Welcome to The MiDOViA Menopause Podcast! Your trusted source for evidence-based, science-backed information related to menopause. MiDOViA is dedicated to changing the narrative about menopause by educating, raising awareness and supporting women in this stage of life, both at home and in the workplace. Visit midovia.com to learn more. Medical Advice Disclaimer The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this website are for informati ...
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Welcome to the Integrative Women's Health Podcast with Jessica Drummond, your go-to resource for cutting-edge insights into women's health and wellness. Hosted by Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBHWC, a renowned expert with over two decades of experience in pelvic health and clinical nutrition, this podcast is designed for health and wellness professionals specializing in pelvic health, fertility, perinatal, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, and overall wellness. The "Integrative Wo ...
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25: WHC Graduate April Haberman - How to be a Leader in Corporate Menopause Care
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“Once I started the program and began practicing and learning, it's hard to describe the freedom and excitement that it brought.” - April Haberman Are you wondering about the next step in your career? If you love supporting women and are passionate about women’s health, healing, and helping women lead meaningful lives, women’s health coaching might…
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Episode 024: Sex, Hormones & Midlife Health
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Unlock the truth about hormones and women's health with our enlightening episode featuring Dr. Kelly Casperson, a distinguished urologist turned women's sexual health advocate. Have you ever wondered why testosterone is crucial for women too? Dr. Casperson unpacks common misconceptions about hormones, revealing their significant roles in brain, bon…
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24: What is Extrapelvic Endometriosis - Case Study with Camille Dollins and Dr. Shanti Mohling
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“I'm 31 and feel better than I’ve felt since I was 14. There is hope for you to feel better.” - Camille Dollins [TRIGGER WARNING: Suicidal ideation] Having to carry on, believe in yourself, and find answers is extremely hard to do when you're in pain. In today’s episode, I’m joined by pelvic health expert Dr. Shanti Mohling and Camille Dollins, Lea…
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In this lively and informative episode, April and Kim dive into their must-have products that make navigating menopause a little easier. From skincare saviors to MHT essentials and must-read books, they’re sharing their personal favorites that have made a difference in their journey. Whether you're looking for new solutions or just curious about wh…
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23: Getting Better Outcomes with Endometriosis Excision Surgery with Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD
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“Let's empower patients to help themselves. That's going to be the best way to affect change.” - Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD Endometriosis is a condition with neurologic, immune-inflammatory, and autoimmune components. While surgical excision is the cornerstone of treatment and necessary for most people to recover fully, we need a multidisciplinary appro…
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22: Immunocompromise After Covid in a Physical Therapy Student - LIVE Client Case Study (Part 2)
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“Strengthening your gastrointestinal system is foundational to strengthening your immune system.” - Dr. Jessica Drummond In this post-COVID world, we’re constantly exposed to serious viruses daily. Knowing this, we must optimize our digestive, immune, and nervous systems to improve our resilience to infections, especially if we are high risk or wor…
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21: Immunocompromise After Covid in a Physical Therapy Student - LIVE Client Case Study (Part 1)
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“A COVID infection often reveals deeper vulnerabilities that you didn’t know were there.” - Dr. Jessica Drummond The COVID virus can be difficult to deal with, even when you’re very healthy. So many factors can influence how your body responds, and we still have a lot left to learn. Unfortunately, that means that for those of us who are struggling …
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Episode 022: Exploring Menopausal Hormone Therapy
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Unlock the secrets of navigating menopause with confidence in our latest episode featuring Dr. Catherine Hansen, a veteran in the field of OBGYN and menopause care. Have you ever wondered how hormone therapy can impact your overall well-being during midlife? Dr. Hansen, with over two decades of expertise, guides us through the intricate hormonal ch…
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Episode 021: Enhancing Gut Health with Janell Hartman
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Boost your digestive health in our latest episode! Our special guest, Janell Hartman, shares her remarkable journey from client to colon hydrotherapist, highlighting the profound health benefits she experienced through colonics. Janelle's insights into colon care and the emotional aspects of digestive health are not to be missed. Ever wondered how …
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20: Healing Depression Project with Silvia Covelli & Dr. Achina Stein
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“There are multiple - often overlooked - causes of depression.” - Dr. Achina Stein Depression is more than just a mental health issue. Years of research show that it can be related to your nutrition, chronic infections, environmental toxins, stress, hormones, or problems with cellular metabolism. Many of us in integrative and functional medicine ha…
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19: Delicious Nutrition to Prevent and Recover From Cancer with Nutritionist Kirstin Nussgruber
