The Root & Remedy Podcast

There is no shame in the single game. BUT, if you want to find a partner, dating can feel like the biggest uphill climb EVER. In this week's episode I am talking about how to actually have fun dating, since most of us are dreading it and just want to find our person right away. We're diving into: Why it's never to late to start dating againComing to terms with your breakupApproaching dating with fun & confidenceCreating a dating profile that attracts the right peopleHow we self-sabotage in early datingWhy you don't have to be your most perfect, skinniest, fittest self to start datingLove bombing & red flags to look out for and why "the spark" is overratedFirst date horror storiesSetting standards and boundariesPutting in the right amount of effort to find your person If you're working through a breakup, listen to EP 14: The Breakup Episode: how to navigate a breakup, feel your feelings and rebuild your self-confidence with Brooke Ryan  Get in Touch: InstagramTikTok Freebies & Guides Testimonials Want to work 1:1 with me? Apply HERE.

In today's episode I am breaking down how your fertility works, how it declines over time, the factors that impact fertility, why and how I'm getting my fertility tested, what I'll do if my results aren't what I'm hoping and much more! Since starting my career in women’s health and fertility, my stance on fertility testing and family planning has completely changed. The fact of the matter is that we are struggling with infertility as a society more than ever before. Working every day with women and couples who are on their fertility journey has had a life changing impact on my perspective and now, my personal decisions. Currently, as many as 1 in 5 women will struggle with infertility and sperm counts in western countries have fallen over 50% within the past 50 years. These statistics are not something to take lightly, especially if you’re like me and know you want a family someday. Get in Touch: InstagramTikTok Freebies & Guides Testimonials Want to work 1:1 with me? Apply HERE.

It is your birthright to feel amazing in your body. You deserve to feel strong, sexy, confident, proud and comfortable in the way that you look. The problem is, most of us are not there. We feel ugly, unattractive, too fat, too skinny, too jiggly, our butt is too small, we have tummy roles and cellulite, our clothes don't fit right, the list goes on and on AND ON. So, we turn to fitness, which isn't inherently a problem on it's own. But, it becomes one (a very big one), when we approach changing our bodies and working out from a place of self-hatred, disgust and unhappiness. You want to lose weight? Great. You want to build muscle? Amazing. You reserve the right to change your body in whatever way you please that makes you feel more confident. BUT, you CANNOT beat yourself and body up to get there. We are approaching health and fitness ALL WRONG and it's causing us to have body dysmorphia, disordered eating patterns, constant anxiety, major insecurities and honestly, is just leaving us feeling miserable.  In this episode I am laying down the law when it comes to your mindset and relationship to your body while you are working towards your fitness goals. Expect to learn how to approach your fitness journey and working out in a way that makes you feel way happier in your body, less obsessive about food and what you look like, have better balance when it comes to meeting your goals and still having flexibility, why you can't trust social media influencers, concrete steps to build a healthier relationship to food and a stronger body image, and much more. Get in Touch: InstagramTikTok Freebies & Guides Testimonials Want to work 1:1 with me? Apply HERE.  Resources mentioned in the episode: EP 36: The Top Mistakes You're Making on Your Fat Loss JourneyEP 28: Nutrition Essentials for Balanced Hormones: taking the drama out of what, when, and how to eat to feel your bestEP 26: How to CRUSH Your Fitness and Body Composition Goals in 2024 with Courtlyn ArsenaultEP 22: How to Create a Healthy Relationship to Food, Stop Obsessing Over What You Eat and Nourish Your Body Without Stress with Emily VazquezEP 16: 4 Mindset Shifts You NEED to Make Right Now to Stay Consistent With Your Habits and Build Self ConfidenceEP 15: 4 Simple Habits That Will Change Your Life, Improve Energy Levels, Increase Productivity, and Boost Self-ConfidenceHow to make an Adrenal CocktailHigh protein breakfast and lunch ideas

Wanting to lose weight is NOT a bad thing. You deserve to feel confident, sexy and amazing in your body, but, you CANNOT beat yourself up to get there. It's not okay to starve yourself, restrict yourself, become obsessed with food or working out and feel like your self-worth comes from what your body looks like. In this week's episode we are diving into the top mistakes you're probably making if you've been trying to lose body fat, look "toned" and tighten things up. I break down why these mistakes are so common, why we gravitate towards things that genuinely don't work long term, and what to do instead to feel amazing throughout the process of building a body you feel fabulous in.

