The Cyclical Doula Podcast: Fertility Awareness, Charting Cycles, and Reproductive Health Education
In this episode, Emma sits down with Dr. Tarah Davis, a functional medicine pharmacist and founder of The Rooted Farmacy, to explore the transformative power of root-cause healing. Dr. Davis shares her personal journey from severe childhood illness to becoming a trauma-informed functional medicine practitioner. The conversation delves deep into why gut health is foundational to overall wellness, explaining that gut health is not about symptoms but about the intricate connection between your immune system, nervous system, and digestion. Key topics include: understanding the gut microbiome and its role in hormone production and breakdown; how perimenopause is often misdiagnosed and is really about metabolic dysfunction, blood sugar imbalance, and accumulated stress; the use of continuous glucose monitors to track real-time blood sugar patterns; why functional medicine requires a 6-month commitment and a 'ready, willing, and able' mindset; the importance of looking at the whole person from birth onwards; how gut health impacts fertility, mood, autoimmunity, and weight loss resistance; and why one-on-one personalized approaches work better than one-size-fits-all protocols. Dr. Tarah Davis emphasizes that you're not broken—you've been set up for failure by lifestyle and misinformation, and healing begins with learning to love your body.
Resources:
Connect with Dr. Tarah Davis: https://therootedfarmacy.com
The Rooted Revival: https://l.bttr.to/9q7Dl
Book a discovery call with Dr. Tarah Davis here: https://l.bttr.to/RPfGD
Dr. Tarah Davis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Therootedfarmacy
Connect with Emma: emmamma.com/links
The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Cyclical Doula Podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emma Goff or Emmamma LLC. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.