After the Fall: Q&A with Kathryn

In this tender, hope-filled live Q&A, midwife and holistic health educator Kathryn Ramirez shares the story behind launching the Nurture & Thrive podcast after a difficult personal “fall.” Drawing on the picture book After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again), Kathryn reflects on courage, starting over, and the steady grace of taking “one step at a time.” She opens up about her own healing, reversing pre-diabetes, normalizing cholesterol and blood pressure, resolving chronic migraines and fibromyalgia symptoms—and how gut health, fasting rhythms, and simple daily choices changed everything.

Kathryn also answers listener questions about hormones, the gut–brain connection, cravings, sleep, and practical first steps that work for busy women at every stage—from maiden to matriarch. Along the way, she recounts guest-teaching OB nursing students, clarifies her role and scope, and invites women into a sisterhood of responsibility, resilience, and joy.

What you’ll learn

Why “getting back up” is a skill you can practice—and how to start today

The link between gut inflammation, anxiety, and poor sleep

What bloating and sugar cravings may be telling you about your microbiome

Gentle ways to begin healing your gut (fasting windows, veggie/fiber starters, fermented foods)

How GLP-1 can be supported naturally and why fiber matters for blood sugar and cholesterol

Hormone rhythms across a woman’s life and why women should fast differently than men PCOS, insulin resistance, and hope for fertility support

The power of personal agency: “You are able to respond.”

Resources & mentions

"After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again" by Dan Santat (children’s book) https://amzn.to/4mWU75a

“Fast Like a Girl” By Dr. Mindy Pelz https://amzn.to/4ngM02W

Fermented food ideas: raw sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt (unsweetened), kvass, olives, pickles

Free Fasting Calendar + 1:1 consult link via Kathryn’s Linktree https://linktr.ee/kathrynsramirez

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