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How Fertility Acupuncture Works and Why It’s Helpful for IVF with Melsa Maher, An Amber a Day Podcast Episode 34

How Fertility Acupuncture Works and Why It’s Helpful for IVF with Melsa Maher, An Amber a Day Podcast Episode 34

In this episode, Amber talks with Melsa Maher, fertility acupuncture specialist.  Melsa specializes in helping women going through IVF and has even worked with one of the top fertility clinics in San Antonio.  Melsa was also Amber’s personal acupuncturist during her IVF treatment in 2019.  

3 Things to Make an IVF cycle More Successful

3 Things to Make an IVF cycle More Successful

When we are going through IVF, we are most likely spending an impossible amount of money. Full disclosure, I am STILL in debt over my IVF cycle 😅 That’s one reason it can be incredibly difficult to wrap your head around the thousand ancillary services 

Boundaries in Food, Life, and Relationships with Gen Angela- An Amber a Day Functional Nutrition Podcast Episode 33

Boundaries in Food, Life, and Relationships with Gen Angela- An Amber a Day Functional Nutrition Podcast Episode 33

In this episode, Amber talks with Gen Angela, a therapist and yoga teacher who specializes in relationship healing and boundaries.  Filled with fascinating information, this hour long episode covers topics ranging from boundaries with food, relationships, and life in general, to feminism, community over competition, 

Asking For Help

Asking For Help

What’s the hardest thing in the world for many women to do?  Ask for help when they need it. Why is it that we would rather take on the stress of the world, at the expense of our own health, instead of simply reach out 

Setting Realistic Goals- Weight Loss, New Year’s Resolutions, and Finding your WHY – An Amber a Day Episode 32

Setting Realistic Goals- Weight Loss, New Year’s Resolutions, and Finding your WHY – An Amber a Day Episode 32

In this episode, Amber discusses setting goals for the new year that are realistic, sustainable, and connected to our deepest desires and passions.  She helps you determine if a podcast fits with your “why” for the year and explains why you should do this emotional 

Finding Your Why- The Key to Setting Successful Goals

Finding Your Why- The Key to Setting Successful Goals

There is no goal that will be abandoned faster than the one that is made to please someone else.  So often when we make resolutions, we do it while thinking about how we want to appear to others.    We want to be thinner, we 

What 2020 Taught Me- Conversations with Amber- An Amber a Day Episode 31

What 2020 Taught Me- Conversations with Amber- An Amber a Day Episode 31

[buzzsprout episode=’7137730′ player=’true’ In this episode,  I begin a new monthly series of conversational-style podcasts about life and my insights.  Today, I recap the personal events that changed me during 2020 and how I have processed the trauma and joy of this incredible time. I 

The Dangers of Health MLMs, FODMAPs, Intuitive Eating, and Running a Nutrition Small Business with Kat Garcia-Benson RDN- An Amber a Day Episode 30

The Dangers of Health MLMs, FODMAPs, Intuitive Eating, and Running a Nutrition Small Business with Kat Garcia-Benson RDN- An Amber a Day Episode 30

In this episode Amber interviews Kat Garcia-Benson, an RDN expert on multi-level marketing companies and their sometimes predatory practices.  We talk about our frustrations with health MLMs as nutritionists, nutrition scope of practice, running a small business and more.  We also discuss some nutrition related 

Setting Realistic Goals

Setting Realistic Goals

The entire point of new year’s resolutions is to create goals that align us with our vision of our highest self.  We want, through creating visions, to solidify a path to a better version of ourselves.   This often takes the form of weight loss 

Preparing for 2021: Setting Goals and Recovering from the Holidays

Preparing for 2021: Setting Goals and Recovering from the Holidays

Well, we did it friends.  We made it almost to the end of 2020 and have finished out the holiday season.     If you’re like me, you’re probably staring at a couple pairs of jeans that fit you perfectly three weeks ago and now make