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GynoCurious

Radio Free Rhinecliff

Welcome Gynocurious listeners, I am Dr. Amy Novatt, board certified ob-gyn, your host of GynoCurious. With each program we are going to explore the experience of being an ob-gyn, the science that guides our practices and the stories women- cis, trans and nonbinary, have shared as they seek health and wellness. From both sides of the speculum we will investigate what it means to be a healer and to be healed. I have been reflecting on 32 plus years of practice; thinking about all that I have

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Vulva Views - Figuring out Fitness

GynoCurious ·

2024/04/18

Jessica turned 40 years old in October. She is a single mom of two boys and works in the healthcare management field with a focus in Pediatrics. She is also a fitness and nutrition coach after turning her attention to her own body and well being some years ago. She trains to compete in body building shows and practices Martial arts. She has learned how to eat and improve her own nutrition and now teaches others to do so as well. Questions of comments? Call 845-307-7446 or email

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A NICU Journey

GynoCurious ·

2024/04/11

After learning about an unexpected pregnancy, Laurel enjoyed months of a really easy pregnancy. Then due to a concern about her premature babies health she was induced to deliver her baby. Upon delivery, Laurel shares with us the moments after birth when she didn't get to see, feel or hold her baby until almost 24 hours later. She tells us about the hardships and challenges and also the love she experienced from the community within the NICU and her community of friends and family.Listen and learn

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How to weave a life-changing diagnosis into ones life

GynoCurious ·

2024/04/04

Melissa Eppard, an educator, breast cancer thriver and flat activist, life and holistic cancer coach shares with GynoCurious her journey of healing from a double-mastectomy in 2014. After learning she was positive for triple-negative breast cancer and a carrier of the BRCA1 gene, Melissa has spent the last decade healing, teaching and sharing her experience with other women and their families affected by cancer and life demands.Thriving, Melissa and a friend have co-founded a new company, Upstate

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The Perimenpause and the Vagina

GynoCurious ·

2024/03/28

Virginia Reath, a physicians associate, returns today to discuss the changes in the pelvis; the vulva and the vagina as the hormonal milieu of the body changes with the perimenopause/menopause. She discusses the different products/medications to assist in keeping this part of the body healthy and feeling well.Questions of comments? Call 845-307-7446 or email comments@radiofreerhinecliff.org Produced by Jennifer Hammoud and Matty Rosenberg @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Edited by Ricardo Gutiierrez

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Non-monagamy and Polywise

GynoCurious ·

2024/03/14

In her international private practice, Jessica Fern works with individuals, couples, and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles, and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love.She speaks to GynoCurious about her practice, patterns in partnerships, the impact of our legacy and culture on our relationships and how attachment patterns can affect the way we are

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Vulva Views- Modest Dress? (Part 2)

GynoCurious ·

2024/03/07

Another episode of the new show Vulva Views. Amy and Allison speak about customs and norms in different areas of the world and how strict dress norms in certain cultures affect women more than men. They speak about the modesty culture, raising their daughters and how to speak to them about dressing fashionably, yet safely in a world where cat calls and sexual violence is still pervasive. How do we reconcile the perceptions of the world and how we WANT to dress as individuals and as

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Vulva Views- Modest Dress?

GynoCurious ·

2024/02/22

Another episode of the new show Vulva Views. Amy and Alison speak about customs and norms in different areas of the world and how strict dress norms in certain cultures affect women more than men. They speak about the modesty culture, raising their daughters and how to speak to them about dressing fashionably, yet safely in a world where cat calls and sexual violence is still pervasive. How do we reconcile the perceptions of the world and how we WANT to dress as individuals and as

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A journey with Jenn C. and autoimmune disease

GynoCurious ·

2024/02/08

Jennifer Ciotta informs us about ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. After a life-threatening flare of ulcerative colitis in 2021 she began to podcast about her experience from a mind-body-soul perspective. She has learned so much about allopathic and complementary ways to heal.In an attempt to avoid big-pharma all her life, Jenn has made huge changes in her diet, lifestyle and learned all about Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), a progressive, multi-system, multi-symptom

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Vulva Views- Why do vulva havers tend to suppress...

GynoCurious ·

2024/01/25

GynoCurious tries a new format! Joining Dr. Amy Novatt is Allison Chawla, LCSW, a frequent guest on GynoCurious. During Vulva Views they will discuss 'universal themes"; issues they have observed as women clinicians, human beings and vulva havers (themselves) that seem to be omnipresent in their profession and personal lives. In this first episode, they discuss why vulva havers tend to keep concerns about physical ailments and emotional needs suppressed or attended to only after taking care of

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"Wooing the soul"

GynoCurious ·

2024/01/11

Elizabeth Lesser, is a co-founder and advisor to Omega Institute, the largest adult education center in the US that focuses on health, wellness, spirituality and creativity. She is also a best-selling author and a frequent host on Oprahs' Soul Series. She joins GynoCurious to talk about her career and helps us look at techniques for handling stress and illness. Elizabeth tells us about her professional arc of midwifery, Omega and writing. She shares with us the tools of meditation, psychotherapy

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What does nutrition mean to you?

