar chips while your entire family eats them in front of you - we get nowhere. 

If you-the-Queen sets better policies for everyone in your kingdom (yourself included) you might stand a chance at health change. 

 

Enjoy.

 

We’ve had a lot of opportunities to do an episode on biohacking. We probably get asked 4-5 times per week to host someone on the show who has a product, supplement, lab test or wearable that they want to talk about. 

We’ve pretty much always said no. 

Why? Biohacking falls into this weird category of health and wellness that isn’t really evidence-based. It’s so “cutting edge” and so “ahead of the curve” that we don’t know if it works. 

In this episode, I share how to think about biohacking from wearables to supplements and the questions to ask yourself (good and bad) before you consider biohacking. 

If you’re ready for a more pragmatic approach to your hormonal health, you can still get a free ticket to our menopause summit called Modern Menopause. Get your ticket here.

 

I’ve always been fascinated by pain. We can’t see it. We can’t measure it with a test. 

And in a medical world where we barely listen to the patient experience - this presents a big problem. 

The other problem with pain (well, one of the other problems) is that when pain lasts a long time, our brains change. 

And in a medical world where you wait months for support - this presents another big problem. 

Today’s podcast is about pain and I’m joined by Dr. Kirstie Grifiths, a Chiropractor and yogi (who you can find at @thechiropracticyogi who is on a mission to help people understand the red light, yellow light and green light around movement and body pain. There are moments where pain is a red flag (STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING) and there are many moments where pain is a green or yellow light (keep going!). Patients are often educated to stop moving when they have any pain - which increases the likelihood of exercising less over time (and further worsening their pain)

 

You can see the problem. 

 

We have an amazing conversation about chronic pain, how pain changes your brain and how to know when to keep moving despite your pain. 

 

Kirstie has multiple offerings for patients looking to reduce their back pain that can be found here (free yoga for back pain) and here (Online yoga for back pain program) or you can grab them from her Instagram profile at @thechiropracticyogi https://www.instagram.com/thechiropracticyogi/ 

 

For today’s podcast episode, I was joined by Dr. Shelby Harris, a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist supporting women to overcome insomnia with cognitive behavioural therapy. We discuss her book, A Woman’s Guide to Insomnia, and the unique challenges that women face with their sleep versus men. 

 

Shelby shares tips and behavioural strategies to help you get started on your sleep journey and gives us the low-down on solutions that are evidence-based and have been proven to support a better night sleep. 

 

If you’ve struggled with your sleep in the last year, this episode will help you fall in love with taking care of this part of your health. We talk about wearable sleep trackers, what the ideal amount of time to sleep is, and how to make subtle changes that could have a big impact on your sleep schedule. 

 

You can learn more about Shelby on her website https://www.drshelbyharris.com/  or through social @SleepDocShelby

 

Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM is a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist in private practice in NY. She is board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine and treats a wide variety of sleep, anxiety and depression issues using evidence-based, non-medication treatments. Her self-help book, The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia: Get a Good Night’s Sleep Without Relying on Medication was published in 2019. Dr. Harris holds a dual academic appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in both Neurology and Psychiatry. Before going into private practice, she was the longstanding director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center in NYC, NY. Dr. Harris has been an invited columnist for the New York Times “Consults Blog,” and is frequently quoted in the media, including the New Yorker and Washington Post. She has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America and CBS Mornings. Dr. Harris can also be found on Instagram at @SleepDocShelby where she provides evidence-based information about sleep wellness and sleep disorders.

 

It’s been a few years since our podcast on heavy menstrual bleeding (October 2020) and we have had a slew of questions from Instagram followers (follow here if you don’t already) about “is my period normal”. So here we go!

In today’s podcast, we cover everything you need to know about whether your period is “normal” or if it’s something that needs treatment. We talk about menstrual variances such as: 

• Heavy bleeding, longer bleeding (more than 5 days) and bleeding that starts and stops. 

• Ovulation that doesn’t happen right on day 14. 

• Luteal phase (second half) challenges such as shorter cycles, longer cycles and spotting before your period. 

• Irregular cycles and changes to the total cycle length. 

 

We talk about when to approach your doctor, how to take good notes about your cycle and when to get treated. 

We also talk about the commodification of women’s bodies and menstrual health and how often influencers pathologize changes to the menstrual cycle and cause women to chase a menstrual dream that might not be possible. 

In today's episode, we tackle weight bias and stigma head-on with a guest Dr. Sylvi Martin, a Naturopathic Doctor, registered nurse psychotherapist, certified intuitive eating counsellor, and mindfulness-based eating awareness training (MB-EAT) facilitator who has a dual passion for supporting patients with their eating behaviour while also supporting clinicians to eliminate weight bias in medicine and improve the delivery of nutrition therapy in a less harmful way. 

We explore topics throughout the episode such as:

• How your weight or body shape may have affected the tests you received or the treatments you were offered from your doctor. 
• How weight bias has influenced your thoughts about yourself and others and may be influencing your health behaviours. 
• How your thoughts about food can affect the way you value yourself. 
• How the training that Naturopathic Doctors and nutritionists receive may be causing harm (and what to look for in a practitioner). 

Dr. Sylvi Martin offers both patient and practitioner programs to support healthy eating behaviour. You can connect with Sylvi as a patient through her website nourishingwellbeing.ca where she offers online patient programs. Sylvi will be spearheading continuing education programs for The Confident Clinician in February 2023 including small group training for NDs to become confident using intuitive eating practices with their patients. If you're a practitioner be sure you are on the Confident Clinician waitlist to learn more about our upcoming practitioner training here.