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Nikki Gratrix is our second guest on Mental Health Month and we're talking about the effect of childhood trauma on women's health. This is a great under-talked about epidemic that affects many people for years. And these childhood traumas could go from the very severe to the much less severe. But the good thing is that we can reverse them with interventions we can employ today. So this is a very interesting talk packed with facts and suggestions. Nikki is an amazing speaker who has done a lot of research into the connection between childhood trauma and illness. She studied and was working in banking, economics & finance before moving to the health industry. She wanted to do something with more meaning and to help people directly. Nikki trained and worked as a Clinical Nutritionist in the UK, and during this time she became more of a mind-body expert rather than just looking at nutrition and functional nutrition. Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from Nikki Gratrix and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below: What You Will Hear: How often emotional trauma and history plays a part in women’s illness The correlation between adverse childhood events and risk of disease onset in later life Types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Diseases in relation to ACEs Emotional trauma and fertility The identity level of childhood traumas Steps to healing emotional traumas and recharge rituals Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!   Resources: The Enneagram System ACE Score Free Report: 7 Steps to Healing Emotional Trauma   To learn more about Nikki Gratrix, click here to visit her website and follow her on social media: Facebook, Twitter,  YouTube Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community. Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group. Thanks for listening Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

JJ Virgin is our first guest this year, 2017 as we kick start Mental Health Month here on Women’s Wellness Radio. During this Mental Health Month, I will be hosting interviews with 4 amazing women all talking about different aspects of mental health e.g. anxiety, depression, mental fortitude, and childhood trauma. JJ Virgin is a New York Times best-selling author, a nutritionist, a personal trainer and has been on the Dr. Phil show. She is also a mentor in the business world. She is the author of the new book "The Miracle Mindset", as well as "The Virgin Diet Cookbook", and "The Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook". The “Miracle Mindset” is her memoir and talks about the 7 different characteristics that make up a miracle mindset. Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from JJ Virgin and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below: What You Will Hear: What the book "Miracle Mindset" is all about and what made her write the book Stretching out of your comfort zone The 110% mindset during hard times in both personal life and in business Reaching out to the community for support Self-care during hard times Having a victor mindset instead of a victim mindset The book comes out Feb 21 2017, and is available pre-sale on Amazon. And JJ Virgin has great pre-order bonuses for everyone.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!   JJ’s Resources: Pre-order JJ Virgin’s New Book Miracle Mindset and get exclusive BONUS gifts The Virgin Diet Online Program The Sugar Solution Online Program   Featured: To learn more about JJ Virgin, you can find her on her website and follow her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube channel, Google + Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community. Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group. Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

Dr. Yoshi Rahm is an osteopathic physician based in Los Angeles and certified in both Family Medicine as well as Integrative & Holistic Medicine. In this week’s episode, Dr. Yoshi & I will be talking about MARCoNS (Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci) and Biofilms. You will learn: What MARCoNS and Biofilms are and where they exist in the body Who has MARCoNS e.g. people with chronic fatigue, immunodeficiency etc. Ideal tests for MARCoNS The connection between inflammation & MARCoNS Symptoms of MARCoNS Treatment options for MARCoNS (including natural remedies) To find out more about Dr. Yoshi Rahm and his practice, visit his website and follow him on: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

Lisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath, FDN practitioner, Certified BioIndividual nutritional practitioner and Certified Gluten practitioner. While studying FDN with her (she was my mentor), she brought up the term "Oxalates" which I was not familiar with. These are compounds in plants and animals. They are not very much known, and as people do their best to eat healthy foods, they do not know that some of those foods are very high in oxalates. And if one has other health issues, these oxalates can accumulate and cause a lot of health problems. We also talk about: Sources of oxalates especially from foods At what point oxalates become an issue in the body Bacteria in the gut that eat oxalates Signs of excess oxalates in the body and some of the illnesses or problems they can cause Strains that help with eating/breaking down oxalates Nutrients that help control oxalate levels And so much more… To learn more about Lisa Pomeroy, visit her website here. You can also follow her on Facebook. Resources: FDN Advanced Training modules for practitioners Lisa's 1-page handout on oxalates   We are running a quick survey this December to find out more about you, your needs and want you want help with in terms of your health. Click here to take part in the short survey.  

