The Period Party

Catherine Dezynski is a licensed certified nurse midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner. Her clinical areas of expertise include family planning, colposcopy, office-based gynecology, and labor management. Catherine is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP). Catherine is also a medical science liaison for BD, a global medical technology company and the creator of advanced cervical cancer screening tests. In this episode, we talk about why cervical cancer is underdiagnosed, shocking statistics on the rates of diagnosis and death, how the testing innovations at BD help women prevent cervical cancer before it starts, why HPV testing is recommended alongside Pap smears, what you need to know about the HPV vaccine, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/advanced-cervical-cancer-testing-that-could-save-your-life-catherine-dezynski/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Coach Gessie Thompson is a fibroids survivor turned Health Activist and Founder of the online wellness platform TheDeToxNow.com. She works with celebrities and everyday women daily to eliminate the health equity gap by educating and empowering BIPOC women and families with resources, detoxes, herbal supplements, programs, coaching, and a community support system that helps their bodies heal and prevent inflammatory conditions such as Fibroids, diabetes, high blood pressure, infertility and more. In this episode, Gessie and I talk about the deeply ingrained medical bias against black women, how women of color are frequently dismissed by medical professionals, the shocking new study highlighting the toxicity of hair relaxers, why black and brown women have disproportionately high exposure to environmental toxins, the ongoing fight for reproductive justice, Gessie’s commitment to empowering women with the information and tools to have the best possible outcome, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/the-state-of-emergency-of-black-womens-health-gessie-thompson/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Sandra Sharpe is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach who focuses on the gut and hormone connection and helps women restore hormone balance through a root cause approach. Through her health obstacles with gut and hormonal imbalances, debilitating PMS, chronic migraines, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and thyroid cancer, Sandra realized that there were massive gaps in the women's health space. After years of educating herself about these topics and getting the answers she needed, her mission is to help women worldwide finally get the education, support, and tools they've always needed.In this episode, we talk about why women need to be proactive about our thyroid health, how the thyroid connects with almost every period-related problem and impacts fertility, symptoms of thyroid imbalance, what you need to know about thyroid testing, how you can start to improve your thyroid health without being overwhelmed, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/how-your-thyroid-affects-your-cycles-fertility-sandra-sharpe/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Mari Dickerson is an integrative coach and psychotherapist specializing in women's health, trauma, and spirituality. She holds a master's degree in clinical social work from NYU and has worked in the mental health and healing field for over ten years. As a multi-passionate healer, Mari has training in yoga, meditation, reiki, psychoanalysis, addiction treatment, EMDR and women's health and hormones. In her work with women, Mari integrates the basics of menstrual health and body literacy with trauma work and supportive coaching to help female clients reduce symptoms, get in touch with their intuition, and find their feminine power. In this episode, we talk about how Mari first made the connection between hormones and psychology, why she takes a very different approach from traditional mental health therapy, the history of hysteria and its connection to patriarchal oppression, bridging the gap between the mental health and health coaching fields, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/female-hormones-and-feminine-psychology-mari-dickerson/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Brooke Scheller is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition and Certified Nutrition Specialist in New York City. She specializes in using nutrition and functional medicine practices to help change your relationship with alcohol, heal your body from the damages of long-term drinking, and address chronic health concerns that overlap with regular alcohol use. She is the founder of the Functional Sobriety Network and is currently authoring a book that will be published in late 2023. This is the first time I’ve dedicated a show to the effects of alcohol on our bodies and our hormones, and it’s about time! Brooke is so knowledgeable, and she seriously delivers the goods. In this episode, we talk about Brooke’s evolving relationship with alcohol, cultural messaging around women and alcohol, how alcohol invades our mental space through the media, peer pressure around drinking, the physiological impact of alcohol, how alcohol leads to hormone imbalances, getting support and accountability on your sober-curious journey, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/women-hormones-alcohol-brooke-scheller/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

