Ep 23. Weight-Neutral Women’s Health with Dr. Caitlin O’Connor, ND

05/12/22 • 69 min

Naturopathy was never intended to focus on weight loss. And when it comes to women’s health - especially preconception care, postpartum and peri-menopause - taking the emphasis off of weight and shape and onto health becomes even more imperative. Dr. Caitlin O’Connor, a naturopathic doctor based in Denver, Colorado shares her wisdom.
SHOW NOTES:
09:08 What brought Caitlin to naturopathy and HAES®
14:25 The differences between naturopathic training in Australia vs. the USA
20:07 How Caitlin navigates weight loss conversations with clients
26:27 How we can take what’s helpful from naturopathic traditions without it causing harm
33:00 Addressing weight bias in our clients, our colleagues, and ourselves
34:08 Weight-neutral preconception health and fertility
39:20 Avoiding the shame spiral for people who are not getting pregnant
41:40 How long the 4th trimester really lasts
47:50 The pressure postpartum mothers are under to return to their "pre-baby body"
51:50 Uncoupling aesthetic goals from health goals
55:40 All about peri-menopause, or “The Change” that occurs from age 35 onwards

RESOURCES mentioned:
Caitlin's article for ASDAH: https://asdah.org/haes-and-naturopathic-medicine-using-haes-principles-to-facilitate-healing/
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Ep 22. Bonus Sample: The Essential Oil Spill

What happens when you combine diet culture with MLM essential oil giants doTERRA and Young Living? Disordered eating, poor body image, and a burnt gullet. The practice of ingesting essential oils has been a wellness trend for the last few years thanks to essential oil MLMs. But most qualified aromatherapists and herbalists warn against it. Why the discrepancy? Let's spill the oil.
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SHOW NOTES for the full episode:
The first time I encountered essential oil ingestion at a Young Living meeting
The rise of mass essential oil ingestion
Essential oils are not the "essence" of a plant
Types of herbal medicine preparations and how they compare to essential oils
Can essential oil ingestion be therapeutic?
The three problems with essential oil ingestion
When diet culture and essential oil ingestion combine: doTERRA Slim & Sassy® and Young Living Slique®
Poisonings on the rise
Is CPTG (Certified Pure Tested Grade) really better than organic?
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Ep 24. Bonus Sample: First, Do No Harm

There is an inherent fat phobia and weight stigma in the natural health and wellness communities. Leanness is conflated with health: we're consistently told that fat is the problem, and weight loss is the solution. But focussing on weight loss directly opposes the naturopathic principle of "first, do no harm". Here's why, and what we can do instead.

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