Dr. Justin Marchegiani is a functional medicine practitioner with a private practice in Houston, Texas. He has extensive training in kinesiology, functional medicine, chiropractic medicine, nutrition, chronic infections and blood chemistry. Today’s episode is about estrogen dominance and we will be talking about the immune system and hormones. We talk about how estrogen dominance can cause immune dysregulations, the branches of the immune system and how they work, what foods/nutrients support them and treating the immune system. We also talk about: - Why the immune system matters and the difference between women and men's systems.  - Exposure to chemicals - Causes of estrogen dominance - Symptoms of estrogen dominance including PMS, cramping, breast tenderness, moodiness, back pain, excessive menstruation and migraines - The reason why so many women have increased frequency of autoimmune conditions - The working of TH1 & TH2 - How to boost/regulate the immune system and herbs to take to boost TH1 and TH2 - Inflammation and other hormones that affect the immune system To learn more about hormone balance, visit Justin's website here. You can also follow him on Facebook and on his YouTube account. Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women’s Wellness Collaborative

Erin Knight is a migraine & headache specialist. She helps people suffering from migraines determine what is holding them back and plan concrete steps to break through to feeling great. From the time she was a little kid, Erin had a desire to help people. At one time during a family vacation is Spain, her mum was stuck in the hotel room for 3 days because of migraines and Erin felt frustrated because she couldn't do anything to help her. In high school she had migraines 4-5 times per week. She was inspired by her grandfather and was fascinated on how we could impact our bodies with chemistry. After high school she went into pharmaceutical engineering. At 27 Erin’s body started to break down! Other than the migraines, she started having auto-immune issues, chronic fatigue, chronic pain and digestive issues. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life feeling like that! Soon she discovered functional medicine which aligned so well with her as an engineer because it addresses the root causes of body issues. She dived into it and soon her migraines went away, her energy was back, she was no-longer sensitive to things like bright lights, thunderstorms and just loved this new sense of freedom she felt. Wanting to help others, Erin went ahead and put together a 4 step plan called “The Migraine Freedom Plan”. "About 1 to 7 people globally suffer from migraines, and 3/4 of those are women." Erin Knight In this episode, we talk about: What migraines are and what causes them The different symptoms of migraines The connection between stress, inflammation and migraines Supplements and dosages to help with migraines including magnesium and B-vitamins What to look for when getting supplements Tips to manage migraines The 4-step Migraine Freedom Plan To learn more about Erin Knight, you can find her on her website here. You can also follow her on: Facebook Instagram Also, if you would like to learn more about what could be going on in your body, Erin offers a free 5-min hormone balance quick-check to see if the migraines you’re experiencing could be related to a hormonal imbalance. Thanks for listening. Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.

Today's guest Rich Jacobs is a great classic example of functional medicine in practice. Rich Jacobs was a Strength and Conditioning Coach for 8 years. He studied physiology, anatomy and movement before getting into functional medicine. He got into functional medicine after he got really sick and found himself in a state of fatigue, allergy to most foods, bloating, insomnia, depression and low libido. His doctor said everything looked good despite not feeling well and was advised to try using Viagra while at 35 years old.  Not satisfied, he went online and did research to help himself and got directed to functional medicine. He started with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) and went through their educational program. He also had a mentor who used the program on him to help him get better. They found that he had stage 3 adrenal dysfunction and gut bacteria and other issues that were causing all the problems. They fixed them and Jacobs learnt how to help other people. That was four years ago. He's continued with his education through The Institute for Functional Medicine and The Kalish Institute Mentorship Program he's currently enrolled in now. We talk about Rich Jacob's process on how he uncovers the root causes of hormonal imbalances and how they can be corrected. We also talk about: The big 5: weight gain, depression, fatigue/insomnia, gut issues and female hormone imbalances.  Interconnection between female hormone imbalances and other issues like PMS, skin issues, gut issues What’s normal about PMS and dealing vs eliminating PMS; some quick tips for PMS like making dietary changes, managing stress, getting adequate quality sleep and hydration and blood sugar control Menopause and balancing hormone stressors Some of the root causes of hormonal imbalances like emotional stress, dietary stress and internal inflammation Rich Jacobs' own experience in healing his gut and adrenal glands and the supplements he used and lifestyle changes he made Effects of sing too much antibiotics especially growing up To learn more about Rich Jacobs, you can find him on his website here, where you can also sign up for his free eBook and get more tips on how to increase energy and reduce fatigue. Follow Rich Jacobs on: Facebook Twitter Youtube Thanks for listening. Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.

