The Period Party

Luce Brett is the charming and hilarious author of the book PMSL: Or How I Literally Pissed Myself Laughing and Survived the Last Taboo to Tell the Tale. She started writing about women's health, bodies, and taboo after the birth of her second baby. Like many women born in an analog age, her sex and body education was a combined effort - she learned about her nether regions from magazines, other peoples' big sisters, and Tampax leaflets. Luce hopes to draw attention to the unspoken, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking reality of continence problems and that it will help other women, and men, everywhere, who are leaky and feel alone like she did. Today we're talking about another topic for the first time on the show - urinary incontinence. In this episode, Luce shares everything you need to know about this medical problem that is much more prevalent than we might think - in fact, it affects one in three women! Luce also talks about how her births contributed to her incontinence, the mental and emotional toll of this condition, the problems it creates in intimate relationships, how she’s been able to address it through various modalities, and so much more! To learn more about Luce Brett, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

I am super excited to have Dr. Fiona Bethea and Jhon Velasco on the podcast to discuss bleeding disorders because I’ve never discussed this topic on the show and, in my experience, bleeding disorders are often overlooked underlying causes of heavy and long periods. Unfortunately, in more cases than not, women with these symptoms are offered a birth control pill or hormonal IUD to stop the heavy periods and long bouts of bleeding, without further investigation. Dr. Fiona Bethea is a Health Scientist on the Bleeding Disorders Team in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the Division of Blood Disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Jhon Velasco is the Manager of Education and Training at National Hemophilia Foundation, where he focuses on women with bleeding disorders, the Spanish speaking community, and mental health. Fiona and John are both part of the Better You Know campaign, developed by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) in partnership with CDC, which focuses on women who may experience symptoms of a bleeding disorder but haven’t been diagnosed. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and knowledge of bleeding disorders and provide resources for women who seek care. In this episode, we talk about common symptoms of bleeding disorders, how they affect the lives of women who have them, why they often go undiagnosed, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, how the Better You Know campaign can help you learn more, and advocate for yourself or your daughter, what to expect from testing and treatment of bleeding disorders, and so much more! To learn more about the Better You Know initiative, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Cleopatra Kamperveen is the Fertility Strategist and Executive Director of The Fertility & Pregnancy Institute. She is a scientist and university professor who pioneered the field of fertility biohacking and creating superbabies. Her Primemester Protocol harnesses the magical and powerful window of opportunity before pregnancy when we literally have the power to change the quality and expression of the genes that we pass down to our children and grandchildren to create superbabies. In this episode, Dr. Cleopatra and I talk about why the period before you get pregnant is so important, what you need to know about epigenetics and the Primemester, how you can help to heal intergenerational trauma, her message for women in their 40s, why now is the best time to implement the Primemester, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Cleopatra Kamperveen, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Jennifer Mercier is the creator of Mercier Therapy, deep pelvic visceral manipulation that will help to bring about better organ mobility and restore overall blood flow so that optimal pelvic organ function can return. This therapy is paramount in helping women with pelvic pain, fertility problems, and pretty much any pelvic-related condition you can imagine. In this episode, we talk about Jennifer's journey with endometriosis, how she went from treating herself to developing Mercier therapy which has helped countless women around the world, what visceral manipulation means and what you can expect from a session of Mercier Therapy, the physical aspect of fertility, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Jennifer Mercier, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Marina Ollero is a women's sexuality coach and the founder of In a Woman's Body, a global platform & movement created for women who want to feel empowered and connected to our bodies through learning about female sexuality. Marina hopes that by building hidden knowledge about female sexuality and creating empathic & supportive spaces for women to talk about their sexual experiences we can empower women in our bodies, and through it end the sexual harassment in the world. In this episode, Marina and I talk about her mission to end sexual harassment, the connection between sexual empowerment and sexual violence, the huge potential created by empowering women, how you can start connecting with your sexuality, what the journey of healing around sexual