Get Obsessed | Natalie Kakon

Natalie Kakon

Get Obsessed is a women's health podcast for anyone who's been told their symptoms are "normal." Host Natalie Kakon sits down with doctors, naturopaths, psychiatrists and somatic practitioners — alongside the femtech founders and changemakers closing the gap in women's healthcare. Honest conversations on the menstrual cycle, hormones, fertility, pregnancy and loss, perimenopause and menopause — and the body literacy no one taught us. Learn to understand your body, trust yourself, and become the most informed person on your own health team. New episodes bi-weekly. nataliekakon.com

  1. 3d ago

    What Your Hair Knows About Your Health: An Introduction to HTMA — with Sara Korzeniewski

    What can a strand of your hair actually tell you about your health? Registered dietitian Sara Korzeniewski explains Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis — HTMA. Searchable terms: HTMA, hair tissue mineral analysis, hair mineral test, mineral ratios, functional testing. This episode is about what HTMA measures, how it differs from a blood test, and why mineral ratios — not single numbers — are where the real information lives. It's for any woman who's been told her bloodwork looks "normal" and still feels tired, depleted, or out of balance. In this episode: What HTMA is and what it actually measuresHow HTMA differs from a standard blood testThe mineral ratios that matter most — and why ratios beat single numbersWhat HTMA can show: stress patterns, depletion, heavy metalsWhat HTMA can't do — and why interpretation mattersFull episode and more at nataliekakon.comGuest: Sara Korzeniewski, RD, FDN-P, founder of The Organic Dietitian, co-founder of Wellness Code Academy.

    50 min

  2. May 14

    The Body Already Knows How to Breathe — We Just Forgot with Elsa Unenge

    What if you've been breathing wrong your whole life — and never noticed? Functional breathing coach Elsa Unenge explains how most of us drift into shallow, inefficient breathing, and how to retrain it. Searchable terms: functional breathing, how to breathe properly, breathwork, diaphragmatic breathing, nasal breathing. This episode is about the breath as a tool — how it shapes your energy, your stress, and the state of your nervous system, and why working with it doesn't have to be complicated. It's for anyone who feels tired, tense or slightly out of breath without knowing why, and wants a simple, practical way to feel steadier. In this episode: Why most people breathe inefficiently without realizing itWhat functional breathing actually meansHow a slow exhale calms the nervous systemNose vs. mouth, chest vs. diaphragmSmall breath practices you can do anywhereFull episode and more at nataliekakon.com Guest: Elsa Unenge, functional breathing coach, founder of Breath Curriculum

    50 min

  3. Mar 19

    Until next season, a closing note.

    Thank you for being part of this podcast.For your messages, your comments, your questions and for letting me know that what I’m putting into the world is landing. This season has been incredibly special.We heard from doctors, menstrual coaches, movement educators, and so many thoughtful voices shaping this conversation. To every guest who joined m, thank YOU.And to each of you listening, reflecting, and sharing… I’m so grateful. Season 3 is already in motion, and the conversations ahead are ones I know you’re going to love. If there’s someone you’d like me to interview, I’d love to hear from you. See you back here soon.

    2 min

  4. Mar 12

    How to Build a Secure Bond With Your Child — Without Being a Perfect Parent with Dr. Tanya Cotler

    Do you ever worry you're not a good enough mother? Clinical psychologist Dr. Tanya Cotler unpacks what secure attachment really is — and why it was never about getting parenting right. Searchable terms: secure attachment, parent-child bond, good enough parenting, motherhood, attachment styles. This episode is about the everyday work of connection: attunement, the small ruptures that happen in every relationship, and the repair that rebuilds trust. It's for any mother carrying the quiet fear that one wrong move will harm her child — and who wants a steadier, kinder framework for raising a secure child. In this episode: What secure attachment actually meansWhy "good enough" parenting is the goal, not perfectionRupture and repair — and why repair matters mostHow your own childhood shapes the way you parentChoosing a response instead of repeating a patternFull episode and more at nataliekakon.comGuest: Dr. Tanya Cotler, clinical psychologist

    48 min

  5. Mar 2

    The Pelvic Floor Is Listening: Breath, Hormones, Pain, and the Intelligence of the Female Body

    I’m joined by pelvic health physiotherapist Jennifer Nwankwo, CEO and co-founder of Nuvo Physio and co-founder of Elle Santé, for a grounded, myth-busting conversation on women’s pelvic health across the lifespan. We explore anatomy, breath and pressure mechanics, incontinence, painful sex, hormonal tissue changes, vaginal pH, and the nervous system. Jennifer also shares what she’s building next: Elle Santé, a women’s health platform and pelvic health app designed to support women between appointments. Practical, embodied, and deeply informative. Get in touch / work with Jennifer Clinic: Nuvo Physio — in-person and online women’s pelvic health careApp: Elle Santé  — women’s health platform and pelvic health app (pelvic health network, resources + care plans)Instagram: @nuvophysio About Natalie I’m Natalie Kakon — founder of The Embodied Signal Method™ and host of Get Obsessed. My work sits at the intersection of menstrual cycle physiology, nervous system regulation, and lived female experience. Through education, mentorship, and embodied practice, I help women move from information to literacy — and from literacy to lived autonomy. Explore more at: nataliekakon.com Instagram: @nataliekakon_

    1h 21m

  6. Feb 23

    What If You Stopped Trying to Shrink? — with Melanie Richards

    What happens when you stop trying to take up less space? Melanie Richards — founder of Happy Tree and creator of the F*CK Skinny movement — shares an honest, personal conversation about body image, diet culture and self-acceptance. Searchable terms: body image, diet culture, eating disorder recovery, anti-diet, self-worth. This episode moves through Melanie's own story, the loss of her sister to an eating disorder, and the movement she built so that other women might find support and acceptance sooner. It's for any woman who's tired of trying to be smaller and wants a different, kinder way to live in her body. In this episode: How diet culture becomes "the water we swim in"The loss that became a callingWhat the F*CK Skinny movement really means — culture, not peopleWhy thinness is never a measure of healthComing back to your body with kindnessThis episode includes an honest discussion of eating disorders and the loss of a loved one. If you're struggling, support is available through the National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline. Full episode and more at nataliekakon.comGuest: Melanie Richards, founder of Happy Tree and creator of the F*CK Skinny movement

    52 min

  7. Feb 19

    What Is Fascia? The Living Web That Holds You Together with Joanne Avison

    What if everything you were taught about the body left out the part that holds it all together? Author and educator Joanne Avison explains fascia — the connective tissue web running through the entire body. Searchable terms: fascia, connective tissue, what is fascia, myofascial, proprioception. This episode is about a shift in how we see the body: not a machine of separate parts, but a whole, living, continuous form — and what that means for how we move, feel and heal. It's for anyone curious about how the body really works, and why "the issues are in the tissues" is more than a saying. In this episode: What fascia actually is — and why it's not just packagingWhy the body has no levers and no isolated partsFascia as connective intelligence and the seat of proprioceptionHow the body holds experience in the tissueWhy releasing tissue takes patience, not forceFull episode and more at nataliekakon.com Guest: Joanne Avison, author and founder of MMIA

    1h 36m

  8. Feb 12

    There's No Such Thing as a Core — with Paul Thornley

    What if everything you've been told about training your core is wrong? Pilates instructor and MMIA co-founder Paul Thornley explains why the "core" is a myth — and why hardening it can create the injuries it's meant to prevent. Searchable terms: core myth, core training, why fit people get injured, micro-movement, functional movement. This episode is about a different way to understand the body: not a machine of parts to stabilize, but a pressurized, fluid system built to rotate, breathe and adapt. It's for anyone who feels like they're doing all the right things in the gym or studio and still feels something is off in their body. In this episode: Why strong, fit people still get injuredThe myth of the "core" — and what it really should beWhy the body is a pressure system, and breath is the valveHow rotation and micro-movement restore energyWhy small, sustainable change beats pushing the body's limitsFull episode and more at nataliekakon.comGuest: Paul Thornley, Pilates instructor and co-founder of MMIA

    1h 16m
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Get Obsessed is a women's health podcast for anyone who's been told their symptoms are "normal." Host Natalie Kakon sits down with doctors, naturopaths, psychiatrists and somatic practitioners — alongside the femtech founders and changemakers closing the gap in women's healthcare. Honest conversations on the menstrual cycle, hormones, fertility, pregnancy and loss, perimenopause and menopause — and the body literacy no one taught us. Learn to understand your body, trust yourself, and become the most informed person on your own health team. New episodes bi-weekly. nataliekakon.com

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