Episodes

  • Breast Exams at Home: How AI Expands Access Beyond Traditional Screening

    Breast Exams at Home: How AI Expands Access Beyond Traditional Screening
    Feb 16 2026

    Breast cancer screening fails most often where access is constrained: limited appointments, geographic gaps, dense breast tissue, and reliance on self-exams that depend entirely on human touch. Awareness alone doesn’t close those gaps.

    In this episode, Dr. Karny Ilan, co-founder and CEO of Feminai, shares how physician-led product design, multidisciplinary collaboration, and rigorous clinical trials shaped a new model for breast screening access. The conversation explores a shift in how breast health is managed—from episodic screening to continuous, individualized monitoring. Rather than relying on infrequent appointments alone, it examines tools designed to track changes over time, at home, while remaining connected to clinical decision-making.


    Timestamps

    • (00:11) Breast cancer risk shaped by genetics and lived exposure
    • (08:37) Limits of traditional self-breast exams
    • (09:09) Personal experience shaping breast health urgency
    • (10:15) How at-home breast scanning detects change over time
    • (12:42) Designing screening tools for dense breast tissue
    • (17:03) Addressing breast size, shape, and post-surgical variation
    • (18:31) Clinical trials revealing real-world usability gaps
    • (20:13) Why ease of use affects screening reliability
    • (29:29) Access gaps amplified by pandemic-era screening delays
    • (38:09) Broad inclusion across age, risk, and body types


    Guest Bio

    Dr. Karny Ilan — Co-Founder and CEO, Feminai
    Dr. Karny Ilan is a general surgery resident at Sheba Medical Center and the co-founder and CEO of Feminai, a breast health company developing an AI-enabled disposable wearable patch and app for at-home breast exams. With a strong family history of breast cancer, she brings clinical experience and patient-centered design to building scalable screening tools that expand access and personalization.
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karny-ilan/

    Key Points

    • Access constraints drive missed detection: Feminai targets screening gaps caused by geography, capacity, and avoidance.
    • Physician-led design builds trust: Clinical credibility accelerated adoption with providers and investors.
    • Dense breast tissue is a priority use case: The technology is designed to perform well where mammography often struggles.
    • Personalized baselines change detection logic: Each scan is compared against the user’s own prior data.
    • Usability directly affects accuracy: Instructions, fit, and behavior shape downstream AI performance.


    Deep Dives

    1. At-home breast exams as infrastructure

    • Designed for frequent, low-friction use
    • Complements rather than replaces imaging

    2. Patch and app workflow

    • Risk stratification via medical questionnaire
    • Bluetooth-enabled scan uploads to secure cloud
    • AI analysis with physician review

    3. Designing for every body

    • Stretch materials accommodate size variation
    • Dense tissue explicitly accounted for
    • Additional sizes planned as rollout expands

    4. Clinical trials beyond performance metrics

    • Usability drove multiple design iterations
    • Instruction format affected adherence
    • Shape changes required algorithm updates

    5. Personalized longitudinal tracking

    • Each woman compared only to herself
    • Changes flagged based on deviation, not population averages

    6. Leadership and multidisciplinary teams

    • Engineers exposed to clinical sites
    • Patient stories shared to reinforce mission
    • Stability in leadership communication protected execution


    Links & References

    • Breast cancer screening beyond mammography (Mayo Clinic): https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/mammogram/in-depth/breast-cancer/art-20047233
    • Breast cancer screening recommendations (USPSTF): https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening
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    45 mins
  • The Cost of Delay: Why Midlife Health Breaks Down and What It Takes to Build a Sustainable Routine

    The Cost of Delay: Why Midlife Health Breaks Down and What It Takes to Build a Sustainable Routine
    Feb 9 2026
    Midlife health decisions rarely fail because women “don’t know what to do.” They fail because the stakes change overnight, the calendar stays overloaded, and the system you used to rely on stops working.This conversation sits at the intersection of two realities: breast cancer can show up even without family history, and the perimenopause to menopause transition forces a new level of precision around hormones, bone health, fatigue, and what you put on your skin.In this episode, Sally Mueller, co-founder of Womaness, speak candidly from lived experience—diagnosis timelines, treatment tradeoffs, dense breast screening gaps, and the unglamorous but decisive habits that actually keep women on track.Timestamps(03:16) Following instincts as an early prevention strategy (11:18) Clean, hormone-free formulations and long-term exposure risk (12:58) Hereditary versus environmental drivers of breast cancer (20:20) Dense breast tissue and proactive screening strategies (27:31) Vitamin D deficiency and systemic fatigue signals (28:49) Supplement consistency versus reactive use (32:32) Why steady supplementation outperforms short-term fixes (36:18) Bone health through impact, resistance, and movement variety (40:07) Exercise variation as a stimulus for bone remodeling (41:47) Treating exercise like a non-negotiable meeting Guest BioSally Mueller — Co-Founder and CEO, WomanessSally Mueller is the co-founder of Womaness, a women’s wellness brand focused on perimenopause and menopause solutions across skin, body, supplements, and sexual wellness.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-mueller/Key PointsMidlife health breakdown is often a systems failure, not a motivation problem: Delayed screenings, inconsistent supplements, and deprioritized movement compound risk over time.Early detection depends on follow-through, not awareness: Dense breast tissue, hormone shifts, and missed baselines create blind spots when care is delayed.Consistency beats intensity in supplements and exercise: Vitamin D, bone-loading movement, and simple routines outperform sporadic “health resets.”Clean inputs matter more after cancer, but should start earlier: What women put on and in their bodies becomes more consequential during hormonal transition.Exercise functions as prevention infrastructure, not lifestyle garnish: Impact, resistance, and aerobic movement materially affect recurrence risk, bone density, and fatigue.Deep DivesDelayed care as a compounding risk factorMissed appointments increase exposure windowsDelays often happen during peak hormonal volatilityDense breast tissue and the screening gapMammograms alone can miss early signalsUltrasound and MRI baselines improve detectionVitamin D deficiency as a hidden performance drainFatigue and joint pain can signal depletionWinter and low sun accelerate declineSupplement discipline versus reactive useInconsistent intake reduces benefitFewer supplements taken regularly outperform complex stacksBone health beyond medicationImpact and resistance stimulate bone remodelingMovement variety matters more than volumeExercise as a protective interventionAerobic activity reduces systemic disease riskStrength work supports bone and joint resilienceClean formulations and cumulative exposureHormone-free products reduce added loadTransparency matters more during midlife transitionsWhy midlife routines collapse firstCaregiving, careers, and stress convergeHealth behaviors are usually the first to dropTreating exercise like a meetingScheduled movement increases adherenceNon-negotiable time blocks protect consistencyPrevention as an operating modelMidlife health requires durable systemsShort-term fixes fail under long timelinesLinks & ReferencesBreast cancer screening beyond mammography (Mayo Clinic): https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/mammogram/in-depth/breast-cancer/art-20047233Vitamin D deficiency, symptoms, and testing (National Institutes of Health): https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-Consumer/Exercise and bone health in midlife and beyond (International Osteoporosis Foundation): https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/health-professionals/prevention/exercise
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    55 mins
  • Breaking the Cycle: How Reusable Products Are Transforming Menstrual Care and Ending Period Poverty

    Breaking the Cycle: How Reusable Products Are Transforming Menstrual Care and Ending Period Poverty
    Jul 1 2025

    In this episode, Cherie Hoeger (CEO & co-founder of Saalt) breaks down the “reusable revolution” in period care—menstrual cups, discs, and patented leak-proof underwear—and shows how a B-Corp can combine product innovation with a global mission to end period poverty. You’ll hear practical how-tos, pelvic-floor tips, and a candid look at building a fast-growing fem-tech brand while raising six kids.

    Timestamps

    00:00 – 01:00 | Why disposable pads can’t solve period poverty
    01:00 – 04:00 | Meet Cherie & Saalt’s reusable mission
    04:00 – 08:30 | From “diaper-feel” to patented thin-dry underwear
    08:30 – 17:30 | Live demo: folding, inserting & removing cups vs. discs
    17:30 – 21:00 | Pelvic-floor support, prolapse & bladder leaks
    21:00 – 25:30 | 1 % give-back, 130 k donations in 50 countries
    25:30 – 33:00 | Founder life: in-office preschool & work-life integration
    33:00 – 38:00 | Hanky Panky collab, retail rollout (Target, Whole Foods, REI)
    38:00 – 44:00 | Packaging that makes periods “cart-worthy”
    44:00 – end | Vision: bring Saalt to every girl & end period poverty

    Key Points

    • Reusable > Disposable – Cups & discs hold 3-6× a tampon, last 10 + years, and slash monthly costs and waste.
    • Patented Period Underwear – Saalt spent 3½ years engineering the thinnest, driest tech on the market—now powering Hanky Panky’s Confidence Panty line.
    • Pelvic-Floor Friendly – Discs sit in the posterior fornix (no suction), making them ideal for prolapse, IUDs, heavy lifters, and “sneeze leaks.”
    • Life-Changing Donations – 130 k products placed in 50 countries; cups keep girls in school and women at work for 10 years on a single purchase.
    • Customer “Saalt Coaches” – Real humans (not chat-bots) guide users through fit, folds, leaks, PCOS, endo, and more.
    • Family-First Startup – Cherie & her husband built an on-site preschool and a strict 90-minute “power morning” to juggle six kids and a scaling brand.
    • Retail Proof – Instagram-worthy packaging helped Saalt hit Target shelves in year 2; now also in Whole Foods, REI, Walmart Teens, and Walgreens.

    Deep Dives

    1. The Cup & Disc Advantage
      • 12-hour wear, medical-grade silicone, hypoallergenic.
      • Discs allow mess-free period sex and added pelvic support.
      • “It’s not bigger than a baby’s head—yes, it fits!”
    2. Underwear Tech & Hanky Panky
      • Ultra-thin absorbent gusset keeps the surface bone-dry.
      • Holds 3–6 pads’ worth yet feels like everyday lace lingerie.
      • Launched on International Women’s Day; sold out first run.
    3. Ending Period Poverty—Reusable or Bust
      • Disposable donations create endless cost and waste cycles.
      • Cups + education end absenteeism for a decade on ~$30.
      • Saalt targets eight high-need regions; 95 % adoption rate.
    4. Pelvic-Floor & Athletic Use
      • Disc + period underwear combo recommended for marathoners.
      • Cups can even outperform pessaries for some bladder-support users.
    5. Work-Life Integration Blueprint
      • Replace “balance” with optimization.
      • Morning ritual: reading, strength training, two mission-critical tasks before email.
      • In-office preschool boosts retention & gender equity.
    6. Future Vision
      • Global accessibility—“Saalt in every country.”
      • Scale 1 % give-back to eradicate period poverty.
      • Keep innovating where stigma once stalled progress (packaging, education, tech).

    Notable Quotes

    • “Period poverty will never be solved by disposable products.” – Cherie Hoger
    • “We’re not selling pads or cups—we’re selling confidence.”
    • “A cup in your purse means no more emergency tampon runs.”

    Find Saalt: saalt.com | Amazon | Target | Whole Foods | REI | Walmart (Teen line)
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    47 mins
  • AI Meets Parenthood: How Riley’s Smart App Solves New Parent's 3 AM Baby Questions

    AI Meets Parenthood: How Riley’s Smart App Solves New Parent's 3 AM Baby Questions
    May 6 2025

    In this episode, host Sheree sits down with Amanda DeLuca, co‑founder of Riley—a science‑backed, AI‑powered parenting and mental health app designed to give families data‑driven guidance at every stage. Amanda shares the deeply personal experience that inspired Riley, how the app uses live data and AI to surface insights (from sleep schedules to developmental milestones to postpartum mental‑health support), and what it’s like building a HIPAA‑compliant tool by parents for parents.