empowerment looks like, and so much more! This is not a topic we've covered before with any depth and I'm so curious to hear what you think about it. Share your thoughts on Instagram and tag me @NicoleMJardim. To learn more about Marina Ollero, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, five-time author, international speaker, strategist, and advocate for maternal & infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, Kimberly is a leading voice on the socio-cultural complexities of motherhood. She is also the founder of Irth, a new app to address bias in maternity & infant care. In this episode, Kimberly and I talk about how she awakened to the inequalities in maternal and infant healthcare, the scary reality of the impact of race on medical care, the racist history of the medical field, what she's doing to decode bias and create a better experience for Black and brown women, how white women can help to address the inequality in our medical system, and so much more. You are going to love this episode! To learn more about Kimberly Seals Allers, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Laura Wershler is a sexual and reproductive health advocate, writer, and speaker with thirty years of experience working and volunteering for pro-choice organizations in Canada. For the last decade, she has focused on menstrual cycle advocacy, supported by her membership and volunteer work with the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research. Laura is a fierce advocate for body literacy - in fact, she coined the term - and supporter of all menstruators enjoying regular ovulatory cycles to support their overall health. In this episode, Laura and I talk about the protective power of our ovulatory cycles, how the misinformation around menstrual suppression makes it difficult for menstruators to make informed decisions, the big problem with the "pill for every female ill" mindset, why she feels positive about the direction menstrual cycle awareness is taking, and so much more. This episode is fire, enjoy! To learn more about Laura Wershler, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally-acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert, global speaker, and pioneering promoter of women’s health. She is Emory University-trained and triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative medicine, and is the author of The Hormone Fix, a diet and holistic lifestyle program for menopausal women and Keto-Green 16. In this episode, we talk about why sooner is better when it comes to healing our menstrual cycles, the simple steps you can take to empower yourself and get in sync with your body, what makes Dr. Anna's approach to keto different, why Dr. Anna considers the shift to keto critical from peri-menopause onward, how menopause affects our gut health, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Anna Cabeca, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Katie Hess is a flower alchemist, author of Flowerevolution, and founder of LOTUSWEI, one of the world’s leading floral apothecaries. She travels in search of rare flowers with the healing qualities most needed by today’s world, from the forests of British Columbia to sacred sites in India, rainforests in Costa Rica, hot springs in Iceland, and the jungles of Taiwan. Katie captures the lifeforce and activating potential of flowers and translates it into an accessible method to bring more happiness into our daily lives. Whether it’s hosting retreats, leading meditations, or her travels to find the planet’s most powerful flowers, the essence of Katie’s work is to awaken people to their own inner wisdom. In this episode, we talk about how flower essences help you plug into my inner wisdom, the transformational results Katie experienced with her clients, why flower essences are different from essential oils, the benefits of using flower essences to connect with the energy of nature, Katie's experience with using flower essences to go from painful to pain-free periods, how you can get started with flower essences, and so much more! To learn more about Katie Hess, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Alexandra Pope is the co-founder of Red School and the co-author of the iconic and hugely celebrated book, Wild Power: discover the magic of the menstrual cycle and awaken the feminine path to power. Together with her colleague and co-author, Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, she is pioneering the newly emerging field of menstruality, creating a new lexicon and approach to women’s health and wellbeing; creativity and leadership; and spiritual life based on the power of our menstruality consciousness. This is the second time we’re having the amazing Alexandra Pope on the podcast and I'm so pumped to get into this discussion on menopause. In this episode, we talk about the problem with our cultural perception of menopause, how menopause fits into your menstrual lifecycle, Alexandra's experience with menopause, how you can start with menstrual cycle awareness, the work you can do to start to heal from burnout, and so much more! To learn more about Alexandra Pope, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Felice Gersh is a multi-award-winning physician with dual board certifications in OB-GYN and Integrative Medicine and the Founder and Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine, a practice that provides comprehensive health care for women by combining the best