Best Caitlin Johnson | Sophia Pavia Podcasts (2025)

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Does PCOS Mean You Are Infertile? Happy PCOS Awareness Month! 39:49

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson wants to talk specifically to the PCOS girlies! She reads a chapter from her upcoming book breaking down what PCOS is and how it impacts fertility. This episode is great if you have been struggling trying to understand why you got your PCOS diagnosis, if you are concerned about n…

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Sophia is Pregnant With Baby Number 4 1:00:03

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat about an exciting update! If you have been following along this podcast for awhile then you know Sophia has been trying to grow her family. In late December / early January Sophia suffered from an ectopic pregnancy. As she took time to heal herself, mentally…

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Simple Fertility-Focused Tricks for Picky Eaters 37:21

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson wants to talk specifically to the picky eaters who are trying to conceive! Fun fact... Caitlin said she used to be a very picky eater! This episode is great if you have been struggling trying to add more protein into your diet, eat more colorful vegetables or lay off the carbs at…

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Cold Plunges and Saunas - Helpful or Harmful for Fertility? 20:26

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about cold plunges and saunas and how it may help or hurt you during your trying to conceive journey! Cold plunges have grown in popularity over the years and are essentially submerging your body in cold water or cryotherapy. You typically submerge yourself in cold water f…

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Underrated Antioxidant: Alpha Lipoic Acid Who Should Consider it and When? 35:43

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about Alpha Lipoic Acid and how it may help you during your trying to conceive journey! Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) are supplements that are typically used to manage chronic diseases characterized by oxidative stress. For example those who have been diagnosed with diabetes,…

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Macros and TTC: What You Need To Know 22:23

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about hitting your macronutrients goal while trying to conceive. Macronutrients are very important nutrients that your body needs to adequately ovulate and carry a healthy pregnancy. Macronutrients or macros for short include your protein intake, carbohydrate intake and fa…

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Can Cinnamon Help You Ovulate? 28:06

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about cinnamon and its benefits when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to incorporate cinnamon into your diet especially if you have insulin resistance. Cinnamon is a powerful spice and very tasty and is packed full of so many benefits! It is an a…

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The Most Underrated Fertility Support- Sleep 27:53

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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about sleep support when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to get enough sleep for your body. Whether that's seven hours, eight hours or nine she goes over why sleep is so important especially if you are struggling to conceive. Whether you have be…

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Can Stress of Overthinking Prevent Pregnancy? The Truth Behind the Relax and It Will Happen Trope 16:23

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Welcome to the another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing the saying "don't stress and you will get pregnant." She goes over why this phrase is harmful and how more often than not, relaxing won't cause make you pregnant when you have an underlining condition like PCOS or endometriosis. Whether you have been tryi…

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To Test or NOT To Test - All About Home Pregnancy Tests 15:46

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Welcome to the first episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing for pregnancy! She goes over when the best time to take a pregnancy test, what type of test she believes is best, why it's best to wait to test and so much more! Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode…

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PCOS Ovulation Induction - What Route is Right For You 1:19:52

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Welcome to the season four finale of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak about PCOS ovulation induction medication and what the research is showing. Caitlin talks about working with a client and meeting with Dr. Gary Levy with Fertility Cloud to go over her options on trying to conceive. Dr. Gary suggested to Cai…

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Acupuncture for Fertility with Emily Marson 1:37:14

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Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Emily Marson the founder and clinic director for Aphrodite Acupuncture. Aphrodite Fertility Acupuncture is a practice dedicated to helping women achieve their dream of pregnancy. Emily is a true believer in comprehensive integrative fertility …

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Ellen's Story: PCOS Diagnosis, Working with Caitlin, Medicated Cycle, Healthy Baby 1:29:28

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Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Ellen who worked with Caitlin during her trying to conceive journey. Ellen was diagnosed with PCOS when she was a young adult and quickly looked for answers. After she got married she and her husband started to try and after not having success…

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Sophia's Fertility Journey Update: Trying New Medications 1:19:20

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat about Sophia's fibroid. She goes in depth about when she first discovered the fibroid, how it impacted her puberty years, how it impacted her pregnancies and what led to her having two abdominal surgeries so far. This episode Soph…

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Preconception and Fertility When You Have Diabetes 1:13:37

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat with Nikki Sahebghalam with Diabetes Digital about trying to conceive after you have a diabetes diagnosis. Nikki is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Specialist here to help you feel your best from the inside out. She…

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OTC Progesterone with Alannah from Raena Health 54:07

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats with Alannah with Raena Health about over the counter progesterone treatment to help women conceive. Raena strives to empower women with natural hormone solutions to live healthier, fuller lives at any age. Alannah said her journey began in her mothe…

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Nutrition Tips for Heavy Periods 1:07:41

