Changing Seasons: Ayurveda, Women’s Health, Menopause & Food as Medicine

Today Jody talks to Jane Tara author of Tilda is Visible, a comedic novel about Tilda who is diagnosed with invisibility in her mid forties.Jody and Jane speak in depth about:Aging and invisibilityHow meditation can help in the perimenopausal phase of lifeThe importance of good friendsHer Medusa perimenopausal phase and what she learnt from itThe importance of doing what you love later in lifePerfectionism and how it will bring us to our kneesJane Tara has published over 100 children’s books,...

In 2011 Mason Taylors passion for health and his desire to access the world’s best supplements, herbs and medicinal mushrooms led to the creation of SuperFeast.From humble beginnings in his mum’s garage SuperFeast has grown into Australia’s leading supplier of Di Dao (meaning they are grown in the right area and harvested at the appropriate time) tonic herbs and mushrooms.In this episode Jody and Mason speak about:What led Mason to starting Superfeast mushroomsDi Dao practises and why Mason h...

In this episode Jody has an honest conversation with her friends Scott and Kate Foster about what it is like to be a couple navigating peri menopause and menopause.Scott and Kate own Mrs Birdy Café in South Golden Beach on the Northern Rivers in NSW. Scott has 3 beautiful daughters and he and Kate share a daughter. Scott also works as counsellor specialising in eating disorders. Kate has a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Monash University. She moved to the Northern Rivers in 2017 and returne...

In this episode Jody has a fascinating conversation with her medicine man, Dr Jimi Wollumbin.Their discussion touches on:Jimi’s own andropause journey and the physical and emotional issues he had to navigateThe importance of the breakdown in this phase of life and how trying to hold onto outdated versions of ourselves can be debilitatingThe liver and the role it plays in perimenopause and menopauseHistamines and how they can make the perimenopausal journey very uncomfortableChinese medicines ...

In this weeks episode Jody chats with her dear friend Lisa Fitzpatrick. Lisa is a Pelvic Floor physiotherapist and owner of Womankind Pelvic Care Physiotherapy. The practice has been created with a commitment to providing a caring, safe, gentle, kind, judgement-free and thorough approach to pelvic care.Jody and Lisa deep dive into many topics today including:What is a pelvic floor physiotherapist and why would someone go to see on?Now that the tend and befriend phase of life is drawing to a c...

In our first episode of Changing Seasons Podcast Jody talks with Dr Claudia Welch about perimenopause and menopause through an Ayurvedic lens.Jody and Claudia chat about:The importance of using the medicine of subtraction in our livesRest and how essential it is during the perimenopausal journeyFat and oestrogen and why its beneficial to be carrying a little more fat in menopauseThe Ayurvedic Phases of life and how menopause takes us into the Forest Dweller phase of our livesHow our habits no...