evidence-based therapies from conventional, naturopathic, and holistic medicine. She's also the best selling author of PCOS SOS and the PCOS SOS Fertility Fast Track. I'm so excited to talk with Felice today and tap into her wisdom on the subject of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which has been around for at least 50,000 years. In this episode, we talk about how the modern world has impacted the presentation of PCOS, why it's actually an endocrine disorder (not a disease), common symptoms associated with PCOS, how it's misunderstood, the different types of PCOS, why birth control pills can be risky for women with PCOS, and so much more! To learn more about Felice Gersh, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Ellie Thomas is a Holistic Nutrition Consultant & Transformational Coach who provides support to her clients as they overcome the mental, emotional, and physical health barriers that are holding them back from living a life they always imagined for themselves. She believes that stabilizing and nourishing the body allows us to visit and heal deeper aspects of our being, and that true health goes beyond the food. In this episode, we talk about something that I believe all women need to hear, which is that often times we have a tendency to get stuck in a place of helplessness or victimhood when it comes to our health. Ellie shares the struggles she had with her health and how she ended up in a place of hopelessness and her journey to empowerment, the steps you can take to reframe how you think about your symptoms, how you can benefit from working with a coach, the cleansing power of your period, and so much more! To learn more about Ellie Thomas, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. She is also the author of the incredible book, The Fifth Vital Sign, a heavily researched book in which she presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. In this episode, we talk about why it’s important to understand the limitations of the medical system, the difference between functional medicine and allopathic medicine, why you are always the ultimate authority on your body, how to find a great healthcare provider, and so much more! To learn more about Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Talia Pollock is a plant-based chef and health and empowerment coach. She is also the author of the book Party In Your Plants, which contains 100+ plant-based recipes and problem-solving strategies to help you eat healthier without hating your life. In this episode, we talk about how you can fit plants into your life without stress, why social situations are often the biggest roadblock to healthy eating, how your body communicates with you about your unique needs, why there is no one-size-fits-all diet that works, and so much more! To learn more about Talia Pollock, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Period Preacher, Lucy Peach, is an award-winning West Australian folk singer with a parallel career in sexual health. With science, stories and songs she wants to empower women, girls and anyone who menstruates one period at a time. She has toured her theatre show My Greatest Period Ever around Australia with her live illustrator husband to sold-out audiences and now is excited to release a cycle soundtrack and accompanying book, Period Queen. In this episode, we talk about how understanding the phases of your cycle can improve your life, why ovulation should be the star of the cycle, why Lucy uses music and theatre to spread period positivity, and so much more! To learn more about Lucy Peach, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Vienna Farlow is a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and the founder of The Cuntsultant, Your Vagina’s Consultant. She is a fertility awareness educator, teaching how to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally to gain a deeper understanding of total body health through the menstrual cycle. Vienna’s work focuses on demystifying the female body, body literacy, and teaching women and people with vaginas ways to connect with their bodies. She believes that all female-bodied people should be empowered to know more about their bodies and the way they work. She is passionate about reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ inclusion, full-spectrum care, abortion access, and provocation in the name of education. In this episode, we talk about fertility awareness types of natural birth control, misconceptions about secular fertility awareness, the effectiveness of fertility awareness methods, the wide-reaching impact of the stigma around abortion, how Vienna supports women as an abortion doula, and so much more! To learn more about Vienna Farlow, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Vashti Kanahele is a certified Integrative Women’s Health coach and environmental toxins educator. Vashti is a Lyme and Hashimoto’s warrior and enjoys working with women with breast implant illness, autoimmune disease, Lyme disease, and women in perimenopause. In this episode, we talk about bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), the benefits over conventional hormone replacement therapy, the importance of testing your hormone levels, why you shouldn’t take a DIY approach to hormone replacement therapy, the symptoms and recommendations for breast implant illness and so much more! To learn more about Vashti Kanahele, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Christine Garvin, MA, NE, is a Whole Health Coach based in Asheville, NC. She weaves together her personal health journey - including a fibroid surgery that went terribly wrong - with her training in holistic health, nutrition, and hormones to help women heal their gut and achieve hormonal balance. In this episode, we talk about how fibroids develop, the non-surgical route Christine recommends for shrinking your fibroids and reduce your symptoms, the connection between fibroids and your hormones, and so much more! To learn more about Christine Garvin, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