PMS, heavy, painful periods, inaccessible healthcare, unexplained infertility and imbalanced hormones are becoming the norm in our modern society, which is completely unacceptable. In this week's episode we are diving into 4 myths women are constantly sold about their bodies, health and menstrual cycles that are leaving us lost, undereducated and unnecessarily suffering. Connect with Vanessa: InstagramTikTok Freebies & Guides Testimonials Want to work 1:1 with me? Apply HERE.

In today’s episode we are getting INTIMATE and diving into six MORE lessons that have rocked my world in every aspect of life: love, money, career, self-esteem, health, skin, hormones and MORE. This is a part two from the first episode which you can listen to HERE. These are lessons I wish I would have learned earlier in my life (or didn’t take so long to realize) so I wanted to share them with you.  Get ready to ask yourself difficult questions, analyze your decisions, audit your habits, get real about self talk and so much more. Connect with Vanessa: InstagramTikTok Freebies & Guides  Want to work 1:1 with me? Apply HERE.

ACNE SUCKS. You know it, I know it and if you are acne-prone, I feel you sister. This episode is all about clearing your acne from the inside out. We dive into why you're getting breakouts in the first place, how birth control, antibiotics, accutane and spironolactone are bandaids, not longterm solutions, a root-cause approach to healing acne and finding your triggers (nutrition, blood sugar balance, gut health, digestion, stress and more), and setting realistic expectations along your acne journey. Get in touch: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix CourseFreebies & Guidesvanessa@rootandremedywellness.com Want to work 1:1 with me to clear your acne? Apply HERE.   Resources mentioned in the episode: EP 06: Supplements 101: why 99% of them are BS, how to find what you need, avoid the scams and not waste your money EP 10: Cycle Tracking For Birth Control: how it works, what markers to track, how to know when you're fertile and more EP 28: Nutrition Essentials for Balanced Hormones: taking the drama out of what, when, and how to eat to feel your best My favourite Liver Support Supplement

This episode is for you if... You know you want a family someday but aren't ready to start trying just yetYou are in your 20s or early 30sYou are on the fence about whether you want kids or not, but you want to keep your options open It is the biggest disservice that we are taught to not care about our cycles, hormones and fertility until we're ready to start trying for kids. It could not be further from the truth. The reality is that both male and female fertility are in decline, more people are struggling than ever, and you do NOT want that to be you. It's time to take a look at your fertility, get real about your timeline, run some tests and prepare for the future you want. Get in touch: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix CourseFreebies & GuidesEmail: vanessa@rootandremedywellness.com Want to work 1:1 with me to optimize fertility, learn how to track your cycle for birth control, balance your hormones or something else? Book a free discovery call HERE.   Resources mentioned in the episode: Previous Episodes EP 25: The Difficult Conversation You NEED to Have With Yourself: Do you want kids? If so, when? How important is it to you? EP 02: Meet Your Menstrual Cycle: hormones, phases, ovulation and more EP 08: PMS & Heavy, Painful Periods: Why so many of us are struggling, how hormones become imbalanced and essential steps for better periods EP 10: Cycle Tracking For Birth Control: how it works, what markers to track, how to know when you're fertile and more Articles How to Start Tracking Your Cycle Everything You Need to Know About Cervical Fluid What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting: What a Healthy Period Looks Like Low-Cost Male Fertility Testing Ovry Male Fertility Test (use "REMEDY10" for 10% off) Bloodwork to ask for if you're NOT on hormonal birth control (day 3-5 of your period): Thyroid panel: TSH, Total and Free T4, Total and Free T3, Reverse T3, Anti-TPO, Anti-thyroglobulinFasting glucoseFasting insulinIron panel: TIBC, ferritin, serum iron, transferrin saturation %B12Vitamin DEstrogen (estradiol)Free & Total TestosteroneFSHLHDHEACRPProgesterone (get this on a separate requisition because you need to get this marker done ONE WEEK post-ovulation)Blood chemistry & CBCCholesterol & lipid panel  Bloodwork to ask for if you ARE on hormonal birth control: Thyroid panel: TSH, Total and Free T4, Total and Free T3, Reverse T3, Anti-TPO, Anti-thyroglobulinFasting glucoseFasting insulinIron panel: TIBC, ferritin, serum iron, transferrin saturation %B12Vitamin DCRPBlood chemistry & CBCCholesterol & lipid panel Other Podcasts How to Optimize Fertility in Males & Females | Huberman Lab Podcast The Science of How to Optimize Testosterone & Estrogen | Huberman Lab Podcast