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“Even the smallest changes, if they are consistently applied, will result in something positive.” - Kirstin Nussgruber Cancer isn’t something that just happens out of the blue. Like every other complex chronic illness, it’s influenced by various environmental and individual factors. As practitioners, we can help our clients optimize their health by…
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18: A Holistic Approach to Infertility and The Black Maternal Health Crisis with Physical Therapist Dr. Yeni Abraham
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“Reproductive health is the Wild West. You cannot protocol this; you must be willing to create it.” - Dr. Yeni Abraham Reproductive care is some of the deepest work you can do in the human experience. You can’t go in without empathy, and you have to be prepared to bear witness to the highest highs and lowest lows in the lives of your patients or cl…
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Episode 020: Enhancing Midlife Well-Being through the Enneagram
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Discover how the Enneagram can be a transformative tool for women navigating midlife on this episode of the MiDOViA Menopause Podcast. Join us as we sit down with Leah Lee, a certified Enneagram coach, who shares her inspiring journey from skepticism to a passion that changed her career and life. Leah unpacks the basics of the Enneagram, revealing …
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17: How to Balance Hormones in Perimenopause with Endometriosis and Long COVID - LIVE Client Case Study (Part 2)
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“As women transition through pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause, the physiology is dynamic. We have to check in regularly.” - Dr. Jessica Drummond A whole-body approach is essential when working on complex cases involving multiple conditions. As a clinician, this is why the pillars of my seven-step protocol for navigating hormonal …
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Episode 019: Integrating Holistic Wellness Strategies for Menopause
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Ever wondered how to seamlessly integrate holistic wellness practices with traditional Western medicine? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Emily Peterson, MiDOViA's Chief Wellness Officer, as she shares her profound insights on personalized health journeys. Learn how to listen to your body’s intuitive signals through simple yet powerful …
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16: How To Balance Hormones in Perimenopause with Endometriosis and Long Covid - LIVE Client Case Study (Part 1)
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“We have to hold two things gently together: working on optimizing your health while being mindful not to limit the key priorities of your life.” - Dr. Jessica Drummond With endometriosis - even in cases where it’s very stable and well-managed - symptoms can change and even worsen when circumstances shift. This can be a result of stressful life eve…
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Episode 018: Rediscovering Well-Being with Sharman Ghio
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Imagine trekking 450 miles to rediscover your sense of self. Join us on The MiDOViA Menopause Podcast as we chat with Sharman Ghio, a courageous well-being strategist who shares her incredible journey through the trials of the pandemic, empty nesting, her husband's chronic injury, and the heartbreaking loss of a beloved pet. Sharman’s story is a te…
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15: How To Heal Bladder Pain Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis with Top Quality Aloe as Part of the Protocol with Heather Florio, CEO of Desert Harvest
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“My passion is to be able to change things for women. No one should be dismissed; no one should be told it's all in their head. We have so much catching up to do in women's health care.” - Heather Florio When we work with complex chronic conditions, we have to become very integrative. In our practice, we take a multidisciplinary approach to helping…
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14: When Multiple Surgeries is a Sign of Endometriosis with Dr. Ginger Garner
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“In the last ten years, I really began to appreciate the gap between sports medicine and pelvic health.” - Dr. Ginger Garner When you’re living with chronic pain and acute conditions, it’s easy to miss the potential interconnectedness of your symptoms. An appendix issue leads to appendix surgery, a gallbladder issue leads to gallbladder removal, an…
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Episode 017: Unlocking Gut Health During Menopause with Dr. Jessica Drummond
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Unlock the secrets to thriving during menopause with insights from Dr. Jessica Drummond, founder and CEO of the Integrative Women's Health Institute. Ever wondered how hormonal changes impact your gut health? Dr. Drummond sheds light on the estrobolome, a critical component of the gut microbiome that interacts directly with estrogen levels. Underst…
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13: Hope and Nourishment for People with Endometriosis with Katie Edmonds
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"It's really important to know that endometriosis is not always progressive." - Katie Edmonds A healing journey can be a nourishing experience. When we stop thinking of food as medicine but instead as part of a bigger lifestyle shift with social connection and emotional support, we can see the transformative potential of a truly holistic approach t…
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Episode 016: Navigating Menopause: Holistic Health, Empowerment, and Celebrating Midlife Transitions
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Embark on a transformative journey through the intricacies of menopause with us and our esteemed guest, Susan May, a menopause and midlife transition coach. We're tearing down the myths and embracing a holistic view of this life phase, one that goes beyond hot flashes and mood swings. Susan's expertise offers a beacon of guidance on how to align nu…
