Soul of Medicine

Kay Corpus, MD | Rob Kress, RPh

Our life story is documented in every organ, tissue, and cell. Disease and illness are not just pathologies to diagnose and treat but an open portal to find our authentic selves. Welcome to Soul of Medicine Podcast! Join us functional medicine expert and spiritual strategist, Kay Corpus, M.D., and pharmacist and lifestyle consultant, Rob Kress, as we explore how your biography affects your biology. Our intention is that you walk away with an understanding of how stress and trauma are linked to physical and emotional illness.

  1. 12/19/2025

    Soul of Menopause: Dr. Kay Corpus on Her Book and Why Menopause Is a Sacred Passage

    In this episode of Soul of Menopause, Dr. Kay Corpus is interviewed by Rob Kress about her book, Soul of Menopause: A Spiritual Medicine Guide to a Woman’s Sacred Becoming. Together, they explore why menopause is more than a hormonal transition—and why it is meant to change a woman at her core.Drawing from her experience as a Functional & Integrative MD and her own menopause journey, Dr. Kay reframes menopause as a sacred passage, a rite of transformation, and a return to authenticity. This conversation addresses the emotional, spiritual, and physiological layers of menopause, why women often feel unprepared for this stage, and how understanding the deeper meaning of menopause can bring clarity, relief, and empowerment.This episode is for women in perimenopause and menopause, as well as partners and practitioners who want a fuller understanding of this powerful life transition.📘 Get your copy of the Soul of Menopause:https://a.co/d/9kLB2NA⏱️ Chapters00:01 – Why Dr. Kay was drawn to women’s health and menopause care03:00 – When menopause became personal, not just clinical05:30 – The menstrual cycle as “truth serum” and self-reflection07:20 – What changes when periods stop but cycles continue10:45 – Honesty, PMS, and the wisdom of the luteal phase13:00 – Why midlife feels like a rude awakening for many women15:00 – “What’s wrong with me?” and the portal to truth16:30 – Menopause as winter, cocooning, and necessary slowing down18:00 – Why Dr. Kay wrote Soul of Menopause20:30 – The lack of guidance and conversation around menopause22:45 – Spiritual menopause and the Chiron return in midlife25:30 – Menopause as a rite of passage and sacred becoming27:00 – Functional medicine support vs. chasing hormones30:00 – Adrenals, stress, and why symptoms surface in menopause33:00 – Trusting the body and honoring intuition35:20 – Cultural perspectives on menopause and “second spring”38:00 – Why women will not go through menopause unchanged41:00 – The role of mentorship, support, and elder wisdom44:30 – Who this book is for, including partners58:30 – Where to find the book and connect with Dr. Kay Corpus 📘 Get your copy of the Soul of Menopause:https://a.co/d/9kLB2NA 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠@kaycorpusmd⁠⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    52 min
  2. 11/26/2025

    Silent Burnout in Midlife: Healing Anxiety & Perfectionism with Angie Starling | Soul of Menopause

    Today’s guest is someone who knows exactly what it feels like to be thoughtful, responsible, and self-aware—and yet still quietly burned out beneath the surface. Angie Starling has made it her life’s work to help people who look perfectly “fine” on the outside but find themselves tangled in anxiety, perfectionism, and that nagging sense that something’s just not quite right.Angie is a licensed therapist, but she’s also so much more than that. Before her therapy practice, she taught yoga and meditation, guided wellness retreats, and spent years holding space for transformation through earth-based and somatic practices. She brings all of that wisdom—plus her own lived experience with anxiety and panic—into the room with her clients. Angie’s approach isn’t about “fixing” yourself or just managing symptoms. It’s about going deeper. She helps clients get to the root of their anxiety, so they can finally quiet the mental noise, ease the tension in their bodies, and—maybe for the first time in years—feel steady, wise, and whole.If you’ve ever felt stuck, exhausted from holding it all together, or wondered why you can’t just relax even when things are technically “fine,” Angie’s story and her gentle, trauma-informed approach will resonate with you. She believes healing begins the moment you stop managing and start listening—to your body, to your emotions, to the parts of you that have been quietly asking for care.So settle in, take a deep breath, and get ready for an honest, nourishing conversation with Angie Starling on The Soul of Menopause.🔗 Connect with Angie:🔗 Contact: 502-509-2469🌐 Website: https://www.angiestarlingtherapy.com/🔗 Email: angie@angiestarlingtherapy.com🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: ⁠@kaycorpusmd⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    40 min
  3. 11/05/2025

