About 2½ years ago, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible woman while she was still a student in Toronto — Dr. Ashley Margeson. She graduated as a Naturopathic Doctor about 18 months ago, and what is truly amazing is that she’s really taken the world by storm. Now, I wasn’t surprised by this at all — but what I find so fascinating is to really delve into the journey she’s had since graduating. She has accomplished so much and has several initiatives on the go.
Ashley is an incredible entrepreneur whom I respect deeply; she is someone who has been consistent in her ability to try new things, be willing to fail, and confidently move forward while inspiring others.
This episode, we get into her hacks of entrepreneurism, how to get through the flights and expedite your sense of recovery when you land on the other side, how to keep going as a female entrepreneur and craft your environment to help support your momentum — as well as accelerating your growth! Ashley also shares the three important questions you need to ask yourself to help set yourself up for success and achieve your goals.
Key Takeaways:
[1:35] About my incredible guest today, Dr. Ashley Margeson
[3:13] What Ashley has been up to since her graduation.
[5:32] What is helping Ashley right now — as we speak — to help keep her going!
[6:20] What is in this IV Ashley is hooked up to and how they leverage IV therapy at Cornerstone Naturopathic.
[7:34] How an IV therapy can help you before travel.
[9:51] How do we support women as entrepreneurs?
[12:50] Set yourself up for success by figuring out your answers to these three, important questions.
[27:04] How Ashley is crafting her environment to help support her momentum.
[29:26] About Ashley’s current initiatives and her views on persevering through failures.
[36:34] What Ashley would like her legacy to be.
[38:50] Dr. Ashley Margeson’s key performance indicators!
[48:00] Where to follow and find Ashley online.
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance — What Women Should Know, by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug: The Working Woman's Guide to Overthrowing the Patriarchy, by Sarah Lacy
More About Dr. Ashley Margeson
Dr Ashley Margeson bridges the science of the body with the wellbeing of the mind, by infusing the everyday routine with nutrition, recovery and movement-enhancing insight – ensuring that your health works for you, not against you. She works with passionate people; mums and dads, athletes, go-getters, professionals, retirees and entrepreneurs to optimize their performance and their lives.
Dr. Ashley found her unwavering belief in the power of social change and a dedication to advocating for sustainable food security during her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Acadia University. Following a brief hiatus to work for the Canadian International Development Agency in Ghana, West Africa she went on to obtain her Doctor of Naturopathy degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She has since amassed an impressive portfolio of certifications from the top clinicians across North America, ensuring she is using the best available evidence, research and technology to serve her patients.
Dr. Ashley was named one of Acadia University’s Most Notable Alumni at the age of 24, one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50, Under 40-Year-Olds at the age of 25 and received the Humanitarian Award upon graduation from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is the medical brain behind “From The Doctor’s Desk” - a biweekly column in the Chronicle Herald; is the resident Health Expert for CTV Morning Live Atlantic and runs a little tech company on the side - enabling companies and organizations to be best support their employees health and benefits through data-driven testing and optimization.
Connect with my Guest:
Websites: AshleyMargeson.com and CornerstoneNaturopathic.ca.
Other Projects: Elite Bridal Wellness, 21Day Teatox, and Corporate Wellness.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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CALL TO ACTION
This week’s call to action is to stop trying to do it ‘all’. Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you have to do it. What is one thing in your life or business that you can start saying ‘no’ to or can delegate to someone else? Hiring an assistant? Subscribing to a healthy meal delivery? Whatever it is, share your commitment on our Entrepology Podcast facebook page. Because when you are accountable, you are helpable.
I’ll be honest — it’s hard being an entrepreneur and having three kids. I think it’s hard being an entrepreneur and having any kids — but with three right now at 2, 4, and 6, there is chaos behind the scenes. Because of this, I tend to gravitate toward the female entrepreneurs on social media that seem to have found the balance between family and putting positive energy out into the universe as an entrepreneur.
And one of those such people is Dr. Rachel Schwartzman — a naturopathic doctor who practices here in Toronto. She has a series of initiatives out there in the world that are having a really tremendous, positive impact on families. She is one of the co-founders of West End Naturopathic Doulas where she is a naturopathic doctor working with families. She is also the co-creator to The Bump to Baby Show — a family-friendly event that really takes families through the journey of parenthood — from pregnancy, right into that young family phase.
We talked in this interview about entrepreneurism, how to manage picky eaters, common health misconceptions that are holding families back, and what Rachel is drinking right now to get her through this very busy time right now (two weeks before launch phase!) and how she keeps going on going as an entrepreneur.
Key Takeaways:
[1:37] Introducing my guest for this week, Dr. Rachel Schwartzman!
[3:32] Welcome Rachel to the podcast.
[4:00] About Rachel’s journey to becoming a naturopathic doctor.
[5:28] Was the naturopathic college Rachel attended what she had expected?
[6:14] What Rachel is currently up to!
[6:57] Why Rachel loves working with and treating children.
[8:22] How much does mindset play into an individual’s ability to achieve an outcome with respect to their health?
[9:32] In looking at children’s health, where did Rachel’s conviction to support maternal and child wellness come from?
[12:35] Where Rachel’s strong entrepreneurial thinking came from.
[15:00] What Rachel’s mother taught her about entrepreneurialism.
[16:38] Entrepreneur mom hacks: how Rachel maintains a healthy family and busting mythconceptions.
[20:05] What to do with your picky eaters at home!
[24:05] Common misconceptions that prevent people from having greater access to a radical shift in health.
[27:45] All about The Bump to Baby Show: location and vibe, vendors and products, services, activities and workshops, and the community.
[31:59] What Rachel is doing right now as a fellow entrepreneur to keep herself going.
[34:54] What Rachel would like her legacy to be.
[37:28] How Rachel defines health.
