Part One in a mini series where I go through my top recommended resources for preconception. Don’t let the abundance of resources in the world overwhelm you! Know that everything I recommend I’ve either tested myself or seen to work well in my 9+ years of work with clients.Get access to the living resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resources/Quick LinksBooks:Period Repair Manual: https://mydou.la/period-repair-manualTaking Charge of Your Fertility: https://mydou.la/taking-charge-of-your-fertilityAwakening Fertility: https://trainat.li/awakening-fertilityYour Pelvic Floor: https://trainat.li/KVPelvicFloorReal Food for Pregnancy: https://mydou.la/real-food-for-pregnancyProducts:Branch Basics: https://trainat.li/branch-basics You should get $10 off with this link,Alaska Tallow Co.: https://trainat.li/tallow Use the code: trainernatalie for 10% offAraza Beauty: https://trainat.li/araza-beauty Use the code: NATALIE15 for 15% offPodcasts:Are You Menstrual? With Amanda Montalvo: pod.link/1568547321Listen to Amanda on The Resource Doula Podcast here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/nutrition-for-hormone-health-with-amanda-montalvo/At Home with Kelly + Tiffany: pod.link/1447751238Listen to Kelly & Tiffany on The Resource Doula Podcast here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/taking-responsibility-for-your-healthcare-and-birth-with-kelly-tiffany-of-beautiful-one-midwifery/Please remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice, but remember to always be an active participant in your care, and talk to your healthcare team before making important decisions. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider writing a positive review in your favorite podcast app or subscribing on YouTube! Thanks so much for listening. I’ll catch you next time!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

On this episode of the podcast I chat with Lily Nichols about preconception nutrition, how the common recommendations are outdated and even potentially harmful, and we take a deeper look at folate and how folic acid supplementation isn’t all it’s chalked up to be.Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. She writes at lilynicholsrdn.comResources she mentionedBook: Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: https://amzn.to/3CTsxjABook: Real Food for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3puAlW8Blog post - Folate: Why it’s Superior to Folic Acid for Pregnancy (Even if you don’t have MTHFR): https://lilynicholsrdn.com/folate-pregnancy-folic-acid-mthfr/Instagram post - Research Brief: is there a link between folic acid and tongue ties? https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2K6BnOzol/E-Cookbook: https://shop.lilynicholsrdn.com/collections/frontpage/products/e-cookbook-companion-to-real-food-for-pregnancyReal Food Postpartum Recovery Meals: 50+ Recipes & Freezer Tips: https://trainat.li/freezermealsWomen’s Health Nutrition Academy Courses: https://whnacademy.com/course-list/Connect with LilyFollow @lilynicholsrdn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilynicholsrdn/visit Lily’s site: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/Please remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice, but remember to always be an active participant in your care, and talk to your healthcare team before making important decisions. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider writing a positive review in your favorite podcast app or on YouTube! Thanks so much for listening. I’ll catch you next time!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn this episode of the podcast I chat with Dr. Stu about twin birth, breech vaginal birth, and what the difference is in the care you receive at a hospital versus a midwifery setting. He provides insight from over 40 years in the birth world. This discussion is such an important one, so grab your favorite drink and enjoy listening or watch on YouTube @resourcedoula!Follow him on Instagram @birthinginstincts and at The Birthing Instincts Podcast with midwife Blyss Young as he offers hope, reassurance and safe, honest evidence-supported choices for those women who understand pregnancy is a normal bodily function not to be feared. His website is www.birthinginstincts.com.Resources he mentionedReteach Breech: http://www.birthinginstincts.com/reteach-breechBreech Without Borders: https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/Book: The Vaccine Friendly Plan: https://amzn.to/449UteIBook: Turtles All the Way Down: https://amzn.to/3NIlv7JConnect with Dr. StuFollow @birthinginstincts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birthinginstincts/Listen to the Birthing Instincts Podcast: https://pod.link/1552816683visit the Birthing Instincts site: https://www.birthinginstincts.com/Sign up for a consult or an annual membership herePlease remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice, but remember to always be an active participant in your care, and talk to your healthcare team before making important decisions. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider writing a positive review in your favorite podcast app or on YouTube! Thanks so much for listening. I’ll catch you next time!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today’s podcast I chat with Holly and Calisa of Moms Matter Now, a platform for educating and empowering moms in their mental health. We talked about sharing the load, what the deal is with intrusive thoughts, setting yourself up for success, ways to avoid maternal gatekeeping, and more. They’ve created a signature online course called Expectant Moms Empowered Moms.Holly’s mantra: taking care of yourself IS taking care of your kids.Calisa’s mantra: I can do anything; I can’t do everything.Definitions:PMADS: Perinatal Mood & Anxiety DisordersMatrescence: is the physical, emotional, hormonal and social transition to becoming a mother.Maternal gatekeeping: a mother’s/primary caregiver’s refusal to let someone else perform care tasks for their child.Resources They SharedPostpartum Support International:https://www.postpartum.net/– Hotline: 1-800-944-4773 – Directory of PMH-C mental health therapists: https://psidirectory.com/Mom Life Comics IG: https://www.instagram.com/momlife_comics/ Fair Play by Eve Rodsky: https://amzn.to/41lbu3W Fair Play Documentary: https://www.fairplaylife.com/documentaryFair Play IG: https://www.instagram.com/fairplaylife/Unicorn Space IG: https://www.instagram.com/unicornspacelife/Equal Partners by Kate Mangino: https://amzn.to/42FGFI3Untamed by Glennon Doyle: https://amzn.to/3MfGdv2We Can do Hard Things Podcast: https://pod.link/1564530722The Moms Matter Now online course: Expectant Moms Empowered MomsConnect with Moms Matter Now:Website: https://www.momsmatternow.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsmatternow/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momsmatternowSign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today's episode, I chat with Cassidy of Let's Talk Babywearing about the basics of wearing your baby, best practices for safety, and her top recommendations on carriers!Cassidy is a certified baby, wearing educator and mom to three young kids. She loves getting out with her little ones and sharing how to make babywearing and getting outside with kids more accessible.Resources she mentioned:The TICKS of babywearing: T - tight, I - in sight, C - close enough to kiss, K - keeping their chin off their chest, and S - supportedHer resource list including discounts on some carriers: https://liinks.co/letstalkbabywearingWrap Your BabyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrapyourbaby/Site: https://wrapyourbaby.com/Sheen Slings: UK-basedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheenslings/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sheenslingsWrap You in Love: https://www.instagram.com/wrapyouinlove/Connect with Cassidy:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkbabywearing/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letstalkbabywearingTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@letstalkbabywearingYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@letstalkbabywearingPush Corner: What is mental strength anyways? Check out mentalpushplan.com or instagram.com/mentalpushplanSign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesToday's episode about the state of midwifery care in Alaska is going to equip you with information that you need to help make lasting change, not only for Alaskan families, but potentially make midwifery care more accessible nationwide. Today I have Rachel and Mary, two local Alaska midwives and birth advocates on the show to talk about the status of licensed midwifery in the state of Alaska.You're listening to the Resource Doula Podcast, a place where we provide information to help you make informed healthcare decisions for yourself and your family.Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/protect-childbirth-options-for-alaskan-women-by-updating-midwifery-statutesClick here to access the template letters and information on how to find your representatives in this living document.Connect with Mary:Website: Valor Midwifery ServicesInstagramFacebookConnect with Rachel:Website: Traditional Roots MidwiferyInstagramFacebookPlease remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. but remember to always do your own research and talk to a trusted provider before making important decisions about your healthcare. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider leaving a 5-star review in your favorite podcast app, it helps other people find the show. Thanks so much for listening!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today’s episode I chat with Julianne of Sweet Babe Clothing and Revelry Handcrafted about both her birth stories, her experience with motherhood so far, and what it’s like running two small businesses while being a stay at home mom.Julianne is a Pacific Northwest native who headed for warmer weather after high school and earned a product development degree at the Fashion Institute in Los Angeles. After graduation, she returned home to Washington State where she met her husband. Julianne is now a stay at home mama to two girls and entrepreneur of two small businesses. She designs and create baby and kids clothing as well as party and holiday decor. She loves baking and can find an excuse to bring a homemade cake almost anywhere. Julianne and I go way back because well, we’re cousins!!You're listening to the Resource Doula Podcast, a place where we provide information to help you make informed