    Get 20% Riley with 20% off with the code: FEMTECH20 - https://www.rileyapp.com/

    Guest Bio

    Amanda DeLuca

    • Co‑founder & Chief Product Officer, Riley
    • 15+ years in tech product management, especially health‑tech
    • Personal journey from first‑time mom overwhelmed by postpartum anxiety to building Riley
    • Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn:
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacdeluca/

    Key Topics & Timestamps

    00:00 – 02:00 | Why Riley Exists

    • Amanda and her husband “product‑managed” pregnancy—and watched it all vanish in the first sleepless nights.
    • The frustration of 3 AM questions with no expert help at your fingertips.

    02:00 – 08:00 | From Personal Pain Point to Product Idea

    • Real‑world data is everywhere—but parents need a trustworthy filter.
    • Amanda’s background building user‑centered tech and her year of research in family‑tech before Riley.

    08:00 – 14:00 | Core Riley Features

    • Tracking & Insight Engine: Turn feeding, diaper, sleep logs into actionable trends.
    • Golden Window™ Sleep Scheduler: AI‑driven nap and bedtime calculator that adapts live.
    • Contextual Guidance: From solids introduction to toddler tantrums, Riley surfaces “what the data really says.”

    14:00 – 20:00 | Supporting Parental Mental Health

    • Under‑reported reality of postpartum depression/anxiety—even high‑functioning parents feel shame.
    • How Riley’s clinical advisory board and embedded questionnaires help flag “yellow‑flag” moments.
    • Medication, rest, and community as pillars of postpartum recovery.

    20:00 – 26:00 | Building with Privacy & Safety in Mind

    • HIPAA‑compliance explained: why it matters and how Riley keeps your family’s data secure.
    • No user data is used for AI model training; personal logs stay private.

    26:00 – 32:00 | The Magic Moments & Future Roadmap

    • Hyper‑personal touches (e.g. suggesting Japanese vocabulary when traveling in Japan).
    • VIP community beta: high‑touch feedback loops with founders and early users.
    • Upcoming features: peer “high‑fives” at 3 AM, deeper provider integrations, expanded mental‑health screening.

    Top Quotes

    “There is no normal newborn—every baby charts their own course, and parents need a guide, not a generic 400‑page book.”“It shouldn’t take an economics degree to know what’s good data—and that insight gap is what Riley was built to close.”“Putting your own oxygen mask on first is not selfish—it’s the only way you can care for your little ones.”

    Resources & Links

    • Amanda’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacdeluca/
    • Riley App: https://rileyapp.com
    • Founder pricing: $10 /mo (annual); $12 /mo (quarterly); $15 /mo (monthly)
    • Learn more about HIPAA compliance in consumer health apps:
      • U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – HIPAA Overview: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Normalizing the Unspoken: Addressing Incontinence, Constipation & Sexual Dysfunction in Women's Health

    Normalizing the Unspoken: Addressing Incontinence, Constipation & Sexual Dysfunction in Women's Health
    Apr 29 2025

    In this episode, I welcome pelvic health pioneer Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, PT, DPT, author and international speaker, to discuss her four-decade journey in physical therapy and nearly 30 years specializing in pelvic health. Ingrid shares how the field has evolved—from obscurity in the U.S. to structured residency programs—while underscoring the critical need for early education, interdisciplinary teamwork, and advocacy. She reveals the inspiration behind her book A Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms, outlines practical strategies for mentorship and collaboration across healthcare disciplines, and calls listeners to champion pelvic health as a public health priority throughout women’s lifespan.

    Guest Bio
    Ingrid Harm-Ernandes, PT, DPT

    Background:

    • 40 years as a physical therapist; 28+ years in pelvic health
    • Co-Director & Mentor, Women’s Health PT Residency Program, Duke University
    • Course Development Director, International Women’s Health Courses
    • Author of A Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms
    • International speaker, educator, and illustrator
    • Areas of Expertise: Pelvic floor rehabilitation, orthopedic integration, interdisciplinary care, women’s health through life stages

    Key Topics & Timestamps

    00:00 – 05:00 | Origins of Pelvic Health PT
    Ingrid recounts the early 1990s landscape—scarce training in the U.S., skepticism from physicians, and her orthopedic foundation that shaped today’s best practices.

    05:00 – 12:00 | Building Residency & Education
    How Duke launched one of the first pelvic PT residencies, the slow but steady growth of programs, and the power of “book clubs” and clinical mentoring to integrate pelvic health into standard curricula.

    12:00 – 20:00 | Mentorship Beyond the Discipline
    Strategies for new grads: start generalist, shadow diverse providers (OB-GYN, urogynecology, cardiopulmonary PT, even acupuncturists and sex therapists) to build confidence and referrals.

    20:00 – 30:00 | Writing A Musculoskeletal Mystery
    The pandemic-sparked book project: filling the education gap for patients and practitioners, demystifying pelvic floor anatomy, evaluations, treatments, and including a self-help toolkit.

    30:00 – 40:00 | The Continuum of Life & Menopause Care
    Reframing women’s health as a lifelong continuum—pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause—and the alarming statistics: 50% of life spent in menopause transition, rising cardiovascular risks, and the need for strength training over cardio.

    40:00 – 50:00 | Interdisciplinary Teamwork & Advocacy
    “Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork”: integrating PTs with physicians, nurses, nutritionists, mental health professionals, and corporate stakeholders. How education fuels advocacy—from clinic in-services to writing senators for research funding.

    Major Takeaways

    • Education Is Foundation: Early exposure in PT, medical, and nursing curricula prevents decades of untreated symptoms.
    • Mentorship Matters: Seek out and sustain relationships with both pelvic PT and cross-specialty mentors to refine skills and referrals.
    • Interdisciplinary Care: Pelvic health thrives when PTs collaborate with OB-GYNs, urogynecologists, acupuncturists, PAs, and beyond—breaking silos boosts patient outcomes.
    • Lifelong Lens: Women spend a large portion of life in menopause transition—with implications for bone, cardiovascular, and pelvic health; prevention through strength training and pelvic floor awareness is key.
    • Advocacy Amplifies Impact: Armed with education, practitioners and patients can lobby for research funding, insurance coverage, and workplace policies that support pelvic health.

    Resources & Guest Links

    • Ingrid Harm-Ernandes on LinkedIn:
      https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-harm-ernandes-5057773b/
    • Book: A Musculoskeletal Mystery: How to Solve Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms
    • Duke University Women’s Health PT Residency Program (search DukePT.edu for details)
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Mindful Muscle: Kettlebell Training as the New Frontier in Moving Meditation

    Mindful Muscle: Kettlebell Training as the New Frontier in Moving Meditation
    Apr 15 2025

    In this inspiring episode, Sheree sits down with Jessica DiBiase — master performance coach, kettlebell champion, and founder of Jessica DiBiase Fitness — to explore the intersection of strength, breath, and holistic wellness. Jessica shares her journey from competitive gymnastics to becoming the first American female Master of Sport in long cycle kettlebell lifting. They discuss the physical and mental benefits of kettlebell sport, the meditative power of breathwork, and how movement shapes identity and emotional well-being.

    Jessica also shares the entrepreneurial story behind KettleGuard, the leading wrist protection gear for kettlebell athletes, and her approach to making strength training accessible through her Kettlebells & Core program. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned athlete, this episode will inspire you to rethink strength, movement, and inner resilience.

    Timestamps:

    00:00 – Introduction to Jessica DiBiase
    01:45 – Jessica's early journey in movement and sport
    06:35 – How gymnastics and triathlons shaped her foundation
    09:42 – Discovering kettlebells and building a women-led sport team
    13:58 – What is kettlebell sport? How it differs from hardstyle
    17:40 – Breathwork and the meditative power of kettlebell lifting
    22:04 – Reframing movement as empowerment
    26:15 – Why kettlebell sport is accessible to all ages
    30:05 – Core strength, the nervous system, and postpartum recovery
    36:10 – Entrepreneurial story: Creating KettleGuard
    42:33 – Tools & gear to get started with kettlebells
    47:50 – How the mind-body connection fuels transformation
    50:40 – Closing reflections on building strength from the inside out

    Key Takeaways:

    • Movement as identity: Jessica’s love for health and wellness began in childhood and became a way of life rooted in family values and athletics.
    • Kettlebell sport vs. hardstyle: Learn the key differences in technique, breathwork, and purpose — and why kettlebell sport is more than lifting; it's a rhythmic, meditative practice.
    • Breath is everything: Jessica emphasizes how breathwork calms the nervous system, improves core stability, and reconnects the diaphragm and pelvic floor — essential for postpartum and perimenopausal health.
    • KettleGuard origin story: See how Jessica turned a personal need into a widely used training product in the kettlebell world.
    • Accessibility in fitness: Through her online program Kettlebells & Core, Jessica helps beginners enter the world of strength training with confidence and clarity.

    Resources & Mentions:

    • https://instagram.com/jessicadbsfitness
    • https://www.kettleguard.com/
    • Book Mentioned: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
    • Referenced Expert: Dr. Gabrielle Lyon on Muscle-Centric Medicine

    Notable Quotes:

    "The fastest mood stabilizer we have isn’t a drug — it’s movement." – Jessica DiBiase
    "Breath is your body's way of reconnecting to itself." – Sheree
    "You don’t have to wait to be perfect. You just have to start where you are." – Jessica
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    57 mins
  • From Taboo to Treatment: How 400 Proteins in Menstrual Blood May Be the Future of Preventative Care

    From Taboo to Treatment: How 400 Proteins in Menstrual Blood May Be the Future of Preventative Care
    Mar 25 2025

    In this episode, Dr. Sara Naseri, CEO and co-founder of Qvin, shares the powerful origin story behind the Q-Pad — a revolutionary menstrual health technology transforming the way women monitor their health.

    Qvin is pioneering the use of menstrual blood to provide clinically relevant, accessible diagnostics for conditions like diabetes, thyroid imbalance, fertility challenges, and even cervical cancer. Dr. Naseri discusses her 10-year journey from med school to FDA clearance, the data gap in women's health, and how menstrual blood — long stigmatized and overlooked — holds incredible untapped potential for global healthcare impact.

    From redefining preventative care to making diagnostics available at home, this conversation is a deep dive into innovation, accessibility, and the future of femtech.


    Timestamps & Sections:

    (00:00) - Introduction & Background
    Dr. Sara Nasseri, CEO and Co-Founder of Qvin, introduces the company and its mission to empower women's health through the Q-Pad—a revolutionary diagnostic menstrual pad.

    (01:00) - Origin of the Idea
    Sara shares how the concept of using menstrual blood for diagnostics was born during medical school and the long journey that followed.

    (04:00) - Diagnostic Utility of Menstrual Blood
    Discussion of early research, the lack of existing data on menstrual blood, and Qvin’s role in pioneering this new area of science.

    (07:00) - The Q-Pad's Functionality & Empowerment
    How the Q-Pad works, and why accessibility, affordability, and user empowerment are core to its design.

    (09:00) - Clinical Applications & FDA Clearance
    Details on the Q-Pad’s FDA clearance for hemoglobin A1c monitoring and its ability to support chronic condition management like diabetes.

    (13:00) - Expanding Use Cases: Cervical Cancer & Beyond
    Exploration of new biomarkers and the potential for non-invasive cervical cancer screening through the Q-Pad.

    (17:00) - Tracking Fertility, Thyroid, and Inflammation
    Future plans to roll out clinical-grade insights into fertility windows, hormone levels, inflammation, and perimenopause—based on strong patient demand.

    (22:00) - App Integration & Doctor Collaboration
    How the app provides users with insights, tracks health trends over time, and creates doctor-ready lab reports for easy sharing.

    (30:00) - Mission, Team & Global Impact
    Sara talks about the Qvin team’s resilience, the mission to close the gender data gap, and their vision of transforming women’s health globally.

    Key Points:

    • The Q-Pad enables women to collect menstrual blood at home for lab testing
    • FDA-cleared for Hemoglobin A1C, offering diabetes insights (Type 1 & Type 2)
    • Cervical cancer detection using menstrual blood could be a game-changer
    • Clinically validated biomarkers include fertility hormones, thyroid, inflammation, cholesterol, and vitamins
    • App integration allows women to track biomarkers and easily share lab reports with doctors
    • Built for convenience: wear like a normal pad, mail sample with prepaid return, results in one week
    • Accessible pricing matches average U.S. co-pays and is HSA-approved
    • 400+ unique proteins in menstrual blood — a largely untapped diagnostic resource
    • Global potential: useful in areas without regular access to doctors or labs

    Notable Quotes:

    “Menstrual blood is the most overlooked opportunity in women’s health.” – Dr. Sara Naseri
    “We’ve been throwing away something that could save lives.”
    “No woman today should die of cervical cancer — we have the tools, we just need access.”
    “Be active in designing the future we want.”
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    57 mins
  • Debunking Breastfeeding Myths: Empowering Moms with Facts, Not Fiction

    Debunking Breastfeeding Myths: Empowering Moms with Facts, Not Fiction
    Mar 17 2025

    Lisa Myers, a former attorney turned entrepreneur, shares her inspiring journey to launch Ceres Chill—a line of sustainable, multi-use products designed to empower breastfeeding and working moms. In this episode, she explains how her personal challenges led to creating a revolutionary breast milk chiller, discusses the importance of breaking down systemic barriers in women’s health, and offers practical advice for fellow innovators. Tune in to learn how femtech is reshaping the workplace for parents and why it’s totally doable to follow your passion.

    Key Topics & Timestamps
    0:00 – Introduction & Lisa’s Background: From farm girl and attorney to mother and entrepreneur.
    04:00 – The Spark: The challenges of returning to work while breastfeeding and the need for a better solution.
    12:00 – Product Innovation: How Ceres Chill’s dual-chamber design (12oz inner, 28oz outer) revolutionizes milk storage and multi-use functionality.
    20:00 – Beyond the Chiller: Expanding the product line with the Demi Goddess, thermochromic nipple shields, Milk Stash, and an upcoming glass bottle.
    32:00 – Overcoming Systemic Barriers: Addressing workplace challenges, sustainability issues, and the importance of supportive policies for all moms.
    40:00 – Entrepreneurial Resilience: Personal reflections, the patent process, and advice for moms and aspiring entrepreneurs.

    Guest Bio

    Lisa Myers is the founder and CEO of Ceres Chill—a company dedicated to transforming breastfeeding challenges into innovative, sustainable solutions. With a background as a litigator and attorney, Lisa’s transition to entrepreneurship was fueled by her own struggles as a working mom. Today, she champions femtech innovation and systemic change in women’s health and workplace policies.

    Resources & Links

    • Ceres Chill Website: https://linktr.ee/cereschill
    • Connect with Lisa Myers:
      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisajoymyers/
      • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cereschill/?hl=en
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    1 hr and 2 mins