What Every Woman Deserves to Know About Her Heath with Dr. Rishma Walji ND PhD

Women are not taught to understand our bodies - and that’s a problem.

In this episode of Unapologetically Yours, Ashley sits down with Dr. Rishma Walji — Naturopathic Doctor, PhD, TEDx speaker, and host of the XO Conversations Podcast — to talk about the massive gaps in women’s healthcare and education… and the emotional cost of filling in the blanks ourselves.

From fertility to perimenopause, pregnancy to postpartum, women are often left to navigate some of life’s most important decisions without the full picture. No roadmap. No real answers. 

Dr. Rishma has spent over 20 years helping women make complex choices about their health, hormones, and families. In this conversation, she and Ashley unpack what it really means to advocate for your own care, trust your body, and grieve the losses — even the ones you chose — along the way.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, under-informed, or completely alone in a major life decision about your body, this episode is a must-listen.

 

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

✨ The emotional labor of navigating women’s healthcare

✨ The invisible grief of “chosen loss” (and how to hold it)

✨ Why miscarriage and birth trauma are still taboo

✨ How we’ve been taught to ignore our bodies—and how to start listening again

✨ The messy middle of perimenopause, motherhood, and identity

✨ What it means to mother ourselves (and each other)

✨ How to feel confident in your choices—even when the world questions them

 

Whether you’re making a major decision or just trying to make sense of your own needs, this conversation is a reminder: your body knows. And you don’t have to go it alone.

 

Connect with Dr. Rishma:

YouTube @livingxo

LinkedIn

Instagram @livingxo

 

Connect with Ashley:

Instagram @ashleydlogan

Website https://ashleydlogan.com/

 

Resources mentioned in the episode: 

• Meditation for people who hate meditation
• XO Conversations Podcast with Dr. Rishma

 

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