
Changing Seasons Podcast
A podcast that explores the changing seasons of our life through a traditional medicine and lived experience lens. The first season of ten episodes focuses on Perimenopause and Menopause phase of life.
Episodes
34 episodes
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 fog, temperature regulation, ins...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:11:14

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 Report 2025.They report the menopause ca...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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1:07:07

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 from all of the noise of the outside world.
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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1:18:34

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 Ayurveda she was quite rigid in her ap...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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1:28:24

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 symptomsElyse describes how exposure to harmful chemicals, li...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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1:11:51

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 threats and explains that we are now l...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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1:15:13

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. Are you taking care of your bones and if you ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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1:02:31

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 help women transition into perimenopause gently....
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:21:58

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 wounding we experience in childhood....
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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56:37

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 important role of connecting a wo...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:20:20

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, especially her adrenals. She became vigilant a...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:23:31

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 talk about traditional approaches to men...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:38:29

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. Jody looks at how grief has been ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:14:15

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 Jody reveals her own journey and how strength...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:00:37

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 with her two young boys is impacted if she do...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:13:12

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 who have a history of cancer or cancer in the...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:05:28

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 acknowledge and feel their feelings and what h...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:06:13

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. We discuss how Kate tendency to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:09:14

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 conversation we discuss the following:
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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59:00

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 questions we have covered:You ar...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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59:19

14 - How to maintain health and balance with Brad Hay.
Today Jody speaks with Brad Hay. Brad is an Ayurvedic & Tantra Teacher, father and builder. We talk about how Brad manages the stresses of young children, a mortgage and a busy life using Ayurvedic wisdom. Jody and Brad discuss ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:09:30

13 - Ayurveda & achieving good gut health in perimenopause with Kate O’Donnell
Today Jody speaks to Kate O’Donnell Ayurvedic Educator and Author about the importance of good gut health as we enter perimenopause. Kate encourages us to include good fats in our diet to avoid dryness that naturally occurs in our body as we ag...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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44:41

12 - Ayurveda teaches us that nature is regenerative & so are we because we are nature with Laura Plumb
Jody speaks to Laura Plumb, Ayurvedic practitioner and educator about the elder phase in which a woman becomes ready to pass on the chores to the next generation and we rest and consider what is their legacy and purpose.Laura stresses th...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:00:49

11 - Meditation, mindfulness and perimenopause with Jacqui Lewis
Jacqui Lewis – The Broad Place In this conversation Jody talks to Jacqui Lewis, founder of The Broad Place, a successful international meditation school and retreat business. Jacqui describes her own journey through per...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:13:58

10 - My perimenopause & postmenopause journey through an Ayurvedic lens with Jody Vassallo
Jody Vassallo is an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, cookbook author and yoga teacher.She has written two cookbooks on Ayurveda.Jody has been working in the women's health arena for many years and today she talks about her own journ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:02:17