This episode is a special one! Today I have three of my favorite women’s health colleagues and friends on the show: Dr. Saru Bala, a licensed naturopathic physician; Dr. Natalie Underberg, a Functional Medicine Practitioner; and Danielle Kepics, a physician assistant, certified fertility educator, and nutrition coach.Dr. Natalie Underberg is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and the founder of The PCOS Doc. With a doctorate of Chiropractic and advanced training through the Institute of Functional Medicine, Natalie is a leader in the women’s health space. She has helped hundreds of women reverse the symptoms of their PCOS and get pregnant naturally through her group program, The PCOS Collective, and her one-on-one tailored holistic approach. Danielle Kepics is a physician assistant, certified fertility educator, nutrition coach, master's level therapist, and former personal trainer. She is the CEO and founder of Empowered Medicine, where she guides women to be the CEO of their health. She offers one-on-one as well as group coaching services. Dr. Saru Bala is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormonal health. Having been through her fair share of hormonal and gut issues, she knew there were more options than she was presented with, and having to figure it out on her own was exhausting. Dr. Bala wanted to be able to educate other women on their bodies, what's normal, what isn't, and really be an advocate for them to KNOW there are plenty of other options if what they're seeking now isn't working for them or if what they're presented with isn't the path they're looking for.In this episode, we talk about what we consider to be the most critical aspects of women’s healthcare that need attention. We discuss why women aren’t getting the care they need, the fact that women are more confused than ever about how to take care of themselves, how you can access the care you need, why you should prioritize your health (even if it feels selfish!), the problems with keto, intermittent fasting, and alcohol, our non-negotiables for our health, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/the-state-of-womens-healthcare-dr-natalie-underberg-danielle-kepics-dr-saru-bala/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Adele Wimsett is a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Expert. Following her ADHD diagnosis at 41, she was keen to explore how her hormones influenced her traits and went on to learn a ton about this condition and how to function better when considering her hormone fluctuations. Adele co-authored the book Essential Feminine Wisdom and she’s passionate about educating women and girls on how to harness the power of their cyclical nature. From menarche to menopause, Adele bridges the woo & the science, supporting women to balance their hormones naturally. In this episode, we talk about Adele’s ADHD diagnosis at 41, why there are so many undiagnosed women and girls, how ADHD manifests differently in girls vs. boys, common signs of ADHD in girls and women, how ADHD symptoms fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle, the impact of hormones on the efficacy of ADHD medications, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/hormones-the-missing-link-in-managing-adhd-in-girls-women-adele-wimsett/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Alysia Raftery is an Australian Naturopath and Myotherapist passionate about women’s hormones and hormonal weight gain. She has a family history of thyroid issues, and after her third child, her thyroid symptoms were crazy - things like brain fog, finding it hard to finish a sentence, and constant bloating. Testing revealed that she had SIBO, which Alysia discovered was caused by cellular hypothyroidism. Since then, Alysia has been on a mission to get the message out that symptoms are not in your head, and there is help for this. In this episode, we talk about common symptoms of hypothyroidism, why getting a full thyroid panel is essential, what different thyroid markers mean, cellular hypothyroidism, the connection between cellular hypothyroidism and SIBO, how you can start healing your thyroid, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/what-is-cellular-hypothyroidism-and-do-you-have-it-alysia-raftery/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Cheryl Woodman is a scientist, award-winning skincare formulator, acne expert, and creator of Honesty For Your Skin - a safe space where you can find science-based skin help. Cheryl also runs an online Acne Clinic where she helps women ‘who’ve tried everything under the sun and feel stuck at rock bottom’ re-find healthy, happy skin they feel comfortable and confident in. Cheryl wholeheartedly believes if you understand the underlying biological changes of what’s causing your skin to become acne-prone, you can be empowered to take back control of your skin health without the need for acne meds. In this episode, Cheryl breaks down the science behind why we get acne and gives some amazing solutions and resources for acne-prone skin. We talk about skin biology, what happens when you have a breakout, why eating healthy isn’t always enough, what you can do for hormonal acne, what to look for in skincare products, how to understand the signals your skin shares, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/should-we-be-normalizing-acne-cheryl-woodman/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Lisa Falco works in the FemTech sector, the specialist interface between medicine and technology, focusing on how data can be used to better understand the human body. She has an MSc in Engineering Physics from Chalmers, Gothenburg, and a PhD from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, and she’s the author of Go Figure! The Astonishing Science Of The Female Body. Lisa is also the former Head of Data Science at Ava Women, the maker of the Ava bracelet (one of the multiple devices I use and love), and she’s spent her career developing algorithms to decipher the menstrual cycle and help women get pregnant faster.In this episode, we talk about how FemTech can empower women, why we need to remember that technology should support - not replace - your understanding of your body, why Lisa became interested in working in FemTech, why diversity is crucial in all professions, data privacy concerns around FemTech, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation about how technology is changing the landscape of women’s health!