104:: How to use your cycle to plan your entire bridal era! (the science-backed wedding hot tip no one is telling you!)

Nobody puts this in the wedding planning timeline. But it might be the most important tool you have.In this episode of the Science-Backed Wedding Prep Series, Dr. Kelsy Vick breaks down how learning to read your menstrual cycle as health data can transform your engagement season — from how you schedule high-stakes wedding moments to how you train, fuel, recover, sleep, and show up emotionally on the days that matter most.This is not cycle syncing. This is individualized cycle awareness — and it changes everything.What you'll learn:Why your menstrual cycle is the most underrated wedding prep tool you're not usingA phase-by-phase breakdown of what your body is doing and whyHow to schedule hair trials, dress fittings, and vendor meetings around your cycleWhat to eat, how to train, and how to recover in each phaseWhy your energy, confidence, and emotional resilience fluctuate predictably — and how to work with itHow cycle awareness builds fertility literacy for your futurePeer-Reviewed Resources:Elorduy-Terrado et al. (2025) — Muscles / PMC — Hormonal fluctuations & female athletic performance systematic review 📎 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12195628/Meignié et al. (2021) — Frontiers in Physiology / PMC — Menstrual cycle phase & elite athlete performance 📎 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8170151/Helm, McGinnis & Basu (2021) — IJERPH / PMC — Nutrition interventions across menstrual cycle phases 📎 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8296102/loving the pod? click the follow button, & we'd love if you could leave a review! thank you x 1000 :)sign up for the free Smart Girl Newspaper!insta:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispodyoutube:: @dr.kelsyvickdpttiktok:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispod