FERN Rising Podcast with Dr. Ashley Burton
FERN Rising is a women’s health and fertility podcast focused on hormonal balance, strength training, nutrition, and cyclical wellness, hosted by Dr. Ashley Burton. This show is the evolution of The Dr. Ashley Burton Podcast and reflects the growth of a holistic movement rooted in evidence-based care and body literacy.
Dr. Ashley Burton is a chiropractor and fertility nutrition coach who helps women restore their health naturally by supporting hormones, optimizing metabolism, and building strong, resilient bodies. Each episode explores practical strategies for improving fertility, regulating the menstrual cycle, preparing for pregnancy, supporting postpartum recovery, and creating long-term hormonal health.
Topics include fertility awareness, cycle tracking, metabolic health, prenatal and postnatal fitness, real food nutrition, stress physiology, and modern women’s health through a functional and cyclical lens. Whether you are trying to conceive, pregnant, postpartum, or simply seeking to understand your body better, this podcast offers grounded education and actionable tools for every stage of womanhood.
FERN Rising is your space to build strength, reclaim trust in your body, and rise into your most vital season of health.
Episodes
100 episodes
100: The Pivotal Season
100 episodes.I thought reaching this milestone might make me want to look back at everything that has happened since starting this podcast. Instead, I find myself looking forward — because I genuinely feel like I’m standing in one of the...
99: When Healthy Hurts: Why Too Much Fiber Can Slow Pelvic Floor Healing
We hear it all the time: eat more fiber.And for many people, that is great advice. But what happens when you are postpartum, healing from a perineal tear, dealing with pelvic floor tension, scar tissue, or trying to get an anal fissure t...
98: What Really Happens After a Perineal Tear? The Anatomy, Healing, and Science of Postpartum Recovery
In this episode, I’m diving into a part of postpartum recovery that affects so many women, yet is rarely explained in enough detail: perineal tearing and tissue healing after birth.After delivering my son, Harlan, I was told I had sustai...
97: Why Your Magnesium Isn't Working: The Truth About Magnesium, Constipation & Postpartum Recovery
Why does one magnesium help you sleep while another helps you poop?If you've ever stood in the supplement aisle wondering why there are so many different forms of magnesium, this episode is for you.In ...
96: What No One Tells You After Surgery
Most patients are well prepared for surgery; but not for what happens after.In this episode, Dr. Ashley Burton breaks down a common gap in post-surgical care: the lack of support around scar tissue, biomechanics, and long-term movement p...
95: Returning to Your Body: Yoga, Purpose & Intentional Living with Talia Snitchuk
In this episode, I sit down with Talia Snitchuk for a beautiful conversation about yoga, meditation, spirituality, self-awareness, and what it means to intentionally create a life that feels authentic to you.Talia shares how living with ...
94: Pregnancy, Birth & What's Next with Grace Parce
Grace Parce is back on the podcast for another honest and heartfelt conversation about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and everything that comes next.In this episode, Grace and I catch up on where life has taken us since our last conversat...
93: Birth Debrief with My Doula, Mindan
A few weeks after welcoming my son into the world, I sat down with my doula, Mindan from Harbour City Doulas, to reflect on one of the most transformative experiences of my life.Together, we revisit my home birth from two very different ...
92: Our Birth Story: A Mother's and Father's Perspective
Three weeks after welcoming our son into the world, we're finally sitting down to reflect on one of the most incredible days of our lives.In this episode, my husband Derrek joins me to share our birth story from both perspectives. We tal...
91: Ben Gustafson - 2 Things To Do Today
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Gustafson, author of 2 Things To Do Today: Healing Without the Hustle, breath and cold exposure facilitator, counselor, nutrition coach, and co-founder of Lift to Rise Fitness.Our conversatio...
90: Perimenopause, Muscle Loss, and Metabolism: Why Your Training Needs to Change
Perimenopause is not just a hormonal shift - it’s a change in how your body builds muscle, produces energy, and responds to stress.In this episode, Dr. Ashley Burton breaks down the physiological changes that occur during p...
89: Riannon Setterfield: Preparing for Birth Through Movement, Education & Support
In this episode, I sit down with Riannon Setterfield, birth and postpartum doula, pediatric sleep consultant, prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor, and co-owner of Harbour City Doulas.Riannon shares her journey into birth work and how ...
88: Mindan Gunther-Moore: Supporting Mothers Through Birth and Beyond
In this episode, I sit down with Mindan Gunther-Moore, birth and postpartum doula, educator, mentor, and co-owner of Harbour City Doulas, for an honest conversation about pregnancy, birth, and the realities of the postpartum experience.D...
87: PCOS Has a New Name? Understanding the Shift From PCOS to PMOS
In today’s episode of FERN Rising, Dr. Ashley Burton explores one of the biggest recent updates in women’s health and fertility medicine: the proposed renaming of PCOS to PMOS, which stands for Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.Inspi...
86: The Challenges of a Vegetarian Diet During Pregnancy and Preconception
In today’s episode of FERN Rising, Dr. Ashley Burton dives into the evidence-based realities ofvegetarian nutrition during preconception and pregnancy. This episode is heavily inspired by and adapted from the work of Lily Nichol...
85: Pregnancy updates with Grace Parce May 12, 2026
Pregnancy has a way of teaching you things no textbook ever could.In this casual catch-up episode, I sit down with my friend Grace Parce for an honest conversation about pregnancy, body changes, shifting expectations, and everything we'r...
84: Postpartum Meal Prep: How to Nourish Your Body for Recovery & Milk Production
Postpartum nutrition is one of the most overlooked pieces of recovery after birth — but it plays acritical role in healing, hormone balance, and breast milk production.In this episode, Dr. Ashley Burton (BSc, DC, RHN, FAMM Practitioner)...
83: Back to Basics - Salt: The Most Misunderstood Nutrient in Women’s Health
For decades we’ve been told to fear salt. But sodium is one of the most essential minerals in human physiology - playing a critical role in nerve signaling, blood volume, hormone communication, hydration, digestion, and energy production.
82: Back to Basics - Fiber: The Missing Link for Hormones, Gut Health + Metabolism (And Why Your Microbiome Matters More Than You Think)
You’ve learned about protein, fats, and carbs… but what if the most important piece for hormone balance, gut health, and metabolism isn’t a macro at all?In this episode, we dive into the science of fiber — the missing link in most wo...
81: Back to Basics - Carbohydrates: Fuel, Hormones, and the Truth About “Good vs Bad” Carbs
Carbohydrates are one of the most debated nutrients in modern nutrition. Some diets promote them as the body’s primary fuel, while others suggest avoiding them entirely.In this episode, Dr. Ashley Burton breaks down the physiology of carboh...
80: Back to Basics - Fat: The Essential Nutrient We Were Told to Avoid
For decades we were told that fat was the enemy. Low-fat diets became the norm, and many people began avoiding one of the most essential nutrients in human physiology.But fat is not optional.In fact, fat and protein are the only t...
79: Back to Basics - Protein: The Most Underrated Nutrient for Women’s Health
Protein is one of the most essential nutrients in human physiology — yet many women are still under-consuming it.In this episode, Dr. Ashley Burton breaks down the science of dietary protein and why it plays a central role in metabol...
78: Grace Parce - Pregnancy in Real Life: Body Changes, Mindset, and What No One Talks About
This episode is a candid conversation with Grace Parce where we move beyond the highlight reel and into what pregnancy actually feels like day to day.We talk about physical changes, energy, training adjustments, nutrition, and the emotio...
77: Strong, Calm, and Connected: Birth, Training & Trusting Your Body with Sierra Robertson
In this episode of FERN Rising, I sit down with Sierra Robertson for our very first conversation—despite the fact that our husbands have been connected through social media for years. And honestly, it felt like we were picking up mid-c...
76: Beyond Balance - Skin, Stress & Fertility with Jodi Scott Founder of Green Goo
In this episode, I’m so excited to welcome Jodi Scott, CEO and Co-Founder of Green Goo and Spry Life - a visionary in women’s health, psychoneuroimmunology, and plant-based care. Jodi’s journey began in a tiny kitchen wh...