Glow Up And Speak Out
by Alex Ferrara“Glow Up and Speak Out” takes an honest deep-dive into women’s health and beauty. Alex Ferrara (NYC-based actress, host, model, and soon-to-be-mom) interviews the most knowledgeable experts about often-ignored or misdiagnosed women’s health issues, and the laws that control women’s healthcare access. Plus, get the scoop on the latest products in clean skincare and makeup, and the newest trends in wellness and treatments. Join Alex each week for a little glam and a LOT of info! IG:@glowupandspeakout TikTok: @alexferrara33
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Episodes
Ep. 16: An FDA-Approved Device To Both Tone AND Relax Your Pelvic Floor While You Watch TV?! MaryEllen Reider Explains The Yarlap
45m · PublishedThis week, Alex sits down with MaryEllen Reider, a leading voice in pelvic floor health and the co-director of the Yarlap®, a wellness device for treating urinary incontinence and improving feminine performance and experience through muscle control to empower women through their pelvic floor muscles. MaryEllen explains how our pelvic floor affects our overall health and how this FDA-approved device can help tone and strengthen OR relax your pelvic floor from the privacy of your own home while you catch up on your favorite TV show!
Connect with MaryEllen: @yarlap_otc
To learn MORE about pelvic floor health, check out Episode 2 and Episode 10!
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Links & Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!
Shop Bobbie!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 15: Cosmetic Dentist, Breast Cancer Survivor, & Women’s Health Advocate Dr. Bridget (Re-Release)
1h 3m · PublishedThis week, we’re revisiting Alex’s interview with the award-winning, NYC-based cosmetic dentist Dr. Bridget Glazarov. Dr. Bridget earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from NYU and has served as Chief Resident at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is also the co-founder of Maison BE Dental Studio, a luxury dental practice in the Flatiron district of New York City. Dr. Bridget shares how surviving breast cancer has changed her, the mission behind her dental practice, her passion for educating her patients on oral health, and her philosophy for shopping for her FUTURE self, plus she takes us behind-the-scenes of her fabulous IG account!
Connect with Dr. Bridget: @dr_bridget
Connect with Maison BE Dental: @maisonbedental
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Links & Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!
Shop Bobbie!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 14: French Girl Beauty, European vs. American Healthcare, Akashic Records, & PCOS With Certified Doula Julie Fotis
52m · PublishedAlex is sitting down with Julie Fotis, a certified fertility, pregnancy, & labor doula who shares what women’s healthcare is like in Paris, how she healed her PCOS, and why you should attend a women’s circle, plus she demystifies the term Akashic records and gives us her best French girl beauty tips!
Connect with Julie: @julie_fotis
Intuitive Womanhood
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Links & Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!
Shop Bobbie!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 13: Goop On A Budget, Caudalie, RMS, Crown Affair, + More Clean Beauty & Postpartum Faves!
18m · PublishedThis week, Alex is sharing her review of the new Goop line for Amazon & Target, some old and new favorites from top clean beauty brands, updates on postpartum life, what it’s like being a New York mom so far, and why everyone should be paying more attention to Amy Schumer.
Products Mentioned In This Episode:
RMS ReEvolve Radiance Locking Primer
Crown Affair Calming Scalp Serum
Skinny Confidential Pink Balls Face Massager
Bodily Belly Band
BeautyCounter Balm For All
Caudalie Beauty Elixir
Good.Clean.Goop Body Oil
Good.Clean.Goop Moisturizer
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Links & Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!
Shop Bobbie!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 12: Home Births In The Hamptons, Hands-Free Leather Handbags, & Redefining Feminine Success, With GG Maull Founder Gretchen Maull Berger
58m · PublishedAlex is sitting down with designer and founder Gretchen Maull Berger, who walks us through her TWO natural home births, takes us behind-the-scenes of the inner workings of high-end fashion retail (and why the system needs to be reimagined), and educates us on the realities of both waste and sustainability in the fashion industry.
Connect with Gretchen: @ggmaull
Shop GG Maull: https://ggmaull.com/
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Links & Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!
Shop Bobbie!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 11: Labor & Delivery in NYC, + Alex’s Postpartum Essentials!
37m · PublishedAlex had her baby, and now she’s sharing EVERY detail, from pushing to placenta pills! In this special episode, she lets you in on her birth story (which did NOT go exactly as planned), where she is now, her postpartum recovery essentials, and why she’s starting pelvic floor PT!
Products Mentioned In This Episode:
Frida Mom Disposable Boyshort Underwear
Frida Mom Instant Ice Pack Pads
Honey Pot Herbal-Infused Cooling Pads
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Take Advantage Of Our Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 10: Dr. Jessica Babich On C-Section Recovery, Pelvic Floor Prolapse, Tearing During Labor, Fertility, & Digestion
59m · PublishedThis week, Alex is sitting down with Dr. Jessica Babich, a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pelvic health, orthopedics, and sports medicine who owns her own practice in Manhattan. Jessica walks us through how an optimally-functioning pelvic floor can completely improve women’s (and men’s!) quality of life, from back and hip pain to fertility health and digestion. Plus, she’ll blow your mind with how much MORE there is to know about C-section recovery!
Connect with Dr. Jessica Babich: @dr.jessica.dpt
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Take Advantage Of Our Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 9: Maternal Femoral Nerve Damage, Hospital Labor Interventions, & How Pushing For Too Long Led To Months Of Paralysis, With Actor & Writer Brittney Bertier
58m · PublishedThis week, NYC-based actor, writer, and new mom Brittney Bertier bravely shares her labor story. She walks us through what led to her Maternal Femoral Nerve Damage diagnosis, how it has impacted her life, and what she wants every woman to know about it. She and Alex discuss what she wishes she knew before giving birth, the pros and cons of hospital interventions, and their takeaways from the 2007 documentary “The Business Of Being Born.”
Brittney is best known for originating the role of Norma Jean in “Marilyn! The New Musical” at the Paris in Las Vegas. She recently starred in the West Coast premiere of Lucas Hnath’s “… The Death of Walt Disney” which was named one of the top 10 productions of 2022 by The LA Times. She has also been awarded Best Acting Performance by the Austin Comedy Film Festival and is currently at work on her first feature film.
Connect With Brittney: @brittneybertier
Learn more about Maternal Femoral Nerve Damage: www.nervedamagefromchildbirth.com
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Take Advantage Of Our Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 8: CARMINDY! Makeup Artist & Star of TLC’s “What Not To Wear” Talks Natural Beauty, The 5-Minute Face, Her 30-Year Career In Fashion, & Her Very Own Beauty Line!
51m · PublishedThis week, Alex sits down with legendary makeup artist Carmindy who takes us behind the scenes of TLC’s “What Not To Wear”, lets us in on everything she’s learned in her 30-year career in fashion, reminds us that our own unique natural beauty is worth celebrating, and shares ALL about her beauty line Carmindy Beauty, which is available NOW on Amazon!
Connect With Carmindy: @carmindybeauty
Shop Carmindy Beauty HERE!
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Take Advantage Of Our Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Ep. 7: Ozempic, Metformin, Insulin Resistance, & PCOS With Certified Obesity And Family Medicine Provider Sara Wootten
58m · PublishedAlex and Sara discuss the new medical research showing that in many cases obesity is a disease and not a lifestyle choice, the pros and cons of weight loss and blood sugar medications, how our hormones and gut microbiome affect our metabolic health, and why it is SO important to advocate for yourself with your doctor to access the lab tests that you need!
Products Mentioned In This Episode:
Omnilux LED Mask (Use code WELCOME10 for 10% off!)
Avani Derm Spa Koji Pads (Use code GLOW10 for 10% off!)
Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:
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Take Advantage Of Our Discounts!
Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.
https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare
Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.
https://www.plantpeople.co
BeautyCounter: Shop with Alex at beautycounter.com/alexandraferrara and she'll gift you a free sample with every purchase! BeautyCounter is a CLEAN, female-founded, EWG-certified brand! Use code: CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first purchase!
BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!
https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/
Glow Up And Speak Out has 122 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 95:53:48. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 9th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 25th, 2024 06:11.
