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Changing Seasons: Ayurveda, Women’s Health, Menopause & Food as Medicine - Podcast

Changing Seasons: Ayurveda, Women’s Health, Menopause & Food as Medicine

A podcast exploring women’s health through the wisdom of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, with empowering conversations on menopause, natural healing, and food as medicine to support every stage of life. 

Hosted by Jody Vassallo, Ayurvedic guide, intuitive cook, and founder of ‘Gather’. 

Each episode is an invitation to slow down, listen in, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body and the cycles of nature.

Through the lens of traditional medicine and lived experience, we dive into the big topics: perimenopause, menopause, fertility, gut health, grief and loss, surrogacy, Ayurveda, and food as medicine.

This is a space for real conversations, tender truths, and practical ways to nourish yourself no matter what season you're in.

Alternative Health Nutrition Health & Fitness Mental Health
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
68 minutes
Episodes
54
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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34 - Is it Perimenopause or Hashimoto’s or Both? With Libby Munro.

34 - Is it Perimenopause or Hashimoto’s or Both? With Libby Munro.

Today Jody interviews Libby Munro, a nutritionist who specialises in the auto immune disease Hashimoto’s, thyroid and gut health. 

Libby describes the symptoms of Hashi’s – hair loss, moon face, brain…

01:12:13  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
33 - What Menopause Does to Women's Wealth with Sarah Megginson & Simone Clarke.

33 - What Menopause Does to Women's Wealth with Sarah Megginson & Simone Clarke.

Today Jody speaks with Sarah Megginson, personal finance expert and Simone Clarke from UN CEO United Nations Women Australia. Sarah and Simone are two of the authors of the State of Women's Wealth Re…

01:08:06  |   Fri 11 Apr 2025
32 - We Are Addicted to Yang with Dr. Anny Fodor.

32 - We Are Addicted to Yang with Dr. Anny Fodor.

Today Jody speaks with Dr Anny Fodor about women's approach to perimenopause and how we need less not more in our lives. Anny discusses the importance of slowing down, listening in and disconnecting …

01:19:33  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
31 - Making Ayurveda Accessible to Everyone with Gabriel Perera.

31 - Making Ayurveda Accessible to Everyone with Gabriel Perera.

In todays conversation with Gabriel Perera Founder and CEO of Wellness brand Ora Health.

Jody talks about her journey with the teachings of Ayurveda. She shares how in the first 5 years of practising …

01:29:23  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
30 - Understanding the Root Cause of Menopausal Symptoms with Elyse Comerford.

30 - Understanding the Root Cause of Menopausal Symptoms with Elyse Comerford.

Today Jody speaks with Integrative Nutritionist and GAPS Practitioner Elyse Comerford about how she works with women to help the understand the root causes of their menopausal symptoms

Elyse describes…

01:12:50  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
29 - How Our Bodies Respond To Perceived Threats with Dr Olivia Lesslar.

29 - How Our Bodies Respond To Perceived Threats with Dr Olivia Lesslar.

Today Jody speaks with Dr Olivia Lesslar about psychoneuroimmunology and how our brain communicates with the body when it perceives it is under threat. 

Olivia breaks down the 8 ancient survival threa…

01:16:12  |   Sat 15 Mar 2025
28 - Menopause - The Long Game with Jody Vassallo.

28 - Menopause - The Long Game with Jody Vassallo.

Today Jody speaks about some of the current hot topics in the perimenopause and menopause arena. How much protein should we be eating and is eating 120g a day making you very Pitta - hot and smelly. …

01:03:30  |   Sat 08 Mar 2025
27 - The Spiritual Nature of Perimenopause with Kris Gonzalez.

27 - The Spiritual Nature of Perimenopause with Kris Gonzalez.

Today Jody chats with Kris Gonzalez about walking a conscious path through perimenopause. Kris is an acupuncturist and educator who spends most of her time these days bringing awareness to how to hel…

01:22:57  |   Fri 28 Feb 2025
26 - The Importance of Healing Deep Core Wounding with Lisa Darveniza.

26 - The Importance of Healing Deep Core Wounding with Lisa Darveniza.

Lisa Darveniza is a counsellor, psychotherapist. Growth work teacher and group facilitator and the founder of Awareness Work. 