"You don't have to give up your life for your fertility." In this episode I'm interviewing Emily Getz. She is a fertility mindset coach, trained in Neuro Linguistic Programming and the founder of Day 1, a first of its kind fertility support network and host of The Day 1 Podcast. Expect to learn about Emily's fertility journey, how to navigate the process of not getting answers when you're trying to get pregnant, how to check in on your fertility proactively, why infertility impacts our relationships and what you can do to strengthen them, how to still have joy in your life if you're struggling to get pregnant, why comparing your life to your friends is making you miserable and much more! More about Emily's Story: In October 2019, Emily was pregnant with her second child whom she lost unexpectedly at six months pregnant, due to an external infection. This experience changed her life and was the precipice of how Day 1 came to be. Over the past three plus years, Emily has experienced a late pregnancy loss followed by a year of cycle monitoring, one IUI, three rounds of IVF, one ectopic pregnancy, (which resulted in the removal of her right fallopian tube), two failed fresh transfers and an 8-week miscarriage after conceiving unassisted. Today you find her navigating what next steps look like all while documenting the emotions, decisions, disappointments and truths behind a fertility quest. Connect With Emily: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/day-1-podcast/id1579571286Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/day1fertilityWebsite: https://www.day1fertility.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Anne Matthews, Trying to be Positive Podcast Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, The Egg Whisperer

CHANGE IS HARD. Making new habits and breaking old ones can feel impossible and like we are always taking one step forward and 2 steps back. If you struggle to stick with the changes you know you want to make, are always on and off the wagon, can't seem to make your results last, or feel overwhelmed with the process of building habits, this episode is for you. I'm walking you through the most common mistakes we make when trying to create new habits and change our behaviour, how to actually create a plan that will work for YOU and get lasting results with your health & fitness goals. Get in touch: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course  Want to work 1:1 with me? Book a free discovery call HERE. Resources mentioned in the episode: How to make an Adrenal CocktailEP 28: Nutrition Essentials for Balanced Hormones: taking the drama out of what, when, and how to eat to feel your bestEP 16: 4 Mindset Shifts You NEED to Make Right Now to Stay Consistent With Your Habits and Build Self ConfidenceEP 15: 4 Simple Habits That Will Change Your Life, Improve Energy Levels, Increase Productivity, and Boost Self-ConfidenceEP 09: Morning Routine Essentials: how to set your day up for success, have more energy, focus and productivity

In today's episode I'm interviewing Jackie Rhind, co-founder of Ovry. She is an ambitious entrepreneur looking to redefine reproductive health products in Canada. In 2020, Jackie launched Ovry with hopes of offering Canadians a better alternative to traditional pregnancy tests. Ovry is a brand of pregnancy and ovulation test strips that are just as accurate as leading brands, are tiny, discreet, much more affordable and use 90% less single-use plastic. In addition to winning Small Business BC’s Best Youth Entrepreneur award in 2023, Jackie was also recently featured on CBC’s popular TV show Dragons’ Den. Jackie is passionate about building a business that simplifies the lived experience of women and people with ovaries. If you want to try out any Ovry products, use the code REMEDY10 for 10% off at checkout. Connect with Jackie & Ovry: https://www.myovry.ca/ OVRY Instagram: @myovry OVRY TikTok: @myovry Jackie's Email: jackie@myovry.com Get in touch with Vanessa: Root & Remedy InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call HERE. Resources mentioned in the episode: Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperilling the Future of the Human Race by Shanna H. Swan Dr Jen Gunter: The Vagina Bible, The Menopause Manifesto, Blood Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide Dr Anita Mitra: The Gynae Geek  Dr Heather Irobunda Dr Allison Rodgers Dr Jennifer Lincoln

