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145: Preparing for Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum: Body, Mind, and Soul with Tracey Grant from @wholedailylife25 May 202300:51:59

A holistic approach to preparing for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Get insights into one woman’s thoughts as she prepares her body, mind and life to welcome a new member to her family. 

Guest: Tracey Grant

Highlights 

  • 2:08 Preparing mentally for pregnancy

  • 15:13 Deciding between a home birth and hospital birth

  • 39:35 Prepping for postpartum diet and the first 40 days approach 

  • 47:59 Recommendations for people considering getting pregnant

 

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144: Body Image, Societal Expectations, Stress - Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and How to Get Your Missing Period Back with Dani Sheriff of The HA Society16 May 202300:48:38

This episode explores the delicate balance between our body's needs and societal expectations in a discussion on hypothalamic amenorrhea. 

My guest shares her personal story to help others and shed light on the struggles of body image, the pressures we face, and the importance of building a harmonious relationship with ourselves.

Guest: Dani Sheriff

Highlights 

  • 2:27 What is hypothalamic amenorrhea

  • 13:06 The healing protocol for getting a period back 

  • 18:02 Why reverse dieting doesn’t work for hypothalamic amenorrhea

  • 25:33 What is the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)

  • 32:01 The difference between PCOS and hypothalamic amenorrhea

  • 36:02 What does a healthy period look like using FAM

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WTF is EMF Exposure? How To Have a Healthy, Safe, Secure and Balanced Relationship with Digital Technology09 May 202300:37:13

What are the effects of EMF exposure on your health and the health of your loved ones?

This episode dives into the science behind EMF, explains why it's particularly harmful to children, and gives practical tips for reducing exposure. This conversation was a game-changer for me and I hope for you too!

Guest: August Brice

Highlights 

  • 3:00 What is EMF

  • 13:01 Why kids are more sensitive to EMF

  • 20:17 Should you turn off your wifi to reduce EMF exposure?

  • 25:33 How to protect yourself from EMFs 

 

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142: Tips to Transform Your Relationship: Agreements, Collaboration, Conflict, Healing & Growth with Will and Krista Vanderveer02 May 202300:47:09

This couple's unique approach to agreements and conflict resolution can transform your relationship and change the world. 

Will and Krista Vanderveer are a couple who inspire with their impactful tools and pursuit of a partnership that brings out the best in each other while making a difference in the world. In this episode, we delve into their story, exploring how they navigate conflict and deepen their connection through shared values and a shared purpose.

 

Guest: Will and Krista Vanderveer

 

Highlights 

  • 10:00 Thinking in terms of what’s best for us, instead of what’s best for me

  • 15:15 Building a relationship around agreements and collaboration

  • 22:19 Patterns in conflict and resolution 

  • 28:04 Healing your ourselves & individual growth within relationships

  • 36:46 Tools to keep a relationship on track with thoughtful moments 

 

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141: OUR Truths about Parenting Q&A: Fatigue, Recovery, Creative Outings, Travel, Contact Napping, and Our Relationship with Austin Brawner, my husband25 Apr 202300:44:37

My personal mission is to share my truths about parenting and what my experience has been. 

And it’s largely been a positive experience me, and I wouldn’t change it for the world. But - in a time when parenting and becoming a mom is often sugar-coated by society and we only hear the “adorable” moments it’s important to me to be real. 

In this episode, I’m answering your questions about what parenting has been like for me, as honestly as I can. 

Guest: Austin Brawner (my husband)

Highlights 

  • 4:20 Getting past the wall of fatigue when you have a newborn 

  • 6:25 Tips for recovering from a c-section

  • 7:45 Getting creative with activities to do with a newborn 

  • 15:09 Challenges of prioritizing time with your partner while also parenting together 

  • 19:47 Transitioning back to work after having a kid 

  • 24:42 How to build travel into your life as a family with kids 

  • 27:09 Positives and challenges with contact napping

  • 41:52 Our stroller set up 

 

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140: Cultivating Your One Life: Friendship, Dreams, Women Supporting Women, and Finding Your Purpose with Alex Kemp and Bryn Daylor18 Apr 202300:52:08

“Nothing in life really makes sense, so you might as well follow your dreams”. This episode is full of inspiration and strategy for cultivating your one life. 

Guest: Alex Kemp and Bryn Daylor

Highlights 

  • 7:55 What the Dream Accelerator is 

  • 11:31 How to define your purpose 

  • 17:14 Finding the calling and connection to your inner path

  • 21:34 The 4 levels of purpose 

  • 38:59 Hot takes on triggers 

 

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139: The Individual Experience of Breastfeeding: Insights from Three Incredible Mamas11 Apr 202301:33:21

In this episode, I'll be sharing three women's unique experience of breastfeeding, as it is a journey that differs for each mother. This is not meant to be a commentary on whether or not to breastfeed, but rather to provide insight into the experience of breastfeeding.

