Hi everyone, welcome back to the show. Today’s episode is a season wrap-up and life update. It isn’t something I had been expecting to share, but it’s a profoundly significant update and season of life for me. My initial plans were to share a bit about my recent reiki training in Ojai, a bit about my trip to Spirit Weavers in June, and chat about some business items that have come up along with my Zen practice but life has a funny way of redirecting things. My mom was diagnosed with cancer and frankly, a lot has changed in the last two weeks.

This experience has been painful and also in the strangest ways, openhearted and beautiful. I would never have wished for this experience, but I accept it and have found something to be grateful for throughout it. I deeply credit my Zen and mindfulness practice for this open-hearted perspective.

Sending out love to those who need it - and thanking every one of you for tuning into this season of the other way. Join us in the fall for more conversations about paths less traveled, spirituality, wellness, women’s health, and more.

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Today we have another hormonal health deep dive for you all: we’re covering female life stages of fertility into perimenopause with Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Maddy Pollack. Maddy’s story is kind of wild: After surviving cancer at 25 years old, she became passionate about nutrition, movement and mindfulness in order to get more control over her own health and to help others do the same. Maddy dove into the world of female hormones a few years later when she realized her stress levels were causing her own hormones to be out of balance.

We cover so much today - in really what feels like a conversation not just an interview. Some topics:

- Maddy’s journey with cancer at a young age: not just the experience but navigating the mental aspect of such a harrowing diagnosis
- The power of food, movement, and mindfulness for health
- Debunking misconceptions about food and hormonal health: teaser, protein isn’t all you think it is babes
- How the workouts you’re doing might be messing up your hormones
- Why mindfulness is so important for hormonal regulation + non meditation ways to practice mindfulness
- Maddy’s own wellness routine

+ so much more!

About Maddy:

Maddy Pollack is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, specializing in Women's Hormone Health & Balance. After surviving cancer at 25 years old, she became passionate about nutrition, movement and mindfulness in order to get more control over her own health and to help others do the same. Maddy dove into the world of female hormones a few years later when she realized her stress levels were causing her own hormones to be out of balance. She now guides clients in learning more about their own specific menstrual cycle, syncing foods & movement with their cycle, reducing stress levels through mindfulness and improving their overall wellbeing through a sustainable nutrition approach.

To connect with Maddy:

IG: maddypollack_health

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Other Way! My goal with this podcast is to feature inspiring guests who are forging unconventional paths in work, life, and health. From experts on women's fertility and menopause to spiritual teachers exploring Zen philosophy in today's world, we dive into multifaceted topics that intrigue me because, well, we're all multifaceted.

Today, I'm thrilled to introduce our next guest, the very multidimensional Carley DeMarco, writer, yoga teacher, and founder of Clayton Yoga Studio and The Retreat, a blue light-free haven for physical wellness. Our conversation spans a range of topics:

• Carley's unique journey founding not one, but two companies
• Breaking through barriers and releasing what holds us back
• Embracing leaps of faith in manifesting our dreams
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and skeptics in innovation
• Honoring and trusting our inner voice
• The transformative power of surrender and letting go
• Clearing space for new beginnings

And much more!

About Carley:

Carley is a writer, yoga teacher, and founder of The Retreat: a monthly print wellness and spirituality newspaper helping you disconnect to reconnect and in-person getaways.

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IG: theretreat.bycarley

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Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Other Way. I'm thrilled to be here after taking a short break to recover from Spirit Weavers and my Reiki training in Ojai. I'll be sharing an episode about those experiences soon.

Today, I'm excited to welcome back an amazing guest, Dr. Gabby Pavelko, a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine based in Sausalito, CA. Dr. Gabby is a primary care doctor with a special focus on hormonal and women's health, which will be our topic today. In addition to her practice, Dr. Gabby serves as Chief of Staff at Rootless, a supplement containing seaweed and iodine, a crucial trace mineral for women's health, which we will discuss in detail.

In this episode, we will explore the intersection of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and perimenopause and menopause, covering topics such as:

- The lifecycles of a woman according to Chinese Medicine
- Perimenopause and menopause: perspectives from Western Medicine and TCM
- Understanding chronic symptoms through TCM and what to do about them
- The role of cortisol in balanced hormones
- The importance of the thyroid in navigating perimenopause and menopause
- Reframing menopause: insights from Asian traditions and celebrating the "Second Spring"

And much more!

Tune in for a deep dive into women's health and the wisdom of TCM with Dr. Gabby Pavelko.

About Dr. Gabby:

Gabby earned her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, specializing in women's health and fertility. She is a California Licensed Acupuncturist.
As Chief of Staff at Rootless, Gabby uses seaweed to promote health for people and the planet. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of TCM to advance the narrative of food as medicine. Her career intersects food innovation, plant-based medicine, community building, and women's health.
Gabby understands the difficulty of balancing hormones, having struggled with painful cramps and mood swings due to early hormonal birth control. Through lifestyle changes, TCM, and daily seaweed consumption, she has achieved hormonal harmony and aims to help other women do the same.

To connect with Dr. Gabby:

IG: gabbypavelko & get.rootless
Email: drgabbytcm@gmail.com
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Hi Everyone! I am so beyond excited to welcome back Deborah Eden Tull. Eden is a Zen Meditation teacher, author, activist, founder of Mindful Revolution, and teacher of mine. We had Eden on the podcast in 2022 (link below) and I’m beyond thrilled to invite her back this year to dive deeper into luminous darkness, embodiment, her presence as a feminine teacher in a mostly Patriachical religion (re: Buddhism), and how to find an essence of trust and surrender in the midst of turbulent times.