It’s fair to say that the subject of poop, and especially girls and women and pooping, is a little taboo. I don’t know about you, but this topic was extremely embarrassing for me to talk about for a very long time. As a teenager living in gut health hell, I was too embarrassed to use the bathroom at school and instead tried to suffer through it until I got home. No way would I risk someone being in the stall next to me hearing what was happening! On top of the social issues, keeping poops as a don’t ask-don’t tell topic meant I had no idea that my digestive issues were linked to all my hormonal woes. Here’s the thing - we have to talk about this stuff because just like periods, our digestive health tells us a lot about our bodies but we won’t know when something is wrong if we don’t even know what is normal, to begin with. Let’s push through the discomfort and start talking. The inspiration for this series is my first book, Fix Your Period, which arrived in the world on April 28th and is available now (with some incredible bonuses worth over $500!). During this time, I want to share super valuable information with you that is like a sneak peek into all the goodness in my book. To learn more about Nicole's book, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Female bodies are cyclical by nature, producing varying quantities of hormones at different points in our monthly menstrual cycle. These hormone fluctuations create four distinct phases of your cycle. Learning about and embracing your internal cyclical nature is one of the most powerful and effective ways to maximize your true potential in all areas of life. Our periods don’t have to hold us back, even when we assume they will. It’s your unique cycle and you will need to learn to observe it, understand it, and work with it. The inspiration for this series is my first book, Fix Your Period, which arrived in the world on April 28th and is available now (with some incredible bonuses worth over $500!). During this time, I want to share super valuable information with you that is like a sneak peek into all the goodness in my book. To learn more about Nicole's book, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Jenny Sansouci is a Brooklyn-based certified health coach, author, and creator of the wellness blog Healthy Crush, where she's been writing since 2008. She's a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and has been trained by functional medicine doctor Frank Lipman, MD in New York City. Jenny's book, The Rebel's Apothecary, is a science-based and supportive guide that will enhance the lives of anyone living with pain, anxiety, depression, a weakened immune system, insomnia, and more. In this episode, we talk about our writing journeys, the role CBD and medicinal mushrooms have played in Jenny’s father’s journey with pancreatic cancer, how to choose the right CBD product for you, Jenny’s top resources where you find out more about CBD, using CBD and medicinal mushrooms for PMS and PMDD symptoms, and so much more! To learn more about Jenny Sansouci, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. In this episode, we talk about the role of nutrition plays in fertility, the problems with mainstream pregnancy diet advice, the nutrients that many pregnant women’s diets lack, What you need to know about folate vs folic acid, nutrients which can reduce your risk of pregnancy complications, and so much more! To learn more about Lily Nichols, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Why should you track your cycle? Does it make sense to start tracking while we’re going through such a stressful time? What if your period is missing or irregular? If you’ve been listening to my April solo series, you’ll now have a good idea of what’s normal for your cycle and what to do if you’re experiencing an irregular period. Cycle tracking is the next step in getting acquainted with your menstrual cycle and attaining period literacy. Quantifying things about your cycle through tracking will empower you to make more educated decisions about your health and wellness. There’s a little bit of a learning curve when you’re getting started but if I can do it, I promise you can too! In this episode, I’m breaking it all down. The inspiration for this series is my first book, Fix Your Period, which will be out in the world on April 28th and is available now for pre-order (with some incredible bonuses worth over $600!). During this time, I want to share super valuable information with you that is like a sneak peek into all the goodness in my book. To learn more about Nicole's book, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