 

Highlights 

  • 5:17 Steps to prepare to breastfeed before baby comes 

  • 15:26 Working with a lactation consultant 

  • 25:07 Advice on the experience of breastfeeding for mamas 

  • 46:24 SNS: supplementary nursing system - what it is 

  • 57:03 Breastfeeding product recommendations 

  • 1:01:34 Advice for mamas who are struggling with breastfeeding

  • 1:19:11 When a baby will not take a bottle 

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138: Who Should Try Ozone Therapy: How it Works, The Healing Properties, Detoxing from Mold & Why it’s Not Toxic with Micah Lowe of Simply O304 Apr 202300:35:23

This episode is intended to serve at ozone therapy 101. We’re clarifying some of the confusing information about ozone, why it’s not just a pollutant, how it can help heal your body and who should try Ozone Therapy.

Guest: Micah Lowe

Highlights 

  • 6:13 What ozone is and how it works in the body 

  • 7:07 Clarifying why ozone is more commonly known as a pollutant 

  • 10:51 How to utilize ozone therapy and apply it to the body

  • 17:46 Who is benefiting the most from ozone treatment right now

  • 22:50 Is it possible to take too much ozone?

  • 27:11 How an ozone therapy machine works 

  • 29:52 Using ozone machines for mold 

  • 32:21 Confusion around ozone being toxic

 

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137: Filling the Gap in Women’s Health Education: Everything You Need to Know When You’re Trying (Or Trying Not) To Conceive with Lindsay Meisel of Ava Bracelet21 Mar 202301:04:23

When you’re trying (or trying not) to conceive - do you know when you have the best chance of getting pregnant? Standard American women’s health education has left some gaps for many of us. 

75% of women don’t know when the best time in their cycle to conceive is (I didn’t). So this episode is to educate women and men on what to do if they want to start their baby journey. 

Guest: Lindsay Meisel

Highlights 

  • 8:36 What Ava Bracelet does 

  • 21:12 How hormones change during the cycle and when ovulation occurs

  • 50:44 The fertile window and when you have the best chance of becoming pregnant

  • 58:47 What happens when the sperm and egg meet 

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136: Micro-dosing LSD: Physical and Mental Health Benefits, Finding the Right Dose, And Clinical Research with Paul Austin of Third Wave14 Mar 202300:48:31

All your questions about safely micro-dosing LSD, answered. 

Guest: Paul Austin

 

Highlights 

  • 6:14 The impacts of micro-dosing LSD twice a week for 7 months

  • 8:30 What is the Third Wave of psychedelics

  • 13:59 Resources for finding people to assist with psychedelic experiences 

  • 17:38 What exactly is micro-dosing, and how should it feel 

  • 27:25 Psychedelics and stimulating the vagus nerve

  • 31:55 Protocols for finding the right dose 

 

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135: Dietary Needs of Babies: Food Allergies, Meat vs Plants, Iron and Responsive Feeding Styles with Megan Garcia a Chinese Medicine Practitioner07 Mar 202300:47:50

What are the dietary needs of babies? What we eat directly impacts our health, and what we feed our children can change the course of their life's health journey.

Guest: Megan Garcia 

 

Highlights 

  • 6:55 Dietary needs for babies 

  • 14:49 Exposing babies to allergens 

  • 24:06 Using responsive feeding style and baby-led weaning

  • 34:37 Why are food allergies so common in kids?

  • 38:24 Not every good reaction is a sign of allergy

 

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134: Crash Course in Functional Nutrition: Sleep, Stress, Genetics, Healthfully Dieting (vs trend Dieting), Deficient Nutrients & More with Andrea Nakayama28 Feb 202300:49:47

Andrea is leading a movement to transform the health industry, empowering patients and practitioners alike with the systems and tools of Functional Nutrition.

Guest: Andrea Nakayama

Highlights 

  • 4:39 The state of chronic health conditions in the US

  • 8:33 Gut health tests - when to test and why a diagnosis is just one piece

  • 20:40 What is pre-diabetes and why 1 in 3 Americans has it

  • 33:14 Finding diet health in a way that nurtures & includes instead of removes foods

  • 38:21 One of the biggest deficient nutrients is fiber - why it’s so important

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133: Well That Sucked, Now What? How to Come Back from Hard Places with Author, Dr. Neeta Bhushan21 Feb 202300:47:22

I love talking about the hard decisions the hard times in life and how to move through them. This episode is just that with the author of That Sucked, Now What.

Dr. Bhushan shares her framework for moving through challenges and how the universe can teach us if we listen. 