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Sophia Pavia chats about nutrition tips for those who suffer from heavy periods or those who may have suffered heavy blood loss. This can look like after having a baby and you are now in your postpartum period, after a major surgery and even those who suffer from PCOS …

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Bringing Fertility Treatments like IUI to Your Home with Alia Johnson 1:07:48

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Alia Johnson! Alia takes tremendous pride in being called a midwife and feels very humbled to serve her community. Part of her life’s work is to support and empower those to make informed, evidence based decisions about their bodies. She feels that every in…

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Fertility Red Flags: What You Need to Know About Your Cycle 1:12:26

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about red flags you need to be aware of about your cycle. Caitlin and Sophia walk you through a normal period / menstrual cycle and share green flags to be happy about but also red flags to be cautious about and possibly do more research. They …

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PCOS Fertility Medications You Might Be Offered 58:07

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode host Caitlin Johnson speaks about the first line approach to getting pregnant with PCOS when working with your OB. She goes over what your OB might advise you to do, what they can prescribe you, how the medication works and when you might need to go to a reproductive endocr…

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Back to Basics: Cervical Mucus, Position and Tracking in General 1:38:32

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your fertility by knowing how to interpret your cervical mucus and cervical position. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia expl…

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Be Brave Stay Hopeful 1:09:14

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Caitlin and Sophia talk about staying positive and not giving up when in the middle of infertility. They wanted to take a step back from their normal podcasting style and instead inspire listeners to be okay with working hard to become a mother. Both Caitlin and Sophi…

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Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) treatment with Lily Nichols 1:23:23

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia bring on RD Lily Nichols, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition, to talk about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA). HA is a condition where you do not get your menstrual…

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FullWell Fertility: Raising the Bar on Fertility Testing 1:25:45

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Ayla Barmmer of FullWell. Ayla founded FullWell as an adjunct to her clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because she wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement they created for their clients available to the rest …

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Back to Basics: BBT Edition 1:10:47

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia go all the way back to the basics and do an episode on how to track your basal body temperature. Caitlin explains why you might want to do this and have this data handy when trying to conceive and Sophia explains exactly how to accurately track your basal body temp…

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Fertility and Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know 1:11:03

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Sophia Pavia speaks with Jillian Lampert and Kezia Reeder with Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health. Jillian Lampert oversees the public affairs, communications, and public relations activities, including cultivating and maintaining indu…

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The Link Between Poor Sleep and PCOS 1:03:35

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson invites one of her interns to join her to chat about PCOS and sleep! This episode is a wealth of knowledge outlining why women with PCOS may suffer from poor sleep, sleep disturbances, insomnia and more! Intern Jenna Harry joins Caitlin sharing her experience getting d…

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Broth for Baby Making with Alysa Seeland 1:31:46

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Alysa Seeland, founder and CEO of FOND Bone Broth. Alysa is a mom of six boys who had a unique trying to conceive journey. It took her about three years to conceive her first which led her down a path to fixing her gut health, sourcing better quality ingr…

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Male Libido and Intimacy with Mark 1:23:10

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Mark from Intimacy Evolution. Mark is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been running his own Private Practice for the past 8 years. He specializes in working with clients on building a better relationship with themselves in order to improve relati…

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Sophia's Ectopic Pregnancy Story Part 2 56:22

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is the second episode in the two-part series where Sophia talks about the aftermath of finding out her tube will need to be removed from the ectopic pregnancy, …

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Sophia's Ectopic Pregnancy Story Part 1 1:06:18

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. This episode is a special two part release and in episode one Sophia speaks with Caitlin about her recent ectopic pregnancy. This is a glimpse into Sophia's personal life where she gets really personal about her faith, her family, her mental health, physical health and so much more. In thi…

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Evidence Based Birth on Due Dates with Dr. Dekker 1:14:13

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat with Dr. Rebecca Dekker from Evidence Based Birth. Evidence Based Birth®  was founded by Rebecca Dekker, a mother of 3 and registered nurse with her PhD, who got fed up with how the system treats birthing families. As a first-time mom, Dr. Dekker experienced b…

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Hot Gos: Caitlin and Sophia Spilling the Tea 1:16:12

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia give an update about their personal life. Caitlin's father was recently diagnosed with cancer. Caitlin chats about how she is navigating this news and how thankful she is to have friends and family like Sophia who are praying for her dad. This episode also touches …

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Intermittent Fasting: What You Need to Know 56:29

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Hosts Caitlin and Sophia chat about intermittent fasting! This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have heard about intermittent fasting and want to know if this will help you on your fertility journey. Both Caitlin and Sophia share the different types of intermitte…

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My Faith is Not for a Baby 1:21:07