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12: Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause with Endometriosis
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“How can we better help ourselves and our clients with endometriosis or other complex conditions navigate perimenopause and menopause?” Given some of the pervasive myths around perimenopause and menopause in the endometriosis community, many people are confused about the core challenges they may experience while navigating this transition. As with …
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Episode 015: Mastering Stress and Cultivating Resilience in Leadership and Life
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Have you ever felt like you're constantly on the brink of burnout, juggling the demands of midlife with the pressures of leadership? Lisa Burchartz, a somatic practitioner and executive coach, joins us to share her transformative journey from corporate HR to guiding women through the storms of stress and into the calm of value alignment. With her e…
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11: Cutting Edge Endometriosis Care and Research with Dr. Sallie Sarrel
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“Good surgery matters, but a lot of other things matter too.” - Dr. Sallie Sarrel At the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, we take a multidisciplinary approach to endometriosis care. From balancing the gut and uterine microbiomes to utilizing tools like hormone therapy and GLP-1 agonists, there are many more options available today for women wi…
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10: Update on The State of Women's Health Research with Shannon Cohn, producer of Endo What? and Below The Belt
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“Filmmaking storytelling narratives can create large-scale social change.” - Shannon Cohn Like many conditions that primarily affect women, endometriosis is a condition that still has more questions than answers. Conventional medicine tries hard to fit it into a one-size-fits-all box that can be treated with birth control pills and surgery, but in …
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Episode 014: Navigating Menopause: Achieving Restful Sleep with Sleep Coach Lauren Duffel
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Struggling with sleep during menopause can feel like navigating a ship through a stormy night, but fear not, because Lauren Duffel, a certified sleep coach and holistic nutritionist, is here to guide us to calmer waters. Her personal skirmish with insomnia isn't just a tale of triumph; it's a beacon of hope for those of us tossing and turning our w…
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9: Case Study: Endometriosis with Federica Torri and Dr. Jessica Drummond
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“Don't chase symptoms, optimize systems.” - Dr. Jessica Drummond For over ten years, Federica Torri dealt with chronic GI symptoms and sometimes debilitating period pain without any answers about why it was happening. Finally, in late 2023, she received excision surgery and an endometriosis diagnosis. Since then, things have improved, but Federica …
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Episode 013: Navigating Menopause: A Deep Dive into Oral Health with Dr. Jim Haberman
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Discover the often-overlooked connection between menopause and oral health as we chat with Dr. Jim Haberman, a dentist with a wealth of experience in treating menopausal women. Uncover why your mouth might just be the unsung victim of hormonal havoc, and how exactly it's affected, from dryness to bone density woes. Dr. Jim not only brings clarity t…
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Episode 012: Transforming Nutrition and Exercise for Menopause Wellness
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Are hot flashes, mood swings, and weight gain sounding all too familiar? Let's talk menopause with Stasi from Gennev, our guest who brings a wealth of knowledge as a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist. Together, we unpack the profound impact of nutrition and lifestyle adjustments during this pivotal life stage. Stasi not only shares her…
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8: Menopause and Caregiving with Women's Health Coach Lesley Waldron
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“Health coaching is an opportunity for us to not just serve other women in creating healthier lives but also for us as women as well.” - Lesley Waldron The decision to become a health coach creates a significant ripple effect. As coaches, we facilitate individual transformations that empower our clients and help them develop healthier relationships…
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Episode 011: Menopausal Health Through Movement
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Unlock the secrets to thriving through menopause with the guidance of Elaine Mele, a revered physical therapist specializing in integrative women's health. Prepare to be enlightened on how exercise is not just beneficial, but essential, during the menopausal transition. Elaine's wisdom shines as we delve into the positive impact of physical activit…
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7: The Washington Post Article on Birth Control... I have thoughts with Dr. Jessica Drummond
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A lot of nuance is involved in a woman’s birth control decisions. From the type that makes sense for her to whether or not she wants to use birth control at all, there’s no single best solution for everyone. Unfortunately, that position doesn’t get much attention in the current media landscape, where sensationalism outperforms accuracy and extreme …
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Episode 010: Menopausal Weight Gain with Dr. Naomi Busch
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6: Meet IWHI Graduate Women's Health and Menopause Coach Anna Olchowecki
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“To be able to serve women and bridge that gap so you don't have to access the healthcare system if you don't need to has been a beautiful transition for me.” - Anna Olchowecki Have you ever felt like you wanted to do more in your career? There are many factors to consider when making the decision to change your career, follow your passion, and emb…