Guest: Dr. Neeta Bhushan

Highlights 

  • 5:41 Growing up as an immigrant in a household with high pressure to achieve 

  • 11:44 Some of the major tools to help personal development 

  • 18:23 How to active good stress 

  • 23:43 How to physically catch yourself before an emotional fall 

  • 30:36 Why you should lean into the suck (not away)

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132: Holistic Modalities Combined With Conventional Medicine to Support Your Child's Immune System: RSV, Ear Infections, Fevers & Antibiotic Use with Dr. Elisa Song14 Feb 202300:48:36

The media has been full of stories of children’s hospitals filling up and kids getting sicker more often and worse since the lockdowns of COVID 3 years ago. What’s really going on with our kid’s immune systems?

Today’s guest is a doctor who uses holistic modalities combined with conventional medicine to support your child’s immune system and health.

Guest: Dr. Elisa Song  

Highlights 

  • 2:41 Are kids getting sicker right now? What exactly is going on with RSV and other diseases 

  • 9:24 What parents should focus on for immunity resilience in kids 

  • 20:53 When fevers are dangerous and when you should let them run their course 

  • 34:26 When antibiotics should be used 

  • 43:54 How to choose the right doctor for your family 

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131: Healing After a C-Section, Recovery, Scar Massage, Underwear Tips and More08 Feb 202300:40:31

When my home birth plan didn’t go as planned, I ended up having a cesarean birth in the hospital. I’ve learned a lot about healing after a c-section since then. 

My guest in this episode runs c-section rehabilitation. 

 

Guest: Janette Yee  

 

Highlights 

  • 8:01 The gap in care & why normal surgery release protocols don’t happen for c-sections 

  • 19:03 I just had a c-section - now what

  • 30:50 How to help your scar heal faster 

  • 36:09 What to do instead of scar massage if you’re unable to massage the area 

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130: Mini Check-in from Carly Before 2023: How it's Going, What's Up, and The Plan for Next Year06 Dec 202200:10:32

What to get excited about for the new year with Doing It Different with a quick check-in from Carly before 2023.

Highlights 

  • Life with a newborn 
  • Building a house 
  • Envisioning the future 
  • New topics and themes for the new year

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129: Balance Personal Growth & Relationship Growth and Enrich Your Sex Life with Science-Based Sex Research with Dr. Amy Muise22 Nov 202200:56:07

The science behind keeping the spark alive (and what this really means). Enrich your sex life when you learn the secrets of love and sex research. 

Guest: Dr. Amy Muise

Highlights 

  • The secret to keeping the spark alive in your relationship
  • How to plan date nights that deeper the connection with your partner
  • What to do when you and your partner have different sex drives
  • Resources for improving your relationship and sex life

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128: How Crawling As An Adult (and A Baby) Can Uplevel Your Brain, Attention Span, and Make Life Easier with In The Cortex15 Nov 202201:00:20

Movement impacts brain development in children. As adults, we can reorganize our brains and unlearn past trauma and patterns by recreating early movement in our bodies. 

In the Cortex shares the mind-altering (literally) work they do to help people move from a disorganized brain to an organized brain (and what that means). 

Guest: Dani & Paloma with In the Cortex

Highlights 

  • 3:45 Programing to support better brain function 
  • 12:21 The symptoms of a disorganized brain 
  • 14:02 Why babies crawl & the specific way the human brain develops 
  • 20:50 How you move tells the story of your nervous system
  • 30:25 Reorganizing your brain by recreating early movement patterns 
  • 44:20 Support better learning habits in your children’s brains 

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127: Is Your Environment Poisoning Your Body? Common Sources of Toxin Exposure, How to Create a Non-Toxic Home and the Truth about Regulatory Measures in the US with Laura Adler08 Nov 202201:00:29

Many of us experience the most common sources of toxin exposure every day.

There are more than 84,000 chemicals approved for use in the United States, and nearly 99% of people, when tested, show contamination with several harmful toxins.

Guest: Lara Adler

Highlights 

  • The most common sources of toxin exposure
  • The law that protects businesses that produce environmental toxins and why it’s so hard for consumers to fight back
  • Environmental toxins and birth defects: What you need to know and when moms-to-be should to start decreasing chemical exposure 
  • The easiest things you can do right now to start having a significant impact on your health

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126: HEALING HANDS: Mercier Therapy For Increased Fertility, Healing from C-Section and Bringing Blood Flow To Reproductive Organs with Dr. Jennifer Mercier01 Nov 202200:43:19

Dr. Jennifer Mercier is a naturopathic doctor and midwife with over a decade of experience. She is known for the creation of Mercier Therapy. 

This episode is about how important bodywork is and how much it can really improve and help us live healthier lives and reach our goals. 