    From Pain to Power: Unlock Healing in Menopause through Fascia & Movement with Lisa Loiseau, DPT

    Welcome back to The Soul of Menopause, where we dive deep into the real stories, science, and soul of what it means to move through midlife as a woman. I’m your host, Kaye, and today we’re venturing into the world of therapeutic movement and fascia—a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime, but could change the way you feel in your body during menopause. My guest is Lisa Loiseau, a movement therapist and educator whose work bridges nervous system education, self myofascial release, and somatic practice. Lisa has spent years helping people reconnect with their bodies, find relief from pain, and cultivate resilience—not just physically, but emotionally and energetically too.She’s about to present at the Fascia Research Congress, where she’ll be sharing her unique approach to integrating mind, body, and movement. While menopause isn’t her formal specialty, Lisa’s insights into how we hold stress, trauma, and emotion in the body offer powerful tools for anyone navigating big transitions. Today, we’ll explore how gentle movement and self-awareness can support you through the ups and downs of menopause, why fascia matters for hormonal health, and how tuning into your body’s wisdom can spark healing and hope. So settle in, take a deep breath, and let’s welcome Lisa Loiseau to The Soul of Menopause. Episode Overview: 00:00 – Welcome to The Soul of Menopause 01:00 – Meet Lisa Loiseau: movement educator and fascia therapist 02:00 – Why pain intensifies during menopause 04:00 – How stress, emotion, and fascia intertwine 07:00 – The PAIN Model: Presence, Awareness, Impulse, Neuroplasticity 09:00 – Fascia explained: the body’s hidden connective network 11:00 – Hormones, fascia, and the menopause connection 12:30 – Lymphatic flow as the “missing link” in detox and pain relief 15:00 – How daily self-care movement releases pain and stagnation 16:30 – Understanding stuckness and freeze states 19:00 – Navigating pain medication vs. embodied healing 22:00 – Lisa’s nervous system journey and trauma-informed practice 26:00 – Integrating somatic work, therapy, and functional medicine 30:00 – Learning to relax: why rest needs to be practiced 33:00 – Movement in midlife: rediscovering how your body wants to move 36:00 – Listening to your body as a spiritual practice 38:00 – Where to find Lisa and continue the work 🔗 Connect with Lisa Loiseau: 🌐 Website: https://www.movewellwithlisa.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/move_well_with_lisa 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisaloiseaumpt/ 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: @kaycorpusmd 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/⁠⁠⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: ⁠⁠⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo⁠⁠⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: ⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop⁠⁠⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: ⁠⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    40 min
  4. 10/15/2025

    From Clutter to Clarity: How Your Home Can Support Healing & Midlife Transitions w/ Kimberly Garner

    Welcome to Soul of Menopause, where we get real about what it means to move through midlife and transformation.Today, we’re joined by someone who’s made it her mission to help people flourish during life’s biggest transitions—Kimberly Garner, founder of the School of Integrative Design.Kimberly is a designer, philosopher, and writer who’s spent over 25 years at the intersection of design, science, and soul. Her approach is truly unique: she’s pioneered a results-oriented, evolutionary framework that blends the art of design with human flourishing, drawing from epigenetics, self-empowerment, and even the spaces we call home. Kimberly’s work is about more than just aesthetics—she helps people reimagine their inner and outer lives, making change not just manageable, but deeply meaningful (School of Integrative Design, Design Mom, Medium).If you’ve ever wondered how the environment around you and the beliefs within you shape your experience of menopause, or if you’re curious about how to turn this transition into a creative threshold, you’re in the right place. Kimberly’s here to share how integrative design and NeuroSpatial Linguistics can help you reimagine menopause as a time for renewal, purpose, and self-discovery.Let’s dive in.🔗 Connect with Kimberly Garner:🌐 Website: https://www.schoolofholisticdesign.com/🔗 Instagram: @schoolofintegrativedesign📞 1-717-201-0987 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: @kaycorpusmd 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/⁠⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: ⁠⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo⁠⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: ⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop⁠⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: ⁠⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    52 min
  5. 10/01/2025