WELCOME TO DAY 7, THE LAST OF FERTILITY WEEK! Justina Thompson is a Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) coach and is our last guest for Fertility Week. She took a 2-year certification program with Sarah Naomi Bly and has successfully been using FAM to prevent pregnancy for 7 years. It is a natural birth control method free from side effects. She learnt more about the importance of FAM for couples trying to get pregnant  during her 2 years training and while in internship.  A large portion of her training involved understanding how hormones work for the female body from the scientific level.  The focus for the program was to support hormonal health with lifestyle, nutrition and environmental factors. Couples are often told by their doctors that unless they’ve been trying to conceive for more than 12 months, then they should keep trying which kind of leaves them in the dark. But with FAM and other types of charting like the BBT, which is very popular, the method targets the time when the woman is most fertile and more capable of conceiving. In this episode, Justina talks about: Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) and how it works Signs of fertility in women - cervical fluid, BBT charting and cervical position Factors that trigger early or late ovulation Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) Common problems and frustrations in charting If you want to learn more about Justina Thompson, click here to visit her website. You can also follow her on: Facebook Twitter Instagram We put all of Justina's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below: Click Here to Get the Guide PS: I'm going to do a webinar called "Perfect Periods for Fertility" this coming Wednesday Nov.16 at 4.00 PM Pacific Time. So be sure to mark it on your calendar and join me. Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

WELCOME TO DAY 6 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Our guest today is Stephanie Risinger, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and host of the "Holistic Fertility & Wellness Podcast" . The podcast is geared around providing information to women about their holistic options for improving fertility as well as providing support for the emotional and relationship challenges that tend to come along when dealing with fertility challenges. The podcast came about as a result of Stephanie’s personal and professional experiences. Today we're talking about managing some of the emotions associated with fertility. I was on Stephanie's podcast some time back and you can listen to it here. In this episode, we’re talking discussing: How our emotions are connected to one another Our beliefs and emotions Why it’s important to feel emotions Healthy ways to experience emotions Tips for recurring negative thoughts Importance of self-care When we compare we miss out on the little things we can be joyful of even when things are hard. You are perfect just as you are. To learn more about Stephanie Risinger, click here to visit her website. You can also follow her on: Facebook Twitter Instagram ITunes We put all of Stephanie's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below: Click Here to Get the Guide Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative

WELCOME TO DAY 5 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Caroline Zwickson is a fertility coach originally from Germany and has been living in the US for 16 years. She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and studied dreams, imaginations, and how to help people cultivate awareness for that and integrate it into their lives in order to create more wholeness. She did her Masters’ thesis on women and mind-body connection and looked into how women experience emotions like fear, joy and anger in their bodies, and how they can use the body to work with those emotions. After graduating she slowly made her way into life coaching because she was passionate about helping people figure out not only why they're stuck but also what they can do about it, taking that future oriented outlook of life and really thinking about life in a positive way. Her focus in the coaching world is to help women create a fertile life; prepare them for a healthy pregnancy. She had hormonal imbalances after coming out of the birth control pill and this experience made her dive deeply into women's hormones. She figured out a natural and holistic way to heal her hormone imbalances. The positive effects she experienced made her want to help other women.   In this podcast we’re talking about: Nutrition and balancing hormones Our thoughts and their effects on our bodies Movement and exercise The luteal phase and blood sugar balance Supplements Diet and food sources To learn more about Caroline Zwickson, click here to visit her website. You can also follow her on: Facebook Twitter Instagram We put all of Caroline's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below: Click Here to Get the Guide Thanks for listening! Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative