139: The Individual Experience of Breastfeeding: Insights from Three Incredible Mamas

A holistic approach to preparing for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Get insights into one woman’s thoughts as she prepares her body, mind and life to welcome a new member to her family.  Guest: Tracey Grant Highlights  2:08 Preparing mentally for pregnancy 15:13 Deciding between a home birth and hospital birth 39:35 Prepping for postpartum diet and the first 40 days approach  47:59 Recommendations for people considering getting pregnant   Resources We Mention:  Book: Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols Related Episodes:  Podcast 113: From City To Homestead: Creating A Small Farm From Scratch, Fulfillments of Growing Your Own Food, and Resources For Beginners with Tracey Grant of @wholedailylife Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

This episode explores the delicate balance between our body's needs and societal expectations in a discussion on hypothalamic amenorrhea.  My guest shares her personal story to help others and shed light on the struggles of body image, the pressures we face, and the importance of building a harmonious relationship with ourselves. Guest: Dani Sheriff Highlights  2:27 What is hypothalamic amenorrhea 13:06 The healing protocol for getting a period back  18:02 Why reverse dieting doesn’t work for hypothalamic amenorrhea 25:33 What is the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) 32:01 The difference between PCOS and hypothalamic amenorrhea 36:02 What does a healthy period look like using FAM Resources We Mention:  The HA Society Related Episodes:  Podcast 028: What A Normal Period Actually Looks Like And How To Fix Yours with Nicole Jardim of Fix Your Period Podcast 065: The Super Powers of Cervical Fluid & Non-Hormonal Birth Control with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here  

What are the effects of EMF exposure on your health and the health of your loved ones? This episode dives into the science behind EMF, explains why it's particularly harmful to children, and gives practical tips for reducing exposure. This conversation was a game-changer for me and I hope for you too! Guest: August Brice Highlights  3:00 What is EMF 13:01 Why kids are more sensitive to EMF 20:17 Should you turn off your wifi to reduce EMF exposure? 25:33 How to protect yourself from EMFs    Resources We Mention:  Tech Wellness Related Episodes:  Podcast 074: Creating A Non-Toxic Home: From EMFs to Interior Design with Ashley Spanovich of Awakening Spaces Podcast 127: Is Your Environment Poisoning Your Body? Common Sources of Toxin Exposure, How to Create a Non-Toxic Home and the Truth about Regulatory Measures in the US with Laura Adler Podcast 101: A Toxicologist’s View On Our Modern World: How to Protect Yourself and Family From Toxin Exposure with Dr. Yvonne Burkhart   Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here  

This couple's unique approach to agreements and conflict resolution can transform your relationship and change the world.  Will and Krista Vanderveer are a couple who inspire with their impactful tools and pursuit of a partnership that brings out the best in each other while making a difference in the world. In this episode, we delve into their story, exploring how they navigate conflict and deepen their connection through shared values and a shared purpose.   Guest: Will and Krista Vanderveer   Highlights  10:00 Thinking in terms of what’s best for us, instead of what’s best for me 15:15 Building a relationship around agreements and collaboration 22:19 Patterns in conflict and resolution  28:04 Healing your ourselves & individual growth within relationships 36:46 Tools to keep a relationship on track with thoughtful moments    Resources We Mention:  The Art of We  Related Episodes:  Podcast 110: A Relationship Coach Marriage (part 1): The Hard Conversations, Prioritizing Sex, Fighting with Intention, and Upleveling with Alexa and Jordan Bowditch of Sex and Love, Co. Podcast 091: The Art of Love: Why Unconditional Love is A Fallacy, How To Meet Your Partner’s Needs, and Relationship Experiments with Andrew Drish and Libby Lia Podcast 079: UPLEVEL Your Partnership Today: 5 Relationship Tools From Love, Sex, and Marriage Experts I Trust   Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here  

My personal mission is to share my truths about parenting and what my experience has been.  And it’s largely been a positive experience me, and I wouldn’t change it for the world. But - in a time when parenting and becoming a mom is often sugar-coated by society and we only hear the “adorable” moments it’s important to me to be real.  In this episode, I’m answering your questions about what parenting has been like for me, as honestly as I can.  Guest: Austin Brawner (my husband) Highlights  4:20 Getting past the wall of fatigue when you have a newborn  6:25 Tips for recovering from a c-section 7:45 Getting creative with activities to do with a newborn  15:09 Challenges of prioritizing time with your partner while also parenting together  19:47 Transitioning back to work after having a kid  24:42 How to build travel into your life as a family with kids  27:09 Positives and challenges with contact napping 41:52 Our stroller set up    Related Episodes:  Podcast 120: My FOURTH TRIMESTER: healing my body, taking care of baby, dividing responsibilities with my husband, breastfeeding, and more Podcast: 105: Third Trimester: Physical Changes and Symptoms of My Pregnancy, Babymoon + Baby Shower, Postpartum Plan, Gratitude for The Midwifery Model, and Prepping for Birth with Austin Brawner (my husband) Podcast 094: Second Trimester: Birth Classes, Advocating & Second Opinions, Body Image Surprises, Relationship Conflict, and The Hard Parts of the Journey Podcast 086: First Trimester: Finding a Midwife, Testing Options, Lots of Naps, Anxieties & Mental Health  Podcast 085: I’M PREGNANT: How We Prepped, Pre-Conception Tests and Detox, Our Mindset When Things Didn’t Go As Planned, and Low Progesterone   Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here  