healthcare decisions for yourself and your family.Resources she loves:First piece of advice: Unfollow people on social media if it’s more detrimental than uplifting.Ina May’s Guide to ChildbirthMinimalism and Pro-Metabolic Living Mom Hacks and Organization Car Seat SafetyBaby/Toddler FoodConnect with Julianne:Sweet Babe Clothing:  – Instagram– Etsy Shop (use the code NATALIE10 for a 10% discount)Revelry Handcrafted – Instagram– Etsy Shop (use the code NATALIE10 for a 10% discount)Push Corner: Responding vs. Reacting - what's the difference? Check out more at mentalpushplan.com or on InstagramYou can use the code NATALIEH10 for a discount on all their products.Please remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. but remember to always do your own research and talk to a trusted provider before making important decisions about your healthcare. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider leaving a 5-star review in your favorite podcast app, it helps other people find the show. Thanks so much for listening!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today's episode, I chat with Andy Bryant about natural podiatry, common foot issues like bunions, and the best way to set your kids up for a lifetime of foot strength. Andy has been a podiatrist for over 20 years. For much of that time he was in a traditional practice but through yoga and self discovery he started strengthening his own feet. Too good not to share, he now has a practice based around helping his clients win back their natural foot function through exercise but even more importantly, habitual changes to lifestyle and footwear!You're listening to the Resource Doula Podcast, a place where we provide information to help you make informed healthcare decisions for yourself and your family.Resources he mentioned:Correct Toes toe spacersAnya’s Reviews website – Listen to my interview with Anya here– Bunion article by Andy and AnyaTip Toey Joey kids footwearBarefoot UniverseBarefoot Shoe ReviewBarefoot Shoe GuideGait Happens InstagramThe Foot CollectiveHypermobility DoctorHealthy Feet AllianceConnect with Andy:InstagramWebsitePlease remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. but remember to always do your own research and talk to a trusted provider before making important decisions about your healthcare. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider leaving a 5-star review in your favorite podcast app, it helps other people find the show. Thanks so much for listening!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today's episode, I chat with Amanda Montalvo about nutrition and hormone health. She also answers the questions that you submitted on Instagram.You're listening to the Resource Doula Podcast, a place where we provide information to help you make informed healthcare decisions for yourself and your family.Resources she mentioned:Are You Menstrual? Podcast episode: How to Transition Off Hormonal Birth ControlOvira Tens UnitAre You Menstrual? Podcast episode: Histamine Intolerance 101Ancestral SupplementsMaster Your Minerals Course (This is my affiliate link)Work with Amanda 1-on-1Connect with Amanda:InstagramWebsiteAre You Menstrual? PodcastPlease remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. but remember to always do your own research and talk to a trusted provider before making important decisions about your healthcare. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider leaving a 5-star review in your favorite podcast app, it helps other people find the show. Thanks so much for listening!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula

Show NotesOn today's episode, I chat with my endometriosis surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Fogelson, about his perspective on endo, a little bit about the genetic aspect of the disease, and a more in-depth look at how endometriosis can present itself. He also walks us through a video of my surgery, so if you're squeamish and you're watching this, here are the timestamps for surgical video portion: 1:18-1:29.Watch on YouTube here!You're listening to the Resource Doula Podcast, a place where we provide information to help you make informed healthcare decisions for yourself and your family.Resources he mentioned:Book: Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Iris Kirin Orbuch, MD and Amy Stein DPT.Books by Dr. SeckinConnect with Dr. Fogelson at Northwest Endometriosis and Pelvic Surgery:InstagramFacebookNorthwest Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain websiteListen to episode 17: My Own Journey With Endometriosis, and Looking Back 1 Year Post Laparoscopic Excision Surgery!Please remember that that what you hear on this podcast is not medical advice. but remember to always do your own research and talk to a trusted provider before making important decisions about your healthcare. If you found this podcast helpful, please consider leaving a 5-star review in your favorite podcast app, it helps other people find the show. Thanks so much for listening!Sign up for my weekly newsletter and gain access to my most up-to-date resource list here: https://www.resourcedoula.com/resourcesSupport the showThe Resource Doula Podcast Social Channels: Instagram: @resourcedoulapodcast TikTok: @resourcedoula Resource Doula Podcast Youtube: @resourcedoula