She joins Jody today to talk about the importance of healing the core wou…

00:57:36  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
25 - The Wounded Witch & The Unwounded Womb with Dr. Jimi Wollumbin.

25 - The Wounded Witch & The Unwounded Womb with Dr. Jimi Wollumbin.

Dr Jimi Wollumbin returns today to speak with Jody about The Wounded Witch/ Healer archetype and the magnificent unwounded womb. 

We speak about the womb being far more than a home for babies and its …

01:21:18  |   Fri 14 Feb 2025
24 - How Your Adrenals Manage Cortisol & Estrogen with Catie Gett

24 - How Your Adrenals Manage Cortisol & Estrogen with Catie Gett

In this episode Catie talks about her personal perimenopause journey.

As a naturopath entering this phase of life in burnout meant she was acutely aware that had to closely manage her health, especial…

01:24:30  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
23 - The magic of fasting the heart and mind with Tahnee Taylor

23 - The magic of fasting the heart and mind with Tahnee Taylor

In todays episode Jody speaks with Tahnee Taylor. Tahnee is a Taoist energetic teacher, yin yoga teacher, mother to 3 beautiful babes and owner of Superfeast with her husband Mason.

Jody and Tahnee ta…

01:39:28  |   Fri 31 Jan 2025
22 - Reflecting on my menopausal journey with Jody Vassallo

22 - Reflecting on my menopausal journey with Jody Vassallo

In this episode Jody speaks about her menopausal journey. She reflects on the changes she has seen in the menopausal arena, in the science and the recommendations around hormone replacement therapy. 

01:15:14  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
21 - The Pelvic Floor - what all women need to know with Kim Vopini

21 - The Pelvic Floor - what all women need to know with Kim Vopini

In this episode Jody talks with Kim Vopini, Vagina Coach, about all things pelvic floor. We discuss prolapse, incontinence, urgency and hormones. Kim shares her personal experience with prolapse and …

01:01:36  |   Fri 17 Jan 2025
20 - Learning how to honour the “pause” with Edwina Peden

20 - Learning how to honour the “pause” with Edwina Peden

Edwina Peden guides women through perimenopause using the wisdom of Ayurveda. As a perimenopausal women herself Edwina has learnt to honour rest. Edwina notices how her mood, energy and interactions …

01:14:10  |   Fri 20 Dec 2024
19 - Navigating perimenopause without HRT as an option with Jane McCann

19 - Navigating perimenopause without HRT as an option with Jane McCann

Jane McCann is a total inspiration for any aging woman. She has embraced this stage of life with vigour and has no fear around speaking up about the lack of options available to perimenopausal women …

01:06:27  |   Thu 12 Dec 2024
18 - Trauma and how it can resurface during perimenopause with Lucy Slater

18 - Trauma and how it can resurface during perimenopause with Lucy Slater

Lucy Slater is a Somatic psychotherapist who helped people come home to their bodies and feel their emotions. Jody talks to Lucy about how important it is for women on their perimenopausal women to a…

01:07:12  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
17 - How I managed modelling and perimenopause by moving towards challenges with Kate Bell

17 - How I managed modelling and perimenopause by moving towards challenges with Kate Bell

Today Jody speaks with Gen X model, writer and yoga teacher Kate Bell about her experience working in the modelling as a perimenopausal woman and what it was like being the oldest woman in the room. 

01:10:13  |   Fri 29 Nov 2024
16 - Grey area drinking and how it can slowly unravel your life with Sarah Rusbatch

16 - Grey area drinking and how it can slowly unravel your life with Sarah Rusbatch

Sarah Rusbatch is the author of the best-selling book “Beyond Booze”. She is a Grey Area Drinking Coach, menopause coach and key note speaker who shares about her journey to sobriety.

In todays conver…

00:59:59  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
15 - Nourishing oneself throughout perimenopause with Dr Lauren Tober

15 - Nourishing oneself throughout perimenopause with Dr Lauren Tober

Dr Lauren Tober is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, educator and author. Her new book Mental Health Aware yoga is a must have for any yoga teacher.

In today’s episode here are some of the questi…

01:00:18  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
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