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Mercier

Highlights 

  • 11:14 Who is a good candidate for Mercier Therapy
  • 16:00 The process for getting Mercier Therapy 
  • 21:44 Importance of hands-on & in person treatments & care 
  • 28:31 Healing scars post c-section 
  • 37:40 Top reasons women have a hard time getting pregnant 

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125: Our Cells Are Overwhelmed with Sugar! How Fasting, Stress, Sleep, Protein Intake and More Impact your Glucose Levels with Carlee Hayes, RDN25 Oct 202200:58:00

You can optimize your daily health when you understand your lifestyle choices and their impact on your glucose levels. 

Carlee is the lead Dietician at Nutrisense and she shares how you can engage with your blood glucose levels and everything you need to know about the overwhelming impact sugar has on our bodies. 

Guest: Carlee Hayes, RDN

Highlights 

  • 6:42 What is blood sugar and why is it so important 
  • 10:10 What’s happening to cells overwhelmed with sugar 
  • 20:12 Fasting glucose and meal responses
  • 37:08 How stress impacts blood sugar
  • 51:18 How much protein do you need to eat and how does it impact your glucose levels

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124: Q&A with Carly and Austin: Our Next Projects, Tongue Tie Revisions (adults and babies), C Section Healing, Baby Microbiome Support18 Oct 202200:32:34

In this Q&A with Carly your questions get honest, raw, authentic answers from Carly and Austin. 

Highlights 

  • 4:35 How to support the microbiome of your baby after a C section
  • 10:38 Tips for remembering to take supplements 
  • 18:33 Body image postpartum - real talk
  • 28:57 Having sex after C section

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123: CARLY’S FAVORITES: How Pelvic Floor Health Impacts your Core Strength, Orgasms, and Elimination with Dr. Rebecca Maidansky, DPT11 Oct 202200:52:58

What do you know about pelvic floor health and how it impacts your life?

 

Dr. Rebecca Maidansky is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Pelvic Floor Specialist, and she’s here to tell you how. Dr. Rebecca has spent over 10,000 hours working in her specialty and is the owner of Lady Bird Physical Therapy in Austin, Texas. While her practice specializes in pregnancy and postpartum recovery, she’s here to share that your pelvic floor muscles span far beyond that. In fact, they play a vital role in urination, bowel movements, posture, and even orgasm.

 

Guest: Rebecca Maidansky

 

Highlights 

  • Symptoms related to pelvic floor dysfunction
  • How pelvic floor dysfunction causes downstream effects to your overall health
  • How pelvic floor dysfunction can impact your sex life
  • Ways you can support your pelvic floor on a regular basis

 

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122: Health Non-Negotiables, The Truth About the Supplement Industry, and the Magic of Magnesium with Wade Lightheart of BioOptimizer27 Sep 202200:41:29

Learn about the supplement industry, and how to know the good from the bad. Plus - some of my favorite supplements and the magic of magnesium. 

We talk about developing Wade’s supplement line, why it stands out why it's different from the rest, and why 80% of the supplements out there are junk. We also talk about my favorite Bio Optimizer supplements, magnesium breakthrough, gluten guardian, and a few others.

This is not a special sponsored episode, I really do use and love these supplements. Full disclosure, BioOptimizers does support the podcast in other ways and I do have a discount code for you below - because I love them and use them myself.

Guest: Wade Lightheart

Highlights 

  • 10:19 You can’t outsource your health 
  • 16:37 Hydration and the best way to ensure your actual cells are hydrated 
  • 24:18 The supplement industry and what to watch out for  
  • 29:20 How to still eat gluten, even when your gut can’t tolerate it

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121: My FOURTH TRIMESTER (part 2): adjusting our relationship, figuring out partner parenting, must-have baby items, and Q&A20 Sep 202200:50:56

The fourth trimester - in this part 2 episode my husband and I talk about our relationship post-baby and how we’ve been partner parenting. 

We also talk about what our support system has looked like, and the products that have been our favorites. Make sure to stay tuned at the end when I answer the questions you asked on Instagram.

Highlights 

  • 7:07 Relationship changes post baby 
  • 11:46 Judgement of your partner's parenting 
  • 13:50 Support system in the first 3 months 
  • 22:38 Carly’s must-have baby items 
  • 31:11 Q&A with your questions 

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120: My FOURTH TRIMESTER (part 1): healing my body, taking care of baby, dividing responsibilities with my husband, breastfeeding, and more13 Sep 202200:43:39

The fourth trimester - what the first 3 months with baby have looked like for my family. 

My husband joins me on this episode to talk about my healing, taking care of our baby and breastfeeding support. And, at the end, I answer some of your questions from Instagram.

