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The Educate & Empower Podcast
Where women are guided, grounded, and gracefully reminded that every season of life deserves care.
Welcome to The Educate & Empower Podcast , a space where clinical wisdom meets soulful conversation. Hosted by Rebecca East, Nurse Practitioner, CEO & and Founder of The Holistic Care Collective, this podcast is your companion through The Seasons of Her, from puberty to pre-pregnancy, postpartum to perimenopause, and every chapter in between.
Each episode invites you to explore the connection between body, mind, and purpose, blending evidence-based women’s health, honest storytelling, and heartfelt empowerment. Whether you’re navigating hormonal changes, rediscovering your identity, or learning how to truly care for yourself, you’ll find insight, compassion, and community here.
Through real conversations with health experts, thought leaders, and women just like you, Bec brings education to light and empowerment to life, so you can move through every season feeling informed, confident, and deeply supported.
✨ Because when women are educated and empowered, everything changes.
The Educate & Empower Podcast
19. Checking In With Rachel: PCOS, Trusting Your Intuition & Honouring Hope and Benji
In this special follow-up episode, Bec sits down once again with the incredibly resilient and inspiring Rachel to catch up on where life has taken her since they last spoke.
Rachel opens up about her recent diagnosis of PCOS and a partial septate uterus, sharing the challenges, emotions, and steps she’s taking to manage her health. The conversation also explores Rachel and her husband Ryan’s recent decision to move, the power of trusting your intuition, and the importance of self-advocacy when navigating the healthcare system.
Together, they reflect on a powerful milestone: Rachel and Ryan’s heartfelt fundraising achievement in honour of their two beautiful children, Hope and Benji.
This episode is a warm, real, and empowering reminder of the strength it takes to keep showing up for yourself - and what it means to honour your journey, your body, and your heart.
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions about fertility and pregnancy loss. Please take care while listening.
