Reproductive Rebel
The Reproductive Rebel Podcast is where women and womb-bearers unlearn shame, reclaim their power and rise into feminine wisdom. Hosted by Adrienne Irizarry, this show blends body literacy, menstrual cycle awareness, reproductive health, perimenopause and menopause support, sound healing and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help you remember your innate wisdom and live in harmony with your body.
Episodes
189 episodes
The Body's Red Flags: Understandings Allergies as Messages on the Path to Fertility with Hanna Kok
In this eye-opening episode, we explore the deep and often overlooked connection between allergies, the immune system, and fertility. I’m joined by the brilliant and compassionate Hanna Kok of I Thrive to unravel how our bodies create allergies...
The Woman Who Changed What's In Your Pad: Susie Hewson on Menstrual Advocacy and Radical Care
For decades, period products were something women were expected to use—but not question.Bleached fibers. Plastic layers. Synthetic fragrances. Pesticide-laden cotton.And very little transparency about what was actually inside....
Forest Bathing for the Modern Soul: Reclaiming Calm In a Stressed Out World with John Moro
In this episode, we wander into the woods — not for exercise or escape, but for healing.John Moro joins Adrienne to explore the ancient art and modern science of forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku — the intentional practice of immersing the...
When Motherhood Meets Midlife: Redefining Arousal After 40 with Xanet Pailet
What no one tells you about becoming a mother in your 40s — especially while moving through perimenopause — is that your sexuality doesn’t disappear.It changes its language.In this intimate and necessary conversation, I’m joined b...
Pain into Purpose: The Birth of POSHParenthood Through a Myectomy & IVF Journey with Dr. Shanelle Bolton
In this powerful and deeply human episode of Reproductive Rebel, Adrienne sits down with Dr. Shanelle Bolton, fertility advocate and founder of POSHParenthood, to explore how a winding and often painful reproductive journey became the spark of ...
Impact with Ease: Redefining Success When Your Body Says Slow Down with Lynne Mull
In a culture that glorifies hustle, many women enter perimenopause feeling the strain of carrying “the living shoulds.” In this powerful conversation, Adrienne Irizarry and Lynne Mull unpack the myth that impact requires sacrifice — and invite ...
Eating for Function, Not Fads: Functional Nutrition for Women's Health with Katie Kirklin
What if the way you eat could unlock your body’s natural rhythms, heal root causes, and bring harmony to your reproductive health? In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I’m joined by functional nutritionist Katie Kirklin to explore how food is...
Beyond the Genome: How Neurogenomics Shapes Fertility, Hormones & Healing w/Jaclyn Downs
What if the keys to your fertility, your hormonal balance, and your healing journey aren’t just in your cycle… but written into your genes?In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I sit down with Jaclyn Downs, functional nutrigenomics prac...
Forgiveness as Medicine: Releasing Old Stories for Hormonal Harmony with Hanna Kok
In this tender and powerfully clarifying episode, we explore the unseen emotional threads that shape our hormonal rhythms. I’m joined by the luminous Hanna Kok of I Thrive for a conversation about grudges, forgiveness, emotional residue, and th...
From Hormones to Heartfire: The Evolution of Sexuality in Midlife with Xanet Pailet
In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, we’re igniting a conversation few dare to touch — what happens to our desire when our hormones begin to change?I’m joined by somatic sex educator and intimacy coach Xanet Pailet to explore how perim...
Somatic Soothing: Navigating the Wild Edges of Perimenopause with Betsy Kudlinski
Perimenopause is not just a hormonal transition—it is a nervous system initiation. In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, we sit with somatic practitioner Betsey Kudlinski to explore how the body, brain, and nervous system respond to the wild, ...
Pelvic Floor & Core: What Every Woman Needs to Know for Lifelong Wellness with Alicia Jones
Your pelvic floor and core are more than just muscle groups — they are the foundation of your body’s strength, stability, and vitality. In this empowering episode of Reproductive Rebel, I sit down with women’s health expert Alicia Jones to unpa...
