Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast Caitlin Johnson | Sophia Pavia

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Sophia Gushee.  Sophia is known as the Healthy home guru" and "clean-living guru" and has been described by Well+Good, the two-time Webby Award-winning website (The New York Times has described the Webby Award as the "Internet's highest honor"). 
With a successful former career in investment management, Sophia has become sought after for her expertise on practical nontoxic living. Sophia is a graduate of Brown University, and Columbia Business School. She is also a certified yoga teacher. Sophia and her husband live in NYC with their three children and dog, Lola.







Detoxing your home doesn't need to be difficult. You can simply work on one thing at a time. For example swapping out your nonstick cookware, cleaning up your beauty products and not microwaving plastic tupperware. Sophia and Caitlin talk about ways to make the detoxing process stress free!
Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.
Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.
The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20%  
MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty  
Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility
For more information about Sophia or to buy her book head to her website. 

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Dr. Gary Levy. Dr. Gary Levy is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist and is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of FertilityCloud, America's first and only comprehensive, fertility, telemedicine platform.
Through FertilityCloud all evaluation and treatment for fertility can be done from the comfort of your home. Dr. Levy's has a primary focus on treatment of refractory infertility, Assisted Reproduction, Ovarian Stimulation, Endometriosis, and Uterine fibroids with an interest in patients with refractory pathology who have been treated previously, and unfortunately have not achieved the desired result. Dr. Levy takes pride in his detail oriented approach to fertility care, which results in success for the “difficult” patient.
Caitlin, Sophia and Dr. Gary Levy speak about tpopular weight loss drugs and how it the pros and cons to taking them. They speak about IVF, endometriosis and so much more!
Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.
Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.
The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20%  
MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty  
Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to a new segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Valerie Eugenio on working with Caitlin to conceive her daughter.
Valerie is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. After battling with painful periods she went on birth control which made her have a cycle every few months.
After getting off of birth control she noticed her periods were not coming so often and showing up about every 60 days. After binging the podcast and implementing tips from both Sophia and Caitlin her cycle got down to 40 days but she still was not getting that positive pregnancy test.
After reaching out to Caitlin and taking her course, Valerie was able to successfully get pregnant and have a healthy baby!
This episode has useful information on trying to conceive, working with Caitlin, taking a good quality prenatal and navigating the stress of pregnancy after struggling to conceive. It's an uplifting story you will want to hear! 
If you would like to be featured on this new segment called Win Wednesday reach out to us through our website! 


Thank you to our Win Wednesday Sponsor Caraway. Be sure to use this link to get 10% off tour next order or type in FFF10 at checkout.
You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Catherine Staffieri about the importance of blood sugar balance when trying to conceive. 
Catherine is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist currently working as a Nutrition Manager at Nutrisense, one of the fastest growing healthtech start-ups aimed to help anyone discover and reach their health potential. Catherine has counseled thousands of clients on their glucose scores reviewing over 750,000 hours of glucose data and recorded meals in the process while recommending nutritional adjustments to improve metabolic health. She holds a Masters in Nutrition Education from Columbia University and completed her undergrad work at the University of Pennsylvania.
She enjoys cooking, spending time with her 3 kids, traveling and being active. Catherine’s philosophy is that you’re never too old to make changes in your life to better your mind, your body and your well being.
This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to track how the food in your body impacts your blood sugar levels throughout the day.
Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.
Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.
The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20%  
MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty  
Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak about progesterone and why Sophia made the switch to specialize in this subject when helping women who are trying to conceive. 
This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to start from scratch and learn about all things progesterone as well as how to talk to your doctor if you think you might need some help making enough progesterone to get pregnant.
Caitlin and Sophia engage in an in-depth discussion on requesting labs, symptoms of having low progesterone, how to advocate for yourself at the doctor's office and so much more. 
Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.
Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.
The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20%  
MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty  
Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Paulette Kamenecka.
Paulette is an economist, a writer and a podcaster interested in women's health. She's written about the science of autoimmunity, what we currently know about different aspects of the immune system, and the immune system in pregnancy. Her podcast, What you Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth focuses on the difference between what women expected in this enormous transition and what they experienced. It also includes expert insights on many issues that can visit a pregnancy. 
In this episode Caitlin, Sophia and Paulette speak about Paulette's ttc journey and her struggle with infertility. She talks about the process of undergoing IUI which was successful for her and resulted in two pregnancies. 
She gives trying to conceive advice, pregnancy advice and postpartum advice for those who have been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition. She also speaks about her book that outlines her joueny. 


Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.
The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20%  
MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty  
Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility
For more information on Paulette or to listen to her podcast click here!