50 episodes
The Perimenopausal Mamas Podcast The Perimenopausal Mamas Podcast
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Welcome to the Perimenopausal Mamas podcast! This is a podcast for hormonal mamas who want to reclaim their own natural state of health to thrive and raise healthy kids.
We are two Naturopathic Doctors and moms to toddlers. Dr. Lisa Weeks, ND, practices in Toronto and has a son named Stuart. Dr. Toni Reid, ND, birth doula and HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator practices in Calgary and has a daughter named Frankie.
We are perimenopausal mamas!
Our Mission (should you choose to accept it):
Educate you on your hormones and empower you to take control of your own (and your kids’) health.
Share our own tips, tricks and useful tools as perimenopausal moms and Naturopathic Doctors.
Provide cutting-edge info from experts in the health and parenting worlds.
We want to keep things simple, inspire you, and add some fun into your day, without any judgement or overwhelm.
So, what is perimenopause all about?
Perimenopause is the transition period you can experience for years (and years!) before your period stops and you reach menopause. You can start to have symptoms as early as your late 30’s or early 40’s.
You may be perimenopausal if you are:
Noticing that your periods are changing
Getting night sweats, especially leading up to your period
Having difficulty sleeping
Noticing that your libido, energy and enjoyment in life are lacking
Snapping at your partner and kids
Becoming more forgetful and suffer from brain fog
Seeing your weight creep up for no good reason
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out and alone
In this podcast, we will:
Help to uncover the truth about hormonal imbalances that cause troublesome perimenopausal symptoms.
Educate you on and how to make simple lifestyle and nutritional changes to restore balance (and help get you back to being the parent you want to be).
Share our weekly “mom mess-ups”, “super mom moments” and “mom must-haves” (since one of our key survival skills is to laugh at ourselves, even when times are tough).
Pass on our knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle counselling (as Naturopathic Doctors) to help raise healthy kids.
Discuss our experiences (and those of other moms who are experts in their own rights) so we can all work on figuring out the challenge of parenting together.
Not a mom yet...or not plan on becoming one?
No problem!
You can still listen and learn more about your hormones and health.
Even rockstar perimenopausal aunties might be interested in our conversations about relationships, tips about parenting, picky eaters, and more.
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Episode 230: The Benefits of Hormetic Stress: Why Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone is Good For Your Health
In this solo episode, Dr. Lisa shares how intentionally exposing yourself to acute, planned stressors, such as cold water or certain breathing exercises, can lead to stress resilience and help slow the aging process. Have you been living in your comfort zone for too long? It may be time to challenge your mind and body to reap the benefits, not only mentally, but also physically.
This episode is a follow up to Episode 226: How Dr. Lisa Presses The “Easy Button” to Prevent Burnout
In today’s episode, we cover:
* What is hormetic stress and why you want to get uncomfortable intentionally
* The science behind hormetic stress
* Examples of hormetic stress you can easily use on a regular basis
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Dr. Lisa is a big fan of a good fiction book and loves Ruth Ware books including the It Girl and Girl in Cabin 10
What’s Happening?
Join Dr. Toni online to learn more about self-hypnosis to support your health and hormones in 2024. Click Here and use the code MAMA2024 for a special deal.
Thanks for listening!
Email us or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
You can also support us by visiting our Patreon page.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you. -
Episode 229 - Top Mama Must-Haves From The First 100 Episodes (Re-Release)
In this re-released episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Toni review their favourite “Mama Must-Have” recommendations from the past 100 episodes. These tips and products make their lives easier and are great ways for you and your family to stay healthy and happy. They include our favourite foods, drinks, books, essential oils, body care products, apps and more! Treat yourself this Mother's Day or use these ideas and add to your wish list for the future.
In this episode, we cover:
* Hella Hydrating Facial Serum with rosehips and hyaluronic acid from Joyous Health
* Shared on Episode 78 with Joy McCarthy
* Can use with cool Jade roller
* Essential oils
* Shared on Episode 93 with Barbara Rempel
* Lavender in bath and diluted in fractionated coconut oil on bottoms of feet to relax kids at night
* Grapefruit, lemon, wild orange for reducing stress and increasing energy
* Peppermint topically for muscle tension
* Eucalyptus or easy air in steam inhalations or shower, diluted topically on bottoms of feet and chest
* Insight timer app, Ten Percent Happier app – Ted Lasso and Taming Anxiety challenges
* 10 minute Path to Presence Meditation
* Shared on Episode 95 with Fran Watson – download for free her
* Bullet journal for stress reduction
* Shared on Episode 11 with Nicole North
* Our favourite supplements include:
* Magnesium – for more info, see Episode 83
* Vitamin D – for more info, see Episode 97
* Ashwagandha, melatonin, passionflower, GABA, 5-HTP, mitochondrial antioxidants like MitoAMP
* Zonli weighted blanket, sleep mask, Soundscreen white noise machine for sleep support
* Shared on Episode 73
* Hydrotherapy – cold showers and wet sock treatment for energy, immune and circulation support
* Designs for Health Paleo protein powder with almond or oat milk for sugar free hot chocolate
* Shared on Episode 57 with Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed -
Episode 228 - Menstrual Cycle Awareness and Cyclical Living: Tap Into Your Hormonal and Moon Rhythms (Re-Release)
In today’s episode re-release from 2021, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Toni talk about menstrual cycle awareness. Did you know that there are different times of the month that are more suited for you to be productive, be social, do analytical work, do a presentation or to rest? Your energy can fluctuate in relation to the moon cycle and your menstrual cycle. Cyclical living can be used to maximize your productivity, efficiency and success at work and at home throughout the month.