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Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia chat with Phylicia Masonheimer. Phylicia is an author, speaker, and founder of Every Woman a Theologian. She lives on a small farm in northern Michigan with her husband, Josh, and their three children. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you…

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Season Four Kick Off - Carnivore Diet & Pros and Cons to Ozempic 1:18:18

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Welcome to the season 4 season opener of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia start season 4 talking about popular diet trends like the carnivore diet and takinf weight loss medications like Ozempic. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you have heard about the Carnivore diet and want to learn more, interest…

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Rerelease: You are Pregnant, Now What: Birth Education Courses 1:10:09

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In this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin are back at with You are Pregnant, Now What: Birth Education Courses. Last week they guided you through the first steps of pregnancy and what things you should focus on but this week they break down the different types of birthing classes. Most people are familiar with or have…

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Rerelease: PCOS and Fertility: How to Approach Treatment 1:10:39

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PCOS is treatable! Here’s how to start: Personal Baseline: What do your labs say? What symptoms are you dealing with? Have you had any imaging done? These are all the first things to start looking at when it comes to PCOS. It’s important to note that while Caitlin and Sophia love working with women with PCOS, and we have many years of experience, w…

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Rerelease: Snack and Fridge Swaps 1:26:25

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This episode of food freedom and fertility is the 3rd installment of TCC friendly swaps! This week we jump into snack and fridge swaps and while we have some good ideas we want the listeners to know that you will need to expand your horizons for snacks because there isn’t always a 1 for 1 swap, but to remember it’s all about balance. It is ok to re…

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Rerelease: Periods and Fertility with Nicole Jardim 1:00:47

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This week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility is all about your menstrual cycle! Since we are talking about the menstrual cycle we thought the best guest for that is Nicole Jardim Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women and menstruators to …

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Rerelease: Ovulation - What You Need to Know 1:15:34

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During this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility, hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson discuss details and important information regarding ovulation. As fertility specialists, Sophia and Caitlin receive tons of questions on ovulation. Today they will touch on the most common questions they receive about the subject. Our hosts will cover topics l…

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Rerelease: TTC Friendly Food and Grocery Swaps 1:02:34

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On this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia are talking about grocery swaps! During this “eat this… not that” episode to help with your fertility journey and overall health! Our hosts start off with organization tips on how to curate your shopping list to fit your life which will help you kick off a successful grocery s…

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Rerelease: Egg Quality with Aimee Raupp 1:04:16

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On this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we have Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she holds a Master of Science degree in Trad…

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Rerelease: PCOS Labs 1:51:35

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Welcome to the season 2 finale of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia embark on an exploration of PCOS labs. They delve into the crucial aspects of what to test for, how to inquire about these tests, and most importantly, how to interpret the results. This episode is a treasure trove of knowledge, designed to empower you to advoca…

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Rerelease: Becoming a Mom On Purpose 1:33:27

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In this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility we are going to celebrate our 2-year anniversary! Caitlin and Sophia’s main discussion during this episode is all about becoming a mom on purpose. They chat about the sacrifice, the joy and the work that comes along with being a mom. They candidly share their favorite moments from the past 2 years and …

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Win Wednesday: Multiple Losses, Endometriosis, Pregnancy in the Wild with Jenny 1:04:50

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Welcome to the last episode of our Win Wednesday interlude season. Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Jenny who worked with Sophia during her trying to conceive journey. After Jenny got married she and her husband decided to try to conceive but was met with disappointment. She suffered multiple early losses and received a lot of push …

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Win Wednesday: PCOS, Medicated Cycles, Healthy Pregnancy with Taylor 51:22

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Welcome to another Win Wednesday Episode! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Taylor who worked with Caitlin during her trying to conceive journey. Taylor was diagnosed with PCOS when she was in college and was quickly put on birth control. Later in life taking birth control was not an option for her so she started taking metformin. Wh…

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FullWell Fertility: How Probiotics Can Improve Your Fertility 53:57

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Welcome to another summer season episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Ayla Barmmer of FullWell. Ayla founded FullWell as an adjunct to her clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because she wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement they created for their clients availabl…

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Fertility Cloud: You've Been Prescribed Letrozole or Clomid 36:26

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Welcome to another summer season episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Dr. Gary Levy with Fertility Cloud on being prescribed Letrozole or Clomid. Caitlin asked Dr. Levy about a scenario where a patient was prescribed Letrozole for her unexplained infertility. Dr. Levy spoke about the benefits of taking the fer…

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Win Wednesday: My Body is Not Broken, Nataly's Story 57:06

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Welcome to another Win Wednesday episode! Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Nataly, a Find Fertility graduate, on her journey to becoming a mother! Nataly was diagnosed with PCOS when she was trying to conceive and it led her down a long journey. Nataly tried metformin, clomid, letrozole, six IUI's and more fertility methods with no success until sh…