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5: Passports and Parasites: Share Your Story and Grow Your Practice with Women's Health Coach Vashti Kanahele
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“Never stop believing in yourself and your ability to heal. Find that healing mindset and be your own best advocate.” - Vashti Kanahele Productivity culture in the Western world continues to gain traction, making regulating the nervous system and finding community more foundational than sleep, nourishment, and mindfulness. Without that foundation, …
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Episode 009: Advocating for Menopause Support in the Workplace with Deborah Garlick
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Episode 008: Revolutionizing Vaginal Health During Menopause with Femtech Pioneer Colette Courtion
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4: Beyond Functional Medicine with Educator & Somatic Facilitator Michael Roesslein
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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” - Carl Jung Working with trauma and the nervous system is a crucial part of addressing chronic disease. In recent years, functional medicine and conventional medicine are getting better at acknowledging that mental and physical health are not separate i…
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Episode 007: Modernizing Aging with Sally Mueller, Founder of Womaness
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3: Changing The Conversation on Menopause in The Workplace with Women's Health Coach Pamela Windle
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“Take your time, decide on one thing that you're going to focus on, and keep coming back.” - Pamela Windle The workplace is where women spend most of their time, and far too often, they’re leaving because they’ve lost sight of themselves due to the transition into menopause. Seeing this trend, workplaces are increasingly investing in ensuring their…
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2: How To Sleep Better with Sleep Expert Deepa Kannan
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Finding an hour for yourself each day can be tricky. Between managing clients, dealing with kids and aging parents, job changes, and life transitions, most of us aren’t prioritizing our sleep foundation. As practitioners, despite being equipped to support people through difficult situations, we are not immune to them. We’re human, and we have to be…
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All our clients are looking for a golden pill to help with sleep. It’s the number one complaint we hear from our clients, but the reality is that it just doesn’t exist. There’s no super supplement that’s going to fix our sleep overnight. What works is creating healthy foundations to optimize sleep. In today’s episode, I’m exploring exercise and sup…
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Welcome to the Integrative Women’s Health Podcast
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Welcome to the Integrative Women’s Health Podcast! Join me, Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC, and true innovators in the field of women's health for weekly conversations on topics including conventional medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine, lifestyle medicine, traditional medicines, and innovative technologies in women's hea…
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Episode 006: PCOS and Embracing the Midlife Transition with Kim Hart
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In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing a series of personal stories from women in our community. LINKS: Website: https://www.midovia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymidovia LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/midovia Email Us: info@midovia.com Welcome to The MiDOViA Menopause Podcast! Your trusted source for evidence-based, sci…
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Episode 005: Early Onset Menopause with Lorry Green
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In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing a series of personal stories from women in our community. Today we have Lorry Green joining us as part of our Women's History Month to share her personal menopause story. Lorry is the hairstylist and visionary behind Elle Marie Hair Studio. Driven by her desire to foster connections and support pers…
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Episode 004: Embracing Midlife's Journey with Bev Emerson
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In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing a series of personal stories from women in our community. Bev has been working with corporate organizations for over 25 years, starting as a product developer, then moving into various marketing roles, creating new brands, and communicating key concepts across the globe, and most recently, as a cons…
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Episode 003: Beth Sanger's Story: Uncovering Resilience in Menopause
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In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing a series of personal stories from women in our community. LINKS: Website: https://www.midovia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymidovia LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/midovia Email Us: info@midovia.com Welcome to The MiDOViA Menopause Podcast! Your trusted source for evidence-based, sci…
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Episode 002: Navigating Menopause and PCOS with Michelle Cecil
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In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing a series of personal stories from women in our community. LINKS: Website: https://www.midovia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymidovia LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/midovia Email Us: info@midovia.com Welcome to The MiDOViA Menopause Podcast! Your trusted source for evidence-based, sci…
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Episode 001: Understanding Menopause with April Haberman & Kim Hart
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