Today we cover:

- Luminous darkness: why our relationship with the “dark” is so important
- understanding the root of light vs. dark: from yin/yang symbology, to good vs. bad
- the power of open hearted listening
- Why “sun-shining” or the “always see the light” is actually harming us and those around us
- The fine line between aversion to “darkness” and over receptivity without boundaries - how to discover that balance
- Endarkenment alongside enlightenment + what that tangibly looks like
- Navigating patriachical religions and philosophies as a female Zen teacher and how to foster or re-remember that yin/dark energy within these philosophies
- Embodiment: what it is and why it’s important
- so much more

About Eden:

Deborah Eden Tull, founder of the nonprofit Mindful Living Revolution, is Zen meditation/mindfulness teacher, author, and spiritual activist. She spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery, and has been immersed in sustainable communities for 25 years. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, non-duality, mindful inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. She teaches dharma intertwined with post-patriarchal thought and practices, resting upon a lived knowledge of our unity with the more than human world. She also facilitates The Work That Reconnects, as created by Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy. Eden has been practicing meditation for the past 30 years and teaching for over 20 years. Her books include Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown (Shambhala 2022), Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Our Self, Each Other, and Our Planet (Wisdom 2018), and The Natural Kitchen: Your Guide to the Sustainable Food Revolution (Process Media 2011). She lives in Black Mountain,North Carolina, Cherokee land, and offers retreats, workshops, leadership trainings, and consultations internationally.

To connect with Eden:

IG: mindfullivingrevolution

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Today's episode is all about fertility, and it's not what you think! I am joined by Alexandria DeVito, MS, CNS, a functional nutritionist who specializes in fertility and
preconception health. We're diving into the topic of preconception - from food and environment to age + how your preconception care even affects the health of your FUTURE baby!

What we cover:

• Misconceptions about conception
• Why Alexandria believes that “age” is not a factor + why!
• The difference between chronological age and bio age and how it might be influencing your fertility
• Why male fertility is just as important as female fertility
• The factors influencing our fertility + what can we do about them
• How preconception influences generational health
• What an “ideal” conception state looks like

About Alexandria:
Alexandria DeVito, MS, CNS, is a functional nutritionist who specializes in fertility and
preconception health. She is the author of 9 Months Is Not Enough: The Ultimate
Pre-pregnancy Checklist to Create a Baby-Ready Bod y and Build Generational Health. She is
also the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company. Prior to founding Poplin, Alexandria worked in management consulting at McKinsey & Company. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. She also has a master’s degree in nutrition, extensive training as a doula, yoga teacher, and personal trainer, and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner, all of which inform her approach to pre-pregnancy wellness.

To connect with Alexandria:

IG: getpoplin
LI: Alexandria DeVito

9monthsisnotenough.com
getpoplin.com

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What if aligning your daily routine with your hormonal cycles could transform your productivity and well-being? Today I'm diving into a solo episode providing an update on life, spirituality, and how cycle syncing (or cyclical living) has changed my life. This solo episode of The Other Way explores how embracing your natural rhythms can be a game-changer, especially within a patriarchal society that often overlooks the unique needs of women - and the cycles of nature.

Today I'll be covering:

• Life, business, and spirituality updates (including my deepening meditation practice and how it's been shifting my life!)
• Cycle syncing: what it is, how it works, and how "feminine" productivity and "feminine time" can look like
• I walk through each phase of the cycle with TIPS!

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Hi, dear friends. This week, I have a very special episode about cancer prevention—with a female hormone twist. We're diving into holistic cancer prevention with one of the world's experts, Dr. Nalini Chilkov, who is a pioneer in Integrative Cancer Care, focusing on cancer prevention and immune enhancement.

According to the British Journal of Cancer, one in two people will develop cancer at some point in their lives. In the United States, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will get cancer in their lifetime.

1... in...2...people!

When we think about longevity, living longer AND healthier is the goal. What are the science-backed ways to optimize our health and outsmart cancer? How do female hormones play a role + what to do about that? + so much more

What we cover:

• Defining cancer: from a Traditional Western Medicine and Eastern Medicine POV
• Understanding cancer growth and development - and the impact our internal and external environment and choices have on that growth
• The link between sugar and cancer (it’s not what you think!)
• The link between diet and preventing cancer (it’s not what you think!)
• The power of herbal medicine
• Female cancer prevention: and how + why estrogen matters

About Dr. Nalini Chilkov:
Dr. Nalini Chilkov is a pioneer in Integrative Cancer Care, focusing on cancer prevention and immune enhancement. She founded the American Institute of Integrative Oncology Research & Education and developed the OutSmartCancer® System. Dr. Chilkov’s mission is to transform cancer care through her Institute and online courses, which train clinicians in her comprehensive, science-based, and natural cancer support methods.

She authored the bestselling book "32 Ways to Outsmart Cancer" and has over 35 years of clinical experience, integrating modern functional medicine with traditional Oriental and natural healing. Dr. Chilkov has lectured at UCLA and UC Irvine, conducted global seminars, and appeared as a cancer expert on NBC TV. Recognized as a top online influencer for breast cancer by WebMD and ShareCare.com, she offers international telemedicine consultations through her clinic in Santa Monica, California.

To connect with Dr. Nalini Chilkov:

IG: drnalinichilkov
FB: DrNalini

www.integrativecanceranswers.com

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