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/how-femtech-has-helped-shatter-myths-about-the-female-body-lisa-falco/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Dr. Miranda Myles is a passionate and sought-after naturopath and acupuncturist who’s transforming health and hormones and creating fertility and families. With over 20 years of experience treating 20,000 patients, she is a highly experienced and qualified thought leader in her field of fertility, IVF/DEIVF support, gynecology, thyroid health, male factor (in)fertility, children’s health, and mental/emotional health.Over the summer, Miranda shared some crazy stats on male infertility, and I just had to have her on the podcast to talk about this mind-blowing information. In this episode, we talk about the ridiculous, one-track focus on female fertility, the significant decline in male fertility over the last 40 years, the parameters we should look at in a semen analysis, what normal sperm morphology looks like, the massive drop in reference ranges, environmental factors that impact sperm health and what men can do to improve it, and so much more. Your world will be rocked when you hear this episode!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/shocking-statistics-on-sperm-health-dr-miranda-myles/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds physical therapy and clinical nutrition licenses and is a board-certified health coach. She has over 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Jessica’s program, Outsmart Endometriosis (http://outsmartendo.com), is a beacon for many struggling with endometriosis, and I can’t recommend it enough! In this episode, Jessica and I talk about the increased public awareness around endometriosis, how to differentiate between period pain and endometriosis pain, why it’s challenging to get an endometriosis diagnosis, how endometriosis impacts fertility, why it’s crucial to have a maintenance mindset when it comes to endometriosis, how Jessica’s protocol support women with endometriosis, and so much more.To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-the-pill-lupron-endometriosis-dr-jessica-drummond/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Dr. Mathew Leonardi is an advanced gynecological surgeon and sonologist (ultrasound specialist) at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Canada. He is an expert in endometriosis excision surgery and gynecological ultrasound, and his focus is on using ultrasound in the diagnosis and surgical management of endometriosis. In this episode, we talk about how Dr. Leonardi became interested in endometriosis research and patient care, the patient-led endometriosis revolution, theories on the causes of endometriosis, why endometriosis is often left undiagnosed, Dr. Leonardi’s unique approach to diagnosis and treatment, gaps in the standard care model for endometriosis, and so much more. Dr. Leonardi has taken a lot of heat for his stance, which goes against the traditional idea that we can only diagnose endometriosis via laparoscopic surgery. He’s an absolute wealth of knowledge on all things endo, and I can’t wait for you to hear what he has to say! To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/using-advanced-ultrasound-techniques-to-diagnose-endometriosis-dr-mathew-leonardi/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and Menopause Expert who maintains a private practice where she helps women through menopause with nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator, Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, and Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, and has been featured on Dr. Oz, and the Today Show, among others.In this episode, we talk about why women in this age group are so underserved, what we can do to thrive in this time of our lives, Esther’s approach to hormone testing, the massive benefits of bioidentical hormones, how to find a practitioner with the right experience to help you, and so much more. Esther is fantastic, and you’ll learn so much from this conversation!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/see-ya-later-ovulator-esther-blum/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Katie Morra is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and Registered Dietitian specializing in gut and hormonal health. She’s the founder of a virtual functional medicine practice, Gut Honest Truth, that focuses on the root causes of inflammation, autoimmune disease, irritable bowel syndrome, hormone imbalances and skin conditions, amongst other chronic disease states. Katie is also the host of the Gut Honest Truth Podcast, where she has interviewed some of the most prominent individuals in the field.In this episode, we talk about how our gut impacts our overall health, the massive impact of stress and environmental conditions on gut health, common symptoms of gut conditions (most of them aren’t gut-related!), the truth about probiotics, changes to our digestion in the different phases of the menstrual cycle, the connection between the gut and our hormones, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/should-everyone-take-a-probiotic-other-common-gut-related-questions-katie-morra/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Dr. Zaher Merhi is the founder and the medical director of Rejuvenating Fertility Center (RFC) and an internationally recognized fertility doctor, lecturer, editor, and grant reviewer. Dr. Merhi is an active researcher interested in women with Low Ovarian Reserve (low AMH/high FSH), PRP ovarian rejuvenation, gentle stimulation IVF, natural IVF, and IVF without injectables. His research focuses on technologies, such as ozone sauna, that could improve egg quality, especially in women with endometriosis, immune disorders, and PCOS. Dr. Merhi is also experienced in treating overweight women and those who had weight loss surgery, and he is a strong proponent of the LGBTQ community. He has proudly served the Arabic and Jewish communities for over two decades.  