71. Cycle Syncing & Hormonal Balance:Optimizing Women’s Health Through Menstrual Cycle Awareness | feat. Jenn Pike
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya is joined by Jenn Pike, a medical exercise specialist, and Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, to discuss menstrual cycle optimization, cycle syncing, and hormonal balance for women’s health.
Jenn covers practical tips for women who are menstruating regularly, on contraception, beyond menopause, or undergoing estrogen-dependent cancer treatment with irregular cycles. She also discusses the 28-day cycle and what women can do during their menstrual cycle and ovulatory time. The conversation also circles around the impact of birth control pills on women’s health, synthetic hormones, and the importance of informed decision-making. Jenn shares insights on nutrition and fasting during the follicular phase and emphasizes working with healthcare professionals.
70. Exploring the World Of Sensual Eroticism As Inspired By Couple’s Psychotherapist Esther Perel
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya talks about her recent deep dive into Esther Perel’s work and life story. Esther is a couples’ psychotherapist who grew up in Belgium with parents who survived Nazi Germany concentration camps. She is fluent in nine languages and is known for her bestselling books, TED talks, and work around the erotic.
Maraya explains how she likes to binge on a specific person’s interviews on different podcasts and offers a clip from a podcast episode called “Good Insight with Dr. Becky” where Esther talks about the difficulties of transitioning from a caregiver to an erotic being. Esther explains that women’s arousal is often about focusing on themselves and what happens to them, while men’s arousal is often about seeing their partner turned on. She also talks about how our turn-ons are often in our brain and can come from feeling heard, seen, loved, and cared for. Lastly Maraya reflects on how Esther’s work applies to her own household dynamic and the importance of setting boundaries and space to prioritize one’s own needs.
69. Break the Stigma: A Nurse’s Passion For Embracing The True Healing Power Of Cannabis In Medicine | feat. Ashley Wynn-Grimes, BSN, RN
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya chats with Ashley Wynn-Grimes, BSN, RN, a registered nurse and healthcare leader, about how to break the stigma of cannabis in medicine and explores the endocannabinoid system.
Ashley highlights the importance of considering cannabis as a treatment option based on a patient’s medical history and symptoms. Ashley shares her journey in healthcare and addresses the stigma surrounding cannabis and nursing solutions. She discusses the common symptoms cannabis can help with, including pain, anxiety, sleep, and menstrual cramps, as well as seizures in children. Ashley stresses the importance of finding the right cannabis strain for a patient’s specific symptoms and shares her passion project, a book called “Stigmatized”.
68. The Gut-Brain Connection: Understanding the Symptoms and Causes of Leaky Gut (Dysbiosis)
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya discusses the symptoms of Leaky Gut Syndrome (Dysbiosis), treatment options, and how intestines become permeable allowing toxins and undigested food into the bloodstream, causing symptoms and potential health impacts.
Leaky gut syndrome is a condition that can cause a lot of trouble for your immune system and digestion. The thing is, it can be hard to spot because its symptoms are super broad. We’re talking about things like bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, brain fog, and even skin problems like acne and eczema. But here’s the thing – leaky gut can be caused by lots of things like antibiotics, ibuprofen, and even birth control pills. So how do you know if you have it? Well, it’s not always easy to test for, but we do know that your gut health is super important. It’s where 70% of your immune system lives and where you absorb the nutrients from the food you eat. So taking care of your gut is key.
67. Learn How to Sell Yourself: Master The Art Of Storytelling To Solve Other People’s Problems | feat. Suli Zinck
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya chats with Suli Zinck, podcast host and CEO of Sales With Suli, Senior VP of Pure Energy, and a co-owner of a car management company called Ride Off about how to sell yourself and that sales involve solving customer problems by understanding their needs and offering solutions
As a storyteller engaged in door-to-door sales, it is essential to recognize the significance of online presence. Regardless of whether you are marketing yourself or exploring job opportunities, being a good storyteller implies the ability to effectively convey your message. Effective sales involve resolving the customer’s issues, which requires identifying their needs and offering a solution to their problem. Thus, the art of storytelling is pivotal in the realm of sales, as it enables one to assist customers in articulating their problems, ultimately providing a solution. The ability to solve customer problems will lead to satisfaction and loyalty, ensuring a successful sales career.
66. How To Hydrate Quickly: The Simple Shift That Can Boost Your Clarity, Energy, and Health
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya chats how to hydrate quickly and the important role hydration plays in your overall well-being.
Explore the importance of hydration for optimal health and cognitive function in this discussion. Increasing daily water intake can enhance clarity of thought, focus, and reduce brain fog. It is recommended that individuals consume a minimum of half their body weight in ounces of water daily. Adequate hydration also helps increase energy levels and maintain consistency throughout the day. Discover the benefits of adding various additives to your water and how hydration assists in regulating body temperature and detoxifying the body.
65. Let’s Talk About the Benefits of Being Selfish in Your Relationship | feat. Alexandra Stockwell, MD
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya chats with Alexandra Stockwell, MD, an intimacy marriage expert about why being selfish is good for you and good for your relationship.
Alexandra explains that to make positive progress in relationships, it is important to know where one is and where one wants to be, and to connect with one’s desires without blame or resentment towards one’s partner. She emphasizes that uncompromising intimacy, which involves learning to share the truth of who you are, what’s alive in you, and what you desire, is the way to create a nourishing, radically alive relationship.
64. Discussing Sex, Gut Health, And Releasing Old Trauma With The Women’s Vibrancy Code Master Coaches | feat: Eva Clay, Katie Chapmon, and Christie Nix
In this episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya chats with Women’s Vibrancy Code Master Coaches about sex, gut health, and releasing old trauma
Master coaches, Eva Clay, Katie Chapmon, and Christie Nix are here to answer a couple of my questions regarding their respective fields of expertise. For those of you that are curious to hear from an esteemed sexologist, who is a psychotherapist and used to teach neuroscience at UCLA. You’ll also hear from a very well respected dietician who speaks around the world training other dietitians and is specialized in gut health. Lastly, you’ll hear from the co-founder of rREST, which is an amazing technology that helps release old trauma.
63. Bio Identical Hormones Replacement Therapy | Part 2: Q+A | feat. Jill Chmielewski
In this episode of The Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya Brown continues her chat with Jill Chmielewski, a registered nurse and certified functional medicine practitioner, about bio identical hormones replacement therapy and fields a very informative Q+A session concerning BHRT
This was the second half of the BHRT conversation with Jill and even though it was a Q+A, all of the topics covered are still very relevant to the conversation at large. So for those of you that didn’t listen to part one, I encourage you to go back. Jill is an expert in the realm of hormone replacement therapy, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, hormonal vibrancy and health for women of all ages 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond. So I highly encourage you listen to the first one and listen up because we get into some nitty gritty Q+A that feels important and relevant.
62. How Bio Identical Hormones Replacement Therapy Could Be Right For You But Why Pellets Might Not Be The Right Application | feat. Jill Chmielewski
In this episode of The Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya Brown chats with Jill Chmielewski, a registered nurse and certified functional medicine practitioner, about the many benefits of bio identical hormones replacement therapy for women ages 35 and over.
Jill and Maraya discuss how BHRT can be used to boost low hormone levels and why it’s most frequently used to ease symptoms of perimenopause and menopause by increasing the levels of the hormones that have dropped to improve moderate to severe menopause symptoms . They dive deep into how bio identical hormones are lab-produced hormones derived from plants and are chemically identical to those the human body produces such as estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. It’s used to increase the levels of the hormones that have dropped and improve moderate to severe menopause symptoms
