A fun, honest conversation about food, fertility, and women’s health. The Food Freedom Fertility podcast started when Caitlin’s mom overheard a conversation between Caitlin and Sophia about fertility nutrition. As registered dietitians and experts in their field discussing fertility nutrition and human health, their banter was funny, honest, and insightful. Sophia and Caitlin both specialize in prenatal, fertility, pregnancy, and postnatal nutrition, and invite you into their conversation ab ...
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OTC Progesterone with Alannah from Raena Health
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54:07Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats with Alannah with Raena Health about over the counter progesterone treatment to help women conceive. Raena strives to empower women with natural hormone solutions to live healthier, fuller lives at any age. Alannah said her journey began in her mothe…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats about nutrition tips for those who suffer from heavy periods or those who may have suffered heavy blood loss. This can look like after having a baby and you are now in your postpartum period, after a major surgery and even those who suffer from PCOS …
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Bringing Fertility Treatments like IUI to Your Home with Alia Johnson
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1:07:48Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Alia Johnson! Alia takes tremendous pride in being called a midwife and feels very humbled to serve her community. Part of her life’s work is to support and empower those to make informed, evidence based decisions about their bodies. She feels that every in…
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Fertility Red Flags: What You Need to Know About Your Cycle
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1:12:26Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about red flags you need to be aware of about your cycle. Caitlin and Sophia walk you through a normal period / menstrual cycle and share green flags to be happy about but also red flags to be cautious about and possibly do more research. They …
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PCOS Fertility Medications You Might Be Offered
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58:07Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Caitlin Johnson speaks about the first line approach to getting pregnant with PCOS when working with your OB. She goes over what your OB might advise you to do, what they can prescribe you, how the medication works and when you might need to go to a reproductive endocr…
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Back to Basics: Cervical Mucus, Position and Tracking in General
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1:38:32Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your fertility by knowing how to interpret your cervical mucus and cervical position. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia expl…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about staying positive and not giving up when in the middle of infertility. They wanted to take a step back from their normal podcasting style and instead inspire listeners to be okay with working hard to become a mother. Both Caitlin and Sophi…
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Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) treatment with Lily Nichols
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1:23:23Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia bring on RD Lily Nichols, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition, to talk about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA). HA is a condition where you do not get your menstrual…
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FullWell Fertility: Raising the Bar on Fertility Testing
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1:25:45Welcome to another 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 …
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your basal body temperature. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia explains exactly how to accurately track your basal body temp…
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Fertility and Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know
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1:11:03Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Sophia Pavia speaks with Jillian Lampert and Kezia Reeder with Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health. Jillian Lampert oversees the public affairs, communications, and public relations activities, including cultivating and maintaining indu…
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The Link Between Poor Sleep and PCOS
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1:03:35Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson invites one of her interns to join her to chat about PCOS and sleep! This episode is a wealth of knowledge outlining why women with PCOS may suffer from poor sleep, sleep disturbances, insomnia and more! Intern Jenna Harry joins Caitlin sharing her experience getting d…
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Broth for Baby Making with Alysa Seeland
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1:31:46Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Alysa Seeland, founder and CEO of FOND Bone Broth. Alysa is a mom of six boys who had a unique trying to conceive journey. It took her about three years to conceive her first which led her down a path to fixing her gut health, sourcing better quality ingr…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Mark from Intimacy Evolution. Mark is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been running his own Private Practice for the past 8 years. He specializes in working with clients on building a better relationship with themselves in order to improve relati…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is the second episode in the two-part series where Sophia talks about the aftermath of finding out her tube will need to be removed from the ectopic pregnancy, …
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Sophia's Ectopic Pregnancy Story Part 1
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1:06:18Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is a glimpse into Sophia's personal life where she gets really personal about her faith, her family, her mental health, physical health and so much more. In thi…
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Evidence Based Birth on Due Dates with Dr. Dekker
