Solo 2.0 Ryan Burch and Jess Suchan

Michelle Bauman joins the SOLO 2.0 Podcast to discuss her experience living with Lyme Disease and what YOU should know about the #1 fastest growing infectious disease in the country!



Michelle is a busy mom of two boys who has spent the last 12 years working in healthcare operations and management. She has always been passionate about health, wellness, nutrition and fitness, but that was taken to a new level after she came down with a case of pneumonia towards the end of 2019. In early 2020 her world was turned upside down when she became incredibly sick with a wide variety of bizarre symptoms that seemed to appear out of nowhere...



During this conversation we cover:


How Michelle got sick with Lyme and other co-infections including Pots syndrome and black mold.




Facts to know about Lyme disease, top symptoms, medication / treatment options & testing




Problems with the traditional medical model for those with Lyme & other chronic health conditions




The difficulty of living with “invisible” illness that is misunderstood, not recognized universally (w/ little to no insurance coverage)

 


The financial strain / impact on career for those struggling with chronic health conditions

 


Navigating relationships with friends & family when you're chronically sick




The need for better HR practices for those with chronic illness




How people can support individuals in their lives struggling with chronic health conditions



TICK PREVENTION:

Prevention Spray: Ranger ready


(can also use essential oil based products)



FILMS:


The Quiet Epidemic (Apple TV)
YouTube: Under Our Skin (Exposing the Hidden Epidemic of Lyme Disease)



CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:

Instagram: @michelle_bauman/

Email: michelle.s.bauman@gmail.com

CONNECT W/ RYE & JESS:

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Follow Rye ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryeburch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Your Hormone Balance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourhormonebalance

This week Rye & Jess chat with Brie Wieselman, licensed primary care provider and medical director of Brie Wieselman Integrative Health. Besides being an expert in hormone balance, fertility, and perimenopause, Brie specializes in helping people heal digestive problems such as IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, parasitic infections, Candida overgrowth, and SIBO to rebuild a bulletproof microbiome.

During this conversation, Brie shares her experience getting diagnosed with PCOS as a teen, and how she was able to relieve severe symptoms through lifestyle and nutrition adjustments. Brie explains how PCOS is diagnosed, the connection to insulin resistance, and actionable steps to become more insulin sensitive. Brie shares her honest opinion on herbs and supplements for PCOS and insulin resistance, and when it’s necessary to use medication like metformin and spironolactone, as well as thoughts on hormonal birth control.

 

Brie also gets vulnerable about the ups and downs she experienced in perimenopause – including being pregnant with gestational diabetes, having a baby at 40 during covid then experiencing back to back life-changing circumstances in her personal life. 

 

We are so grateful to Brie for being so honest with us, as well as for the incredible work she does helping women every day!



CONNECT WITH BRIE

Learn about Brie's "Stay Young Method" (perimenopause program for women 35+): www.stayyoungmethod.com/register 

Work with Brie: https://briewieselman.com/work-with-us/

Connect on Instagram: @BrieWieselman



CONNECT WITH RYE+JESS

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Follow Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bodyblissbyjess⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Rye ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryeburch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Your Hormone Balance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourhormonebalance

This week Rye shares some updates from Jess & Rye's recent trip to Europe and introduces this week's special mother/daughter interview!



This episode originally aired on the Morning Chava Podcast (hosted by Elizabeth Joy Presta) and includes a wide ranging discussion about hormones, including: how they impact our mental, physical and emotional well being and the best nutrition, exercise and stress management steps to reduce hormone imbalance and relieve symptoms!



Together they provide helpful tips for women interested in cycle syncing, new moms, women trying to get pregnant, women trying to lose weight and women facing perimenopause!



Jess and Candace also share some stand-out mother/daughter memories that led to the work they at Your Hormone Balance today!



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CONNECT WITH RYE+JESS

Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@solo2.0podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bodyblissbyjess⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Rye ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryeburch⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Your Hormone Balance ⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourhormonebalance

In this solo episode, Rye & Jess are getting honest about some of their imperfect habits lately including discussions around: 



-Morning routines: how they’ve shifted the last few months and what’s been working instead

-Prescriptions Rye & Jess have used and some of the guilt they’ve felt around it

-How to strike a balance between incorporating in western medicine helpers (like an RX) and getting to the root via holistic and natural practices 

-Why perfection shouldn’t be the end goal when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle!