Nutrition is a cornerstone of balanced hormones, healthy cycles and overall fertility. When your body is getting what it needs, you'll notice more energy, better moods, less PMS, you'll handle stress better, lose excess body fat and gain muscle much more easily! SIGN ME UP! The problem is, there is SO much terrible information when it comes to what/when/how we should be eating to feel out best. In this episode I am setting the record straight (as a certified Nutritionist) and telling you what you ACTUALLY need to be focusing on when it comes to your nutrition, how to create a sustainable plan, build habits and more. There are many more areas I'll be diving into in later episodes, like superfoods, supplements, greens powders and juices, but, if you nail down and master the steps I outlined in this episode you are 80-90% of the way there. And the good news?? It is SO MUCH EASIER than you think! Get ready to feel relieved and excited about the steps you'll want to take to feel amazing, and more importantly, the things you can AVOID and stop wasting your time on! Get in touch with me: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with me? Book a free discovery call HERE. Resources mentioned in the episode: How to make an Adrenal CocktailHigh protein breakfast and lunch ideas

Tianna is the community maestro behind Ovry, a woman-owned Canadian reproductive care company focused on improving access and providing a more sustainable option for pregnancy and ovulation tests. A people-person through and through, Tianna thrives when supporting her community in learning about their fertility health and deepening their relationship to their own body and autonomy. She is also a photographer and designs + knits alongside MEARA. In this episode we dive into Tianna's personal experience on her conception journey, how to navigate the overwhelming world of women's health education, why it's so important to advocate for your healthcare, why your fertility is important even if you're not trying to get pregnant and so much more. Connect with Tianna: Her personal instagram: @tiannagrey OVRY Instagram: @myovry OVRY TikTok: @myovry Get in touch with Vanessa: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call HERE. Resources mentioned in the episode: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre (PILSC): https://pilsc.org/Support for Queer Couples in Canada trying to conceive: https://www.myovry.ca/pages/copy-of-giving-back28ish Days Later Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0le1kyKiXmaI8fsZL8owqpTaking Charge of Your Fertility by Tony WeschlerBeyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene BrightenThe Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden

If you're ready and wanting to make your health, fitness and body composition goals a priority in 2024, this episode is for you. I am interviewing Courtlyn Arsenault (aka Coach Court) all about where we go wrong with our fitness New Year's resolutions, and how to set ourselves up for success and sustainable results this year.  We talk about the metrics you need to be tracking in order to know you're making progress, how you should be syncing your workouts with your menstrual cycle, how to stay consistent with your workout routine, nutrition essentials for fat-loss and so much more. Connect with Courtlyn HERE. Get in touch with Vanessa: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call HERE. EP 04: How to Create a Healthy Relationship to Exercise and ACTUALLY see results with Courtlyn Arsenault

If you are a woman or menstruator in your fertile years and you have not sat yourself down and truly thought about if you want kids, when you want them, how important it is to you and the reality of pregnancy in our modern world, IT IS TIME. We now know that 8 of 10 women who are childless at the end of their fertile years did NOT want to be childless. This is a huge problem and one that I cannot overstate the importance of having a conversation about.  In modern society we are told that IVF, egg freezing, etc. are silver bullets and an amazing "plan B" if you can't get pregnant naturally. We are being sold the narrative that you can have kids whenever you want to and that if you can't have them naturally, technology will save you. This is doing us a disservice and preventing us from having a real, raw and honest conversation about fertility, pregnancy and our biological clocks. In this episode, we are having this difficult conversation together. I walk you through some questions that I am asking not only myself, but my clients and friends. This isn't to make you want or not want kids, it's to help you explore, feel empowered about and truly get in touch with what YOU want and how you're going to make it happen. Basic hormone, health and fertility testing I mentioned in this episode to talk to your doctor about: Thyroid panel: TSH, Total and Free T4, Total and Free T3, Reverse T3, Anti-TPO, Anti-thyroglobulinFasting glucoseFasting insulinIron panel: TIBC, ferritin, serum iron, transferrin saturation %B12Vitamin DEstrogen (estradiol)Free & Total TestosteroneFSHLHAMH (Anti-Mullerian hormone) - not necessary but a good additionAntral follicle count - again, not necessary right away but good to know The Huberman Lab podcast episode I Mentioned: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-sara-gottfried-how-to-optimize-female-hormone-health-for-vitality-and-longevity Get in touch: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 together? Book a free discovery call here.

