Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson wants to talk specifically to the picky eaters who are trying to conceive! Fun fact... Caitlin said she used to be a very picky eater! This episode is great if you have been struggling trying to add more protein into your diet, eat more colorful vegetables or lay off the carbs at breakfast! Not only can eating the rainbow be beneficial for trying to conceive but it can be fun too and Caitlin goes over exactly how to make your ...
Aug 20, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about cold plunges and saunas and how it may help or hurt you during your trying to conceive journey! Cold plunges have grown in popularity over the years and are essentially submerging your body in cold water or cryotherapy. You typically submerge yourself in cold water for a few minutes in a bathtub, a cold plunge tub or even a natural body of water like a lake during winter. A sauna is typically a small building desi...
Aug 13, 2025•20 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about Alpha Lipoic Acid and how it may help you during your trying to conceive journey! Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) are supplements that are typically used to manage chronic diseases characterized by oxidative stress. For example those who have been diagnosed with diabetes, PCOS and other metabolic syndromes. Caitlin goes over why you might want to include this type of supplement to your diet and the benefits it can have...
Aug 06, 2025•36 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about hitting your macronutrients goal while trying to conceive. Macronutrients are very important nutrients that your body needs to adequately ovulate and carry a healthy pregnancy. Macronutrients or macros for short include your protein intake, carbohydrate intake and fats. Sophia goes over what you should be aiming for when eating everyday and how to incorporate more of these important nutrients daily if you find you...
Jul 30, 2025•22 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about cinnamon and its benefits when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to incorporate cinnamon into your diet especially if you have insulin resistance. Cinnamon is a powerful spice and very tasty and is packed full of so many benefits! It is an anti-inflammatory spice and there have been numerous studies going over the benefits of taking cinnamon everyday and seeing an improvement in menstruat...
Jul 23, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about sleep support when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to get enough sleep for your body. Whether that's seven hours, eight hours or nine she goes over why sleep is so important especially if you are struggling to conceive. Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what she has seen as far as sleep support for fer...
Jul 16, 2025•28 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Welcome to the another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing the saying "don't stress and you will get pregnant." She goes over why this phrase is harmful and how more often than not, relaxing won't cause make you pregnant when you have an underlining condition like PCOS or endometriosis. Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what she has seen as far as stress impacting your chance...
Jul 09, 2025•16 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Welcome to the first episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing for pregnancy! She goes over when the best time to take a pregnancy test, what type of test she believes is best, why it's best to wait to test and so much more! Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on the best time to take that pregnancy test so you can get your big fat positive! These summer episodes will be shorter than ou...
Jul 04, 2025•16 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Welcome to the season four finale of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak about PCOS ovulation induction medication and what the research is showing. Caitlin talks about working with a client and meeting with Dr. Gary Levy with Fertility Cloud to go over her options on trying to conceive. Dr. Gary suggested to Caitlin's client to take both Letrozole and Clomid and Caitlin looked into the research! Not only is this episode full of valuable information on ovulati...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Emily Marson the founder and clinic director for Aphrodite Acupuncture. Aphrodite Fertility Acupuncture is a practice dedicated to helping women achieve their dream of pregnancy. Emily is a true believer in comprehensive integrative fertility care. She has made it her mission to pull women out of the darkness of infertility and guide them to the family they’ve always wanted. They are highly...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Ellen who worked with Caitlin during her trying to conceive journey. Ellen was diagnosed with PCOS when she was a young adult and quickly looked for answers. After she got married she and her husband started to try and after not having success she started working with Caitlin. Ellen cut back on work to decrease her stress, started eating more, began yoga, worked on her blood sugar balance a...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat about Sophia's fibroid. She goes in depth about when she first discovered the fibroid, how it impacted her puberty years, how it impacted her pregnancies and what led to her having two abdominal surgeries so far. This episode Sophia talks about partnering up with Joy Wellness and taking medication to try and shrink her fibroid. Joy Wellness Partners has a mission to help you li...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat with Nikki Sahebghalam with Diabetes Digital about trying to conceive after you have a diabetes diagnosis. Nikki is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Specialist here to help you feel your best from the inside out. She has spent most of her career as a dietitian in skilled nursing, eating disorder and addiction treatment, and outpatient counseling. However, she has ...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats with Alannah with Raena Health about over the counter progesterone treatment to help women conceive. Raena strives to empower women with natural hormone solutions to live healthier, fuller lives at any age. Alannah said her journey began in her mother’s cancer clinic, where she saw how hormones impact women’s health. Raena was inspired by natural compounds' ability to restore balance, so she dedic...
Apr 28, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats about nutrition tips for those who suffer from heavy periods or those who may have suffered heavy blood loss. This can look like after having a baby and you are now in your postpartum period, after a major surgery and even those who suffer from PCOS and have long cycles or those who have endometriosis. Sophia breaks down what you should be eating while on your cycle of suffering from a lot of bloo...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Alia Johnson! Alia takes tremendous pride in being called a midwife and feels very humbled to serve her community. Part of her life’s work is to support and empower those to make informed, evidence based decisions about their bodies. She feels that every individual needs something a little different during their health journey and she will happily cater to that. Her career in healthcare began as a certif...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about red flags you need to be aware of about your cycle. Caitlin and Sophia walk you through a normal period / menstrual cycle and share green flags to be happy about but also red flags to be cautious about and possibly do more research. They chat, laugh and share valuable tips you need to know! Thank you to our Season 4 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom an...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Caitlin Johnson speaks about the first line approach to getting pregnant with PCOS when working with your OB. She goes over what your OB might advise you to do, what they can prescribe you, how the medication works and when you might need to go to a reproductive endocrinologist. Caitlin chats about why it is important to focus on your nutrition while seeking extra help to conceive from an OB or reproductive endocrin...
Mar 31, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your fertility by knowing how to interpret your cervical mucus and cervical position. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia explains exactly how to accurately track your cervical position, why it is important to do it throughout your cycle and how it can be a key indicator of o...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about staying positive and not giving up when in the middle of infertility. They wanted to take a step back from their normal podcasting style and instead inspire listeners to be okay with working hard to become a mother. Both Caitlin and Sophia battled with infertility and know how difficult it is to be in the trenches. They want this episode to feel like a warm hug, or holding your best fr...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia bring on RD Lily Nichols, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition, to talk about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA). HA is a condition where you do not get your menstrual cycle because of a problem involving your hypothalamus. Lily, Caitlin and Sophia chat about the importance of eating enough for your body and your fe...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Ayla Barmmer of FullWell. Ayla founded FullWell as an adjunct to her clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because she wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement they created for their clients available to the rest of the world. After almost two decades working on thousands of complex fertility cases, she learned that no two are alike. In fact, fertility is argua...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your basal body temperature. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia explains exactly how to accurately track your basal body temperature (BBT) and the different methods you can use. The two of them go over wearables, inserts, brands and more! It's a good episode to listen to if ...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Sophia Pavia speaks with Jillian Lampert and Kezia Reeder with Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health. Jillian Lampert oversees the public affairs, communications, and public relations activities, including cultivating and maintaining industry relations, leading organizational advocacy and policy involvement, supporting public relations highlighting the organization’s role as an industr...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson invites one of her interns to join her to chat about PCOS and sleep! This episode is a wealth of knowledge outlining why women with PCOS may suffer from poor sleep, sleep disturbances, insomnia and more! Intern Jenna Harry joins Caitlin sharing her experience getting diagnosed with PCOS, getting on birth control, advocating for her health with providers and so much more! You can find more episodes like this on the P...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Alysa Seeland, founder and CEO of FOND Bone Broth . Alysa is a mom of six boys who had a unique trying to conceive journey. It took her about three years to conceive her first which led her down a path to fixing her gut health, sourcing better quality ingredients to cook with and looking into regenerative farming practices. This episode is a great one if you are wanting to work on your nutrition withou...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Mark from Intimacy Evolution. Mark is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been running his own Private Practice for the past 8 years. He specializes in working with clients on building a better relationship with themselves in order to improve relationships with others. Improving & navigating intimate relationships can be difficult, but the feeling of deep connection to others can provide grea...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is the second episode in the two-part series where Sophia talks about the aftermath of finding out her tube will need to be removed from the ectopic pregnancy, how the medicine has impacted her, how the surgery will impact her future fertility and more. Sophia and Caitlin chat about the importance of being th...
Jan 20, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is a glimpse into Sophia's personal life where she gets really personal about her faith, her family, her mental health, physical health and so much more. In this episode Sophia goes into great details about tracking her cycle, having a false positive pregnancy test, having abnormal bleeding, finding out she i...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Dr. Rebecca Dekker from Evidence Based Birth. Evidence Based Birth® was founded by Rebecca Dekker, a mother of 3 and registered nurse with her PhD, who got fed up with how the system treats birthing families. As a first-time mom, Dr. Dekker experienced birth trauma when she was separated from her newborn baby for three hours after giving birth. In contrast, she felt awed and empowered by the respectful...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 5