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1:14:13Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Dr. Rebecca Dekker from Evidence Based Birth. Evidence Based Birth® was founded by Rebecca Dekker, a mother of 3 and registered nurse with her PhD, who got fed up with how the system treats birthing families. As a first-time mom, Dr. Dekker experienced b…
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Hot Gos: Caitlin and Sophia Spilling the Tea
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1:16:12Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia give an update about their personal life. Caitlin's father was recently diagnosed with cancer. Caitlin chats about how she is navigating this news and how thankful she is to have friends and family like Sophia who are praying for her dad. This episode also touches …
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Intermittent Fasting: What You Need to Know
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56:29Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat about intermittent fasting! This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have heard about intermittent fasting and want to know if this will help you on your fertility journey. Both Caitlin and Sophia share the different types of intermitte…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia chat with Phylicia Masonheimer. Phylicia is an author, speaker, and founder of Every Woman a Theologian. She lives on a small farm in northern Michigan with her husband, Josh, and their three children. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you…
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Season Four Kick Off - Carnivore Diet & Pros and Cons to Ozempic
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1:18:18Welcome to the season 4 season opener of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia start season 4 talking about popular diet trends like the carnivore diet and takinf weight loss medications like Ozempic. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have heard about the Carnivore diet and want to learn more, interest…
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Rerelease: You are Pregnant, Now What: Birth Education Courses
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1:10:09In this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin are back at with You are Pregnant, Now What: Birth Education Courses. Last week they guided you through the first steps of pregnancy and what things you should focus on but this week they break down the different types of birthing classes. Most people are familiar with or have…
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Rerelease: PCOS and Fertility: How to Approach Treatment
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1:10:39PCOS is treatable! Here’s how to start: Personal Baseline: What do your labs say? What symptoms are you dealing with? Have you had any imaging done? These are all the first things to start looking at when it comes to PCOS. It’s important to note that while Caitlin and Sophia love working with women with PCOS, and we have many years of experience, w…
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This episode of food freedom and fertility is the 3rd installment of TCC friendly swaps! This week we jump into snack and fridge swaps and while we have some good ideas we want the listeners to know that you will need to expand your horizons for snacks because there isn’t always a 1 for 1 swap, but to remember it’s all about balance. It is ok to re…
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Rerelease: Periods and Fertility with Nicole Jardim
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1:00:47This week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility is all about your menstrual cycle! Since we are talking about the menstrual cycle we thought the best guest for that is Nicole Jardim Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women and menstruators to …
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Rerelease: Ovulation - What You Need to Know
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1:15:34During this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility, hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson discuss details and important information regarding ovulation. As fertility specialists, Sophia and Caitlin receive tons of questions on ovulation. Today they will touch on the most common questions they receive about the subject. Our hosts will cover topics l…
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Rerelease: TTC Friendly Food and Grocery Swaps
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1:02:34On this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia are talking about grocery swaps! During this “eat this… not that” episode to help with your fertility journey and overall health! Our hosts start off with organization tips on how to curate your shopping list to fit your life which will help you kick off a successful grocery s…
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Rerelease: Egg Quality with Aimee Raupp
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1:04:16On this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we have Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she holds a Master of Science degree in Trad…
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Welcome to the season 2 finale of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia embark on an exploration of PCOS labs. They delve into the crucial aspects of what to test for, how to inquire about these tests, and most importantly, how to interpret the results. This episode is a treasure trove of knowledge, designed to empower you to advoca…
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Rerelease: Becoming a Mom On Purpose
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1:33:27In this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility we are going to celebrate our 2-year anniversary! Caitlin and Sophia’s main discussion during this episode is all about becoming a mom on purpose. They chat about the sacrifice, the joy and the work that comes along with being a mom. They candidly share their favorite moments from the past 2 years and …
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Win Wednesday: Multiple Losses, Endometriosis, Pregnancy in the Wild with Jenny
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1:04:50Welcome to the last episode of our Win Wednesday interlude season. Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Jenny who worked with Sophia during her trying to conceive journey. After Jenny got married she and her husband decided to try to conceive but was met with disappointment. She suffered multiple early losses and received a lot of push …
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Win Wednesday: PCOS, Medicated Cycles, Healthy Pregnancy with Taylor
