The Planting Seeds Podcast
By Iris Josephina
The Planting Seeds PodcastFeb 28, 2021
Episode 21 - The Vulnerable Conversation with an Holistic OBGYN We All Need with Dr. Nathan Riley
In this episode Iris sits down with holistic OBGYN Dr. Nathan Riley - and phewww this is such a deep vulnerable conversation! Nathan is such a wealth of wisdom and a breath of fresh air in the sometimes heavy field of gynecology.
Topics covered:
Nathan’s journey through med school and as an OBGYN
What is holism and why is it important
How to understand a client in front of us
What to look at beyond the physical
Taking responsibility and agency over our cyclical experiences
The sacred rite of passage of birth
The connection between birth and death
And so much more!
About Nathan:
Nathan Riley is an obgyn and end of life physician. He provides comprehensive women's healthcare in a truly holistic way, taking into account the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of health in addition to the physical. He's a father of two, the second of whom was born at home. He is married to his highschool sweetheart, and he operates through a private association (Beloved Holistics, PCA) providing support to women and families who need support with fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, menopausal transition, and otherwise gynecologic. He also offers himself as a collaborator to midwives and health coaches around the country in order to optimize their autonomy as practitioners.
Website: https://www.belovedholistics.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanrileyobgyn/
Episode 20 - Womb Sovereignty, the Cyclical Continuum & Holistic Miscarriage and Abortion Care with Samantha Zipporah
In this episode Iris sits down with Samantha Zipporah, who is a midwife, author and educator. This conversation invites you to think about the natural process of pregnancy loss in a whole different way. Get ready for a super vulnerable yet empowering conversation that can spark inspiration to start similar conversations in your own community.
Topics covered:
Samantha’s story as a midwife
The cyclical / womb continuum
Similarities in miscarriage and abortion physiology
The 4 pillars of care
Holistic pregnancy loss, miscarriage and abortion support
De-medicalizing and de-industrializing care for our bodies
The womb as spirit door
And much more!
About Samantha:
Samantha Zipporah is a midwife, author & educator in service to healing & liberation. Sam’s path rises from an ancient lineage of midwives, witches, & wise women with expertise spanning the continuum of birth, sex, & death. She is devoted to breaking the spells of oppression in reproductive & sexual health by connecting people with the innate pleasure, power, & wisdom of the body. Her praxis weaves scientific & soulful inquiry that integrate modern medicine & data with ancestral practices & epistemologies. Sam's most recent publications & offerings center the radical reclamation of contraception & abortion. Her online membership, The Fruit of Knowledge Learning Community, features access to her heart & mind via books, courses, Q&As, curated resources & more.
Website: www.samanthazipporah.com to explore womb wisdom offerings & join Fruit of Knowledge. Sam’s music & memoirs can be found on Patreon as The Venus Christ.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthazipporah
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Episode 19 - Toxic Mold Exposure and Your Cycle with Bridgit Danner
In this episode Iris sits down with Bridgit Danner to talk all about toxic mold. Many people are unaware toxic mold exists and the impact it can have on our health - especially our menstrual cycles. With this episode, we hope to shed some light on what toxic mold is, how to recognize it and what to do about it.
Topics covered:
About Bridgit:
Bridgit Danner has been a licensed acupuncturist since 2004 and a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner since 2015.
After losing everything to toxic mold, Bridgit now educates about toxins on how to detoxify with a functional healthcare approach through her online community at bridgitdanner.com.
She is also the author of The Ultimate Toxic Mold Recovery Guide: Take Back Your Home, Health & Life, available on Amazon.
Website: https://www.bridgitdanner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgit.danner/
Episode 18 - Understanding Endometriosis: an in-depth conversation with Jessica Duffin
In this episode Iris sits down with Jessica Duffin to have an in-depth conversation about endometriosis - a condition that affects a lot of people who menstruate but often takes a long time to diagnose and receive adequate care for. We discuss everything you always wanted to know about endometriosis.
Topics covered:
About Jessica:
Jessica Duffin is a certified women’s health coach specialised in endometriosis and small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Through her articles, podcast and coaching she empowers people all over the world to live and thrive with endometriosis and its associated conditions using nutrition and holistic lifestyle changes.
Website: https://www.theendobellycoach.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theendobellycoach/
Episode 17 - Acupuncture for Cyclical Health with Lauren Curtain
In this episode Iris sits down with Lauren Curtain to discuss traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture for overall cyclical health across the lifespan. Lauren shares a wealth of wisdom with us in this episode.
Topics covered:
About Lauren:
Lauren Curtain is a registered Chinese medicine practitioner, women’s health-focused acupuncturist and herbalist living in Australia. She has centered her career around supporting women in person and online to navigate their hormones, menstrual cycles and fertility using a combination of education, acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle support. Lauren believes every woman has the right to know how her body works and what she can do to optimise her reproductive and whole body health. Lauren has seen first-hand with her patients the dramatic improvements that can be made to reproductive health through simple, inexpensive, non-invasive techniques and firmly believes symptomatic periods and menstrual cycles can be a thing of the past and we can embody a thriving fertile life.
Website: https://www.laurencurtain.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/laurencurtain
Episode 16 - The Business of Birth Control with Abby Epstein & Holly Grigg-Spall
In this episode Iris sits down with Holly Grigg-Spall (the writer of Sweetening the Pill) and Abby Epstein (the producer of the documentary The Business of Birth Control, The Business of Birth, and more). They talk about about how this groundbreaking documentary was born and their ongoing activism and passion to inform people about hormonal birth control
Topics covered:
About Abby Epstein:
Abby made her film directing debut at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the documentary, V-Day: Until the Violence Stops, featuring Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek and Rosie Perez. The film won the Audience Award at Vancouver’s Amnesty International Film Festival and premiered on Lifetime Television, receiving both an Emmy and a Gracie Allen Award. In 2007, she teamed up with Ricki Lake for their widely acclaimed documentary, The Business of Being Born, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released by New Line Cinema/Netflix and broadcast on Showtime. The film’s success led to their follow-up series, More Business of Being Born, featuring Cindy Crawford, Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bündchen and Christy Turlington plus a book, Your Best Birth, published by Hachette. Next, the duo teamed up for Weed the People, which premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival. Weed the People was acquired by Netflix for distribution. In April 2022, they released The Business of Birth Control which premiered at DOC NYC and had played at Sheffield Doc Fest and Human Rights Film Festival Berlin. It opened at IFC Theaters in NYC. Under their company BOBB Films, Ms. Epstein and Ms. Lake produced the documentaries Breastmilk and The Mama Sherpas. Prior to her film work, Ms. Epstein directed Broadway theater, helming national tours and international productions of RENT and The Vagina Monologues.
Website: https://www.thebusinessof.life/ --> you can watch the documentary here too
Instagram: www.instagram.com/abbyepsteinxoxo & www.instagram.com/businessofbirthcontrol
About Holly Grigg-Spall:
Holly is the author of the cult hit ‘Sweetening the Pill: Or How We Got Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control.’ The book was released in 2013 and has since become an underground phenomenon.
She is a producer on a feature documentary inspired by ‘Sweetening the Pill.’ The film is directed by Abby Epstein and executive produced by Ricki Lake (the team behind the paradigm-shifting ‘The Business of Being Born’). ‘The Business of Birth Control’ is available now.
You may know Holly from her Guardian Op-Ed on the pill and mental health side effects, which was ranked as the most-read comment piece of 2016. The story went viral, became a Twitter Moment, and as a result she was featured by the Washington Post and interviewed for NPR (to name just a couple).
Vice has named Holly “the poster girl for a movement of women abandoning the pill in favor of contraceptives that don’t wreak havoc on their body and mind.”
Holly’s work has featured in both American and British Vogue; she has collaborated on an article about the pro-period revolution with Alanis Morissette, and produced a piece on male birth control options with Mayim Bialik.
Website: https://www.sweeteningthepill.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweeteningthepill
Episode 15 - The role of the thyroid in menstrual cycle health with Dr. Rachel Vong
In this episode Iris sits down with ND Rachel Vong to discuss the often overlooked connection between out thyroid health and our menstrual health.
Topics covered:
About Dr. Rachel:
Dr. Rachel Vong is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her passion and area of clinical focus include thyroid disorders, specifically hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, digestive health, and hormone imbalance.
Having struggled with debilitating anxiety, burnout, and a myriad of gut issues for several years, it has become her mission in life to help guide and empower other women to take charge of their own health so that they can live a life that they love.
Website: www.drvongnd.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/drvongnd
Episode 14 - The magic of abdominal massage for the menstrual cycle with Tara Ghosh
In this episode Iris sits down with her friend Tara Ghosh who is a period educator and abdominal therapist. We talk about how abdominal massage/Arvigo therapy can be used for menstrual cycle health AND overall human health.
Topics covered:
About Tara:
Tara is a period educator and abdominal therapist passionate about helping people with periods 1:1 and in workshops understand their cyclical nature and solve their period and mood issues, so that they can thrive in every aspect of their lives. Tara works with women in their mid 30s to mid 40s and runs period workshops for pre-teens and teens so they can have a good relationship with their period from the start.
Tara runs 1 hour workshop to teach the self-care massage. She also runs online and in person workshops for pre-teens to prepare them for their period and teaches the self care massage to mums to share with their kids.
Website: www.taraghosh.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_taraghosh_
Episode 13 - Ayurveda for Menstrual Cycle Health, Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum with Kim van der Veer
In this episode Iris sits down with the lovely Kim from Start with Rasa. Kim is a Mother, Yoga Teacher & Ayurveda Coach. In this episode, we talk about Ayurveda and all the ways this beautiful system looks at health, healing, and cyclical phases and processes like the menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and more.
Topics covered:
About Kim:
Kim is a Mother, Yoga Teacher, and Ayurveda Coach. She has had her own fair share with health issues and she managed to get herself back on track with the help of Ayurveda, yoga and more. Inspired by her own journey, she founded Start with Rasa after the birth of her first child, aiming to make Yoga and Ayurveda accessible for everyone. She is a mother of 2 and currently pregnant with her third baby. She lives in the Netherlands with her family.
Website: https://startwithrasa.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimvdveer/
Episode 12 - Non-Toxic and Safe Skin Care with Erin & Floor from Nourished
In this episode Iris sits down with Erin and Floor, founders of Nourished - Europe's home of clean beauty and healthy living. They talk about the importance of using non-toxic skin care products, the role of our skin when it comes to health, and so much more!
Topics covered:
About Nourished:
Nourished is the Home of Clean Beauty & Natural Living for everyone in Europe. Founded and developed by Erin & Floor, an Aussie and a Dutchie. They are passionate about life, all things healthy & sustainable for the planet and humanity. They are both health professionals (Erin is a chiropractor and Floor is a nutritionist) and during these careers they’ve developed a depth of knowledge & experience they love to share with their Nourished Community.
Nourished is about nourishment, giving yourself all of the ingredients of a happy & healthy life! Nourishing yourself with clean beauty & natural living products can have a tremendous effect on your health & wellbeing by reducing your exposure to nasty chemicals & toxins.
Nourished website: https://nourished.nl
Nourished Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nourished_eu
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Episode 11 - Hormones & Dental Health with Dr. Leedia
In this mind-blowing episode Iris sits down with Dr. Leedia, a biological dentist who specialises in women's health and early childhood dental education. Iris always wanted to learn more about the connection between hormonal health and dental health, and she is so excited she found Dr. Leedia who is so very passionate about improving dental health for women and children, wanted to come on to share her incredible knowledge.
Topics covered:
dental health in children and teenagers preconception and dental health periodontal health in pregnancy eating dental detergent foods & nutrient dense foods hygiene practices at home hormonal birth control and periodontal health we also briefly dental health in male bodies & the connection of dental health and sperm quality+motilityAbout Dr. Leedia:
Dr. Leedia is a biological dentist focusing on whole body health: specifically, women’s dental health and early childhood dental education through infant oral health and connection. Her mission as a dentist is to create the movement that empowers and educates women and mothers about the importance of preventive oral health. She is creating a liaison between gynecologists, pediatricians and dentists to bridge the gap and discrepancies between the medical and dental world. As a dentist, she wants to create healthy and beautiful smiles that instill higher levels of happiness and confidence. Lastly her mission is to significantly decrease the amount of disease children experience by focusing on health-care, instead of sick-care, and implementing an infant oral health system.
Dr. Leedia's website: https://drleedia.mykajabi.com
Dr. Leedia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drleedia
Episode 10 - Healing Your Acne Naturally with Jill Therese
In this episode, Iris sits down with Jill Therese, the founder of Heal Your Face With Food. We get really intimate with sharing our own stories with acne, hormonal birth control and its effects, and all the secrets of successful skin healing.
The topics we cover in this episode:
About Jill:
Jill Therese is a former acne sufferer who finally cleared her skin naturally after struggling for 15 years. She is now committed to helping others heal their acne from the inside out with her natural acne clearing program, The Clear Code, where she shares her best tips, tricks and advice for healing acne naturally. Aside from being obsessed with all things skin-related, Jill used to be an ACE certified fitness instructor, a Series 7 & 63 certified financial representative, 5x half marathon runner, and a Co-Founder/Advisory Board Member of the Women’s Information Network of New York City. If you’re interested in natural acne healing, take her acne personality quiz on instagram and download 3 action steps + 3 recipes to follow to heal your acne naturally!
Instagram handle: @healyourfacewithfood
Facebook handle: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201302183548450
YouTube handle: https://www.youtube.com/c/JillTherese
Other social handles:
https://www.tiktok.com/@healyourfacewithfood
https://www.pinterest.com/healyourface/_created/
Your website: www.theclearcode.com
Episode 09 - Why I returned to eating animal based foods
In this episode, your host Iris Josephina shares her personal experiences with being vegetarian/vegan and transitioning back to eating animal based foods. She shares about her very personal journey with nutrition, nutrient deficiencies, hormonal imbalances and cycle issues. She then takes you on her journey of learning about nutrient-dense foods for hormonal health and fertility, and much more!
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Episode 08 - Simple Embodiment Practices + How to Root in the Body with Juel McNeilly
In this episode, Iris sits down with her long-time friend Juel McNeilly who is a coach, mentor, facilitator, embodiment and healing arts guide and artist. She has been teaching, mentoring and coaching people for over 10 years. In this episode, they talk about what it means to be in a body on the daily, how to remain connected, and how to re-connect when having lost presence in the body.
The topics we cover in this episode:
About Juel:
Juel helps people re-connect with their inner source of power and essence.
With a deep belief in possibility, presence and transformation. Juel combines modalities, practices and healing traditions to help you re-connect, embody, and love what has always been inside of you — your raw truth, magic, energy, exquisite sensuality, authentic voice.
Guiding you back to a path of unapologetic self-love, truth, and aliveness. So that when life happens, as it does, you are grounded in you.
Learn more about Juel and her work:
Website: https://www.juelmcneilly.com
Instagram: @juel.mcneilly
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ladyliciousness
Insight Timer: https://insighttimer/juelmcneilly
Episode 07 - Hormonal Health & Hormone Testing with Ashe Milkovic
In this episode, Iris sits down with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Functional Hormone Specialist Ashe Milkovic. They talk about the complexity of hormonal health, the various ways of hormone testing, why it isn't advised to DIY your hormone health, how to go navigate hormonal health in the medical system and so much more!
About Ashe:
Ashe Milkovic is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Functional Hormone Specialist that specializes in women's hormone and reproductive health. She has a passion for spreading awareness about the power of functional nutrition for optimizing hormones & fertility, and her mission is to build community and safe space for other practitioners to expand their knowledge and expertise in functional hormone health. She is also the founder of The Functional Women's Academy, an online group mentorship program that trains health professionals to become the go-to Functional Hormone Specialists in their communities.
Learn more about Ashe and her work:
Website: www.reproductiveradiance.com
Instagram: @reproductive.radiance
Episode 06 - Understanding Trauma & Using Trauma Informed Martial Arts for Healing with Georgia Verry
In this episode, Iris sits down with Georgia Verry, the founder of Fight Back Project. We talk about trauma, what it is, how it works in the brain & body, the nervous system, what we call 'the window of tolerance', 'co-regulating', 'interoception', and our 'social engagement system', and how we can use trauma informed martial arts for healing. She also shares her experience with combat sports and amenorrhea. Don't miss this episode!