If you dread the holidays every year because you KNOW it will be an absolute nightmare for your mental health, body image and relationship to food, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The holidays can cause a lot of stress, especially when you are already working on your wellness journey and wanting to approach things in a healthy way, but struggle to follow through with it. There are a lot of things we do that (without realizing) that are self-sabotaging and making things way harder than they need to be. In this episode I cover some absolute non-negotiables to put in place and consider BEFORE heading into the Christmas season which will help you feel so much more level headed, confident and excited about the holiday season instead of stressed about it. Join this month's free live training and Q&A on December 19th at 8pm ET where we will DIVE DEEP into setting you up for success over the holidays so you don't feel crazy, out of control, overwhelmed or stressed about what to eat, when to exercise, how to support your body and SO MUCH MORE. JOIN THE FREE TRAINING: https://member.rootandremedywellness.com/offers/7tRCcRoD Social Media & Links: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 together? Book a free discovery call here.

In today’s episode we are getting INTIMATE and diving into six lessons that have rocked my world in every aspect of life: love, money, career, self-esteem, health, skin, hormones and MORE. These are lessons I wish I would have learned earlier in my life (or didn’t take so long to realize) so I wanted to share them with you.  Get ready to ask yourself difficult questions, analyze your decisions, audit your friendships, get real about self talk and so much more. Connect with Vanessa: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call here.

Your relationship to food is one of THE MOST important relationships you'll ever have. Speaking from personal experience and as someone who struggled with an eating disorder for almost 10 years of my life, taking steps to better understand and improve your relationship to food is a nonnegotiable. If you find yourself stressing about what you eat, feeling restricted, bingeing in private, feeling "out of control" around food, this episode is for YOU. Not only is it so important for your overall health to feel good about what you're putting in your body, but it is also an incredibly important aspect of living a happy, full life. If you're always thinking about food and your body, it is a miserable reality. This episode and Emily's work is going to help you break out of that prison. Emily Vazquez is an Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitian who shows women what it means to fully nourish their bodies so they stop living under the influence of diet culture and cultivate a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Connect with Vanessa: InstagramTikTokThe Period Fix Course Join Our Free Women's Health Community Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call here. Connect with Emily Vazquez: Nourished to Thrive Group CourseWebsiteInstagram

Cycle syncing is a HOT TOPIC. Did you know that your nutritional needs, focus, sex drive, work capacity, stamina, brain function and so much more changes throughout each phase of your cycle? Today, I'm interviewing Caroline Bomer from Cycleway all about living in sync with the four phases of your cycle so you can work WITH your hormones, not against them. Caroline is a menstrual health educator & advocate (especially when it comes to painful periods). Her goal is to make hormones, periods, and cycles easy & simple for the everyday woman. She believes you don't have to be an expert to understand your own body (and I totally agree!!). Follow us on... InstagramTiktok Want to work 1:1 with Vanessa? Book a free discovery call here.   Follow Caroline on instagram HERE. Learn more about Carolines services HERE.

In our final episode of The Abortion Series, we’re talking about the overturning of Roe: what this means, how it happened, and what the future of the abortion debate looks like. If you want to learn more, Olivia has compiled a list of her resources here. Have questions about anything we talked about in the episode? We're always here for you and you can send us a message at hello@rootandremedywellness.com