Dr. Natalie Crawford is board certified in both Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility clinic in Austin, Texas and hosts the As a Woman: Fertility Hormones and Beyond Podcast with over 4 million downloads. In this episode, she explains exactly how our fertility changes from our 20s to our 40s and what to consider depending on your goals. Dr. Crawford shares specific evidence based lifestyle and diet changes that optimize both success with natural conception and fertility treatments. Whether you are currently trying to conceive, planing for the future or just wanting to optimize your hormone health at any age, this episode is packed with so many actionable take-aways.

We discuss:

-Red flags in your cycle to indicate inflammation and the connection to hormone health and fertility

-When you need a full workup done considering your age group

-The controversy around when to check your egg count and what it means for fertility decisions

-How and why egg quality decreases with age and the impact on fertility, IVF and pregnancy loss

-Dr. Crawford’s top lifestyle recs that have the biggest impact on fertility

-Hidden sources of endocrine disrupting toxins and how to avoid them

-Dietary changes for for decreasing inflammation to improve hormone health

-The truth about sugar and sugar alternatives that nobody talks about

-Supplement recommendations and warnings for trying to get pregnant including Folate vs. Folic Acid, CoQ10 and more

-Dr Crawford’s journey of recurrent miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and conceiving her children after reducing inflammation with lifestyle changes

-The connection between Celiacs Disease, Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage

If you want to learn more about hormone health, fertility and lifestyle changes for reducing inflammation, Dr. Natalie Crawford breaks it all down in this incredibly detailed and informative episode!

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The one and only “The Vagina Whisperer” Dr. Sara Reardon, joins the show to cover the 411 on peeing, pooping, periods, sex and our pelvic floor. Sara is a doctor of physical therapy, board-certified pelvic floor specialist, founder of “The Vagina Whisperer” online platform and author of FLOORED: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage coming out in 2025. Sara tells us everything we need to know to optimize our pelvic floor health through the phases of motherhood.

We discuss:

-How your pelvic floor works and why it changes during each phase from pregnancy to menopause

-The impacts of c-sections vs. vaginal births on postpartum pelvic floor recovery

-How your pelvic floor changes throughout your cycle impacting sex and workouts

-Hormonal changes during perimenopause, your pelvic floor and Sara’s personal and professional experience addressing issues

-Everything you need to know and avoid when it comes to peeing and your pelvic floor

-Tips for pooping that can help optimize pelvic floor health

-What you need to know about birth including pushing, positions and your pelvic floor

-What’s common vs. normal when it comes to issues with sex and how to address them

-The behind the scenes details of what happens in a pelvic floor PT evaluation

-Sara’s fast and furious unmedicated birth stories and how her experiences inspired her work

If you pee, poop, have sex, are pregnant, have had a baby or will go through menopause (aka all of us!) this episode is a must listen for need to know tips to optimize lifelong pelvic floor health.

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This solo episode with MBM host and yoga teacher Helene Kusman shares tools for regulating your nervous system to get out of the “fight or flight” mode many of us are constantly experiencing and into a calming parasympathetic state. Helene breaks down the physiological response we have to stressful situations and how prioritizing nervous system regulation can help us reach both our physical and mental health goals. If you are searching for the missing link to keeping your cool with everyday stressors, this episode is packed with simple strategies to say goodbye to anxious energy.

Helene shares:

-What you need to know about your Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System

-Helene’s top 3 nervous system regulating breathwork practices and how to do them

-How to make movement conducive to nervous system regulation in just 5, 10 or 15 minutes

-Tips for getting more sleep for those dealing with frequent night wakings, hormone imbalances and poor sleep hygiene

-The connection of diet to nervous system regulation as a possible missing link

-Ideas for setting boundaries in your relationships and work to optimize nervous system regulation goals

-When to seek professional support for nervous system regulation issues

This episode is short, sweet and packed with incredible takeaways for feeling like that super chill mom who can get through even the craziest days feeling confident, calm and at ease.

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