If you don’t have a regular menstrual cycle right now, you can follow the moon’s cycles.
In today’s episode, we cover:
* Recent research looking at how the full moon can impact your sleep and menstrual cycle
* How the US Women’s soccer team were using menstrual cycle awareness to maximize nutrition, training, rest and recovery, resulting in their second World Cup win
* The similarities between moon phases and menstrual cycle phases
* How changes in your hormones and moon phases can impact your mood and energy
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Dr. Lisa enjoys having someone else make food and getting it delivered with Uber Eats, Door Dash and Skip the Dishes.Dr. Toni enjoys the peek into psychedelic psychotherapy, the Wim Hof Method of breathing and cold plunges and orgasm workshop on Netflix’s the goop lab with Gwyneth Paltrow
Thanks for listening!
Email us or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
You can also support us by visiting our Patreon page.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer:The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you. -
Episode 227: Do You Deserve to Be Happy?
In this episode, Dr. Toni shares some questions to consider and suggestions from neuroscience research around happiness. So often, moms tend to put their own happiness on the back burner and put their kids' and partners' needs ahead of their own. It’s time to claim your right to joy and happiness!
In today’s episode we cover:
* Why happiness is good for your mental and physical health
* 2 important ways you can think about the concept of happiness
* How Martha Beck confirmed that happiness is your right
* 8 characteristics of happy people
* How the words you use could help reduce depression
Today’s Mama Must Have:
Martha Beck’s interview on The Tim Ferriss Show.
Thanks for listening!
Email us or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
You can also support us by visiting our Patreon page.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you. -
Episode 226: How Dr. Lisa Presses The “Easy Button” to Prevent Burnout
Do you feel like self-care adds more stress to your day than benefits? Are overwhelmed and can’t add one more thing to your to-do list? Then this episode is for you! Listen in to find out how Dr. Lisa presses the “easy button” to be more efficient and free up time and mental space to do the things she loves. Also discover ways to make your morning routine easier and which mindset changes Dr. Lisa has developed recently to cope with being a busy mom and an entrepreneur.
What’s Else is Happening?
Dr. Toni’s next HypnoBirthing session for expecting parents looking to decrease fear and anxiety to support their natural instincts around labour and birth is next month. Join her at https://www.hypnobirthingcalgary.com/register
Thanks for joining us!
Email us or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
You can also support us by visiting our Patreon page.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you. -
Episode 225: Is Burnout Inevitable in Perimenopause? A Conversation with Cristina Tahoces of Thrive Nutrition (re-release)
In this episode re-release from 2023, Dr. Lisa talks with holistic nutritionist Cristina Tahoces about burnout and perimenopause. Women in perimenopause are more likely to experience professional and personal burnout, especially when experiencing hormone fluctuations and symptoms like fatigue, brain fog and sleep deprivation.
Dr. Lisa previously talked with Cristina about love led nourishment in Episode 92
Cristina Tahoces is a holistic nutritionist and owner of Thrive Nutrition Practice, a global online wellness business focused on building physical and mental health resilience to stress through a nutritional approach she calls “love-led nourishment”. A former corporate banker, Cristina turned to nutrition to help herself heal from chronic allergies & adrenal fatigue. Over the years, she has helped clients with high stress profiles improve sleep, immunity & energy levels, relieve irritable bowel symptoms and reverse high blood pressure – all through her in-depth knowledge about how to use food therapeutically. In 2017, she shared her nutritional strategy “Sleep Love Poop” on the TEDx stage as part of the TED Women’s Global Conference. She uses the themes of Sleep Love Poop to help her clients both in private consultation and through her group programs, which she runs several times a year.
In today’s episode, we cover:
* How burnout is possible even when you love your job
* Why you need to listen to the signals your body is giving you, especially when you eat
* The similarities between symptoms of perimenopause and symptoms of burnout
* Why the likelihood of experiencing burnout increases when you are in perimenopause
* Important strategies you can use to prevent burnout
* Why it’s important for you to get blood work done through a medical or naturopathic doctor
* The importance of pooping every day and “clear pee, clear mind”
Today’s Mama Must-Have:
Dr. Lisa is a big fan of the Insight timer app for meditation and for break in the day.
Cristina loves her Air Pods to listen to her music, podcasts, audiobooks while making dinner.
What’s Else is Happening?
Dr. Toni’s next HypnoBirthing session for expecting parents looking to decrease fear and anxiety to support their natural instincts around labour and birth is next month. Join her at https://www.hypnobirthingcalgary.com/register
Thanks for joining us!
Email us or connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.
We’d love you to subscribe, leave us a review and a 5-star rating if you enjoyed this episode.
You can also support us by visiting our Patreon page.
Please tell your perimenopausal mama friends about us, too!
Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Disclaimer: The information provided is not meant to replace treatment with a licensed health care practitioner. It is for informational purposes only. Consult with a Naturopathic Doctor or other licensed health care professional to determine which treatments are safe for you.
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