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Understand Your Cycle Podcast
by Understand Your Cycle
Understand Your Cycle is a medically-verified guide and platform to the menstrual cycle and women's health. The Understand Your Cycle podcast turns taboos into table topics, by sharing women’s health experiences with a human lens. We talk to women about going through these experiences, and how it actually feels. We also ask our women’s health specialist doctors our community's FAQs. Keen to learn everything we should have been taught in school about our menstrual cycles? From period products, contraception, fertility, endometriosis, menopause, PCOS, PMDD, and lots more? Without taboo nor shame, you can ask our doctors all your questions and learn to love your menstrual cycle through Understand Your Cycle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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What Noone Tells You About IVF, with Seetal
What happens when trying to conceive becomes years of loss, medical intervention, and shame? In this episode, we explore the emotional and physical reality of infertility — from heavy periods as a teenager to miscarriage, five rounds of IVF, donor conception, and ultimately, pregnancy after loss....
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Menstrual Cycle For Athletes 101 with OBGYN Virginia
What happens when training harder starts to cost you your menstrual cycle? In this episode, we explore the complex, and often overlooked, relationship between athletic performance, hormones, and menstrual health. In a culture that glorifies pushing through pain, ignoring fatigue, and constantly...
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Living with Endo & Finding Fulfilment After Unsuccessful IVF, with Aisha
What happens when you spend years trying to build a family — and decide to stop? In this episode, we sit down with Aisha Balesaria, an advocate and coach who turned her experience of endometriosis, infertility, and loss into a life of purpose and joy without children. After 15 years of being...
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From Pill to Parenthood, with Coni
What happens when you spend 15 years on hormonal contraceptionm and then have to relearn your body from scratch? In this episode, Coni, co-founder of period underwear brand NIXI Body, shares her journey from being prescribed the pill for teenage acne, to navigating infertility, cycle syncing,...
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The Fertility Conversation We're Not Having, with Becky
What happens when your body enters menopause before you’ve even turned 30? In this episode, Becky from Fertility Matters at Work shares her deeply personal story of navigating early perimenopause, infertility, IVF, and ultimately, motherhood through egg donation. We talk about what it actually...
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Rethinking Fertility: What They Don’t Teach You in Your 20s, with Michelle
In this episode, Michelle opens up about her personal journey through infertility — a struggle faced by 1 in 6 couples globally. We dive into why fertility isn’t just a “future you” problem, but something worth understanding in your 20s. From decoding cervical mucus to understanding hormonal...
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Surgical Menopause at 35—Breast Cancer, Recovery & Rebuilding, with Kirstie
In this episode, Kirstie shares her deeply personal journey through breast cancer, surgical menopause, and what it really means to rebuild your life after both. At just 35, Kirstie was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. What followed was a whirlwind of treatments: chemo, a double...
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Period Poverty Exists Where You Live, with Aaliyah
"It was quite difficult managing menstruation and education..." Aaliyah from Bloody Good Period has joined me to discuss how period poverty is more common than you think, how it is affecting our young women in schools and what they are doing at BGP to help one day dissolve this issue. Everyone…
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I’ve Tried Every Type of Period Product—Here Are My Hot Takes, with Emily
"The first ever pad that was manufactured still hasn't broken down." In this episode, Emily joins us to talk all things period products—from the first tampons we tried as teens to the eco-friendly innovations we're loving today. She shares her personal journey, a few strong opinions (aka hot...
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PART 2: Living with Endo—What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why It’s Personal, with Alice
"Endometriosis doesn’t just affect your body—it affects every part of your life." In Part 2, Alice dives deeper into the realities of living with endometriosis, tackling the tough topics no one talks about enough. She shares her thoughts on fertility, breaks down how to reduce inflammation caused...
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PART 1: It’s Not Just a Bad Period—Endometriosis, Surgery & Challenging the System, with Alice
"It’s not just a bad period—it’s living with pain no one can see." In this episode, we sit down with Alice, who shares her raw and honest journey with endometriosis—from navigating the emotional toll of a delayed diagnosis to undergoing surgery and challenging the one-size-fits-all approach to...
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PART 2: Grieving My Periods—Endometriosis, Perimenopause & Self-Healing
"I can't explain the feeling, but it's as if everything was going to fall out of you" In this episode, we sit down with Jasmine from Emerald and Tiger, a meditation teacher and energy healer, to explore her journey through endometriosis, perimenopause, and self-healing. From enduring a 20-year...
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PART 1: It took me going to A&E to be diagnosed for endometriosis, with Jasmin
Periods, pain, and reclaiming power. In this episode, we sit down with Jasmin from Emerald and Tiger, a meditation teacher and energy healer, to explore her journey through endometriosis, perimenopause, and self-healing. From enduring a 20-year diagnostic delay to finding empowerment in her…
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PART 2: What Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About Perimenopause, With Becs and Wizz from Valerie
Use discount code UNDERSTANDYOURCYCLE on www.wearevalerie.com. This week, we’re back with part two of our conversation with the brilliant Bec and Wizz. Why are they so brilliant? Because they’re on a mission to transform women’s lives with Valerie, the female health brand redefining perimenopause...