GynoCurious ·

2023/12/28

Roufia Payman, DT,CDN is Director of Nutritional Counseling and education at Northern Dutchess Hospital and a licensed nutritionist and dietitian. She helped create the New Leaf and Get Real Weight Results programs at Northern Dutchess Hospital to help women meet their health and fitness goals. She teaches patients how to use nutrition to combat disease risk factors and how to incorporate healthy eating into an active lifestyle. Her programs look at the whole person– and help them take control of

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Let's talk about dying and death!

GynoCurious ·

2023/12/12

Following a breast cancer diagnosis in 1992, Barbara Sarah left a 20 year career as a school social worker and chose to dedicate herself to work in Oncology. She was the director of the Oncology Support Program at Health Alliance in Kingston, NY for two decades. She then co-founded the non profit organization, Circle of Friends for the Dying and the Circle Home for the Dying, the first of its kind in the Mid-Hudson Valley. She speaks to ways in which to best prepare for death; embracing it with

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Sex Ed

GynoCurious ·

2023/12/05

Lorelei Sharkey is a cofounder of The Butterfly Academy; a health, self care and relational education organization in NY’s Hudson Valley. . She is an American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists—Certified Sex Educator (AASECT-CSE), a Certified Holistic Sex Educator (CHES), and a seasoned sex-&-relationship writer who has, over the course of her 25-year career in the field, penned many books, columns and features in a variety of publications. The Butterfly Academy is

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Helping women heal in the face of the patriarchy!

GynoCurious ·

2023/11/16

Virginia Reath, PA, a practicing clinician, educator and activist in the fields of gynecology, sexual and reproductive health care for the past 40 years. She completed her physician associate program at Johns Hopkins medical school and has a double masters in pubic health and community health education. She is also a visual artist and continues to make art today here in the Hudson Valley. Our conversation reviews hormone replacement therapy, the hormones of the female body, the challenges and

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Life as a college doc

GynoCurious ·

2023/11/02

Dr. Yakira Teitel, is the director of Health Services at Bard College in Annondale-on-Hudson, NY. Dr. Teitel received her MD from the University of Californina , San Francisco and her Masters in Public Health from Columbia University. She is a trained Family and Community Medicine clinician. Dr Teitel, has dedicated her career to promote public health, equity and health care access. She speaks about the importance of empowering students to advocate for their own wellness and works with students

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Sex, Politics and The Pelvic Floor

GynoCurious ·

2023/10/19

Dr. Uchenna Ossai, a sex-positive, pelvic health physical therapist, sexuality educator and counselor and faculty member of the Universities of Utah and Michigan speaks with GynoCurious about her work as a pelvic physical therapist and how her work is impacted and influenced by the entirety of her patients. She honors the importance of understanding a patients' culture, race, gender, sexual experiences as part of a whole picture and all necessary to better evaluate and treat a patient and their

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How does a busy hospitalist find inner calm and health?

GynoCurious ·

2023/10/05

Dr. Elizabeth Levine, an internist, hospitalist, Director of Hospital Medicine and the Chair of the Medicine Department at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY speaks to GynoCurious about health and healing. She explores the role of meditation and yoga on her life and how these practices help her respond to the challenges of hospital work. Dr Levine describes bringing these spiritual practices to the residents and the greater hospital community; honoring that some people embrace these

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Moving beyond Sexual trauma; Healing to Thrive

GynoCurious ·

2023/09/21

Dr. Holly Richmond, a somatic psychotherapist, certified sex therapist and an international health and wellness coach and author of Reclaiming Pleasure, A SEX POSITIVE GUIDE for MOVING PAST SEXUAL TRAUMA & LIVING a PASSIONATE LIFE discusses what constitutes sexual trauma and the process of recovery. Beyond surviving, Dr. Richmond provides insight into reconnecting with your sexuality, your partner(s) and finding pleasure in your intimate life. Finding a safe and supportive environment takes

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How does illness shape our lives?

GynoCurious ·

2023/09/07

V (formerly Eve Ensler) is the Tony Award-winning playwright, activist, performer, and author of the Obie award-winning theatrical phenomenon The Vagina Monologues, published in over 48 languages, performed in over 140 countries, discusses her most recent book, Reckoning, and how her life's work and healing from a life threatening illness has informed her and allowed her to "be in her body" and develop methods to thrive despite years of abuse and self-hatred. "Transforming pain into radical

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Sex and the perimenopause

GynoCurious ·

2023/08/24

Dr. Novatt is joined by Alison Chawla, an insightful therapist and mother of two daughters. Amy and Alison discuss sex in midlife. With candor and humor, they explore the fascinating landscape of desire, intimacy, and the changes that come with perimenopause. In a world where our bodies and minds are in a constant state of evolution, Amy and Alison shed light on how to embrace these changes, nurture relationships, and find pleasure in the midst of transformation. Tune in for a candid and

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