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Top Five Health Concerns Affecting Women: Cancer, Heart Disease, Maternal, Reproductive and Mental Health a Roundtable Discussion

After combing through several sources such as the World Health Organization, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, WebMd, US Food and Drug Administration, CDC, to name a few…we have compiled a list of the top health concerns affecting women. In this Roundtable, our expert panelists discuss the top women’s health issues based on the perspectives of their professions.

The Intricacies of Infertility

There are many intricate parts of infertility. How does a woman know when they should seek professional help because they have not conceived? Dr. Erika Aragona, Family Medicine Physician clarifies for us.

5 Ways to Begin Breaking Up with Toxic Diet Culture

Diet culture is a pervasive obsession that promotes body size over actual health and wellness: mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally. Dr. Lisa Folden, a weight inclusive, licensed physical therapist, as well as an anti diet, health wellness and body image coach in Charlotte, North Carolina shares five ways to begin breaking up with toxic diet culture.

Managing Health When Finances Are A Concern

The prohibitive cost of tests and office visits arises with a lot of health care avenues, especially in the holistic vein of care. Nutritionist, Katherine Andrew answers the questions, how can moms managing health symptoms when finances are a concern? What can you do right now to get started?

Building a Holistic Toolkit for Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Parenthood: Social Support

In part 4 of our series, we’re breaking down the aspects of your social safety net that can help you navigate the life changes of becoming a parent and raising a child.

Steps For Managing Seasonal Affective Depression While Mothering

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in the seasons. Dealing with SAD can add an extra layer of challenges to parenting for moms. Nicole Wallace, LCMHC shares tips for managing your symptoms.

Reasons Not to Wait Until the New Year to Take Care of Yourself

Registered Dietitian, Christy Maloney, RD, LDN, CEDS-S owner of Enhanced Nutrition Associates in Charlotte, NC discusses how many people wait until the New Year to begin taking care of themselves. In this video, she shares why we are not waiting until January, but starting today. She also provides ways to take care of yourself right now and throughout the Holiday season.

Reframing Our Expectations On Timelines

Our parenting journey contains a lot of timelines that begin in pregnancy and continue throughout motherhood. There are timelines for baby development in utero, healing after birth, our children’s development, the six weeks check timeline and the timelines we give ourselves for healing. Postpartum even has different timelines. Jenna Somich offers a way of reframing our expectations on timelines to keep us present.

Understanding the Kegel Exercise

Dr. Holly Durney, a pelvic floor physical therapist and 2021, 2022 HER Expert Panelist discusses the most common mistakes she sees when teaching her patients how to do a kegel exercise.

Navigating Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage: A Roundtable Discussion

Our 2022 expert panelists discuss how parents can navigate pregnancy after loss, what resources are available, that often difficult decision to not have more children and being content with the family that one has, and dealing with the changes that the body goes through after loss, how to approach fitness after miscarriage or loss, and a parent’s understandable array of mixed emotions and anxiety of losing a child.