What if you have no idea when your next period will show up? If your period comes every few weeks, every few months, or some combination of the two, then you have an irregular period and you’re not alone. Worrying about when your next period will make an appearance is something that no one is interested in. In this April solo series, I’m sharing on topics related to periods and hormones that have been the most problematic for so many of my readers, followers, and listeners over the years and in this second episode, I’m talking about the possible causes for irregular periods and some basic solutions. The inspiration for this series is my first book, Fix Your Period, which will be out in the world on April 28th and is available now for pre-order (with some incredible bonuses worth over $500!). During this time, I want to share super valuable information with you that is like a sneak peek into all the goodness in my book. To learn more about Nicole's book, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Many of us are chronically inflamed due to our diet and the stress in our lives. Many of us have conditions that have not been diagnosed. But what I think is most exciting is the fact that we can do a lot about it. The first step is getting to know what's normal and what's not and that’s what we’re covering in this episode. This episode is a little different from the usual – I’m going solo! For the month of April, I’m so excited to take a deep dive into the period and hormone-related topics that have been the most problematic for you over the years. In these solo episodes, we’re going on a journey together and I’m answering your most pressing questions. The inspiration for this season of solos is my first book, Fix Your Period, which will be out in the world on April 28th and is available now for pre-order (with some incredible bonuses worth over $500!). During this time, I want to give you practical and valuable information that will help move the needle on your health. To learn more about Nicole's book, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Mike Gaskins is a media writer/producer who began his journey as a women’s health advocate after a world-renowned physician lied to him about birth control side effects. This chance encounter triggered a passion for research that led Mike to discover many shocking levels of deceit and misinformation surrounding these potent drugs. He is passionate about exposing the very real dangers of hormonal birth control and his new book, In the Name of The Pill explores the dubious nature of both the history and science of hormonal birth control. In this episode, we talk about the shocking link between autoimmune diseases and the pill, the importance of the Nelson Pill Hearings, how doctors altered the benefit-risk paradigm to get the pill approved, why it’s risky for the public to accept the pill as being generally safe, and so much more! To learn more about Mike Gaskins, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Christa Biegler is an award-winning dietitian nutritionist, online educator, and host of The Less Stressed Life podcast. She specializes in gut health-related issues, such as IBS and IBD, eczema, fatigue and auto-immune conditions in private practice and she is the creator of The Less Stressed Approach to Eczema and Fast Track to Fabulous Food as Medicine programs. In this episode, we talk about how to distinguish between food allergies and sensitivities, why it’s important to identify where food sensitivities originated, common symptoms of inflammation, what you should do before seeking sensitivity testing, the connection between food sensitivities and hormones, and so much more! To learn more about Christa Biegler, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Denell Nawrocki is the founder of Cervical Wellness, an education platform for women's health and wellness. Since 2010, Denell has done extensive study in the fields of health, healing, personal transformation, indigenous wisdom, plant medicine, and history. All of this culminates in her mission to lead people to be in a loving relationship with their bodies. Her upcoming book Informed, Aware, Empowered: A Self-Guided Journey to Clear Paps reveals a straightforward and individual-centered approach to reversing HPV and healing cervical dysplasia with no surgery or vaccines. In this episode, we talk about the myths surrounding HPV, the built-in mechanisms our bodies use to combat viral pathogens like HPV, why you should get in tune with your cervix, the regenerative nature of cervical cells, how you can support your body in healing cervical dysplasia, and so much more! To learn more about Denell Nawrocki, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Farrar Duro is a board-certified acupuncture physician who practices reproductive acupuncture and functional medicine. After overcoming her struggles with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis using a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and other natural methods, she founded The PCOS Revolution Academy™. This path led her to pursue advanced pregnancy training in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy™ and publication of her first book, The Smart Couple's Guide to Getting Pregnant, An Integrated Approach. In this episode, we talk about why an integrated approach is essential for treating PCOS, how you can empower yourself when it comes to your health, the diagnostic criteria for PCOS, the healthy way to approach your diet, and so much more! To learn more about Farrar Duro, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Ali Shapiro is the creator of Truce with Food, host of the top-ranked podcast Insatiable, a holistic