Understanding Your Female Body & Optimizing Your Cycle with Maddie Miles (@themaddiemiles)

#49. On this guest episode, Carolina sits down with Maddie Miles @themaddiemiles for an awesome conversation about all things hormones. Maddie shares how she came into contact with functional medicine, healing holistically, and going off of hormonal birth control. She is passionate about helping women fall in love with your cycle and gives a rundown on the 4 phases of our cycle, tips on what you need to know if you are considering going off of hormonal birth control, and the contraceptive options we have as women! So excited for you to listen :) maddie's IG: @themaddiemiles maddie's company: @peacelovehormones maddie's pod: Peace, Love, Hormones ! Share this episode on your stories & tag @lunathepodcast & @thecarolinalifestyle Here's where you can: leave a review on iTunes for good karma :) 0-8:00 - intro 8:00-15:00 - maddie's story  15:00 - 17:00 - overview of peace, love, hormones (maddie's company) and her mission 17:00 - 19:00 - the importance of our cycle 20:00 - 24:00- the menstrual phase 24:00 - 27:30 - the follicular phase 27:30 - 32:00 - ovulatory phase and how our tracking fertility naturally works 32:00 - 38:30 - luteal phase 38:30 - 48:00 - the contraceptive options we have as women (fertility awareness episode, copper IUD, hormonal birth control, etc) 48:00 - 53:00 - if you are considering getting out of hormonal birth control... 53:00 - 1:00:00 - outro/rapid fire q's Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy