This May, join Natural Awakenings and KnoWEwell for a women’s wellness event entitled Overcoming Stress: How to Balance It All. Each Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT, top integrative and functional medicine experts in women’s health will present cutting-edge insights into the many ways that stress can impact hormones, thyroid function, fertility and libido, and also provide tangible recommendations to improve skin care, aging, sleep and mindset. 


The series host is Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN, NP, founder of the world renowned Women to Women Clinic in 1983, among the first to be certified as a Functional Medicine Practitioner, faculty member of The Institute of Functional Medicine, Medical Advisor to Healthy Living Magazine, and has appeared on Dr. Oz, FOX, and ABC and has been featured in Glamour Magazine, ELLE Magazine and Women's World Magazine (to name a few.) Marcelle's PBS show, Is It Me or My Hormones? is a favorite among viewers.

The Schedule

Aging Gracefully - Tuesday, May 2

In this program you will learn:

• Anti-aging techniques to live a fulfilled life
• Utilizing meditation in daily life
• How movement can be used as medicine
• Strategies to reset your sleep and improve your circadian rhythm.

Stress, Skin and Beauty Care - Tuesday, May 9

In this program Dr. Cates will discuss:

• Stress impact on your skin
• Hormonal impact on your skin
• How to have a radiant, clear complexion

And, Dr. Fine will share: 

• How to identify Dr. Fine's top 10 toxins found in personal care products 
• Which labels hide undesirable ingredients
• How to choose better personal care products
• Ways to reduce stress

Stress and Your Sex Drive - Tuesday, May 16

In this program you will learn:

• Key to hormones to restore a healthy, natural sex drive
• Improving intimacy and connection
• The role of stress on your libido

Stress Thyroid and Hormones - Tuesday, May 23

In this program Dr. Maita and Dr. Jones will discuss:  

• Helpful strategies to manage stress
• How stress can impact your hormones
• Understanding your hormones
• The relationship between stress and the thyroid gland
• The relationship between thyroid gland and female hormones
• Methods to optimally support the thyroid gland.

The Role of Stress on Fertility - Tuesday, May 30

In this program Dr. Smith and Dr. Smeaton will discuss:

• Root causes of infertility
• Hormonal imbalances related to infertility
• How stress impacts fertility
• Helpful techniques to improve stress
• Tips and facts to increase fertility

The Speakers: 

• Anna Cabeca, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, author of The Hormone Fix. 

• Trevor Cates, naturopathic doctor, author of Clean Skin From Within. 

• Anne Marie Fine, naturopathic doctor, author of Cracking the Beauty Code.

• Carrie Jones, functional medicine physician specializing in hormone and thyroid health.

•  Jaquel Patterson, naturopathic physician, success coach, author of Women and Lyme.

•  Carol A. Penn, board-certified physician, mindset coach, author of Meditation in a Time of Madness.

• Arti Chandra, M.D., MPH on healing your gut.

• Jaclyn Smeaton, naturopathic doctor specializing in hormone health and reproductive medicine.

• Kela Smith, holistic-integrative fertility and hormone doctor.

•  Jyl Steinbeck, personal trainer and lifestyle expert.

The $59 event fee includes all Tuesday evening sessions. To learn more and register, scan the QR Code or click here.