What Is...the Energetic Erotic Blueprint: Why Would You Want To Learn and Embody It with Sacha Fossa
Your body has its own unique “pleasure language” — and learning to speak it fluently can change everything.In this intimate and illuminating episode of the Reproductive Rebel Podcast, I’m joined by Sacha Fossa, a leading educator and pra...
Quick Fix or Quiet Crisis? The Hidden Costs of GLP-1s in Perimenopause with Alyx Coble-Frakes
Perimenopause is already a wild ride for many women—hormones shifting, cycles changing, and the body sending signals we can’t ignore. Enter GLP-1 medications, marketed as quick fixes for weight management. But what happens when the “solution” c...
The Pleasure Prescription: Reclaiming Midlife Vitality with Carla Wainwright
In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, we’re exploring a truth most women were never taught — that pleasure is not frivolous, it’s physiological. My guest, Carla Wainwright, somatic sex educator and priestess of embodied awakening, joins me for...
Reboot - Breaking Hustle Culture with Anna Hall
What if productivity wasn’t about pushing harder, but about flowing with your body’s natural rhythms?In this episode of The Reproductive Rebel Podcast, I sit down with Anna Hall of Embody Space to challenge the toxic hustle myth and expl...
Reboot - Menopause as a Rite of Passage with Jane Hardwick Collings
Over the last two seasons of Reproductive Rebel I’ve talked about menarche and childbirth as rites of passage. This week I had the honor of sitting down with Jane Hardwicke Collings to discuss menopause as a rite of passage.If you ar...
A Holistic Look at Cancer - A Tribute to Kerry Chamberlain
This is a previously aired episode of Reproductive Rebel, re-released in loving memory of Kerry Chamberlain.What if breast cancer care could be about more than surviving? What if it was about living with intention, presence, and...
The Best Gift You Can Give: I stand with her with Kirsten Karchmer
What if the most radical act of healing wasn’t found in a clinic, but in compassion?In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I sit down once again with Kirsten Karchmer, a pioneer in reproductive wellness and founder of I Stand With Her — ...
From Insomnia to Integration: Restoring Balance Through Sleep with Dr. Barry Krakow
What if your sleepless nights are more than just stress or bad habits? What if they’re a message from your body asking for restoration?In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I sit down with Dr. Barry Krakow, a renowned sleep medicine spe...
Sacred Sexuality in the Second Half: Aging Desire, and Relationship Dynamics with Dr. Stephanie Bathurst
Who says sexuality has an expiration date? In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I’m joined by Dr. Stephanie Bathurst — clinical sexologist, family therapist, and expert in sexuality and relationships — to break down what intimacy looks like a...
From Shame to Sacred: Awakening Your Feminine Energy with Tantra with Sacha Fossa
In this soul-stirring episode of Reproductive Rebel, we explore the ancient practice of Tantra—not as a sexual technique, but as a revolutionary path of healing for the feminine.Join me as we unravel:🌸 How shame becomes embedded i...
Birthing Yourself Anew: The Alchemy of Birth, Business and Becoming with Kimberly Spencer
In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I’m joined by the luminous Kimberly Spencer of Crown Yourself — a coach, storyteller, and sovereign entrepreneur who knows what it means to rise from the ashes and birth herself anew.Together we exp...
From Impossible to Conceivable: Rewriting the Fertility Journey with Kirsten Karchmer
What if your fertility struggle wasn’t a personal failure—but a system failing you?In this episode of Reproductive Rebel, I sit down with Kirsten Karchmer, founder of Conceivable, a revolutionary platform that blends the wisdom of Tradit...
Rewriting the Script: Career Reinvention in the Wild Midlife Years with Mary Beth O’Connor
Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a crossroads. And for many women navigating the deep waters of perimenopause, it’s a moment of reckoning with who they’ve been… and who they’re becoming.In this powerful episode of Reproductive Rebel, we’re jo...