    Psychic Wisdom for the Menopause Journey: Intuition, Angels & Soul Healing with Marjorie O’Rourke

    My guest today is someone who truly embodies the spirit of this exploration. Marjorie O’Rourke is an internationally renowned psychic medium whose work centers on helping people access higher wisdom and navigate life’s transitions with grace and clarity. If you caught her on our earlier episode, you’ll remember our conversation about intuition and the ways it can guide us in medicine and in life. Marjorie’s insights left a lasting impression on many of you, and I’m so grateful she’s back for this conversation.Marjorie has just released a new book, The Celestial Opus Oracle, which was channeled through her connection with Divine Light Lines. The book is designed as a daily sacred connection to higher wisdom: simple, practical, and profound, much like Marjorie herself. Alongside her psychic and intuitive work, Marjorie offers guidance, faith restoration, and communication with angels and loved ones who have passed, both in person and from a distance, serving clients all over the world.Today, we’re talking about menopause not just as a medical milestone, but as a rite of passage. We’ll explore how intuition plays a role in this transition, how to trust your own inner guidance, and what it means to connect with the soul of menopause.So if you’re in the midst of this transition, supporting someone who is, or simply curious about the deeper stories behind women’s health, this episode has something for you. Let’s get started. 🔗 Connect with Marjorie O’Rourke:🌐 http://www.marjorieorourke.com/📞 1-717-201-0987 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: @kaycorpusmd 🌐 Website: ⁠https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: ⁠https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: ⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: ⁠https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    55 min
  6. 09/12/2025

    Creativity, Courage, and Healing: Alysa Osvog on Writing Through Menopause | Soul of Menopause

    You know how some people just make you feel instantly safe—like you can let your guard down and finally breathe out? That’s Alysa Osvog. Alysa is a Gateless-trained writing facilitator, a guide for writers and non-writers alike who are looking to recover their creative spark. For over a decade, she’s quietly led hundreds of women back to their own words, their own wisdom, and their own sense of joy—often at the very moment when life feels like it’s shifting under their feet. Alysa’s workshops and writing salons are unlike anything you remember from school. There’s no red pen, no pressure to perform—just a gentle invitation to let your imagination lead, and to trust whatever rises up on the page. Her approach is inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, combined with the Gateless method, which blends brain science, somatic ritual, and the radical idea that creativity belongs to all of us. Whether you’re deep in the throes of menopause, wrestling with self-doubt, or just longing to hear your own voice again, Alysa creates a space where it’s safe to be imperfect, to be surprised, and to remember the power of play. She knows that writing isn’t just about words—it’s about healing, connection, and coming home to yourself. I’m so honored to welcome back Alysa Osvog to Soul of Menopause. 🔗Connect with Alysa Osvog: 💻Website: ⁠https://www.haushealingartsstudio.com/links 📧Email: ⁠alysa@haushealingartsstudio.com ⁠🔗 Instagram: @alysaosvog 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay Corpus For holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey: 🔗 Instagram: @kaycorpusmd 🌐 Website: https://www.kaycorpusmd.com/ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey? Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now: 👉 Start the quiz: https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+ A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort: 👉 Sign up here: https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive Consultation Get personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay 👉 Book your session: https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    42 min
  7. 08/27/2025

    Building Authentic Love and Relationship in Midlife and Beyond with Janet Webber | Soul of Menopause

