Samantha's story: PCOS, fertility, and finding balance

Struggling to take control of your PCOS journey? In this episode, we explore Samantha’s experience of navigating PCOS, fertility challenges, and her path to pregnancy.We’ll explore how traditional medical advice often fails those of us with PCOS and how Samantha found success by turning to functional medicine, addressing her PCOS drivers, and making small but consistent changes to her diet and lifestyle.Samantha shares her personal experience of being told from a young age that she might struggle to conceive, spending years on birth control, and finally finding hope by working with a functional medicine doctor. Her story highlights how understanding your body, managing insulin resistance, and advocating for better care can be life-changing.You'll also hear how Samantha navigated pregnancy, overcame breastfeeding challenges, and learned to manage stress – all while balancing parenthood and a demanding career as a family lawyer.If managing PCOS feels overwhelming, this episode is a reminder that lasting change doesn’t require drastic measures – it’s the small, steady steps that create powerful results over time.Take the Ovie questionnaire and figure out the best PCOS management plan for you.Have you already completed the questionnaire? Are you ready to sign up and take control of your PCOS? Sign up HERE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It can be ridiculously confusing living with PCOS, you're constantly reading conflicting advice. Each week, I, Clare Goodwin, will be helping to simplify this for you by sharing with you some actionable steps to take and breaking down the latest research so you can actually understand it. I'll also share some real life stories of women who've improved their PCOS symptoms to give you that weekly boost to just keep putting one foot in front of another. If you have PCOS and you want some real talk about what to do, hit that subscribe button now. Previously: The PCOS Nutritionist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.