Highlights 

  • 13:18 Healing my body after a c-section
  • 19:35 Taking care of baby in the first 3 months 
  • 25:28 Early days of breastfeeding
  • 35:04 Cluster feeding 
  • 36:57 The division of responsibilities between parents 

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119: CARLY’S FAVORITE: Picking Up the Pieces and Finding Your True Self After Divorce with Bryn Daylor06 Sep 202201:09:36

This conversation is about coming home to yourself after divorce. It’s one of those bombs that hurts while you’re in it but can be a key to finding your true self. 

This conversation is raw and honest and Bryn openly shares her heart and story. I see all women in parts of her story, whether that woman is in a happy relationship or going through a breakup. What Bryn shares is the epitome of being human. 

Guest: Bryn Daylor

Highlights 

  • 8:26 Bryn’s discovery of her codependence and what that led to
  • 15:10 Bringing more intention into your relationship
  • 23:44 Building a new relationship with yourself
  • 38:25 How to find something that allows you to have integrity 
  • 39:21 “Gifts” Bryn received from her divorce 
  • 1:02:02 Ways for people to understand their desires 

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118: MY BIRTH STORY: Three Births in One + Surrendering to an Unexpected Ending and Finally Meeting our Baby Boy with Austin Brawner (my husband)30 Aug 202200:43:11

From my planned home birth to a hospital and getting a c-section - this is my birth story for my first child. 

Things didn’t go exactly as I had planned, but I listened to my body and this is how my child came into the world. 

Highlights 

  • 9:52 The first contractions 
  • 14:13 Seven centimeters dilated
  • 22:10 Starting to push 
  • 25:01 The decision to go to the hospital 
  • 28:02 Getting an epidural 
  • 34:16 When it becomes time to get a c-section 
  • 36:50 10 pounds, 8 ounces and 23 inches of a healthy baby boy

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117: The Lymphatic System Explained: Taking Out Your Body's Trash, Lymphatic Massage, Bras, and Moving the Lymph Because It Can't Move Itself with Lisa Levitt Gainsley23 Aug 202200:59:11

The lymphatic system is incredibly important for detoxification and overall health.

Lisa is a lymph expert and in this episode, she shares all the details on what it does and how you can take care of it. I hope you walk away from this episode with a few new practices to support your lymphatic system and your overall health.

Guest: Lisa Levitt Gainsley

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  • 8:40 What is the lymphatic system?
  • 13:14 What happens when your lymph system isn't working properly
  • 18:58 The biggest factors that disrupt the lymphatic system
  • 24:29 Why lymphatic drainage is so important for people with cancer and chronic illness

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116: CARLY'S FAVORITE: What Conventional Doctors Won’t Tell You About Treating and Preventing Cancer with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, MD16 Aug 202201:00:03

With cancer rates rising it’s time to question what has been standard conventional treatment for years and look for a more holistic approach to beating the cancer epidemic.

Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy is the Medical Director of two amazing clinics: The Cancer Center For Healing & Center For New Medicine. She joins me to talk mostly about cancer but also how everything is connected and chronic health and autoimmunity, and metabolic disorders all play a role in our overall health and our cancer risk.

This episode is definitely a favorite, check it out!

Guest: Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy

Highlights: 
  • 16:44 The most common type of cancer 
  • 27:05 Early symptoms of cancer to monitor for 
  • 36:41 Conventional cancer care and its outcomes 
  • 55:39 Dr. Connealy’s most important message about cancer
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115: CARLY'S FAVORITE: Functional Orthodontics: How Crooked Teeth and Mouth Breathing are Affecting Our Health with Dr. Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS09 Aug 202201:01:09

Can close your mouth and breathe through your nose for 60 seconds? If not, you may want to consider a breathing evaluation.

Good oral health and proper breathing are key to your overall health and longevity. Unfortunately, breathing and orthodontic issues are becoming an epidemic.

Replaying one of my favorite episodes in a topic often overlooked! 

Guest: Dr. Ariana Ebrahimian, DDS

Highlights: 
  • 10:27 Common breathing issues and what healthy breathing looks like
  • 18:08 A quick test to see if you have good breathing habits
  • 25:21 Common issues with diagnosing and treating sleep apnea
  • 30:03 Why traditional braces may do more harm than good
  • 48:47 The best things parents can do to support healthy teeth and jaw in their children
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114: Are Diapers Necessary? Using Elimination Communication to Reduce Diaper Usage, How to Potty Train Early, and Finding Connection with Your Child with Andrea Olson of Go Diaper Free02 Aug 202201:01:35

What does it look like to start potty training at birth? You could go diaper free as soon as your child starts walking! 

Andrea is the mother of 5 and has helped hundreds of moms go diaper free by using elimination communication. It’s a beautiful way to build deep connection with your child and can make life easier for mom too. 

