Why are we still whispering about periods in sport? with Lindsey Rhatigan

Why are we still whispering about periods in sports?In this episode, recorded live at WellFest, Dominique sits down with female fight nutritionist Lindsey Rhatigan. It’s 2026 and in the world of sports we are still normalising missed cycles. Still asking women to wear white shorts designed for men. Still asking female athletes to perform at their peak while ignoring the most fundamental part of their biology.Lindsey works with athletes in one of the most physically demanding sports out there. She helps them make weight safely, fuel properly, and ultimately perform at their best. But what she’s really doing is challenging a system that was never designed with women in mind.In this conversation, Lindsey and Dominique cover the link between missing periods and mental health, the dropout rate of young female athletes, and the fact that so many girls are never taught how their cycle actually works, let alone how to train with it.If you have daughters, if you train, if you’ve ever questioned your relationship with food, exercise or your body, this is an important episode to hear. The IMAGE Wellness Project is powered by Alflorex and sponsored by Boots, Vita Coco, Manhattan and Cocoa Brown