Cycles and Seasons
Cycles and Seasons is a podcast for all women in all seasons of life. Hosted by integrative nutrition coach and hormone health expert ,Jennifer Redmond, each episode dives deep into the phases of a woman’s life, offering holistic insights on hormonal health, fertility, perimenopause, and menopause. Whether you're seeking to optimize your fertility, find balance during perimenopause, or embrace the changes of menopause, this podcast provides expert advice, real-life stories, and practical tips to help you thrive at every stage.
Cycles and Seasons
Episode 21: A Patient-centered Fertility Journey
In this episode, Jennifer talks with Nicole Lange, LicAc, MAOM, a thought leader and fierce advocate addressing what she sees as a PTSD epidemic in fertility care. As founder of Life Healing Life in Minneapolis, MN, Nicole has pioneered a harm-prevention approach that protects patients from the treatment-induced trauma affecting nearly 50% of people in fertility treatment.
Since 2006, Nicole has revolutionized fertility care through her evidence-based practice that integrates reproductive science with trauma-informed care, traditional Chinese medicine, and nervous system regulation. She maintains the critical 25/75 ratio: 25% addressing reproductive anatomy, 75% supporting whole-person wellness—the factors determining 80% of outcomes.
Key topics discussed:
- Nicole’s wellness journey: navigating trauma and PTSD with western medicine and ultimately finding whole body health and healing with traditional Chinese medicine and a patient-centered model.
- Is there a PTSD epidemic in fertility care?
- Understanding trauma; how it presents and how people experience it
- Iatrogenic harm or trauma that occurs when treatment is not patient centered addressing the mind-body connection
- Salutogenesis and the creation of health
- Finding meaning in your journey and making it more manageable and tolerable, and tools to do so
- Components of a patient-centered fertility journey include listening and learning
- “Baby Blinders”: when you’re doing all the things to get pregnant, without thinking about you, holistically
- Nicole’s patient-centered fertility work, including addressing trauma
Connect with Nicole:
- Programs and resources at lifehealinglife.com
- Fertility freebies, online courses and content (blog, YouTube, etc.) at lifehealinglife.com/online-fertility-education
Connect with Jennifer:
- Schedule a free Fertility Support Session
- Follow her on Instagram for more tips and insights: @jennredmondinhc
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Disclaimer: The Cycles and Seasons podcast is for general educational and informational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare professional regarding any symptoms or medical problems you are experiencing.