Guest: Andrea Olson

Highlights 

  • 11:40 A brief history of why we use diapers
  • 15:50 Montisorri research on the best age window to get our of diapers 
  • 29:20 What elimination communication looks like with a baby
  • 46:53 How to be consistent when your child is in daycare 

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113: From City To Homestead: Creating A Small Farm From Scratch, Fulfillments of Growing Your Own Food, and Resources For Beginners with Tracey Grant of @wholedailylife26 Jul 202201:17:36

Tracey started a backyard city garden and within a few years sold her house to buy land in Texas. All for the love of growing your own food. 

This episode shares the mistakes made along the way, what life with a dairy cow is really like and where you can start if homesteading is your dream. 

Guest: Tracey Grant

Highlights 

  • 10:36 Where to start homesteading when you’ve never done it before
  • 17:17 Farming mistakes to learn from 
  • 23:27 Considerations for canning & preserving food
  • 36:47 Methods for housing farm animals 
  • 41:15 Life with a dairy cow 
  • 56:18 Making cheese with raw milk 
  • 1:07:58 Resources for beginning homesteading and growing your own food

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112: The Fatherhood Transition: Coping with Decreased Independence, Negotiating Parental Responsibilities, and Ideas For Supporting Mothers with Michael Cazayoux and Austin Brawner19 Jul 202201:11:17

There is not a lot of information about the transition to fatherhood - so let’s talk about it. 

This conversation is with a friend and my husband about their experience along the journey to fatherhood and what it’s like becoming a parent. 

Guest: Michael Cazayoux

Highlights 

  • 16:25 Supporting a partner during birth 
  • 22:02 Building a circle, mom supports baby, dad supports mom, community sports dad
  • 31:57 Adjusting responsibilities and navigating being a new parent 
  • 32:50 Grieving independence and autonomy in fatherhood 

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111: The Sex Life of A Sex Coach (part 2): How To Keep Sex Consistent and Spicy, and Exploring Partner Desires with Jordan and Alexa Bowditch or Sex and Love, Co.12 Jul 202200:46:56

This episode is all about sex. Specifically, the sex life of 2 relationship coaches. They share how to keep sex consistent in a long-term relationship. 

In part 2 of this conversation with my friends Alexa and Jordan, we get into intimacy and how sex evolves in relationships. 

Guest: Alexa and Jordan Bowditch

Highlights 

  • 7:48 Getting tested for STDs at the beginning of a relationship
  • 12:02 Having a plan for when the sexy days of the relationship aren’t as frequent 
  • 15:15 The erotic blueprint test 
  • 20:00 Exploring BDSM in an accessible way for both partners 
  • 30:39 Getting a hotel once a month to have a night of sexual exploration 

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110: A Relationship Coach Marriage (part 1): The Hard Conversations, Prioritizing Sex, Fighting with Intention, and Upleveling with Alexa and Jordan Bowditch of Sex and Love, Co.05 Jul 202201:06:48

A sneak peek into the relationship between 2 relationship coaches. What do sex and love look like for those who made a career helping others thrive in these areas? 

My friends Alexa and Jordan join me on this episode to peel back the curtain and give an inside look into how they evolve and grow their relationship. 

Guest: Alexa and Jordan Bowditch

Highlights 

  • 14:30 Building a special and different relationship
  • 18:45 Intentionality around sex 
  • 34:43 The impact of having a “teacher” for your relationship
  • 45:12 Not withholding love when things are challenging 
  • 51:34 Recognizing your collapsing tendencies

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109: A Non-Toxic Nursery and Home: Choosing Safe Products for Your Baby, Optimal Cookware, Why Performance Fabric Is A No Go and the Process of Low Tox Living with Aida from 3 Little Plums28 Jun 202200:55:39

We’re talking about all things safe and effective for baby products. How to have a non-toxic nursery & life. 

This episode is designed to help you make the best decisions for your family. How to do your own research, where to prioritize, and some tips to make your budget work for a non-toxic life. 

Guest: Aida Garcia-Toledo

Highlights 

  • 12:39 Why a non-toxic lifestyle is more important today than ever before
  • 17:12 The points in life when we are most vulnerable to toxins
  • 22:21 How to prioritize products for your baby and what to look for in your most used products (non-toxic bottles, diapers, car seats & strollers)
  • 40:13 How to have a low-tox home & why performance fabrics are bad 
  • 51:05 What greenwashing is and what to look out for 

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108: Why The Vagus Nerve is Key To Healing Your Nervous System and How To Evaluate and Improve Its Function with Jessica Maguire21 Jun 202200:59:48

Why emotional health is reflected in our physical organs. An exploration of the vagus nerve. 

Modern science has given us a much deeper understanding of our nervous system. This episode looks at how our physical body is impacted by stress, trauma and other emotional experiences.

