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Miscarriage, IVF and egg freezing. 3 women's experiences
Hosted by Dr Frances OBGYN, hear 3 women's journeys personally and professionally with miscarriages, IVF and egg freezing.
Organisations doing amazing work in this space:
Fertility Matters at Work - Provides training on fertility support to employers + ‘Fertility Friendly’ accreditation- https://fertilitymattersatwork.com/
Nickie Aiken, MP - brought forward legislation via a Private Members' Bill which if passed by Parliament would give those going through IVF treatment the right to paid leave for medical appointments. https://www.nickieaiken.org.uk/campaigns/nickies-proposed-law-improve-ivf-support
Miscarriage Association - ‘Leave for Every Loss’ campaign - parliamentary bill to grant bereavement leave to individuals who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks gestation https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/get-involved/leave-for-every-loss/
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32. The Future of Women’s Health with Rhiannon Jones
59:02||Ep. 32Rhiannon is a futurist specialising in women’s health. As the former Co-founder of Ultra Violet, the only Women's Health, Wellness and FemTech trend forecasters, she is uniquely positioned to analyse the data and set predictions on future consumer trends in the women’s health space.We talk about where this increase in discussing and promoting women’s health has come from. The dark side of companies using it as a marketing trend. The role of AI in progressing women’s health and much more! Rhiannon's Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rhiannon-jones-futureforecaster/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ultra-violet-agency/about/ Nexus online nutrition coaching link: https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4
31. Body Image, Over-Exercising and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea with Victoria Smart
47:17||Ep. 31Victoria is a good friend and was my client a few years back when we worked together to get her menstrual cycle back. In this episode, Victoria talks about how her disordered relationship with food, body image and exercise left her with some health issues and concerns including losing her menstrual cycle. We talked about what led her to end up in that situation when she realised enough was enough and how we worked together to get her health back. If this story sounds similar to yours then please feel free to reach out, we’re always here to help, support and guide.Find Victoria HERE: https://www.instagram.com/vicsmart/?hl=en Nexus Online Nutrition Coaching: https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4
30. Why we need to exercise for women’s health with Dr Clare Fernandes
58:55||Ep. 30Dr Clare is the chief medical officer for the BBC!Clare Fernandes qualified from University College London with multiple university and national academic and non academic prizes.She has gone on to obtain numerous post graduate prizes, notably the Faculty of Occupational Medicine's Mobbs Fellowship and the Medical Women's Federation International Fellowship.She has a Masters in Occupational Medicine, graduating with a distinction, and is an Associate Specialist in Occupational Medicine.She wrote the book 'Questions and Answers for the Diploma in Occupational Medicine', which has previously been nominated for a BMJ Book Award.She is the joint founder and director of the Occupational Health Academy, a learning academy for aspiring Occupational Medicine doctors.Clare is currently the CMO at the BBC and occupational health physician in Central LondonNexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-clare-fernandes-mfom-4685b3176/
29. Women’s health inclusivity in the workplace with Luce Grover
01:04:19||Ep. 29Luce specialises in creating inclusive and high performing businesses via supporting women’s wellbeing in the workplace. We speak about why companies don’t currently have infrastructure in place to properly support women’s unique differences, how you can change this and why companies that don’t will be left behind!Hint - it’s actually more profitable to do so anyway!Luce also talks about her own journey with an endometriosis diagnosis and how that led her to become more passionate about supporting women in career success. https://www.linkedin.com/in/luce-grover/ Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4
28. There’s no research on menstrual blood and that’s a problem: Closing the gender health gap with Karli Büchling
53:54||Ep. 28Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 Karli is pioneering europe's first menstrual blood blank. There is virtually no research done on menstrual blood and that’s a problem! It could unlock so many secrets about women's health, potentially lead to earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and certain cancers as well as potentially removing the need for a smear test. This is a fascinating area of research and I'm personally so excited to watch Karli’s work and research unfold over the next few years and beyond.https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlibuchling/
27. What is the Gender Pain Gap and How to be your own Women’s Health Scientist with Dr Michelle Griffin
01:22:21||Ep. 27Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 Dr Michelle is the Women's Health Advisor to Holland+ Barrett, the Women's Health Columnist for BBC Science Focus and is on the scientific advisory board for Clue.She has a bachelors of medicine and a bachelors of surgery from Cambridge university. We talk about the history of why there’s a gender health, research and pain gap. The current landscape, work that’s being done and what isn’t but needs to be done.Michelle also explains how to stay curious and be your own scientist, the importance of menstrual cycle tracking and answers all your questions around how.You can read Dr Michelles articles here.https://www.sciencefocus.com/author/dr-michelle-griffin You can find her on Linkedin here.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-michelle-griffin-8204a122/
26. The Gender Health Gap's Cost to the Economy with Bridget Gorham
48:21||Ep. 26Nexus online nutrition coaching link. https://form.typeform.com/to/umRWcJj4 Bridget is a Health Economics Policy Advisor, she analyzes the inherent relationship between health and wealth; how healthy populations foster both economic growth and sustainable economies.Specifically at the moment she is working on creating a numerical ROI for the investment on female health. “ We know for every £1 spent on preventive health care it saves the economy £14 but we don’t know what the ROI is for women’s specific health care” Personally I’m so excited about Bridget's work because whilst we shouldn’t be reducing women’s health to a smart financial decision, getting this number from her work will definitely be instrumental in women’s health care, workplace support and research improving and that’s what we need! I hope you loved this episode as much as I did and as always we’d love to hear your feedback, comments and questions! Also if you're enjoying the podcast please feel free to leave a review! It’s 30 seconds but it’s super useful for us in the podcast algorithm!You can find out more about Bridget's work here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridget-gorham/
25. Anxiety, Depression and Imposter Syndrome in Business with Cathy White
49:39||Ep. 25Cathy is a Startup & VC Communications expert, CEO, angel Investor and mentor.Her company CEW communications specializes in growing tech businesses by challenging the traditional way of doing things to get the company's message out there and drive the business to the next level.I really loved this episode and was excited to chat with and learn from Cathy because it’s very easy to look from the outside and the amazon work someone is doing, the awesome team they have and the business they are building and impact they are having And just assume they are on top of everything all the time, always feel great and are killing it. To hear Cathy say she still sometimes loses work through her own insecurities and imposter syndrome was of course sad to hear but also very refreshing to hear this kind of honesty and vulnerability. If you're looking to build your career success or business but feel like it’s overwhelming, draining and the imposter syndrome is setting in and holding you back then please listen to this episode.I hope you loved this episode as much as I did and as always we’d love to hear your feedback, comments and questions! Also if you're enjoying the podcast please feel free to leave a review! It’s 30 seconds but it’s super useful for us in the podcast algorithm!You can find more from Cathy and her business services here. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathywhite10/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cew-communications/