Women’s health is a complex field that often leaves many feeling confused and unheard. In a recent podcast episode, family nurse practitioner Athena Newell sheds light on the importance of a functional medicine approach, which emphasizes understanding the root causes of symptoms rather than merely treating them. This comprehensive guide draws from Athena's insights to explore common issues women face at different life stages and how a holistic approach can facilitate healing and empowerment.

Have you ever felt like you’re doing all the things to support your health…the supplements, the protocols, the research, the lifestyle changes…and still feel like something is off?

This week on The Cyclical Doula Podcast, I sat down with Kim Foss of Magnetic Wellness to talk about a fascinating healing modality called biomagnetism.

This week on the podcast, I’m talking with Karen Klein (Talk About Your Period) about why storytelling is the fastest way to shift culture: when someone speaks without shame, it gives other people permission to do the same.

In a world where childbirth can often feel overwhelming, birth workers like Natalie provide invaluable support and guidance for families navigating the journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. This blog post delves into a recent podcast conversation with Natalie, a professional birth doula and childbirth educator, who shares her insights on maternal care and the importance of community support in Charleston.

In this episode, Emma sits down with trauma therapist, doctoral researcher, and holistic practitioner Danniel Worthen Cullumber, MSW, LCSW, founder of Willow Medela Wellness. Together, they explore how trauma, chronic stress, and cultural conditioning shape the way women understand and inhabit their bodies—and how healing often begins with rebuilding a relationship with our own internal rhythms.

In this conversation, licensed acupuncturist and women’s health practitioner Stephanie Mattrey shares her lived experience with anorexia and bulimia and how it informs her work helping women recover from food addiction and disordered eating. We explore the brain-based nature of addiction, why some 12-step frameworks help (and where rigidity can harm), and how faith became an anchoring part of Stephanie’s recovery.

Licensed therapist Dr. Ashley Hudson joins Emma to talk about untangling purity culture, reclaiming sexual agency, and nurturing intimacy through matrescence and beyond. Ashley shares how her own postpartum depression led her to specialize in perinatal mental health and pursue a PhD exploring how purity culture shapes sexuality in motherhood.

Registered Dietitian Aderet Hoch (Dining with Nature) joins Emma to talk about practical, gentle nourishment from preconception through postpartum—without one-size-fits-all rules. We cover cycle-aware eating, noticing patterns (not single data points), batch-cook and sheet-pan staples for busy seasons, and a simple habit that can change your week: add a fruit and/or vegetable to every meal. Plus, the Venn-diagram menu that feeds real families without short-order chaos. Connection, not perfection.

In this short and sweet mini episode, Emma drops in with a quick hello and a little update. Things have been full behind the scenes, but she’s back and excited about what’s ahead—including a lineup of incredible guest interviews coming soon!