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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
38. The Peri-Equation with Vik Linke
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In this episode, Bec sits down with Nurse Practitioner Vik Linke for an insightful and empowering conversation on perimenopause, a phase that often goes unrecognised, misunderstood, or dismissed altogether.
Together, they unpack the wide range of symptoms associated with perimenopause, including those that are commonly mistaken for unrelated health concerns. Vik shares how many women are told their experiences are “normal” or generalised, rather than being properly investigated with the testing and support they deserve.
This episode explores the importance of looking beyond surface-level symptoms and instead taking a holistic, whole-person approach to health.
Bec and Vik also dive into:
- The unsuspecting symptoms of perimenopause you may not realise are hormone-related
- The connection between thyroid health and perimenopause symptoms
- The role of nutrition and exercise in supporting this transition
If you’ve ever felt dismissed, confused, or unsupported in your health journey, this conversation offers both validation and practical insight to help you better understand your body.
