Taylor, a determined mother-to-be, shares her journey with PCOS, diagnosed in college and faced with fertility challenges. She discusses her transition from birth control to metformin and the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive, including multiple doctor switches and finding supportive communities. The conversation emphasizes the importance of personalized health management, informed consent, and advocating for oneself. Taylor’s inspiring story highlights the power of perseverance and the valuable lessons learned on her path to motherhood.

Welcome to another summer season episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Ayla Barmmer of FullWell.  Ayla founded FullWell as an adjunct to her clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because she wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement they created for their clients available to the rest of the world. After almost two decades working on thousands of complex fertility cases, she learned that no two are alike. In fact, fertility is arguably one of the most common yet perplexing health issues. The vast majority of people receive the most frustrating diagnosis of all: “unexplained infertility.” Popular medical interventions have notoriously poor success rates and often yield tremendous physical and emotional stress, not the mention the financial and relational impact. Ayla synthesized decades of findings, looking at the needs that have emerged from the most straightforward to the most complex cases. Her approach looks at the whole person, in the context of their environments, peeling back the layers until we grasp root issues. Over time, She has observed as many external and systemic causes of fertility issues as internal and specific concerns. For this reason, She believes in addressing the pursuit of fertility health as both an individual and collective need, carefully supporting a wide variety of inputs to build the optimal foundation for conception, pregnancy, and postpartum recovery. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are interested in your gut helath impacting your fertility.  Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity. Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another summer season episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Dr. Gary Levy with Fertility Cloud on being prescribed Letrozole or Clomid.  Caitlin asked Dr. Levy about a scenario where a patient was prescribed Letrozole for her unexplained infertility. Dr. Levy spoke about the benefits of taking the fertility drug and the risks that may be involved.  Caitlin, Sophia and Dr. Levy speak about why someone might be prescribed Letrozole before and after fertility tests are done.  This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you were told taking a fertility drug like Clomid or Letrozole might help you ovulate sooner in your cycle.  Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity. Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday episode! Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Nataly, a Find Fertility graduate, on her journey to becoming a mother! Nataly was diagnosed with PCOS when she was trying to conceive and it led her down a long journey. Nataly tried metformin, clomid, letrozole, six IUI's and more fertility methods with no success until she finally took a break from working with her reproductive endocrinologist and wanted a holistic approach and started working with Caitlin.  Nataly speaks about how she navigated her anxiety and depression while she was in the trying to conceive trenches and how she worked through them. This is an empowering story about trusting your body and making small changes that slowly change your fertility in the long run. Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Maggie, a Find Fertility graduate, on her journey to becoming a mother to two baby boys.  Maggie said she had always had long cycles and was put on birth control to 'regulate' her cycle. Once she wanted to start a family with her husband she got off birth control but her cycles were not regulated. She spoke to her midwife who told her to take Letrozole to try and get her body to ovulate earlier.  After three failed cycles she found Caitlin and signed up for her course. After working with Caitlin and making diet and lifestyle changes Maggie went on to have two successful pregnancies and births.  If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website!  Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Sophia Pavia speaks with Holly Moyer on her journey to getting pregnant. Holly used to work under Sophia when she was just starting her practice. Holly said she took Sophia's advice, made diet and lifestyle changes and worked on reducing her stress which resulted in her conceiving her son. Holly used to lift weights which was rewarding at the time but not supporting her fertility goals. After giving up weightlifting, taking care of her gut health and reducing her stress by switching jobs she was ready to start her trying to conceive journey. This episode is about the journey and mindset it takes to become a mother!  If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website!  Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another summer season episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Catherine Staffieri about Nutrisense and the importance of blood sugar balance. Catherine is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist currently working as a Nutrition Manager at Nutrisense, one of the fastest growing healthtech start-ups aimed to help anyone discover and reach their health potential. Catherine has counseled thousands of clients on their glucose scores reviewing over 750,000 hours of glucose data and recorded meals in the process while recommending nutritional adjustments to improve metabolic health. She holds a Masters in Nutrition Education from Columbia University and completed her undergrad work at the University of Pennsylvania. She enjoys cooking, spending time with her 3 kids, traveling and being active. Catherine’s philosophy is that you’re never too old to make changes in your life to better your mind, your body and your well being. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to track how the food in your body impacts your blood sugar levels throughout the day. If you are curious abut trying nutrisense or if you think working directly with a dietician is the right move for you.  Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity. Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Kristen Benvenuto on her journey to becoming a mother. Kristen was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was worried about her chances of becoming a mother. She worked on nutrition, lifestyle changes and worked with Sophia.  After trying for over a year and getting her multiple sclerosis diagnosis Kristen and her husband thought the next best step was to try IVF. Her first cycle failed but they were able to try again which resulted in a healthy baby boy! This episode is wonderful if you want to know more about working with Sophia, having multiple sclerosis and trying to conceive, making lifestyle changes and more!  If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website!  Thank you to our summer season sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Steph Koch on her journey with secondary infertility.  Steph has an interesting journey. She had an easy time conceiving her two first kids but when it came to trying to conceive baby number three she struggled. That's when she started working with Dr. Naomi Whittaker and binging the Food Freedom Fertility Podcast.  After being diagnosed with endometriosis and having surgery she went on to conceive twins! Steph said she was not happy with her OBGYN care and opted to have a home birth! This episode is so uplifting and one you will want to listen to.  If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website!  Thank you to our summer interlude sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertility FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50

Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Victoria Terry on working with Sophia during her trying to conceive journey.  Victoria has a very long journey to becoming a mother. She was told early on that it would be very difficult for her to get pregnant naturally. She had to fight, advocate and not give up on herself. Victoria eventually found the right practitioner who was willing to work with her.  She also started working with Sophia and implemented a lot of changes that eventually resulted in a pregnancy! Victoria talks about the struggles of trying to conceive for years, working on her health, and dealing with an ongoing condition.  This is an uplifting story about not giving up on yourself and one you will not want to skip! If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website!  Thank you to our summer interlude sponsors! Fertility Cloud is offering our listeners $50 off your first visit by clicking this link! https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.  Nutrisense is offering our listeners $50 off the first month with code FFF50. Head to nutrisense.io/fff or click this link! https://www.nutrisense.io/marketing/fff?code=FFF50