&& more!

In this episode, Jess sits down with fellow nutrition coach and "Mind Over Macros" podcast host, Mike Miller to have an open and vulnerable conversation around restrictive dieting, orthorexia and body image.



In this episode, they discuss:



-Mike's upbringing and experience going from being an athlete his entire life to putting on a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time



-His experience standing in front of a mirror and not recognizing himself and the extreme measures he took to try to lose the weight as quickly as possible



-The "quick fix" diets Mike tried in his pursuit of fat loss and the toll they took on his mental, physical and hormonal health



-Mike's obsession with eating "perfectly" aka orthorexia and how this behavior put a strain on his relationships and marriage with his ex-wife



-The turning point in which he made a change and decided to seek out a healthier, more sustainable way to reach his goals (physically, mentally and emotionally)



-Foundational habits and why they are the most important piece of any health and fitness journey



-Going from an obsession with calorie and macro tracking to finding a way to use it as a tool in a flexible and freeing way and how Mike now helps his clients do the same!



-Why pursuing fat loss is not always the best move, especially when dealing with hormonal imbalances and when to know if it's time to increase calories and work on metabolic priming and hormone health first



-The concept of "mentally dieting and physically not"- why you might feel like you're dieting all the time but not seeing results



-Thoughts on fad diets & so much more!



CONNECT WITH MIKE

Follow him on Instagram @mike_coach_millner 

Listen to his podcast, "Mind Over Macros" HERE

Check out Jess's episode w/ Mike HERE



CONNECT WITH US

Instagram @solo2.0podcast

Follow Jess @bodyblissbyjess

Follow Rye @ryeburch

Follow Your Hormone Balance ⁠⁠⁠@yourhormonebalance

Email: solo2.0podcast@gmail.com

In this week’s mini episode, Rye shares some work/life updates, plus some MAJOR podcast news!



As Rye explains in this episode, we are considering switching to 4 new episode styles and would LOVE  to hear from YOU (and in exchange for providing your feedback, you'll be entered to win a 20 count Ultima Electrolyte variety pouch, 30 lemonade canister + water bottle!). Tune into the episode for more details!



To recap, these are the 4 episode concepts we're considering switching to (alternating between them every other week) 

 

#1: Coaching style episodes w/ @bodyblissbyjess. Think: 45min episodes, 1 hot topic at a time,pulling from what she’s learned helping hundreds of clients over the past 7 years...to help YOU achieve your health goals. (@ryeburch will interview Jess in some of these interviews)

 

#2- Stories from women who’ve overcome difficult life experiences that impacted their health/self/relationships, etc…including taboo topics like miscarriage, infidelity, drug / alcohol addiction, postpartum, plastic surgery, grief, divorce, etc. We want to reduce the shame associated with many of these topics and provide helpful advice for anyone going through these experiences! 

 

#3- Monthly solo sister chats, such as our best + worst habits or daily rituals that are working or not working for us! 



#4- Conversations with our mom, Hormone Health Educator, Candace Burch (MA), either in a roundtable format, or 1:1 with either Rye or Jess. We will review hormone health related trends and controversial news stories – giving our two cents – to help reduce the confusion and overwhelm in the hormone health world!

 

To provide your feedback on these episode concepts and enter to win our giveaway (running through 10/21/23), head over to the @solo2.0podcast on Instagram and leave a comment on the post that clearly says “we want your feedback!” If you are listening to this after the giveaway period has ended and want to share what topics would be most helpful to you, we are always open to feedback and you can DM us @solo2.0podcast or email us at Solo2.0podcast@gmail.com 



THANK YOU for your support of our podcast so far 🙏 

We can’t wait to hear what you think! 



CONNECT WITH RYE+JESS

Email: solo2.0podcast@gmail.com

Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@solo2.0podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bodyblissbyjess⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Rye ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryeburch⁠⁠⁠

Follow Your Hormone Balance ⁠⁠⁠@yourhormonebalance