In today’s episode of Health Youniversity, we're breaking the silence around vaginismus—a condition that is rarely discussed openly.

Join us as Dr. Susan sits down with Dr. Kayla Jimenez, a clinical psychologist at Stanford School of Medicine and co-founder of Palmetto Psychology Clinic, who specializes in a revolutionary approach: therapist-assisted exposure therapy for vaginismus.

Vaginismus, a condition where involuntary pelvic floor contractions cause pain with penetration, has a stigma that leaves women to suffer in silence. Learn how the pain-avoidance cycle keeps women trapped in fear and shame for years—sometimes decades.

Dr. Kayla shares the surprisingly effective treatment that can help women overcome this condition in as few as 8-20 sessions. She explains that while it's not "all in your head" psychological factors do matter. And she reports that high-achieving, perfectionist women are often the most affected by the distress of not being able to "fix" this problem on their own.

This episode is perfect for women experiencing painful intercourse or unable to use tampons, anyone struggling with pelvic exams or fertility treatments, healthcare providers who want to better support their patients, or loved ones who want to understand and help someone silently suffering.

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In this powerful episode of Health Youniversity, discover how to build your family on your own terms—with or without a partner.

Join us as we sit down with Cheri Bergeron, author, life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice, who shares her inspiring journey from corporate IT professional to fierce advocate for women pursuing alternative paths to motherhood.

Learn why the traditional "fairy tale" of marriage-then-motherhood no longer serves modern women, and discover the options available to you that you may never have known existed. Cheri shares her personal story of becoming a mother at 44 and just before 47 through IVF and egg donation—and the landmark custody battle she won that challenged outdated laws about families formed through assisted reproduction.

Discover why fertility education should start in your twenties (not your late thirties), the power of egg freezing as "assurance" for your future, and how to make informed choices about your reproductive timeline before time runs out.

This episode is perfect for women navigating fertility challenges alone, anyone questioning the "traditional" family model, those considering single motherhood by choice, or anyone who wants to understand their fertility options before it's too late.

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

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In this latest episode of Health Youniversity, discover how to balance your hormones naturally to optimize fertility and reclaim control of your reproductive health.

Join integrative nutrition health coach and hormone health specialist Madison Pollack as she shares her personal journey from cancer survivor to wellness advocate, and how she reversed her PCOS diagnosis and restored her natural cycles with nutrition.

Learn why PCOS isn't just a reproductive issue—it's a metabolic concern with long-term health implications. Discover the importance of proper nutrition (including why you need 80-100g of protein daily), why high-intensity workouts might be sabotaging your hormones, and how simple movement throughout the day can make all the difference.

Maddy breaks down the three essential pillars of hormone health: nutrition, movement, and stress management—plus why you don't need to overhaul everything at once to see real results.

This episode is perfect for women dealing with PCOS, irregular cycles, or fertility challenges, anyone who feels they've "tried everything," or those seeking to understand their bodies beyond what birth control taught them.

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

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In this latest episode of Health Youniversity, discover why midwifery care isn't just for pregnancy and birth - it's a powerful resource for your entire preconception journey and beyond.

Join certified functional medicine nurse practitioner and midwife Abigail Prushansky as she reveals how comprehensive, whole-person care can transform your fertility outcomes.

Learn about the importance of early reproductive wellness assessments starting as early as age 28, the power of egg freezing and embryo banking strategies, and why education about your menstrual cycle should begin long before you try to conceive.

Discover how midwives can provide the support and holistic care that conventional medicine often can't offer, plus the revolutionary approach of bringing your entire care team together on one call to optimize your fertility plan.

Perfect for women in their late 20s and 30s planning for future pregnancy, couples navigating fertility challenges, or anyone seeking compassionate, comprehensive reproductive health support.

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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In this episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Chef James Barry—celebrity chef to the stars, founder of Pluck superfood seasoning, and Shark Tank entrepreneur—to discuss why organ meats are nature's ultimate prenatal vitamin and how to actually get them into your diet without the "ick factor."

After 20 years as a private chef cooking for Tom Cruise, George Clooney, and Barbara Streisand, once he became a father of two young daughters Chef James became obsessed with solving one problem: How do we get the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet into modern diets when 93% of Americans are nutrient deficient?

