Sana Sessions
Welcome to Sana Sessions- the podcast where gut health, skin, and hormones take centre stage. Hosted by expert Naturopaths from The Sana Co, we cut through the fluff to bring you real talk, practical tools, and the inside scoop on feeling your best from the inside out.
Episodes
Every mother-daughter relationship goes through it: the years of closeness, the sudden clash, the silence, and, if you're lucky, the slow way back to each other. In this episode of Sana Sessions, Briana sits down with Tatiana Niken, founder of The Mother Daughter Collective, to unpack why this relationship is never static and what's really happening beneath the surf...
The Mid-Year Glow Up — Small Habits, Big Results
Feeling like your energy, digestion and mood took a dip as the cooler months set in? In this episode, we're breaking down the mid-year glow up that has nothing to do with restriction or reinvention and everything to do with the small, sustainable...
In this episode, Brianna is joined by Fiona Getty, certified menopause coach and founder of She Menopause Coaching. Fiona shares her extraordinary personal journey through perimenopause, from debilitating migraines and daily bleeding to being told she was "too young" and advised to seek counselling, and how finally finding the right care transformed her health, conf...
In this episode, Bri, women's health naturopath at The Sana Co., delivers a no-nonsense crash course in perimenopause and menopause. She breaks down the hormonal sequence behind the symptoms that so many women are told are simply stress, aging, or all in their head.
If you have ever felt like you are waking up with a new symptom every day and going in circles trying to manage them, this episode is for you.
What We Cover:
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Endometriosis and the Gut Microbiome
In this episode, Bri and Karah dive deep into one of the most underappreciated connections in women's health: the relationship between endometriosis and the gut microbiome. If you have been told your gut symptoms are "just IBS" or that ...
AMH and Fertility: What Your Results Actually Mean
Content note: This episode discusses AMH, fertility testing, infertility, and the emotional experience of trying to conceive.
In this episod...
Your microbiome is one of the most responsive systems in your body and in this episode, we're breaking down exactly how to work with it, not against it.
We cover the real timeline of microbiome change (hint: it starts sooner than you think), what different dietary approach...
If you have been told your period pain is normal, this episode is for you. Endometriosis affects an estimated one in nine women, yet the average diagnostic delay is still a staggering ten years. In this episode of Sana Sessions, we take a deep dive into what endometriosis actually is, why it is so frequently missed, and what a comprehensive, root-cause...
Why You're Still Bloated (And What to Do About It)
If you've ever unbuttoned your jeans after dinner, lived in trackpants to survive the afternoon, or been told "it's just IBS" — this one's for you.
In this episode, clinical nutritionist Sienna continues her conversation with Occupational Therapist Alex Kearney on a topic that affects far more people than we often realise overeating and binge eating. This is an honest, evidence-based, and deeply human conversation about our relationship with food, our bodies, and the pressures we navigate every si...
In this episode, Sienna sits down with occupational therapist Alex Kearney to unpack one of the most misunderstood and stigmatised topics in health: overeating and binge eating. What starts as a well-intentioned effort to "eat healthier" can quietly evolve into something far more complex, and most of us would never even realise it.
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Karah sits down with Dr. Hannah Watson- founder of Acupuncture Wellness Co., BaZi practitioner, and Chinese medicine expert with over 12 years in practice, to unpack what the Year of the Horse really means, and why it's anything but simple.
The Gut-Skin Connection: Why Your Skin Issues Start From Within
If you've been battling acne, eczema, rosacea, or perioral dermatitis and feel like nothing is working, this episode is for you. Karah and Teresa break down the science behind the gut-skin axis and explain why...
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Brianna and Sienna tackle one of the most commonly dismissed yet deeply disruptive health experiences for women- PMS and PMDD. Spoiler: it's not just part of being a woman, and there is so much you can do about it.
They break down the diff...
Struggling with bloating, reflux, constipation, loose stools or persistent gut symptoms despite eating well and taking supplements? In this episode of Sana Sessions, Clinical Nutritionist Sienna and Naturopath Karah break down the often overlooked drivers of poor gut health that go far beyond food choices. Instead of focusing on restrictive diets or quick fixes, they explore how stress, undereating, poor sleep, fast eating, overu...
Why do we overeat even when we’re not hungry? And why does it feel so hard to stop?
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Clinical Nutritionist Sienna unpacks the real reasons behind overeating and emotional eating and explains why it’s not a willpower issue. Instead, overeating is often a nervous system response to stress, restriction, emotional overwhelm, and depletion.
We cover the key biological and psychological driver...
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Teresa dives deep into one of her favourite and most underestimated nutrients, vitamin D. Often dismissed as just a “bone health vitamin,” vitamin D is actually a hormone that influences immunity, mood, energy, fertility, hormones, skin health and gut function.
This episode explores:
• Why vitamin D behaves like a hormone • The connection between vitamin D, PMS, PCOS and fertility • How...
Histamine isn’t just about hay fever.
If you’re dealing with bloating, migraines, anxiety, PMS, PMDD, endometriosis, brain fog, reflux, skin flares, or “random” symptoms that don’t seem connected... this episode might change everything.
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Sienna and Brianna break down what histamine actually is, why it accumulates, how it impacts your gut, hormones and nervous system, an...
In this episode of Sana Sessions, Karah and Teresa share an honest conversation about their experience with preconception, pregnancy and postpartum, from prenatal, to breastfeeding and everything in between.
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In this episode, we dive into what the naturopathy course really entails and how to thrive, not just survive, while studying. We unpack the structure of the course, clinic expectations, assignments and student clinic hours, and the reality of balancing life, study and self-growth.
But we don’t stop there, we also share our best strategies to help you get the most out of your student years through smart study habits and intent...
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