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51:22Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Taylor who worked with Caitlin during her trying to conceive journey. Taylor was diagnosed with PCOS when she was in college and was quickly put on birth control. Later in life taking birth control was not an option for her so she started taking metformin. Wh…
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FullWell Fertility: How Probiotics Can Improve Your Fertility
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53:57Welcome 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 availabl…
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Fertility Cloud: You've Been Prescribed Letrozole or Clomid
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36:26Welcome 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 fer…
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Win Wednesday: My Body is Not Broken, Nataly's Story
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57:06Welcome 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 sh…
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Win Wednesday: PCOS Warrior, Find Fertility Graduate, Healthy Pregnancies with Maggie
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52:12Welcome 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 cont…
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Win Wednesday: Competitive Weightlifting, Gut Health, Reducing Stress with Holly
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48:47Welcome 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 t…
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Nutrisense - How it Works with Catherine Staffieri
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53:06Welcome 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…
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Win Wednesday: Multiple Sclerosis, IVF, Pregnancy, Induction, Vaginal Birth with Kristen
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57:18Welcome 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 …
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Win Wednesday: Secondary Infertility, Endometriosis, Rainbow Babies, Home birth with Twins
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1:03:12Welcome 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 W…
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Win Wednesday: Trying to Conceive, IVF, Failed Cycles, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success with Victoria
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1:08:52Welcome 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 giv…
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Win Wednesday: Changing Exercise Habits, Eating More, Group Coaching with Sara
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48:27Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this Win Wednesday episode host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Sara on working with Sophia not once but twice in her trying to conceive journey. Sara worked with Sophia in two different ways. She first reached out to Sophia after she was told by her reproductive endocrinolo…
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Win Wednesday: PCOS, Gets Pregnant, Shifts Career Focus with Kali Saulsbury
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1:21:23Welcome to our summer interlude segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Kali on working with Caitlin to manage her PCOS symptoms. Kali is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. Kali speaks about binging just about every PCOS podcast out there and when she stumbled on Caitli…
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Food Freedom Fertility Third Anniversary Bonus Episode
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1:03:02Welcome to a bonus episode of season 3 of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat about how far this podcast has come and the ways they continue to help women who are trying to conceive. They both give life updates, look back on the early days of starting a podcast and talk about future plans personally and profess…
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Debunking Outdated Prenatal Advice with Ryann Kipping
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1:09:06Welcome to the last episode of season 3 of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Ryann Kipping about prenatal nutrition! Ryann has helped hundreds of women escape confusing and outdated nutrition information to find a happy, feel-good pregnancy. She believes the old advice to "take a prenatal vitamin" is no…
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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Michelle Oravitz on acupuncture and infertility care. Michelle Oravitz, began her career as an architect upon graduating from Philadelphia University. After many years of experiencing missed periods and enduring stress at her high demand job in NYC, she dec…
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Weight Loss Journey Update: Caitlin's Story Part 2
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1:08:44Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia give a life update about where they are at with their trying to conceive journey. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have been following them throughout the years through this podcast or on social media. Caitlin and Sophia engage in an …
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Fertility Diagnosis Update: Sophia's Story Part 1
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1:17:29Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia give a life update which ends in a new fertility diagnosis for one of them! This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have been following them throughout the years through this podcast or on social media. Caitlin and Sophia engage in an in-dep…
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Win Wednesday: weight loss, PCOS, blood sugar balance with Nicki
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44:10Welcome to a new segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Nicki L. on working with Caitlin to manage her PCOS symptoms. Nicki is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. A huge piece to her puzzle was managing her blood sugar, taking mindful walks to lower stre…
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Parasites and Pregnancy with Macy Coleman
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57:28Welcome to a new segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Sophia Pavia speaks with Macy Coleman on detoxing your body from parasites. Macy has been a registered dietitian for 5 years and specializes in many different populations, most recently women’s health and pediatrics. She is dedicated to functional + integrative nutrition which means …
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