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About Georgia:
Georgia is an exercise scientist, kickboxer, karate black belt and founder of The Fight Back Project - a trauma informed kickboxing from for female identified survivors of violence. She hosts a Podcast (The Fight Back Podcast) which explores why people, especially women, might say that training in a martial art saved their life. Her guests include trauma experts and brave survivors across many martial arts and combat sports.
Learn more about Georgia and her work:
Website: https://www.fightbackproject.com
Instagram: @fightbackproject
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the.fight.back.project.and.podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCymka6V1GVR5wmMxbVK93-w?view_as=subscriber
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fight-back-podcast/id1517269742 https://open.spotify.com/show/59RMMqzoUqC9zGIw8U9oL7?si=cs_trzl2RDGzI2EpcaaPZQ&dl_branch=1
Episode 05 -- Fertility Awareness - The Best Way to Start Learning About Your Cyclical Body with Chloe Skerlak
In this episode, Iris sits down with Certified Fertility Awareness Educator Chloe Skerlak. They talk about how you can get started with fertility awareness, why it is such a cool practrice to start learning about your body, cervical mucus, cervical portraits, and so much more!
About Chloe:
Chloe is a Justisse Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and Certified Fertility Awareness Educator. She has made teaching fertility awareness in group and private programs her profession because she wants women and people with cycles to regain their sexual and reproductive sovereignty, become advocates for their own health, and live vibrant, healthy lives. She is also the founder of the Cervix Portrait Party (yes - taking photos of your cervix is a thing!) and is passionate about teaching body literacy to pre-teens and teens. Chloe also loves salsa dancing, full moon bathing, and putting menstrual blood on her face.
Learn more about Chloe and her work:
Website: www.ChloeSkerlak.com
Instagram: @chloeskerlak
Facebook: @chloeskerlak
YouTube: http://bit.ly/ChloesYouTubeChannel
Episode 04 - Advocating for Human Rights in Childbirth and Beyond with Hermine Hayes-Klein
In this episode, Iris has an open conversation with her friend and international attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein, where they talk about topics related to the intersection of law/human rights and childbirth. In the current global climate many things have changed for the worse in the birth world as well, especially when it comes to freedom of choice. This conversation serves to inspire people to think and feel into their own rights and freedom, especially in the light of the current global landscape.
Topics covered:
how to make rights a reality in the birth room informed consent empowering and integrating midwifery into maternity care worldwide how doulas can protect their client’s human rightsMore about Hermine:
Hermine is an international attorney who has spent the last decade advancing human rights in maternal healthcare worldwide. Between 2012 - 2016, Hermine organized six international conferences on the topic of Human Rights in Childbirth, and partnered with national organizations on many advocacy campaigns to ensure respectful maternity care. Hermine is based in Portland, Oregon, USA, where her legal practice focuses on representing women who have experienced obstetric violence during childbirth and advocating for the integration of midwives and doulas into maternity care.
More information about Hermine can be found on www.hayeskleinlaw.com
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Episode 03 - Linear vs Cyclical Business
In this episode, your host Iris Josephina shares her personal experiences with both linear and cyclical business. She explains how linear business wasn't in alignment with what was best for her body, and reveals how creating a cyclical blueprint for her business helped her both balance her body and thrive in her job.
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Episode 02 - Agency & Sovereignty during Gynecological Visits
In this episode, your host Iris Josephina shares about how we can stay true to ourselves, our bodies, our agency and our sovereignty when we find ourselves in a gynecological setting. She also shares her last PAP smear experience so you have an idea about how it works practically to start taking charge of your own experiences in your doctor's/OBGYN's office -- while staying gentle and kind towards yourself and them at the same time.
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Episode 01 - A Warm Welcome to The Planting Seeds Podcast
In this episode, your host Iris Josephina takes you on her own cyclical journey and shares about how she became a doula and holistic cycle guide who is so immensely passionate about cycles -- all the way from periods to postpartum. This episode serves as an introduction episode for The Planting Seeds Podcast so you get a clearer idea about who Iris is, why she is doing the cyclical work that she is doing, and why she birthed this podcast into being.
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