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The Fertility Journeys Podcast features diverse stories of women who have navigated infertility helping to break the silence and stigma that still surrounds infertility. While infertility is a disease that impacts 1 in 8 couples and is not uncommon, most stories are never shared and thus it can be terribly isolating and lonely. In this podcast, Dr. Shala Salem, M.D., discusses topics to support you on your fertility journey, while optimizing health and wellness using integrative techniques. Dr. Salem has worked with patients on their fertility journey for over a decade. She was fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine under the world renowned expert Dr. Andrew Weil, and now uses her training to support those struggling with infertility. Integrative Medicine takes into consideration all factors that influence health and wellness: the mind, body, spirit and community and combines alternative and conventional methods to facilitate the body‘s own healing response. On the Fertility Journeys Podcast you will hear from experts who specialize in mental health, mind-body, nutrition, acupuncture, environmental toxins and more, to help educate you on the things that not only will support optimal fertility, but achieve optimal wellness for you.
Episodes
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem, M.D. speaks with Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed, a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation. She was born and raised in New York, completed the BS/DO program at New York Institute of Technology, and was trained at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Northwell Health Plainview Hospital and the NYU Langone Medical Center/RUSK Institute for Rehabilitation.
A board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician, Dr. Ahmed is also a fellow of the Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of the International Pelvic Pain Society.
Dr. Ahmed is a contributing author to a textbook which is considered a staple during every Physiatrist’s training. This full chapter title reference is: Ahmed T, Chan I: “Pelvic Pain”, which is included in, Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 4th edition by Frontera W, Silver J, Rizzo T; Elsevier, Philadelphia, In Press.
She has been treating pelvic pain since the inception of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine in early 2017. She was nominated to New York Rising Stars in 2019 and 2020. She has advocated on the importance and need for pelvic education on a variety of podcasts including RUSKS Insights.
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Dr. Long is the owner and Clinical Director of ARC Counseling and Wellness, a private practice in Southern California. ARC Counseling and Wellness has 4 offices staffed by multiple providers across various disciplines, specialties and areas of expertise. Dr. Long is trained and educated as a Health Psychologist, and thus tends to work with clients who are managing serious health issues or complications. With regards to her fertility work, she enjoys working with clients at any and all points along their journey whether that be during fertility treatments, assessment for gestational carriers and donors, transition to pregnancy and postpartum.
In her personal life, Dr. Long loves to travel, design spaces, cook for her loved ones and has been a dancer since the age of two. She even performed during the halftime show of Super Bowl 32 and in the Sydney Opera House a year later!
For more information follow the links below
https://www.arccounselingandwellness.com/fertility-and-reproductive-health/
https://www.arccounselingandwellness.com/marissa-long-maob-psy-d/
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem, M.D., speaks with Parijat Deshpande, the leading integrative high-risk pregnancy specialist, somatic trauma professional and speaker, and author who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served hundreds of women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever.
Parijat is the author of the bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During
a High-Risk Pregnancy. She is also the host of the popular podcast Delivering Miracles®️, that discusses the real, raw side of family-building including infertility, loss, high-risk pregnancy, bedrest, prematurity, and healing once baby comes home.
https://parijatdeshpande.com
Instagram: @healthy.highriskpregnancy
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem, M.D., speaks with Dr. Natasha Stamper, a clinical pharmacist and online fertility coach. She found her love for all things fertility while living in a remote Alaska village navigating her own IVF journey alone. After many miscarriages, two ectopic pregnancies, and one cervical ectopic, she had her two miracle babies. Now with over 12 years of clinical pharmacy experience and her own experiences, she is so excited to be helping families all over the globe fulfill the dream of making their families complete. You can find her on:
Instagram @fertility_pharmacist or www.fertilitypharmacist.com
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem, MD, has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Christine Maren, D.O. a board-certified physician and the founder of a virtual functional medicine practice in Colorado, Michigan, and Texas.
Dr. Maren was introduced to functional medicine after struggling with pregnancy complications and recurrent miscarriages. A functional medicine approach helped her address her own underlying health issues associated with gut infections, hypothyroidism, hormone imbalance and mold toxicity. Now a mother of three, she’s devoted her professional life to helping women optimize their health before pregnancy, thrive postpartum and get their lives back.
Dr. Maren is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). She is also the co-founder of Hey Mami (pronounced: “Mommy”), a platform dedicated to helping women navigate a healthy and happy motherhood. She is a compassionate clinician, speaker, and wellness advocate. Married to a surgeon, together they balance rewarding careers with raising three beautiful children.
Learn more at drchristinemaren.com.
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem MD, welcomes Lily Nichols, RDN, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines.
She is co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally.
She writes at https://lilynicholsrdn.com/
Instagram: lilynicholsrdn
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
On this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem MD, talks with Dr. Kalea Wattles, ND a Naturopathic Physician specializing in fertility and Functional Medicine. She earned her doctorate from Bastyr University and is certified as a Functional Medicine Practitioner by the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Dr. Wattles combines her Naturopathic and Functional Medicine training to treat patients with a “Functional Fertility” perspective, using a root-cause, science-based, body-systems approach to
cultivating a fertile body. She is dedicated to using this patient centered method to support patients anywhere on their fertility journey – whether they are thinking about getting pregnant for the first time or exploring advanced fertility treatments.
Instagram: @functionalfertility
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022