Pregnancy

Advanced Maternal Age Risks With Dr. Shannon Clark

Have you ever felt the fear of the unknown with your advanced maternal age? It can be scary: Will there be problems trying to get pregnant? Is there an increased risk in pregnancy loss with advanced maternal age? Will I have pregnancy or delivery complications? Despite how scared you may feel, I’m SO excited for you to step past it…

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Pregnancy

Getting Pregnant With PCOS: Belinda McCall Tells All

Are you ever overwhelmed with your PCOS symptoms? >>Today, my guest is Belinda McCall, founder of WomanBeeWell magazine, and she’s about to share with you her story on getting diagnosed with PCOS and trying to conceive.<< Belinda has been helping women find their own version of wellness through her blog, digital magazine, and online programs. And in this episode, she’s going…

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Pregnancy

A Look at Hormones before, during, and after Pregnancy

Are you worried about your hormones during pregnancy and navigating them through early postpartum? I have great news Mama: There is so much you can for your hormones during pregnancy, while you’re preparing for pregnancy, or if you’ve already had a baby! Because you can always work towards bettering your health and creating healthy lifestyle habits. Today’s Core Connections podcast episode…

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Pregnancy

My Gift to You: Free Diastasis Recti Guide

Do you have sooooo many questions about diastasis recti that you are Googling the answers for? Let me stop your search right there! Because I want you to always feel supported, I’d love to gift you this Free Diastasis Recti Guide to get you back to living a pain-free life. It’s full of my top tips for healing diastasis recti,…

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Fitness

Buff Bombshell Show, Episode 17 2020 Olympia Figure Review

In this week’s episode, the ladies – Emma Hyndman, The Posing Pro, and bikini amateur Lauren Lotter – review the Figure category from the 2020 Olympia. Watch for posing tips, presentation tips, laughter, and more! We have it all covered in this episode with some seriously funny moments that are not to be missed while […]

Health

How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Got That EMDR Therapy Episode So Right

Like so many millennial doctors, I’ve spent every stage of my medical training watching Grey’s Anatomy. I was studying for biology and chemistry in college when Izzie cut Denny’s LVAD wire. I was rotating through different specialties in medical school while coping with the plane crash that killed Lexie and Mark. I watched Meredith wade […]

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IVFML Season 2, Episode 9: Going From Childless To Childfree

Erik and Melissa Jones were optimistic and grateful. After thinking they’d have to go through the long and expensive process of in vitro fertilization, their infertility problem was attributed to a seminal blockage in Erik’s testicles, which could be cleared with a simple procedure that would be covered by insurance. And if the issue was […]

Health

This Is What a Bipolar Manic Episode Feels Like

If you have a basic understanding of bipolar disorder, you probably know that people with the mental illness go through periods of extreme mood swings, intermixed with periods without symptoms. These bipolar episodes, as they’re called, can last weeks or months and be both high and low (depressive or manic)—or somewhere in the middle. Mania […]

Health

This Is What a Mixed Bipolar Episode Feels Like

Bipolar disorder is a condition in which a person experiences dramatic shifts in mood and energy, but at severities that are different from the mood changes the average person goes through. But a common misconception about bipolar disorder is that a person with the diagnosis only experiences two distinct moods: either really high highs (mania), […]

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IVFML Season 2, Episode 7: Is Egg And Sperm Donation 'Worth It'?

On this episode of IVFML, we’re going to tell the stories of the people who donate their gametes ― eggs and sperm ― to help other people complete their families. We first feature Brian Brown and Sue Andres-Brown, a couple who donated eggs and sperm early on in their marriage. They would both be open […]

Health

IVFML Season 2, Episode 6: Deciding To Use A Surrogate Is The Easy Part

Andrea Syrtash and her husband had done 18 fertility treatments over the course of almost a decade before they began considering gestational surrogacy. While other women may mourn their inability to carry a pregnancy to term, Syrtash was relieved after she finally made the decision. “I’ve been beaten down by all these years and treatments,” […]

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IVFML Season 2, Episode 3: We’re Both Going To Be Moms

In the third episode of IVFML, Shea and Sienna Gilliam tell the story of how they met, fell in love and decided to start building a family. When Shea comes out as transgender, Sienna has difficult choices to make about whether she should stay with her and whether to continue pursuing parenthood.  Trystan Reese, director […]