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The PCOS Girls Podcast

The PCOS Girls Podcast

Brigitte and Mel

Welcome to The PCOS Girls Podcast! We are Brigitte and Mel, two Australian women with PCOS..who can't stop talking about it. Join us as we over-share about our lives with PCOS, letting you in on how we have used natural medicine to improve our PCOS, overcome our fertility issues and become mums. All peppered with tonnes of research, facts and tips. Brigitte Warne is the founder of PCOS to Wellness and the creator of the hormone balancing Cysterhood Tea and Mamahood Tea. Melissa Christie is the founder of PCOS Pathways and the creator of The PCOS Journal, a health diary for women with PCOS.
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Episode 1 is all about our PCOS stories and what we have learnt on our journey. In it we cover:

How PCOS is diagnosed and what on earth the “Rotterdam Criteria” actually is.

How we came to be diagnosed with PCOS and how we handled the diagnosis.

How difficult it can be to get diagnosed

Our experiences with the contraceptive pill

The treatment approaches we’ve explored – from naturopaths to Ayurveda

How we have reduced our stress levels to improve our PCOS

How we improved our fertility and became mama’s

Our current health goals and where we are at with our PCOS journey

A common deficiency that effects fertility, metabolism and WAY more, that you may not have considered

Why, despite everything, we feel grateful for our PCOS

Handling PCOS postpartum and when breastfeeding

The one test you need to know about for early pregnancy when you have PCOS

What we think you should do when you first get diagnosed

The most important things we have learnt along the way.

Plus we do a giveaway!! To enter, leave a review wherever you are listening and let us know about it @thepcosgirls or in our podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

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The PCOS Girls Podcast - Ep 3 - Natural Fertility Tips Part 2: Science and Supplements
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06/01/20 • 55 min

We had so much to say about PCOS fertility we decided we had to do a part 2. This time it's all about the science and the supplements.

Brigitte talks about a PCOS symptom she’s been experiencing that no one really talks about

We break down our absolute favourite supplements/herbs for fertility - why they work and how they helped us.

Mel talks about how she naturally passed the retained tissue she experienced after her miscarriage.

We talk about what might be stopping you from ovulating – big tip: it isn’t the same for all women with PCOS!

Brigitte blows us away with incredible and informative stats. Mel: She’s so clever!

Why folic acid isn’t exactly what you should be taking when you’re trying to conceive

The essential fertility vitamin that 85% of women with PCOS are deficient in

For all our dairy lovers out there – listen in to hear how to consume dairy in a more fertility-friendly way

Mel talks about the Nurses Health Study: https://www.nurseshealthstudy.org/

The Fertility Diet Book that Mel talks about: https://www.amazon.com.au/Fertility-Diet-Groundbreaking-Research-Ovulation-ebook/dp/B0010QI2J4

The 3rd clinical sign that you should avoid A1 Dairy (that Mel so gracefully couldn’t remember) is recurrent bronchitis or tonsillitis as a child.

The food group needed to create healthy hormones.

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

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The PCOS Girls Podcast - Ep 02 - Natural Fertility Tips Part 1: Lifestyle
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06/01/20 • 56 min

In this episode we share our favourite lifestyle tips for improving fertility naturally.

Mel shares some interesting test results

The one thing that is stopping Mel from trying to conceive

Brigitte talks about how she is handling a PCOS flare up

We discuss an article all about natural fertility boosters- https://natural-fertility-info.com/top-10-natural-fertility-boosters.html

The self fertility massage video we talk about is over here - https://www.naturalfertilityshop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SFMD&Click=75188

One thing most people trying to conceive are getting wrong

Tracking your cycle: clinical or magical?

One thing that can shut down the reproductive system and how to address it

Brigitte shares a super effective mindfulness technique

Male fertility and how to approach it

What to do when you’ve been using a medicine for a long time and nothing has improved

The concept of “warmth” and why is it important for fertility.

How long to wait before seeking help with trying to conceive

The Mayan fertility item that may or may not have helped Brigitte conceive

The main thing we do to track our cycle

What your cervical fluid actually means

The totally weird way that Mel has increased her cervical fluid and fertility

Plus we do a giveaway!! To enter, leave a review wherever you are listening and let us know about it @thepcosgirls or in our podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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The PCOS Girls Podcast - Ep 43 - All about Endo with guest Bridget Hustwaite
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08/30/21 • 73 min

So excited to be bringing the incredible Bridget Hustwaite to your ears!

Of course, if you've ever listened to Triple J, then Bridget's voice probably isn't a new one.

Beloved radio presenter and author of the super successful How to Endo, Bridget joins us today to share absolutely EVERYTHING about endometriosis.

In it we cover:

Bridget's own journey with endometriosis and how it led her to start the @endogram instagram account.

What causes endometriosis

The most common and the least common symptoms

How to get diagnosed with endo

How to support someone with endo

The main differences between endo and PCOS

The reason Bridget's book How to Endo is so different to others out there and who it is for.

You can find Bridget on Instagram @bridgethustwaite and her endometriosis account is @endogram. You can get her book from bookdepository.com or booktopia.com.au and Bridget's website is www.bridget-hustwaite.com

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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We are so excited to be bringing you this episode today. We are joined by functional nutritionist Jessica Ash who not only specialises in treating PCOS but who also has an entirely different approach to treating PCOS.

You can find Jess on instagram @jessicaashwellness and you can learn more about what we talk about in this episode by going to https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/podcastlisteners

Jess's approach is centered around metabolism and she shares SO MUCH INTERESTING INFORMATION.

