For this episode, our very own Emily unpacks all things menstrual health. On average, an Australian menstruating woman will have 450-500 periods in her life – the equivalent of 10 years’ worth of bleeding. So why do we receive such little education around the topic of menstrual health?!



Plus, we start the episode with a cosmic update and life update from both of us (and, yep, Em’s still in America!).



In this episode:



– What exactly a menstrual cycle is: how long it should ideally be, how it gives us an insight into our health, and its phases



– The different hormones and their roles throughout the menstrual cycle



– How you can still tune into the phases of the female cycle if you’re not currently experiencing a menstrual cycle



– What an ideal, healthy period looks like



– Why it’s important to track our periods – and full cycles – and what we should be looking out for



– What is and is not normal when it comes to our periods, and why



– Why we are so passionate about ending the generational normalisation of period pain



– PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, and what to look out for. Plus, why we may experience it in the first place



– Early and late periods, and how and why they come about



– How much we should ideally bleed each period, and how heavy and light periods come about



– Amenorrhoea: the absence of periods – and why they might go missing



– Post-pill syndrome



– How and why hormonal acne comes about



– Perimenopause and menopause, common symptoms of menopause, and how to support health during menopausal years



– How naturopathy can help to support menstrual health



– Em’s favourite tips for general hormonal and menstrual health



– Why it’s important to work with professionally-prescribed, practitioner-only supplements







More reading:‘What your cycle should look like‘ blog post by Emily‘Is my cycle normal?’ blog post by Emily‘The Period Repair Manual’ and ‘The Fifth Vital Sign’ by Dr Lara Briden +Kindara fertility tracking app+Listen to our ‘Menstrual Cycles & the Moon‘ episode!



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