“Nothing in life really makes sense, so you might as well follow your dreams”. This episode is full of inspiration and strategy for cultivating your one life.  Guest: Alex Kemp and Bryn Daylor Highlights  7:55 What the Dream Accelerator is  11:31 How to define your purpose  17:14 Finding the calling and connection to your inner path 21:34 The 4 levels of purpose  38:59 Hot takes on triggers    Related Episodes:  Podcast 015: Sex, Shame, and Orgasms with Sex & Relationship Coach Alexa Martinez Podcast 119: Picking Up the Pieces and Finding Your True Self After Divorce with Bryn Daylor Podcast 110: A Relationship Coach Marriage (part 1): The Hard Conversations, Prioritizing Sex, Fighting with Intention, and Upleveling with Alexa and Jord Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

In this episode, I'll be sharing three women's unique experience of breastfeeding, as it is a journey that differs for each mother. This is not meant to be a commentary on whether or not to breastfeed, but rather to provide insight into the experience of breastfeeding.   Highlights  5:17 Steps to prepare to breastfeed before baby comes  15:26 Working with a lactation consultant  25:07 Advice on the experience of breastfeeding for mamas  46:24 SNS: supplementary nursing system - what it is  57:03 Breastfeeding product recommendations  1:01:34 Advice for mamas who are struggling with breastfeeding 1:19:11 When a baby will not take a bottle  Resources We Mention:  Haakka Breast Pump My Best Friend Nursing Pillow Related Episodes:  Podcast 120: My FOURTH TRIMESTER (part 1): healing my body, taking care of baby, dividing responsibilities with my husband, breastfeeding, and more Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

This episode is intended to serve at ozone therapy 101. We’re clarifying some of the confusing information about ozone, why it’s not just a pollutant, how it can help heal your body and who should try Ozone Therapy. Guest: Micah Lowe Highlights  6:13 What ozone is and how it works in the body  7:07 Clarifying why ozone is more commonly known as a pollutant  10:51 How to utilize ozone therapy and apply it to the body 17:46 Who is benefiting the most from ozone treatment right now 22:50 Is it possible to take too much ozone? 27:11 How an ozone therapy machine works  29:52 Using ozone machines for mold  32:21 Confusion around ozone being toxic   Resources We Mention:  Simply O3 Related Episodes:  Podcast 064: Red Light Therapy to Boost Cellular Health: How It Works & How To Use It with Dr. Michael Belkowski of BioLight Podcast 075: What Conventional Doctors Won’t Tell You About Treating and Preventing Cancer with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, MD Podcast 045: Are Your Breast Implants Making You Sick? Implant Illness, PCOS & Patient Empowerment with Dr. Zen Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

When you’re trying (or trying not) to conceive - do you know when you have the best chance of getting pregnant? Standard American women’s health education has left some gaps for many of us.  75% of women don’t know when the best time in their cycle to conceive is (I didn’t). So this episode is to educate women and men on what to do if they want to start their baby journey.  Guest: Lindsay Meisel Highlights  8:36 What Ava Bracelet does  21:12 How hormones change during the cycle and when ovulation occurs 50:44 The fertile window and when you have the best chance of becoming pregnant 58:47 What happens when the sperm and egg meet  Resources We Mention:  Ava Bracelet  Related Episodes:  Podcast 085: I’M PREGNANT: How We Prepped, Pre-Conception Tests and Detox, Our Mindset When Things Didn’t Go As Planned, and Low Progesterone with Austin Brawner (my husband) Podcast 065: The Super Powers of Cervical Fluid & Non-Hormonal Birth Control with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Podcast 048: How To Prep For Pregnancy: The Nervous System, Epigenetics, and Maximizing Fertility with Dr. Cleopatra Podcast 041: Navigating Infertility: Causes, Testing And Your Options Before IVF with Dr. Carrie Jones, FABNE, MPH Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here

All your questions about safely micro-dosing LSD, answered.  Guest: Paul Austin   Highlights  6:14 The impacts of micro-dosing LSD twice a week for 7 months 8:30 What is the Third Wave of psychedelics 13:59 Resources for finding people to assist with psychedelic experiences  17:38 What exactly is micro-dosing, and how should it feel  27:25 Psychedelics and stimulating the vagus nerve 31:55 Protocols for finding the right dose    Resources We Mention:  Book Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide To Upgrade Your Life by Paul Austin  Third Wave Podcast  Thirdwave.co Paulaustin.co @paulaustin3w on Instagram   Related Episodes:  Podcast 104: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Integration and Action, Our Cultural View on Drugs, Finding Self and Working with Trauma with Lauren Taus of Inbodied Life Podcast 057: The Psychedelic Renaissance: How MDMA & Psilocybin Are Changing Mental Health Treatment with Ronan Levy of Field Trip Health Health Resources Healing Hashimoto’s Course Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free)  Recommended Non-Toxic Products Connect With Carly: CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner Sponsors: Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off) Complete Show Notes Here