Plus, Mel has been implementing some of Jess's tips over the past couple of months and shares how this has effected her.

In the episode we specifically cover:

What really determines a healthy woman with vitality (HINT: it DOESN'T all come down to your weight!)

The metabolic approach to PCOS - what that means and what it looks like

Is metabolism a PCOS trigger? Or is it even the trigger of the other triggers like insulin resistance and inflammation?

What causes our metabolism to slow down (this is SO interesting)

How to tell if your metabolism has slowed down

What foods and nutrients can help us heal our metabolism

What changes Mel has made recently and the surprising effect it has had on her health

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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Today's episode features the incredibly insightful and wonderful teacher and women's health educator, Demi Spaccavento from Bright Girl Health.

Demi is at the absolute forefront of advocating and actually enacting period, cycle and hormonal health education for students in Australia and worldwide and we absolutely LOVE what she is doing for the future of women's health.

Demi goes to schools in person and now also offers online presentations to educate students on everything we wish we had been taught about in school - from cervical fluid to hormones to cycle length and cups.

In today's episode we cover a lot of ground including:

period myths/misconceptions

common gaps in menstrual knowledge

Demi's personal history of period and hormone health

Issues with the education system and ways we can empower people going forward

hormone health

starting a business

You can follow Demi @brightgirlhealth and to find out more info about Demi's programs head to her website brightgirlhealth.com - if you are a teacher or are the mother of someone in highschool, you could advocate to get Demi's online presentations offered at your school.

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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On today's episode we have Caitlin Johnson, a dietitian who specialises in helping women with PCOS balance hormones and get pregnant.

It's an epic episode that covers advice from when you have PCOS but are not yet trying to conceive, to trying to conceive and then early pregnancy.

Caitlin is kindly offering our listeners 10% off her PCOS + Cycle Tracking course and her PCOS and Pregnant course when you use the code PCOSGIRLSPODCAST - it needs to be all caps. You can find Caitlin's courses at www.pcosfertilitynutrition.com/mini-courses and you can follow her on instagram @pcosfertilitynutrition

In this episode we cover:

What Caitlin looks for when she first meets a client with PCOS

Food and lifestyle advice for someone who has PCOS but is not yet trying to conceive

Things your partner can do to optimise their health and fertility

Food and lifestyle advice for someone who is trying to conceive

Recommended tests for early pregnancy

Food and lifestyle advice for early pregnancy.

The tracking app Caitlin refers to in the episode is www.Cronometer.com

And a recipe for "Egg roll in a bowl", which Caitlin refers to is here: www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/keto-egg-roll-in-a-bowl/

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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The PCOS Girls Podcast - Ep 33 - How to manage stress and decrease cortisol levels
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06/14/21 • 51 min

Today is all about STRESS. In particular, ways to reduce that beautifully complicated hormone called cortisol.

In this ep we cover:

Supplements for decreasing cortisol and improving our reaction to stress

Lifestyle practices to manage stress and reduce cortisol levels

The practice that is helping Mel reduce her stress IN THE MOMENT – and that is actually working in a really significant way

What you can do if you’ve just had a really stressful moment, to help reduce the effect cortisol has just had on your body

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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Gush.

In this ep we just about die of excitement because we get to interview the incomparable Dr Lara Briden!

We cover SO much in this episode and Lara shares SO much wisdom and gold.

Lara is at the absolute forefront of advocacy for women’s health and is a world leading expert on all things hormones, fertility and PCOS.

If you listen to any episode – listen to this one!!

Topics included are:

The types of PCOS

The truth about hormonal contraceptives

What needs to happen on a public health level to slow down the rates of PCOS

What Lara looks at in an initial consultation with a woman with PCOS

PCOS misconceptions

The effect of emergency contraceptives

You can find Lara on Instagram @larabriden and you can check out her INCREDIBLELY INFORMATIVE blog at www.larabriden.com where you will also find her absolute BIBLES of hormone knowledge – the Period Repair Manual and the Hormone Repair Manual.

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

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The PCOS Girls Podcast - Ep 35 - BRIG IS PREGNANT! And answering all of your Questions
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06/28/21 • 73 min

Oh hey, welcome to our FAVOURITE EPISODE EVER!

Today, Mel asks all YOUR questions about Brigitte's newly announced pregnancy and it is SO FUN and so insightful and moving and real.

The due date

Pregnancy symptoms

How she found out

How she is navigating her pregnancy after loss

Pregnancy anxiety tips

"Scan-xiety"

HOWWWW Brig got pregnant (pre-conception routine etc)

Pregnancy diet

Pregnancy herbs/supplements

BIRTH PLAN

Plus so many random in-between pieces of our pregnancy journeys and life and trying to conceive and all the rest.

Make sure you follow us on Instagram @thepcosgirls and come and join the conversation in our private podcast community at www.facebook.com/groups/thepcosgirls

Mel and Brig xo

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How many episodes does The PCOS Girls Podcast have?

The PCOS Girls Podcast currently has 93 episodes available.

What topics does The PCOS Girls Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Alternative Health and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The PCOS Girls Podcast?

The episode title 'Ep 3 - Natural Fertility Tips Part 2: Science and Supplements' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The PCOS Girls Podcast?

The average episode length on The PCOS Girls Podcast is 53 minutes.

How often are episodes of The PCOS Girls Podcast released?

Episodes of The PCOS Girls Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The PCOS Girls Podcast?

The first episode of The PCOS Girls Podcast was released on Jun 1, 2020.

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