Guest: Jessica Maguire

Highlights 

  • 12:45 How the central nervous system operates
  • 14:11 The vagus nerves role in parasympathetic response 
  • 29:08 ACEs study (adverse childhood experiences) and the symptoms caused later in life
  • 37:51 The vagus nerve and gut relationship
  • 44:28 Interoception: how we learn to pay attention to sensations and how we regulate
  • 51:34 Regulating through posture and breath

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107: Home Birth: Why It's Safe, The Midwifery Model of Care, What If There's An Emergency, and Respecting The Oxytocin with Hearth and Home Midwifery14 Jun 202201:08:18
Home births have the same results as hospital births for babies, and better results for mothers. 

This episode breaks fears our modern society has around home birth and provides facts and information about the experience of the midwifery model of care 

Guest: Charli and Sarah of Hearth and Home Midwifery

Highlights 

  • 16:39 The midwifery model of care explained, and what it looks like in action 
  • 24:43 Important differences between hospital based care and midwifery
  • 32:47 Reasons home birth might not be a good fit 
  • 51:28 Respecting oxytocin - why and how this is done
  • 57:15 Addressing the safety concerns for a home birth 

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106: Cellular Hypothyroidism: Why It's Never Just The Thyroid That Needs Care and How To Heal From Hashimoto's and Hypothyroidism When Nothing Else Has Worked with Dr. Eric Baclavage07 Jun 202201:02:42

Thyroid issues (like most health issues) are full-body issues. How to heal from Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism from a new perspective.

Today’s guest has new ideas and a holistic approach to healing thyroid issues. 

Highlights 

  • 13:26 What is happening in the body in a hypothyroid state
  • 17:48 Treating thyroid conditions by looking at the full body picture  
  • 24:47 Thyroid hormone production and how to test cells to see if it’s adequate
  • 33:18 Is Hashimotos is different than hypothyroidism
  • 44:12 The major pillars of healing the thyroid 
  • 52:14 How breath and meditation can be a huge healing factor for the thyroid 

Guest: Dr. Eric Baclavage 

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105: I'M PREGNANT Third Trimester: Physical Changes and Symptoms of My Pregnancy, Babymoon + Baby Shower, Postpartum Plan, Gratitude for The Midwifery Model, and Prepping for Birth with Austin Brawner (my husband)31 May 202201:01:29
Coming to the end of my third trimester! 

Baby is almost here and Austin and I share how the third trimester has been going. 

Highlights 

  • 8:01 Babymoons: the importance of focusing on your relationship before baby joins and the ideal time to plan one in your pregnancy 
  • 12:24 Filling your freezer for postpartum
  • 18:05 Carly’s third-trimester diet 
  • 22:27 Bodywork and exercise Carly’s doing in the third trimester
  • 26:17 Midwifery in the third trimester
  • 49:48 Austin and Carly’s plan for the first 40 days postpartum

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104: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Integration and Action, Our Cultural View on Drugs, Finding Self and Working with Trauma with Lauren Taus of Inbodied Life24 May 202201:02:01

“More than half the people in the US don’t have a person they can call if they’re in crisis - we’re not sharing authentically”

How ketamine psychotherapy helps us connect with ourselves and integrate into the human experience we’re collectively having. 

Highlights 

  • 8:45 Who psychotherapy might be helpful to 
  • 13:47 Ketamine psychotherapy and legal psychedelic therapy in the US
  • 19:28 In a world obsessed with self - we’re really not doing well 
  • 33:13 Psychedelic: what exactly does it mean and what is it like to experience
  • 44:13 The ketamine psychotherapy treatment process 

Guest: Lauren Taus

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103: Choose Your Hard: Break Self-Sabotaging Patterns, Find Consistency and Build Permanent Change with Diet, Relationships & Life with Carly Pollack author of Feed Your Soul17 May 202200:56:25

How do you build permanent change with diet, relationships, and life? It’s not easy! But the payoff is long-term.

My guest today shares how you can break patterns and create permanent change, all while being gentle with yourself.  

Highlights 

  • 12:49 Shifting from pain motivators to pleasure motivators 
  • 17:33 The 3 main factors that interrupt consistency 
  • 24:28 Why we self-sabotage 
  • 34:53 Valuing your recovery rate over your success rate
  • 43:21 How to build permanent change with diet

Guest: Carly Pollack

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102: The Consequences of Seed Oils on Health: Metabolism, Alzheimer’s, Chronic Illness and Misinformation from Health Providers with Dr. Cate Shanahan10 May 202200:52:56

Seed oils are destroying your health. There are some of the consequences of seed oils on health. 

Most Americans consume these inflammatory seed oils (or vegetable oils) at least 3 times a day. This episode shares why they’re so bad and what you can do to eliminate them from your diet. 

