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#47 – IBS isn't a Diagnosis, It's a Question: Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel on the Gut-Brain Connection

2026-09-0259:59

Bloating, urgency, unpredictable bowel movements — and a diagnosis that often feels like a shrug: "it's just IBS." In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel, holistic physician and founder of Mind Your Gut, to unpack what's really going on beneath that label. We start with the name of her practice — Mind Your Gut — and what it means to truly listen to your body without tipping into hypervigilance. Sophie shares a real case study from her clinic: a woman who'd struggled with ...

#46 Sabrina Nowicki on Fertility Awareness Method and the Problem With Period Tracking Apps

2026-07-0356:57

Most of us were handed a period-tracking app and told that was the same as knowing our bodies. It isn't. In this episode, I sit down with Sabrina Nowicki, co-founder and CEO of Cyclisity — the fertility awareness app built as the companion to the beloved book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, written by Sabrina's aunt, Toni Weschler. We talk about what the fertility awareness method actually is, and why your cycle deserves to be treated as a vital sign — a real window into your overall health,...

#45 You Don't Need a Retreat: Tracee Stanley on the Power of Rituals and the Space Between Who You Were and Who You're Becoming.

2026-06-2401:08:31

In today's episode, I sit down with Tracee Stanley — bestselling author, yoga nidra teacher, and founder of the Empowered Life Circle — to talk about her new book, Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit. This conversation is for anyone standing in a chapter of transition — a fertility journey, perimenopause, a shift in career or relationships, or simply that quiet feeling that something is missing even when life looks full on paper. Tracee's work centers on "householders" — pe...

Fertility Series: Hold with Love. For When Feelings and Emotions Come in Waves.

2026-06-1818:28

This one is for you if you know that it's been a while since you tended to that sadness, frustration, shame, fear. Doing that requires courage and enough inner resources, feeling rested enough to handle the potential heaviness. And I can't overemphasise how often a practice like this creates a sense of lightness, release. I invite you to try it. And at any point, if it feels too much – pause it. You can always return when there is a bit more inner resources, capacity to feel what words c...

Fertility Series: Steady. For the Moment of an Appointment. A Calming Practice to Steady Before a Scan or a Conversation

2026-06-1811:50

Second practice episode of the Fertility Series where I teach you to use the power of your breath. Well-researched breath-work exercise with the goal to communicate to your nervous system that You are safe. It always works. Because it's physiologically imprinted into how we function. Come back to this practice every time when there is something important ahead of you. Something that makes you feel small. Let the breath in. Always release fully. No holding.

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