The Women's Health Collective Podcast

Sarah Rollins is a clinical social worker specializing in Somatic Experiencing, trauma and anxiety. She owns a small group psychotherapy practice that services adolescents and adults throughout the state of Michigan who are ready to heal from trauma, anxiety and depression.

In this episode we discuss:

-What is somatic experiencing

-How is it different from traditional pyschotherapy

-What a traditional somatic experiencing session looks like

and SO MUCH MORE

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Marketing strategist, vintage dance specialist, and award-winning speaker, Kristin Light has split her multi-decade eclectic career between the boardroom and the ballroom – having used her candidly charismatic marketing techniques to launch a new event company to multi-six figure revenue in its first full year. However, as a vivacious showgirl and successful entrepreneur, Kristin was perhaps the last person you’d expect to be suffering from a diagnosed mental illness. For decades, she kept her struggles with major depression, anxiety, and panic hidden behind a carefully coiffed, sunny exterior. But following a brush with suicide that left her confined to a psychiatric ward, Kristin was forced to confront her illness head-on. She now speaks out to demystify the facts surrounding mood disorders and mental illness using inspirational (and often hilarious) stories from her own personal and professional life.

TRIGGER WARNING:

This episode discusses suicide and may be triggering for some individuals. If you or a loved one are contemplating ending life, please seek out professional help through a trained professional or the following resources:

Textline: Text HOME to 741741

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 800-273-8255

In this episode we talk about:

-what it is like to experience mental illness

-the thought process of someone who had a plan to end their life

-ways to support yourself or a loved one if you are going through something similar

-strategies for helping a loved one that may be going through something

-debunking the myths of what mental illness looks like 

and SO MUCH MORE!

You can find Kristin: 

Relationship coach Michelle Hoffmann guides professionals to attract the right partner in just a few minutes a day without fear of dating. It's all about Relationships. Wherever you are in your life journey — single, partnered, married, divorced, or widowed, it’s time to have the confidence to live and enjoy life as you dream it can be through The Art of Relationshipping.

In this episode we talk about:

-how every relationship, both personal and professional goes through the same 3 phases

-how a relationship with yourself is the first relationship you should build

-starting over after tragedy

-and SO MUCH MORE

You can find Michelle Hoffman: 

Kelly Fabiano is a life coach that helps moms to end the tug-of-war between career, kids, and their identity outside of the role of “mom” so they can live a fulfilling, balanced life with room for them in it.  Through her signature coaching series, workshops and speaking engagements, Kelly empowers mothers to reconnect with themselves, stop operating from empty all the time, and live a life of their dreams, guilt free.

In this podcast episode with Kelly Fabiano, we talk about:

- Kelly's inspiring and vulnerable story about how the became a life coach to specialize in supporting mothers

- Losing your identity outside of motherhood

- How to bring up the conversation with your loved ones when you need additional support

- Refinding or redefining who you are after becoming a mother

-and SO much more!

We are back!

In this episode we talk:

-about our much needed break after season 1

-the background of the host Morgan Staton and reason for starting the Women's Health Collective Podcast 

-a review of some more notable topics discussed in season 1

-what to expect in season 2

Tori Ford is the founder of Medical Herstory, an international award-winning youth-led non-profit on a mission to eliminate sexism, shame, and stigma from health experiences. Tori is an outspoken sexual health advocate.

In this podcast episode with Tori Ford, we talk about:

-advocating for yourself

-differences in care between men and women

-importance of compassionate listening

-and SO much more!

You can find Tori:

In this solo episode, we talk about:

- feeling guilty about taking vacation time, especially if you have pets, your own business, and/or children

- anxiety related to preparing for vacation and returning home

-ways to manage how you are feeling and enjoy the vacation YOU EARNED without diminishing what you are feeling!

Liesl Hays is a word artist, truth-teller, choice-maker, and inspirer.  

In this podcast episode with Liesl Hays, we talk about:

-how to find a balance between family and work

-how to find your inner voice 

-how to set boundaries

We also talk about:

-trusting yourself

-being your authentic self

AND writing your own story 

You can find Liesl:

In this podcast episode with Gladys Simen, we talk about work life balance being more of a work life integration. Gladys is a life coach for moms and does a wonderful job explaining the importance of first and foremost being YOU before you can be anything else. Balancing work and family can be difficult but here are some things we discuss in our podcast that can make it a little bit easier:

- finding your voice

- changing your mindset from a juggling act to a high tide verses low tide analogy 

- realizing that there is no wrong way; all you can do is your best

- mom guilt is a real thing 

You can find Gladys: 

In this podcast episode with Frances Hickmott, we talk about:

-common postpartum myths including:

--bonding with baby right away

--what your body should look like postpartum

--and many more!

We also talk about:

-the importance of setting boundaries surrounding your postpartum experience

-a postpartum plan discussed between partners before birth

-asking for help to promote recovery

You can find Frances:

In this episode, we are joined by Jess Duffy: a prenatal yoga instructor, hypnobirth childbirth educator, and partner with Be Her Village Platform.

We talk about:

-how society can better support new moms

-connecting the body and mind for a positive birthing experience

-what is hypnobirthing

- what the Be Her Village platform is, and how it is changing the gift giving game for new parents 

You can find Jess:

In this episode, we are joined by Ati Grinspun, a personal brand photographer and coach, who helps women find their authentic self and use that to their advantage in their business

We talk about:

-changing priorities after having a baby

-pressures women face from society

-limiting beliefs that can hold you back and keep you in a job, marriage, or situation that is no longer serving you mentally and physically 

-what a personal brand is

-why everyone has a personal brand, even if they do not have a business

-how social media can be the catalyst for change and talking about "taboo" topics

You can find Ati:

on her website:

on instagram

on facebook

In this episode, Janelle and I discuss one of the most "taboo" topics around-- the menstrual cycle!

We talk about:

- the feminine rhythms that live naturally within us and how our menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and postpartum periods relate to that

- we compare the phases of the menstrual cycle to the different seasons and how it can affect daily life

- We discuss the need to support women as a whole, and especially new moms during "the winter time" as that can often be very lonely and isolating. 

-common apps to track your cycle including MyFlo and Clue

- ways to track your natural rhythms with the moon when you do not have a bleeding time such as during menopause, newly postpartum or on birth control

- the book Wildpower by Alexandria Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer

-the book Woman Code by Alisa Vitti

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