    Welcome to Soul of Menopause, where we explore the real, raw, and beautiful experiences that come with this powerful chapter of life. I’m Dr. Kay Corpus, and today we’re talking about relationships—the ones we have with our partners, our friends, and, maybe most importantly, the ones we have with ourselves.My guest is Janet Webber, founder of Pure Joy Life Design. Janet’s life work is rooted in a simple but radical belief: that every single one of us is born with the right to know, give, and receive deep, authentic love. She sees love as essential—not just a nice-to-have, but a basic ingredient of happiness, as vital as food and water.But if you’ve ever felt like love is just out of reach, if you’ve ever wondered why true partnership seems so elusive—especially in midlife—you’re not alone. Janet’s story is one of grit and grace. She grew up in the shadow of trauma and loss, battled self-doubt, and spent years learning how to love herself before she could fully open up to others. Even after building a life she loved—a career as a coach, a beautiful family, a sense of purpose—she found herself asking why real, lasting partnership still felt so hard to find.That search led her deeper: into the patterns and beliefs that shape how we love, into the ways we can unknowingly block the very connection we yearn for. Today, Janet helps others untangle those patterns and discover what’s possible when we stop waiting for love and start uncovering the barriers inside us.Whether you’re partnered, single, or somewhere in between, this conversation is for anyone navigating the changes of midlife and menopause—when the relationship you have with yourself can be the most healing, transformative force of all.So settle in. We’re about to get real about love, longing, and learning to come home to ourselves.🔗Connect with Janet Webber:💻Website: ⁠www.purejoylifedesign.com/about-janet⁠📧Email: ⁠janet@purejoylifedesign.com⁠🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay CorpusFor holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey:🔗 Instagram: @kaycorpusmd🌐 Website: www.kaycorpusmd.com🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey?Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now:👉 Start the quiz: https://form.typeform.com/to/lK7NnUFo✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort:👉 Sign up here: https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-workshop🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive ConsultationGet personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay👉 Book your session: https://som.kaycorpusmd.com/menopause-review

    50 min
  8. 08/08/2025

    My Menopause Awakening: From Burnout to Breakthrough | Soul of Menopause Podcast

    In this heartfelt solo episode, Dr. Kay Corpus opens up about her personal journey through exhaustion, anxiety, and deep transformation—sharing the moment she hit a wall and how that experience reshaped her understanding of healing, womanhood, and the true essence of menopause. I invite you to rethink menopause not as a medical problem to fix, but as a powerful portal for self-discovery, authenticity, and soul-level healing. Explore why so many women feel unseen in conventional medicine, how your symptoms might actually be sacred messages, and why the very qualities we were taught to silence—intuition, empathy, sensitivity—are essential to our healing and wholeness.✨ This episode is for every woman standing at the crossroads of midlife, wondering if there’s more. There is. 🫶 Let’s rewrite the narrative, together. Chapters: 00:00 – Opening: Rewriting the Menopause Narrative 00:31 – Dr. K’s Personal Wake-Up Call: Burnout, Symptoms & the Search for More 02:16 – When the Body Whispers, Then Shouts: The Turning Point 03:04 – Are We Asking the Wrong Questions in Medicine 04:03 – Reclaiming the Power of Sensitivity, Intuition, and Empathy 05:01 – Envisioning a New Model of Healing 05:44 – Menopause as a Portal, Not a Problem 06:35 – An Invitation to Heal, Share, and Rise Together 🌿 Stay Connected with Dr. Kay CorpusFor holistic resources, upcoming events, and supportive tools for your midlife journey:🔗 Instagram: ⁠⁠@kaycorpusmd⁠⁠🌐 Website: ⁠⁠www.kaycorpusmd.com⁠⁠ 🌀 Not sure where you are in your menopause journey?Take the Know Your Menopause Stage Quiz now:👉 ⁠⁠Start the quiz⁠⁠ ✨ Soul of Menopause Workshop for Women 40+A sacred space to explore your transition with ceremony, wisdom, and support. Join the next cohort:👉 ⁠⁠Sign up here⁠⁠ 🔍 Menopause Review: A 90-minute Deep-Dive ConsultationGet personalized guidance and clarity from Dr. Kay:👉 ⁠⁠Book your session⁠

    7 min

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Our life story is documented in every organ, tissue, and cell. Disease and illness are not just pathologies to diagnose and treat but an open portal to find our authentic selves. Welcome to Soul of Medicine Podcast! Join us functional medicine expert and spiritual strategist, Kay Corpus, M.D., and pharmacist and lifestyle consultant, Rob Kress, as we explore how your biography affects your biology. Our intention is that you walk away with an understanding of how stress and trauma are linked to physical and emotional illness.