Highlights 

  • 16:03 The hateful eight: the key seed oils to avoid
  • 19:05 Why seed oils are bad for the human diet & the chronic diseases they may cause 
  • 33:56 Connection between seed oils and brain health (like Alzheimer’s)

Guest: Dr. Cate Shanahan

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101: A Toxicologist's View On Our Modern World: How to Protect Yourself and Family From Toxin Exposure with Dr. Yvonne Burkhart03 May 202200:58:24
Toxins are everywhere - food, makeup, clothes, and unfortunately, it’s not always easy to tell what’s safe and what’s not. 

This episode is to help you build up knowledge so you can make toxic-free choices to protect yourself and your family from toxin exposure.

Highlights 

  • 15:37 Endocrine disrupters: what they are and how chemicals mimic them 
  • 17:54 How toxins enter the body: the 5 main routes 
  • 20:19 Where toxins accumulate in the body: in fat 
  • 22:52 Kids are more sensitive to toxin exposure 
  • 33:58 What to avoid and what to look for to protect yourself and your family from toxin exposure
  • 36:12 Why you should check fragrances for phthalates before using them 
  • 42:11 BPA-free is not necessarily better 

Guest: Dr. Yvonne Burkhart

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100: The Eyes Are A Window To Your Overall Health: Eye and Brain Connection, Nutrition + Screens, Diagnosing Via Eye Exam, Migraines, Macular Degeneration with Dr. Rudrani Banik26 Apr 202200:58:08
Your eye health is a window into your overall health. There is an eye and brain connection…  eye and gut connection, mental health connection, and even autoimmune & Hashimoto's connection. 

Let’s take a look - 

Highlights 

  • 10:29 A functional medicine approach to eye health 
  • 12:07 Eye and brain connection 
  • 19:41 Thyroid issues showing up in an eye exam
  • 26:31 Macular degeneration: it’s increasing likely due to lack of nutrients in our diets 
  • 30:23 Migraines and the connection to the eyes 
  • 37:46 Mental health and eye health 

Guest: Dr. Rudrani Banik

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099: ​​The Great Challenge of Lyme Disease: Testing, Symptoms, Dismissal, Treatment and Finding Harmony On The Other Side of Healing with Dr. Jaban Moore, D.C19 Apr 202200:48:02

Lyme disease is incredibly common, and yet often diagnosed. 

Here’s what you need to know about this disease that shows up in so many ways in the body. 

Highlights 

  • 13:05 What is Lyme disease
  • 18:18 The options to test for Lyme disease
  • 25:57 The treatment options for Lyme
  • 30:04 Parasites, mold and Lyme: why do they often show up together 
  • 45:30 The misconceptions about Lyme 

Guest: Dr. Jaban Moore, D.C

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098: The Art of Making A Baby: Everything You Need To Know About Ovulation and Conception For The Best Chance of Becoming Pregnant with Lindsay Meisel of Ava Bracelet12 Apr 202201:07:23

How to make a baby 101. When do you have the best chance of becoming pregnant?

75% of women don’t know when the best time in their cycle to conceive is (I didn’t). So this episode is to educate women and men on what to do if they want to start their baby journey. 

Highlights 

  • 8:36 What Ava Bracelet does 
  • 21:12 How hormones change during the cycle and when ovulation occurs
  • 50:44 The fertile window and when you have the best chance of becoming pregnant
  • 58:47 What happens when the sperm and egg meet 

Guest: Lindsay Meisel

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097: READY IS A LIE: Create a Business and Life That Lights You Up, Breast Explant Surgery, Living with ADHD, and Fear Around Work and Identity Shifts with Angie Lee05 Apr 202201:16:57

How do you create a business and life that lights you up instead of being stuck going through the motions?

Today’s guest (and my weirdest friend) Angie Lee shares her journey of identity, business, brand, and life.  

Highlights 

  • 9:44 How to become an entrepreneur (by accident) 
  • 16:03 Identity and personal brand
  • 54:27 Being an adult and living with ADHD 
  • 1:05:35 Decision to get breast explant surgery 

Guest: Angie Lee

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CARLY’S FAVORITE: Why Oral Health Is A Full Body Issue: Microbiome, Say No To Fluoride, and Proper Dental Hygiene with Functional Dentist, Dr. Burhenne29 Mar 202201:02:15
What is your regular dentist missing about your overall health? Here’s what oral hygiene can tell us about our full body, a new perspective from a functional dentist.  Replaying one of my favorite episodes in a topic often overlooked! 

Highlights 

  • 14:39 What a visit with a functional dentist looks like and why they won’t recommend mouthwash
  • 21:49 Oral health indicators that expose hidden health imbalances
  • 43:18 Daily practices for great oral health
  • 55:58 How a poorly done root canal can wreak havoc on your body

Guest: Dr. Mark Burhenne

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