In this episode, Dr. Merhi and I discuss fertility and taking a more unconventional approach to IVF. He shares his unique approach to IVF and preserving fertility, the most common causes of fertility issues, how environmental factors contribute to fertility issues, why he focuses on egg quality instead of egg quantity, his passion for making positive changes in the field, the non-traditional IVF approaches the Dr. Merhi practices, and so much more! To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/an-unconventional-approach-to-fertility-and-ivf-dr-zaher-merhi/.This episode is brought to you by Prima. Visit Prima.co and use my code PERIOD for an exclusive limited-time 20% off offer.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, bestselling author, speaker, and host of the podcast A Little Bit Healthier, where she discusses things you can do every day to live a healthier, more fulfilled life. In her virtual Functional Medicine practice, she works with patients worldwide to heal the root cause of their health struggles through advanced diagnostic testing and personalized support. In this episode, Dr. Meg and I talk about hormonal headaches and migraines and why they happen, how you can start to figure out the specific things that trigger your migraines, what to do at the moment when you have a headache, long-term practices to reduce headaches and migraines, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/hormonal-headaches-and-migraines-dr-meg-mill/.This episode is brought to you by Prima. Visit Prima.co and use my code PERIOD for an exclusive limited-time 20% off offer.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

With nearly three decades of experience in the medical world, Dr. Tyna Moore, ND, DC, is a leading expert in holistic regenerative medicine and resilient health. Traditionally and alternatively trained in science and medicine as both a Naturopathic Physician and Chiropractor, she brings a unique perspective to those wishing to build a more robust foundation for their health and well-being. She is also a podcast host, author, speaker, kettlebell devotee, and mother. She is a fierce advocate for health autonomy and personal responsibility, which she helps others improve through her many offerings and on her podcast, The Doctor Tyna Show.In this episode, Dr. Tyna and I are chatting all about COVID-19 and what we can do to build our resilience and best protect ourselves from adverse outcomes of future COVID-19 variants. We discuss the widespread under-education on how we can protect ourselves, why our collective poor metabolic health is to blame for the continuing pandemic, the increased virulence of the latest COVID-19 variant, BA5, what we can do to improve our metabolic health, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/how-to-arm-yourself-against-future-covid-strains-dr-tyna-moore/.This episode is brought to you by Prima. Visit Prima.co and use my code PERIOD for an exclusive limited-time 20% off offer.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Keli Garza is the owner of Steamy Chick and the founder of the Peristeam Hydrotherapy Institute. Through her company, she raises awareness of the benefits of vaginal steaming, makes supplies accessible, conducts research, and trains practitioners. Keli is the author of the Vaginal Steam World Map, Pelvic Steam Testimonial Database, and the Fourth Trimester Vaginal Steam Study. She is also the creator of the annual #steamyaugust Vaginal Steam Awareness Month and an upcoming documentary film with the working title STEAM.Keli’s story about how she became the Steamy Chick is unconventional and hilarious and involves a whole conversation about Gwyneth Paltrow. In this episode, we talk about the many cultures around the world that have used vaginal steaming for hundreds of years, how steaming can help many women, why it works, how OB/GYNs are utilizing vaginal steaming in their practices, resources to help you get started with vaginal steaming, and more. Keli is so knowledgeable about the history of steaming, and I think this episode will blow your mind.To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/why-is-vaginal-steaming-so-controversial-keli-garza/.This episode is brought to you by Prima. Visit Prima.co and use my code PERIOD for an exclusive limited-time 20% off offer.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com

Nathan Riley, MD, is a board-certified OBGYN and hospice and palliative care physician. Through his holistic OBGYN practice, Beloved Holistics, PCA, he serves women and their families who are dissatisfied with the conventional medical model. He also has a collaborator program for coaches and alternative health practitioners to provide easy, affordable access to an MD consultant on women’s health and primary care issues. He specializes in fertility, pelvic pain, home birth, and health optimization at all stages of life, from birth to death, working with nature rather than against Her. He is a staunch advocate for medical freedom and personal responsibility, and his podcast is called The Holistic OBGYN.It’s so rare to meet a gynecologist speaking the same language as myself and others in the holistic women’s health space, and I’ve been really looking forward to this conversation. In this episode, we talk about why Nathan felt called to shift to holistic practice, the problems with the conventional medical model, shocking statistics on pregnancy and birth interventions, modern-day witch hunts, how you can become your best healthcare advocate, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/an-empowering-conversation-with-a-holistic-obgyn-dr-nathan-riley/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com