Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today’s episode, we are talking about how to optimizing your libido for your stage of life. And what underlying factors may be leading to you not feeling like you have the same mojo you had in the past.

My guest is Maraya Brown, a Yale Trained CNM, MSN with her undergraduate in marketing.  She has been attending births for 20 years, managed women’s health clinics in Hawaii and Oregon for 13 years, taught at the Chinese Medicine College on the Big Island of Hawaii, and is in the process of getting her certification through the Institute of Functional Medicine.

She has a deep appreciation and respect for food as medicine and now practices online as a women’s health coach with her 8-week program to “Help Women move from Exhausted to Energized, Balance their Hormones and feel Turned On by their Life, their Lover and Themselves.”

She is the co-creator and co-founder of Beyond The Red Tent and she and Missy have put this Hormones & Wellness Summit together for all of you as well as their online FB group, membership, and TentTalks on YouTube.who has a deep appreciation and respect for food as medicine and practices as an online women’s health coach where she helps Women move from exhausted to energized, balance their hormones and feel turned on by their life, their lover and Themselves.

In today's episode

• Maraya’s story and what lead her to Women’s Health
• Factors that influence a women’s varying libido
• How libido changes during the stages of life
• How does the HPA axis related to libido
• Adrenal, thyroid, and sexuality
• Lab tests to understand if there is an underlying cause for your low libido
• Other factors that can through off your hormones for optimal libido
• Understanding your belief system around your sexual health
• Food for libido and mojo
• Adaptogen elixirs
• Other supplements for libido
• Hemp seed oil that is CBD free
• Type of exercise and is it serving your libido in a healthy way
• Aromatherapy and libido
• How to know what herbs are right for you
• Ways to explore sexuality for yourself and your partner
• How to orgasm and the mechanics of healthy female orgasm
• Benefits of self-pleasuring
• How to communicate with your partner about sexual pleasures
• OMGyes.com resource that is research-based about what women like
• How to be sexually creative during your fertile window when trying to avoid pregnancy
• How to overcome feeling the guilt of not satisfying your sexual relationships

Connect with guest: Maraya Brown 

To schedule an exploration call to see if Maraya’s program might be the right fit for you, please do so HERE!

***For a copy of Maraya's adaptogen Elixir Recipes for free --> email: energyhormonelibido@gmail.com***

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Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

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Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!