nutritionist, integrated health expert, and rebel with a serious cause. She created her Truce with Food method while in graduate school where she drew from her decade-plus of working with real-life clients and her healing journey from having cancer as a teenager. In this episode, we talk about Ali’s unusual journey to getting pregnant at 40, the surprising IVF statistic when you’re in your 40s, the role naturopathy played in improving Ali’s fertility, the three stress patterns that may be impacting your period and fertility, and so much more! To learn more about Ali Shapiro, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Victoria Maizes, the Executive Director of the Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and a Professor of Medicine, Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Arizona. As a leader in integrative medicine, Dr. Maizes is committed to helping individuals live healthier lives. In this episode, we talk about how IVF and egg freezing are lousy insurance policies, why age is such a critical factor for fertility, what you can do to have the healthiest baby possible, and more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Jessica Peatross believes that personalized, preventative, and functional treatment plans are the next step to revolutionize healthcare. In this episode, we talk about common sources of mold infections, why different people have varying reactions to mold exposure, symptoms of mold toxicity, the surprising prevalence of mold in our environment, how to test for mold infections, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Kirsten Karchmer is a health tech pioneer, women’s health expert, and the founder and CEO of Brazen. Kirsten is leading a women’s health revolution committed to eradicating PMS and cramping and she is also the author of the new book, Seeing Red. In this episode, we discuss the negative reaction people have to her “common not normal” message, the unfair advantage your period gives you, what we can do to improve menstrual stigma, how we can positively impact younger generations’ period views, and Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Marina Schroeder is a women’s health coach and author who's on a mission to empower women to optimize their feminine health, honor the rhythm of their natural cycle, reclaim their connection with their feminine essence and their own creative superpowers, and ignite their Inner Goddess. In this episode, we talk about what vaginal steaming is, how to do it, who can benefit from it, her experience with steaming as part of her fibroid protocol, what to consider before you start steaming, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Gabriela Rosa is a fertility specialist and the founder and clinical director of the Rosa Institute, an organization dedicated to helping couples create healthy babies, despite previous reproductive challenges. In this episode, we talk about what unexplained infertility means, why it shouldn’t be considered a diagnosis, how minor factors can affect your fertility, the need for a 120 day pre-conception preparation period, the steps to take before turning to IVF, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Sarah Hill is a leading researcher in the field of evolutionary psychology and the author of This Is Your Brain on Birth Control. In this episode, we talk about Sarah’s personal experience with taking the pill, how her life changed after coming off the pill, the reason more women aren’t aware of the full spectrum of potential side effects of the pill, how the pill affects your choice of partner, the potential impact of coming off the pill on your relationship, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Doni Wilson is a naturopathic doctor, certified professional midwife, and certified nutrition specialist who specializes in helping people get to the underlying causes, including genetic predispositions, reverse adrenal distress, autoimmunity, cervical dysplasia, and infertility. In this episode, Dr. Doni shares details about HPV, the vaccine, and how to naturally solve HPV for good. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Chris Bobel is the Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her scholarship lies at the intersection of social movements, gender, health, and embodiment. In this episode, we talk about the main aspects of the menstrual movement, how menstrual stigma affects women worldwide, what we can do to support the menstrual movement, the problem with the current focus of the menstrual movement, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Laurie King is a nutrition coach, educational blogger, and total badass about hormonal birth control and your body weight. Her nutrition coaching specialties include women’s health, hormones, hormonal birth control, and hypothyroidism. In this episode, we talk about the common side effects of hormonal birth control, the role of the thyroid in hormone production, how hormonal birth control can affect your weight, the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle, and hormone health, and more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Amber Price is a practicing nurse-midwife, a hospital administrator, and an expert on the patient experience for women of childbearing age. In this episode, we discuss the negative impact of restricting women’s choice of birth location, how Dr. Price became involved with midwifery, how a lack of Respectful Maternity Care can