Girls With Guts Alanna Martella and Nicole Dambro

On this week’s episode, Alanna and Nicole are joined by Lauren Nichols, whom Alanna found on Instagram via hashtags, in the middle of COVID lockdowns. Lauren suffers from and is an advocate for Long COVID – in fact, she is one of the first persons known to be suffering from this disorder.
In this episode, she explains her optimal health prior to having COVID (she was healthy other than having insomnia). She shares with us how she was one of the first people in the country to be infected with COVID – and doctors didn’t take her seriously at first because she presented with severe GI issues and not respiratory symptoms. From there, she continued to get worse instead of better – and hasn’t been “normal” since.
Her symptoms didn't start there. As the conversation builds, we learn about the consequences of her lingering symptoms, including her stroke, how it takes her hours just to get out of bed each day, and so much more.
Lauren also revealed to us details about the toll that COVID takes on the reproductive system, especially in women, which many tend to ignore.
This is a timely episode with summer gatherings and barbecues here for the ne
 
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlswgutspod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Lauren’s Socials:
Instagram: @laurenthemedium
 
Body Politic Socials:
Instagram: @wearebodypolitic
Website: www.wearebodypolitic.com

On this week’s episode, Nicole and Alanna are joined by Leslie Jacobs Toole, a local Cincinnati momma with a story to tell.
She had actually followed Alanna for a while on social media and once she learned of GWGP, she reached out to share her  BRCA Gene story with the gals. Being a topic both Alanna and Nicole were not very familiar with, it was a no-brainer to have her on the show.
In this episode, Leslie shares with us about her long family history with breast cancer - including her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 34. After witnessing her mother's suffering, she recognized the very real possibility she could have the BRCA Gene and also develop cancer like her mother. Against her mother's blessing, Leslie got tested - and the test came back positive. Then, in 2012 at the age of 24, she took her own health into her hands and got a double mastectomy. We were so blessed that Leslie felt comfortable enough to share the vulnerable details of how cancer and BRCA has affected her life - and we think others who are in a similar position will feel comforted and seen by her kind testimony - including how neglecting her emotional healing led her down a path that eventually led to her sobriety (7 years now!)
If your family has been touched by breast cancer and you're curious about the BRCA gene, then this is a wonderful conversation that you absolutely won’t want to miss!
 
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlswgutspod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Leslie’s Socials:
Instagram: @leslieajacobs
 
Bright Pink, A Supportive Community for Breats and Ovarian Cancer:
Website: https://www.brightpink.org/
Instagram: @bebrightpink

Our first-ever guest on the podcast is back and better than ever! If you haven’t listened to the first episode with Krista Deveau, now is a great time to do just that (note: it’s not necessary to listen to the first one to understand this episode, it will just give you more of an overview on Krista’s health story/background). In her second round with the Alanna and Nicole, Krista shares with us what it is like being pregnant with her ostomy bag. She tells us how she discovered she was pregnant, how her food tolerances have changed (i.e. she can eat A LOT MORE now!) and soo much more. If you have ever thought getting pregnant with an ostomy bag can’t happen, Krista is here to prove to you it absolutely can, without issue.
This is a wonderful episode that you won’t want to miss, because Krista is just so darn likable! She makes everyone want to be her friend and we know you’ll leave the episode feeling the same.
 
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Krista’s Socials:
Instagram: @my.gut.instinct

Whew. Be ready to laugh, to cry, to feel all the feels in this week’s episode! Alanna and Nicole are joined by Alyssa Sabo, Nicole’s friend, who is a comedian/actress/writer based in LA. What many people don’t know about Alyssa is that she received a life-saving liver transplant in 2011 because of Wilson’s Disease.
Alyssa shares with us her wild story of the emergent diagnosis, how she was in a coma for weeks and her healing following the liver transplant.
She discusses her lifestyle following transplant, stories of relapsing and so much more.
You’ll leave this episode absolutely adoring Alyssa and wanting to root for her (and wanting to watch her on Gaslit). This is a can’t-miss episode!
 
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlswithgutspodcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Alyssa’s Socials:
Instagram: @alyssasabo
Facebook: @alyssasabocomedy
TikTok: @alyssasabo
Website: www.alyssasabo.com

This is probably the wildest episode yet. Truly. We get pretty raw about all things poop-related. It's even hard to type.....such a taboo subject!
Alanna and Nicole are joined by Megan Marsiglio -- a mom, wife, entrepreneur, gut health advocate, and along with Nicole, a fellow Crohn-y. 
This episode gets real down and dirty! For years, Megan felt extremely isolated and humiliated about having a digestive issue - feeling like she was the only person who was anxious about making it to the bathroom "in time." As she slowly began opening up about her Crohn's Disease and what she was dealing with, she discovered how many others dealt with the same issues, and how many kept it to themselves due to embarrassment. It was then that she realized she had to do something to increase the conversation and push awareness - and became the founder of The Gut Gazette. 
In this episode we chat about bathroom anxiety when it comes to going at the workplace, when you’re dating, when you’re driving on a highway and have GOT TO GO NOW, etc. We even cross the lines of pooping your pants.
This episode is not for the faint of heart, BUT it is so incredibly important to realize our bodies NEED to poop to survive and it should be something that is celebrated and not frowned upon!
 
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlswgutspod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Megan's Socials:
Instagram: @thegutgazette and @bloommagency
Website: www.thegutgazette.ca

This week’s episode is amazing! Nicole and Alanna are joined by Lindsay Mitchell, the creator of Vital Side which is (as Lindsay puts it) an innovative approach to intentional brain re-training.  After successfully healing herself from crippling chronic symptoms from Lyme disease, Lindsay invested all of her energy into creating this four-step method in order to help others who are suffering to find relief and achieve long-term results from all kinds of chronic illnesses - including arthritis, Crohn's disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, depression, Hashimoto's and more. 

In our conversation, Lindsay reveals the process that led her from her work as a certified physician's assistant to discovering and then fully investing in the power of neuroplasticity.  We discuss how she created Vital Side to focus on neuroscience, mental exercises and visualization, which in turn helps to regulate the nervous system and calm symptoms. If you're looking for relief of any kind of ongoing ailment, you're going to want to tune in - this episode truly illustrates the connection of the body & mind and how our trauma and mental state can really affect our physical state.
You won’t want to miss this!
If you want to learn more about the podcast and the hosts, visit our website at www.girlswithgutspodcast.com.
 
Follow us on social media!
Instagram: @girlswithgutspodcast
Twitter: @girlsWgutspod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/girlswithgutspodcast
Alanna’s Instagram: @alannamartella
Nicole’s Instagram: @thenikkidee
 
Lindsay's Socials:
Instagram: @myvitalside
Twitter:  @myvitalside
TikTok: @myvitalside
Company Website: vital-side.com