Heather Hemmens' Galifornia Undies: Revolutionizing Period Panties S3E13

Cute, PFAS-Free Period Underwear + Fibroids, Heavy Periods & Perimenopause Tips | Period Besties On this episode of Period Besties, the hosts interview Heather, founder of Galifornia Undies, about creating cute, functional, PFAS-free period underwear after developing painful fibroids and dealing with heavy bleeding and cramps while working long days on set with costumes and limited bathroom breaks. Heather describes nearly two years of product development with help from her fashion-industry sister, launching the line recently, offering multiple absorbencies and sizes XS–5XL, and building a broader women’s wellness brand focused on menstrual health education, school initiatives, and donations to women’s shelters. The conversation also covers how reusable products can reduce bleeding and cramps, the need to normalize period and menopause discussions, and practical perimenopause guidance shared through period coaching, including tracking changes, prioritizing food, sleep, stress reduction, and noting signs like itchy ears and shorter cycles.   GaliforniaUndies.com   Heather Hemmens is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW series Hellcats (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! opposite Jamie Foxx and starred as Maria DeLuca in the series Roswell, New Mexico (2019-2022). Previous credits include the OWN series, If Loving You Is Wrong, where she played Marcie Holmes for five seasons.   00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:17 Why Cute Period Undies 01:31 Fibroids Sparked the Idea 04:11 On Set With Heavy Flow 06:08 Breaking the Period Taboo 10:36 Work Smarter With Cycles 14:07 Brand Vision and Outreach 20:20 Why Reusables Help Symptoms 23:18 Nonprofits and Passing Knowledge 25:08 Breaking the Silence 25:43 Witch Hunts and Lost Wisdom 27:33 Generational Shift in Talk 29:39 Perimenopause Basics 30:56 Food Stress and Sleep 31:44 Power and Boundaries 34:06 Early Signs to Track 37:45 Hot Flashes and Black Cohosh 39:47 Perimenopause for Women of Color 43:35 Lightning Round and Wrap 46:54 Sponsors and Outro   Todays episode is sponsored by: Period Coaching School and Katie Bressack Wellness. Email us: [email protected] Our Websites: PeriodCoachingSchool.com KatieBressack.com Instagram and Facebook: @StashaWashburn  @KatieBressack  Freebies: Charting with Stasha https://ThePeriodCoach.com/etrc Eating For Your Hormones Guide https://katiebressack.com/freegift/ Books: The Revolution Will Be Bloody https://ThePeriodCoach.com/Revolution Bloody Brilliant Business https://PeriodCoachingSchool.com/Bloody-Brilliant-Business-book  Eating For Your Hormones Recipe Book https://katiebressack.com/hormone-balancing-recipe-book/ Theme music composed, recorded, performed, engineered, mixed and mastered by Ted Wulfers 663 Sound