contribute to post-partum health issues, what women can do to drive positive change in maternity care, patients’ rights while under a hospital’s care, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Candace Burch is the founder of Your Hormone Balance and a founding member of Women in Balance, one of the first nonprofits in the country to advocate for women’s hormone health. In this episode, we talk about the shocking statistics around negative side effects from traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the crucial role of compounding pharmacists in the development of safe bio-identical hormone compounds, what you can do if you think you’re suffering from hormone imbalance, and so much more Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Steph Gaudreau is a nutritional therapy consultant, strength coach, podcaster, and author. She believes women have the right to feel strong and take up space because the world needs our voices. In this episode, we talk about how Steph got started in the world of nutrition, the impact of “diet culture” on women’s perceptions of themselves, how the pillars of The Core 4 can help women build sustainable habits for their health, Steph’s experience with endometriosis, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

David Rowan co-founded the Alexandra L. Rowan Foundation in honor of his daughter, Alex, who died from a Massive Pulmonary Embolism (MPE) caused by her birth control. In this episode, we talk about the obstacles preventing women from making informed decisions about hormonal birth control, the shocking death rate associated with it, what parents can do to help their daughters make informed decisions, the test every woman should take before starting hormonal birth control, and more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the Vice President of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and the organization’s inaugural Women and Democracy Fellow. Her book, Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity, was lauded by Gloria Steinem as “the beginning of liberation for us all.” In this episode, we discuss what menstrual equity means, the truth about the “tampon tax,” why policy reform around menstruation promotes gender equality, how you can join the menstrual equity movement, and m Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Amelia Rodrock is a chiropractor and wellness coach who specializes in helping women heal mentally and physically from breast implant illness as well as other illnesses in general. In this episode, we talk about how breast implants affect your immune system, the impact breast implants can have on your hormones, the symptoms of an adverse reaction to breast implants, the proper way to have your breast implants removed, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Brooke Kalanick is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and functional medicine practitioner who helps women reset their hormones, their heads, and their habits, so they can finally feel at home in their bodies. In this episode, we talk about how you can use the hormone hierarchy to develop a healthy approach to correcting hormone imbalances, the importance of understanding the signals your hormones send to your body, common hormone disruptors you may not be aware of, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Jill Blakeway is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, founder of the Yinova clinic, and author of Energy Medicine: The Science and Mystery of Healing. In this episode, we talk about Dr. Blakeway’s experiences while traveling the world to research Energy Medicine, the scientific evidence around the body’s energy field and the effectiveness of acupuncture, the power of intent and manifestation, Dr. Blakeway’s experience with hands-on healing, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Megan Hallett is a practicing nutrition and holistic health coach currently studying to be a nutritional therapist. Megan is also the author of The Happy Balance: The Original Plant-Based Approach For Hormone Health. In this episode, we talk about how Megan’s health journey led to her fascination with hormonal health, why we wrote The Happy Balance, what you can learn from the book, why every diet doesn’t work for everybody, how to take a healthy approach to starting a plant-based diet, and more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Kate Northrup is an entrepreneur and bestselling author and she is committed to supporting ambitious women to light up the world without burning themselves out in the process. In this episode, we talk about the connections between the phases of our cycle and creativity and productivity, how to develop a better relationship with your period, how to track your energy levels around your cycle, the advantages of surrendering to your cycle, and so much more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Sara Gottfried is a board-certified physician scientist and New York Times bestselling author. She has seen 25,000+ patients and specializes in identifying the underlying cause of her patients’ conditions to achieve true and lasting health transformations, not just symptom management. In this episode, we talk about what you can do to support your brain health as you get older, the impact of diet and lifestyle on mental health, the negative impact of certain sociocultural norms for women, and more! Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective