She Thrives | meaningful conversations on women's health

Katia Khomich
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Navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause can feel overwhelming and confusing.  She Thrives is the podcast for women who want to understand their bodies and take charge of their health. Hosted by Katia Khomich — fertility-focused yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher and holistic health coach based in Amsterdam — each episode brings global experts and local practitioners into honest, science-backed conversation.Topics include: fertility & IVF, PCOS & endometriosis, perimenopause & hormonal health, pregnancy & postpartum, lifestyle medicine, emotional resilience, relationships, nutrition, gut health and sleep. There are also practice episodes every week.  Previous guests: fertility specialist Dr. Natalie Crawford, Clue founder Ida Tin, and yoga teacher and bestselling author Elena Brower.New episodes every week. For women in the Netherlands and beyond.

  1. Oct 26

    #49 Trying, Waiting, Hoping: What No One Tells You About a Hard Fertility Journey – with Ilena Standring

    In this episode of She Thrives Podcast, Katia Khomich engages in a profound conversation about matrescence, the transformation of becoming a mother. The discussion explores the complexities of motherhood, including the emotional journey of trying to conceive, the challenges of loss, and the importance of support and rituals during this transformative period.  Katia's guest is Ilena Standring, a doula and coach, who shares her insights and experiences in supporting mothers through various stages of motherhood. Follow Ilena's work on  LinkedIn  Instagram

    #49 Trying, Waiting, Hoping: What No One Tells You About a Hard Fertility Journey – with Ilena Standring

  2. Oct 12

    #48 – Herbal Medicine in Modern World – With Peter Jackson-Main

    What if some of the most powerful medicine for your health is already in your kitchen? In this episode, I sit down with Peter Jackson-Main, a naturopath and medical herbalist with nearly 50 years of practice. Peter is Academic Director and Course Director for Herbal Medicine at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in London, and the author of Natural Healing: Staying Well Naturally in the Modern World. We talk about what herbal medicine really is today, how it can work alongside conventional medicine, and why Peter believes in "a herbalist in every home and a practitioner in every community." I also share my own experience of using herbs during my fertility journey with PCOS. In this episode, we explore: How Peter's 50-year journey into natural healing beganWhat a herbalist actually does, and how a personalised herbal treatment worksWhere herbs fit alongside conventional medicine, including during fertility treatmentThe Hippocratic order of healing: lifestyle first, then herbs, then interventionWhen you can support yourself at home, and when to see a practitionerPeter's pantry essentials: spearmint, ginger, fire cider, and chamomileHerbs for sleep and stress, including passionflowerSupermarket teabags vs. quality herbs: what's worth knowingUsing herbs responsibly and safelyWhy "a woman thrives when her intuitive knowledge is respected and acted upon"Resources mentioned: Natural Healing by Peter Jackson-Main (Aeon Books): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Healing-Staying-Naturally-Modern/dp/180152193XCollege of Naturopathic Medicine: https://cnminternational.com/Herbal Medicine Course Online: https://cnminternational.com/herbalist-course-online/ Connect with me: Instagram @katiakhomich_

    #48 – Herbal Medicine in Modern World – With Peter Jackson-Main

  3. Sep 2

    #47 – IBS isn't a Diagnosis, It's a Question: Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel on the Gut-Brain Connection

    Bloating, urgency, unpredictable bowel movements — and a diagnosis that often feels like a shrug: "it's just IBS." In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel, holistic physician and founder of Mind Your Gut, to unpack what's really going on beneath that label. We start with the name of her practice — Mind Your Gut — and what it means to truly listen to your body without tipping into hypervigilance. Sophie shares a real case study from her clinic: a woman who'd struggled with symptoms for years and had been told to just live with it, and how they got to the root of it through the lens of the gut-brain-microbiome connection. We talk about: Why IBS is increasingly understood as a disorder of gut-brain-microbiome communication, not just "normal test results, no answers"SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and why up to 60% of people with IBS may have itThe vagus nerve as the two-way communication highway between gut and brainGut-directed hypnotherapy, yoga nidra, and other ways to support the nervous systemLaxatives, myth-busted: when they're okay to use and when they can make things worseCoffee — on an empty stomach or not? Sophie's honest, non-dogmatic takeWhy IBS symptoms often intensify in your thirties, forties, and into perimenopauseThis conversation is a reminder that there's no single right way to eat or live — just what's true for your body, right now. Guest: Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel Website: mindyourgut.amsterdam Instagram: @mindyourgutamsterdam/

    #47 – IBS isn't a Diagnosis, It's a Question: Dr. Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel on the Gut-Brain Connection

  4. Jul 3

    #46 Sabrina Nowicki on Fertility Awareness Method and the Problem With Period Tracking Apps

    Most of us were handed a period-tracking app and told that was the same as knowing our bodies. It isn't. In this episode, I sit down with Sabrina Nowicki, co-founder and CEO of Cyclisity — the fertility awareness app built as the companion to the beloved book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, written by Sabrina's aunt, Toni Weschler. We talk about what the fertility awareness method actually is, and why your cycle deserves to be treated as a vital sign — a real window into your overall health, whether or not you ever want to become pregnant. Sabrina shares the tradition that started it all (an annual lunch with her aunt, every year since her first period), her own honest fifteen-year story with the pill, and how the same knowledge can help a woman trying to conceive and a woman trying to avoid it. This one is for anyone who's ever felt like her body was speaking a language no one taught her to read. In this episode: Why your cycle is the "fifth vital sign"Fertility awareness vs. predictive tracking appsThe method for conception and contraceptionInformed choice, hormones, and the pillCharting through your late 30s, 40s, and perimenopauseThe role of a partner in women's healthAbout Sabrina Sabrina Nowicki leads Cyclisity with an engineering and product design background, bringing the technical expertise and user-centered thinking critical to making Cyclisity a successful Fertility Awareness Method cycle charting app — and the official charting app of Taking Charge of Your Fertility (TCOYF). Cyclisity was also co-founded by Toni Weschler, MPH, the author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and was built from the ground up to mesh perfectly with the TCOYF knowledge base and approach to FAM. Links: Cyclisity app: cyclisity.comTaking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni WeschlerCyclisity is currently available in the US & Canada, with a worldwide launch on the way.

    #46 Sabrina Nowicki on Fertility Awareness Method and the Problem With Period Tracking Apps

  5. Jun 24

    #45 You Don't Need a Retreat: Tracee Stanley on the Power of Rituals and the Space Between Who You Were and Who You're Becoming.

    In today's episode, I sit down with Tracee Stanley — bestselling author, yoga nidra teacher, and founder of the Empowered Life Circle — to talk about her new book, Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit. This conversation is for anyone standing in a chapter of transition — a fertility journey, perimenopause, a shift in career or relationships, or simply that quiet feeling that something is missing even when life looks full on paper. Tracee's work centers on "householders" — people with jobs, families, and full lives — and her core message is that you don't need a retreat, hours of free time, or perfect conditions to access something sacred. You only need to learn to see what's already there. We talk about: — Why so many successful, accomplished women still feel like something essential is missing  — Tracee's own story: her years as a Hollywood film producer, and the moment she realized her life had to change  — The difference between a habit and a ritual — and why presence, not time, is the only real ingredient  — Micro-rituals: small, doable practices you can weave into an ordinary day, from how you wake up to how you pour your morning coffee  — Liminal space — the pause between the inhale and the exhale, between who you were and who you're becoming — and why learning to notice it changes everything  — Menopause as initiation: Tracee's beautiful reframe of a transition our culture rarely honors, including her own experience with hot flashes, sleep disruption, and letting go of shame  — Why ritual matters most in uncertain seasons of life, and how to mark transitions our culture no longer marks for us  — Permission — to rest, to slow down, to give yourself grace through every season of becoming This conversation isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about noticing the sacred that's already woven into your ordinary day — the doorway, the cup, the breath, your own body. Get the book: Living Ritual by Tracee Stanley  https://read.macmillan.com/lp/living-ritual-9781649634573/ Follow Tracee:  Website — https://www.traceestanley.com/ Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/tracee_stanley

    #45 You Don't Need a Retreat: Tracee Stanley on the Power of Rituals and the Space Between Who You Were and Who You're Becoming.

  6. Jun 18

    Fertility Series: Hold with Love. For When Feelings and Emotions Come in Waves.

    This one is for you if you know that it's been a while since you tended to that sadness, frustration, shame, fear. Doing that requires courage and enough inner resources, feeling rested enough to handle the potential heaviness. And I can't overemphasise how often a practice like this creates a sense of lightness, release. I invite you to try it. And at any point, if it feels too much – pause it. You can always return when there is a bit more inner resources, capacity to feel what words can't describe. The main ask – is kindness towards this very experience, this very You who is in the midst of it.  you can always reach out back to me if you feel you need a little more guidance. If you feel you can't do it on your own.  Warmly,  Katia

    Fertility Series: Hold with Love. For When Feelings and Emotions Come in Waves.

  7. Jun 18

    Fertility Series: Steady. For the Moment of an Appointment. A Calming Practice to Steady Before a Scan or a Conversation

    Second practice episode of the Fertility Series where I teach you to use the power of your breath. Well-researched breath-work exercise with the goal to communicate to your nervous system that You are safe. It always works. Because it's physiologically imprinted into how we function.  Come back to this practice every time when there is something important ahead of you. Something that makes you feel small.  Let the breath in.  Always release fully.  No holding.

    Fertility Series: Steady. For the Moment of an Appointment. A Calming Practice to Steady Before a Scan or a Conversation

  8. Jun 18

    Fertility Series: Deep Rest. A Yoga Nidra Practice For When Sleep Won't Come.

    This is first practice episode specifically with fertility theme in mind.  Many of my clients share that the hardest thing for them is to fall asleep and feel recovered. When thoughts arouse imagination. When body is wired but tired. Yoga Nidra (or Non- Sleep-Deep-Rest) is something that you can do before bed, or in the afternoon, on in the airport. The idea is to create conditions for deep rest. You may fall asleep by the end of it. Or maybe you'll just drift between sleep and wakefulness for a couple of moments. And this counts, trust me.  We know that we 'should' relax. But relaxing isn't a switch. So knowing it, and trying – often makes us feel worse. This practice is not a switch either, but it's an invitation to notice your body breathing and feel supported for just this very moment.

    Fertility Series: Deep Rest. A Yoga Nidra Practice For When Sleep Won't Come.
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Navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause can feel overwhelming and confusing.  She Thrives is the podcast for women who want to understand their bodies and take charge of their health. Hosted by Katia Khomich — fertility-focused yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher and holistic health coach based in Amsterdam — each episode brings global experts and local practitioners into honest, science-backed conversation.Topics include: fertility & IVF, PCOS & endometriosis, perimenopause & hormonal health, pregnancy & postpartum, lifestyle medicine, emotional resilience, relationships, nutrition, gut health and sleep. There are also practice episodes every week.  Previous guests: fertility specialist Dr. Natalie Crawford, Clue founder Ida Tin, and yoga teacher and bestselling author Elena Brower.New episodes every week. For women in the Netherlands and beyond.

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