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Have you ever noticed a symptom in your body that felt small enough to ignore?

Maybe you noticed tension, a sense that something felt a little off, or even changes in your bladder habits, but you were just too busy to listen.

Did you know that stress and pelvic floor health are often more connected than many women realize?

Today, I'm talking with Cate Arima, a board-certified nurse practitioner at Stanford Health Care, fellowship-trained in integrative medicine, and creator of Stanford's Yoga for Incontinence program.

In this conversation, we explore the connection between stress, the nervous system, pelvic floor health, and the subtle ways our bodies try to get our attention long before we stop long enough to listen.

What if stress has been showing up in your body in ways you didn't expect? I think you'll find this conversation both fascinating and reassuring.

Let's see what Cate has to say.

Guest Links:

LinkedIn: Catherine Arima MSN, FNP-C | LinkedIn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectivelovingcompassion/

Yoga classes: NestYoga.com

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“Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.”

I found myself repeating that empowering quote 24 hours later hearing it, while navigating a small dilemma in my own life.

My guest, Dr. Stephanie Ganter, is a board-certified periodontist and implant surgeon who, in the middle of building a successful career, made a decision most people never saw coming: she went to law school.

She also says, “Achievement alone doesn’t create fulfillment.”

This conversation is about the identity shifts high-achieving women go through when the version of success they spent years chasing suddenly stops feeling like enough.

Stephanie shares such an honest perspective on ambition, fulfillment, and learning how to listen to yourself instead of constantly performing for the next achievement.

Something tells me this conversation is going to resonate with a lot of you the way it did with me.

Guest Links:

Instagram: @gantersr

Email: ganter.s@northeastern.edu

Article from Stephanie’s Linked In page, click here.

News Article about shaking: Tremor vs. trauma | News24

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“Your brain is giving you hints. We just need to quiet down and listen.”

When my guest, Karen Geiger, said that during our conversation, I thought, “She gets it.”

If you’ve been feeling mentally overloaded, emotionally stretched thin, or wondering why your brain suddenly feels foggy and scattered, this conversation is going to feel like a deep exhale.

Today, we’re talking about writing for mental clarity, and how writing can help reduce cognitive overload. Karen blends brain science and therapeutic writing to help people process stress, burnout, and major life transitions.

And this conversation reaches far beyond writing itself, from stressed medical students trying to keep up to women navigating midlife changes, brain fog, and shifting identity.

You may walk away thinking differently about writing, and maybe even differently about yourself.

Links for Karen Geiger:
Substack: https://karengeiger.substack.com/ and https://thewriteremedy.substack.com/about

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer.

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