The Period Party

Lindsey Vestal owns The Functional Pelvis, a private practice specializing in pelvic floor therapy. She's dedicated to empowering women to find relief from conditions such as bowel/urinary incontinence, painful sex, pelvic pain, prolapse, and pre and postnatal complications. In this episode, we talk about the common symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, the truth about Kegels, how your bathroom habits affect your pelvic floor function, pelvic floor strengthening apps and devices, and so much more!

Meghan Cleary is a writer, speaker, and patient advocate who focuses on clinical gender bias and its impact on women's health. She is dedicated to shedding light on women’s reproductive health care issues including endometriosis, and clinical gender bias. In this episode, we talk about the impact of the “hormone-hysterectomy highway" on women’s health, why the most common treatments for endometriosis are often harmful, how the clinical gender bias directly results in physical harm to women, and mor

Dr. Shawn Tassone is a board-certified OBGYN who also holds a Ph.D. in mind-body medicine. Dr. Tassone believes that you should have an active role in your care. In this episode, we talk about the importance of being informed before choosing birth control, the rarely discussed risks associated with common forms of contraception, the high risks associated with Essure and its removal, Dr. Tassone’s top tips for supporting your health, and so much more!

Angelique Panagos is a Registered Nutritional Therapist, author, speaker, and total foodie. Angelique is on a mission to educate women about hormones and help them solve hormonal imbalance. In this episode, we talk about the impact of diet and lifestyle on your hormonal balance, how having children later in life impacts your hormones, why you should be thinking about fertility in your twenties, the impact of stress on belly fat, Angelique’s secret weapons for good hormonal health, and so much more!

Keith Bell is the founder and clinical director of Oriental Medicine Specialists and a board certified and licensed acupuncturist and certified professional doula. Keith uses his experience in holistic health and fertility enhancement to help women and their partners successfully conceive and maintain healthy pregnancies. In this episode, we talk about the main factors that affect sperm health, the relationship between good sex and sperm quality, how to increase male fertility, and so much more!

Natalie Berthold Ryan is a Family Constellation Therapist who specializes in family-systemic therapy. Natalie’s work guides you through breaking the repeating patterns created by unresolved family traumas to help you move forward and thrive. In this episode, we talk about how ancestral trauma can cause repeating patterns in your life, the most common types of trauma that affect women and their flow, how to start healing from trauma, and so much more!

Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed is an osteopathic physician who is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also a contributing author to the textbook Pelvic Pain, and a collaborator in the Northwell ROSE Study. In this episode, we talk about common causes and symptoms of pelvic pain, the relationship between endometriosis and pelvic pain, the issues surrounding endometriosis surgery, the impactful goal for the ROSE study, how you can participate in the ROSE study, and so much more!

Maya Dusenbery is an editor, journalist and author of Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick. In this episode, we talk about the knowledge gap in medical research for men vs women and how it contributes heavily to several issues from gender bias in the doctor’s office to the experiential gap in treating women-only conditions like endometriosis. We also discuss how to navigate these gaps and biases and take control of your own health.

Dr. Christiane Northrup is a board-certified OB/GYN physician and a leading authority in the field of women’s health and wellness. Internationally known for her empowering approach to women’s health and wellness, Dr. Northrup teaches women how to thrive at every stage of life. In this episode, we talk about why empaths are targeted by energy vampires, how empaths can protect themselves from an energy vampire relationship, what to do if you’re already in a relationship with an energy vampire, and mo

Laura Schoenfeld is a Registered Dietitian trained in Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy. Laura’s passion is for helping overstressed, over-trained, and undernourished women get back to better physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. In this episode, we talk about why you don’t need a perfect diet to have good health, how the wellness industry is impacting women’s approach to eating, common signs of under-nutrition, the risks of switching to a “real food” diet, and so much more!

Aimee Raupp is a women’s health and wellness expert, author, acupuncturist, and herbalist who is on a mission to educate and inspire women while improving their vitality, celebrating their beauty and guiding them to reconnect to the presence of their optimal health. In this episode, we talk about what thriving health looks like, why you shouldn’t assume your health issues are the norm, the link between autoimmune conditions and fertility, how to manage your triggers, and so much more!

Dr. Aumatma Shah is a Naturopathic Doctor with a specialty in fertility, pregnancy, and post-partum. She is also the best-selling author of Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making. In this episode, we talk about how the egg freezing process works, the hidden costs that are involved with freezing your eggs, Dr. Shah’s top tips for preserving your fertility naturally, the role that masculine and feminine energies play in your hormonal health, and so much more!

Melissa Kathryn is a nutritionist and weight loss expert. Through her holistic weight loss and lifestyle practice, Melissa helps women free themselves from dieting and emotional eating, and making peace with their bodies so they thrive in life in a body they love. In this episode, we talk about how cultural messages impacts girls from a young age, the connection between your diet and a healthy cycle, how yo-yo dieting can cause you to lose your period, the importance of body wisdom, and so much more!

Kate Powe is an online Naturopath who supports women with endometriosis, PCOS, thyroid health, mood, fatigue, and methylation issues and aims to educate and empower women in making the wisest health and treatment choices for themselves, be that natural, medical, or both. In this episode, we talk about the importance of self-education and owning your diagnosis, the main symptoms and causes of adenomyosis and endometriosis, why a restrictive diet isn’t a long-term solution, and so much more!

Angela Heap is a Nutritional Therapist and leading fertility nutrition expert. Angela supports couples on their fertility journey and uses many functional diagnostic tools to support her work; including focusing heavily on testing and genetics as the key that opens the lock to infertility. In this episode, we talk about genetics and the connection to fertility, what it means to be MTHFR positive and how that impacts fertility, why men need to be a bigger part of fertility conversations, and more!