Discover why organ meats are more easily absorbed than muscle meat, how the theory of "like supports like" works in ancestral nutrition, why freeze-dried liver beats your prenatal supplement, and how one woman who had hemorrhaged and had low supply in two prior pregnancies then had no hemorrhaging and abundant milk supply after using Pluck throughout her third pregnancy.

Learn about the neurolingual response—how your body's innate wisdom knows when to stop eating, why broccoli in 2025 has almost zero nutrients compared to 1960, and how to make organ meats as easy as salting your food.

This episode is essential listening for anyone trying to conceive, is pregnant, or wants to optimize their own and their family’s whole-body health through ancestral nutrition without cooking organ meats (that no one will eat).

Shop with Pluck here. Use code HEALTHYOU for a 15% discount at checkout!

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

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In this heartfelt episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Lauren Clements, founder of the Brilora Fertility Foundation, to discuss how grants and community support are changing lives for families pursuing IVF, IUI, surrogacy, and even acupuncture treatments.

After struggling with her own three-year fertility journey—including blocked tubes, saving for 18 months, a miscarriage, and finally welcoming IVF twin girls—Lauren knew she had to do something about the financial barriers preventing others from building their families.

Discover how Brilora provides not just financial grants, but comprehensive support throughout the entire fertility journey, including therapy, medication navigation, cycle guidance, and a community that celebrates every milestone from positive pregnancy tests to baby showers and beyond.

Learn who can apply (everyone—no matter your background, circumstance, or BMI), what makes Brilora different from other grant foundations, how recipients become lifelong advocates and friends, and why this community-based approach is expanding from Michigan and California to states nationwide.

This episode is a reminder that while we wait for universal IVF coverage, organizations like Brilora are filling the gap with compassion, connection, and meaningful financial assistance.

Website: https://brilorafertility.com/

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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Are you struggling with fertility? Do you want to increase your success by as much as 42%? In this solo episode of Health University, Susan Fox reveals breakthrough protocols in the Preconception Plan Perfected at Health Youniversity that have helped women improve their fertility outcomes: Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS).

As her patients suffered from unsuccessful frozen embryo transfers, she knew she had to get the word out about this evidence-based solution that's still the best-kept secret in fertility care.

In a meta-analysis of over 2,000 women TEAS improved live birth rate - not positive pregnancy tests but babies in arms by a whopping 42%. Learn how this simple at-home protocol improves blood flow to the uterine artery, enhances ovarian and uterine function, and can be used alongside IVF, egg freezing, or natural conception attempts.

Dr. Fox breaks down the Preconception Perfected Plan, which includes TEAS protocols, mind-body guided imagery with binaural beats, Qigong exercises synced to your menstrual cycle phases, targeted nutrition, and journaling tools—all designed to improve whole health and fertile health.

This episode is also a call to action: since 1 in 5 people is presumed to be struggling with infertility - oftentimes sub-fertility, it’s more important than ever that everyone knows there’s a way to improve outcomes. Please share this message and help someone realize their dream of family.

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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In this urgent and timely episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Barb Collura, founder of Vital Voices Consulting and former President/CEO of RESOLVE (2007-2025), for a critical conversation about the current state of IVF policy and advocacy.

Barbara reveals the behind-the-scenes forces shaping fertility policy in America—from the Alabama Supreme Court decision to the rise of "restorative reproductive medicine" as a political strategy, to recent White House announcements about medication discounts and employer benefits.

Discover why the 84% medication discount may not be what it seems, what "supplemental benefits" really mean for employees, and why well-funded organizations opposing IVF are gaining ground while the fertility community is playing defense.

This episode is a Call To Action: If you're not at the table, you're on the menu. The status quo is unacceptable. Your voice matters. And now—more than ever—is the time to advocate.

Learn how patients, providers, and companies can get involved, what resources are available through RESOLVE, and why this moment demands we be louder than ever before.

Website: https://vitalvoicesconsulting.com/

Email: Barb@VitalVoicesConsulting.com

Learn more: https://resolve.org/

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz: http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress: View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy: https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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