[39:34] Rachel’s key performance indicators.
[42:22] Where to learn about what Rachel is up to, online.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
More About Dr. Rachel Schwartzman
Rachel is a board-certified and licensed naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and birth doula. She graduated from The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She practices naturopathic family medicine and has a special interest in pediatric medicine and women's health, particularly in the area of hormonal health, fertility, pregnancy, and prenatal care. She is the co-creator of The Bump to Baby Show and co-founder of the West End Naturopathic Doulas.
Rachel’s goal as a Naturopathic Doctor is to work directly with each of her patients, to develop a deeper understanding of their specific needs, and to help bring forth health and wellbeing. She is passionate about teaching people how to take control of their health with simple and effective methods.
Rachel has additional training in Medical Herbalism, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, and completed training from Harvard University’s Body-Mind-Medicine Institute in Mindfulness Studies.
Connect with my Guest:
Websites: RachelSchwartzman.com
The Bump to Baby Show (May 6th)
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:
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Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs
If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on Facebook!
MONTHLY QUIZ
See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.
CALL TO ACTION
Did you know that the quality of health and life that your grandchildren will experience actually starts in the preconceived eggs that you are carrying around in your body? The choices that we make now and the exposures we’ve had throughout our lifetime actually impact the quality of health of your grandchildren.
The conversation around fertility is not something we’ve spoken about yet on The Entrepology Podcast, but I think it’s important for women who are ambitious to have an understanding of how their actions and stress impact their fertility.
My guest today is Dr. Jodie Peacock. She is a naturopathic doctor at the Root of Health in Toronto, as well as the host of the upcoming Canadian Fertility Show. Dr. Jodie has earned her Bachelor of Science at Guelph and has also completed four years of study at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is incredibly passionate about women’s health and I’m really honored to have her on the podcast today. She shares her wealth of experience and we had really open and frank conversations about some of the things that we need to consider as women — especially the choices and the decisions we need to make if we really want to work at “having it all.”
Key Takeaways:
[1:30] About my guest today.
[3:49] How Dr. Jodie got to where she is today.
[4:31] Has Jodie always focused on women’s health in her practice?
[4:53] How Jodie finds balance in her life; the solid staples that she sticks to.
[6:13] Fertility from a proactive perspective: What do women need to think about?
[8:21] What both women and men need to look at before they plan a pregnancy.
[9:55] Easy, healthy, accessible fats you need to add to your diet.
[10:17] Why we’re seeing a decrease in sperm count in male fertility.
[10:49] How does marijuana impact fertility?
[12:20] How to measure egg quality.
[12:43] General guidelines in terms of regulating alcohol, leading up to a pregnancy.
[15:13] How many couples are having difficulties conceiving?
[16:03] Where couples should go to have conversations about fertility.
[17:23] The signals our body gives us to let us know when it’s a good time to conceive.
[19:53] Should women use ovulation kits?
[21:06] What couples should focus on when trying to conceive.
[21:40] Does ambition impact fertility?
[23:20] Is there a connection between endometriosis and ambition in women?
[24:55] About Dr. Jodie’s upcoming Canadian Fertility Show.
[26:50] Who Dr. Jodie wants to see come to the CFS.
[28:19] What couples should do in terms of testing for toxicity.
[29:11] What women should and should not be eating to support a healthy pregnancy.
[31:53] What should couples be looking at in terms of prenatal supplemental support.
[33:36] The importance of taking an activated form of folic acid.
[35:28] What Dr. Jodie would like her legacy to be.
[35:53] How Dr. Jodie defines health.
[36:31] Dr. Jodie’s key-performance indicators.
[39:08] Where to find Dr. Jodie online.
The upcoming Canadian Fertility Show (April 14th)
Canadian Fertility Show 2018 App
More About Dr. Jodie Peacock
Dr. Jodie Peacock B.Sc., N.D.is a Naturopathic doctor at The Root of Health in Oakville. Dr. Peacock has a special interest in women’s health concerns including hormone balancing addressing the adrenals, thyroid and ovarian function. This can help symptoms associated with fertility, PCOS, menopause, weight gain and fatigue. Dr. Peacock is passionate about educating couples on how to optimize their fertility and the health of their future children.
She created the Enhance Fertility Bootcamp program to guide and support as many couples as possible through the wealth of research on the impact of diet and lifestyle changes on with regards to conception Preconception health is critical to ensuring the optimal health of our future generation. Dr. Jodie Peacock’s passion for naturopathic medicine stems from the ability to spend quality time with her patients helping to treat the whole person instead of just their symptoms. She feels very strongly about the opportunity to educate patients and the general public in the use of effective alternative treatments, empowering them to take control of their own health.
Connect with my Guest:
Websites: RootofHealth.ca & CanadianFertilityShow.ca
Social Media: Facebook & Twitter.
Special Offer: Use the coupon code: CFS-MW to get 50% off tickets for the Canadian Fertility Show
If you enjoyed our conversation and would like to hear more:
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Join our badass Women’s Facebook Group, Legacy Performance Labs
If you want to be something amazing, you need to surround yourself with amazing people! The Legacy community is made up of badass women living — not leaving — their legacy every single day. If you are on a mission and get it that your health is the key to your unlimited potential — Join us on Facebook!
MONTHLY QUIZ
See where you stack up and take this month’s quiz right here!
Part of improving your health and performance as an entrepreneur requires that you take inventory of your current state of health. To this end, we have prepared a monthly quiz related to the health and performance of entrepreneurs and go-getters.
CALL TO ACTION
With fertility concerns affecting approximately 1 in 6 Canadian couples, chances are you yourself or someone you know has been impacted by this issue. This week’s call to action is to help spread the word about the options and support available. Share this episode, tag a friend or send it to someone who you think could benefit from tuning in.