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PART 1: The Nutrition Secrets You Need for Menopause, With Becs and Wizz from Valerie
Use discount code UNDERSTANDYOURCYCLE on www.wearevalerie.com . We are so lucky this week to be chatting to two fabulous women, Bec and Wizz. Why are they so fab? They are changing women's lives by creating and co-founding, Valerie. Valerie is a female health brand for perimenopause that focuses…
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Menstrual cycle syncing doesn’t have to be hard, with Caitlin
Menstrual cycle syncing doesn’t have to be complicated! In this episode, Caitlin shares her journey and tips to help you align your life with your cycle and take better care of yourself. We cover: 🩸 How to start menstrual cycle syncing 🩸 Simple ways to support your body throughout your cycle 🩸...
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SNIPPET: I finally remembered I had emotions when coming off contraception, with Caitlin
People always told me I was so cold, and then I came off it. In this snippet, Caitlin describes her experience of the contraceptive pill & implant, and why she chose to come off it. We cover: 🩸experience on the contraceptive pill 🩸experience on the contraceptive implant 🩸what it was like…
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Everything you wanted to know about menopause (but were too afraid to ask)
Could you get your period back through Hormone Replacement Therapy? And many more questions This week, a 20-year-old boy asks his menopause-related questions. No taboos, no shame: all the burning questions you’ve always wanted to ask. This is part 2 of a two-part episode where he asks us…
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Everything you wanted to know about periods (but were too afraid to ask)
I used a menstrual cup as a suction cup because I didn’t know what it was! This week, a 20-year-old boy asks his period and contraception-related questions. No taboos, no shame: all the burning questions you’ve always wanted to ask. We cover: 🩸What even is a bloody period? What hormones are...
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Better Periods, Brighter Plates: Nutrition, cycles & natural relief with Le'Nise
Make your plate as bright as possible! This week, Le'Nise, nutritionist and author of You Can Have A Better Period, tells us about aligning exercise and nutrition with the menstrual cycle, what a healthy period looks like, and what natural ways we can relieve period cramps and not so comfortable...
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SNIPPET: What makes a healthy period? With Le'Nise
We often talk about unhealthy periods, but what about healthy periods? This week, Le'Nise tells us about what makes a healthy period: 🩸length of cycle 🩸colour of period 🩸spotting: how much is normal spotting? 🩸clotting: how much is normal clotting? 🩸mood 🩸energy Only 30% of people with a...
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Menopause isn't just physical - it's mental, with Sarah
I had never even thought about perimenopause, until I connected my symptoms This week, Sarah, a peri to post menopause coach, shares about her experience of menopause and how businesses can support their employees in menopause. We cover: 🩸Sarah's experience of perimenopause 🩸Misconceptions…
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SNIPPET: I had never even thought about menopause, with Sarah
I had never even thought about perimenopause, until I connected my symptoms This week, Sarah, a peri to post menopause coach, shares about her experience of menopause Don't forget to subscribe to listen to the full episode next week, where we discuss: 🩸Sarah's experience of perimenopause...
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Keeping your vagina healthy and why it matters, with Shelley
We speak about mental health, we speak about bone health, but what about vaginal health? This week, Shelley, a trained midwife and founder of Fem Revive tells us about what vaginal health is. We discuss: 🩸Vaginal health 🩸How to keep your vagina healthy 🩸symptoms of unhealthy vaginas: urinary...
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SNIPPET: What is vaginal health? With Shelley
Is my vagina healthy? Why do I have this tingling sensation? Why does it suddenly feel tight? This week, Shelley, a trained midwife and founder of Fem Revive tells us about what vaginal health is. Don't forget to subscribe to listen to the full episode next week, where we discuss: 🩸Vaginal…
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Learning to cycle-sync without forcing it with Naida
Let's be real, none of us are menstrual cycle syncing experts. And that's A OKAY! In this episode, Naida and Capu explore working with their cycle, cycle-syncing in a way that works for them, and not forcing it when you don't feel like it. A very real conversation about the ups and downs of...
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SNIPPET: How do I develop self-compassion? With Naida
"Self-compassion" is a bit of an overused word these days, but that doesn't take away it's importance. Having suffered from an eating disorder and inconsistent periods, Naida shares how she worked on her self-compassion. This is a snippet from our conversation with Naida around how she started...
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Sex after giving birth: tips and tricks with Clio
This week, we speak to Clio about sex after giving birth, the challenges, difficulties, taboos, and how to get through and over them. Author of "Get Your Mojo Back: Sex, Pleasure and Intimacy After Birth" and founder of company &Breathe Wellbeing, where she works on post-natal retreats, Clio…
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SNIPPET: Why is your sex life important? With Clio
Why should I give a sh*t about my sex life? That's what we explore in this SNIPPET! This is a snippet from our conversation with Clio around getting your sex life and self (or new self!) back after giving birth. Make sure you follow and subscribe to not miss next week's episode, where we cover:...
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Using the Fertility Awareness Method as contraception with Valentina
This week we talk to Fertility Awareness Coach, Valentina, about how she practices cycle and fertility awareness, in order to live better and not use hormonal contraception. In this episode we cover: 🩸The benefits of getting to know your menstrual cycle 🩸What is the Fertility Awareness Method?...
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SNIPPET: What does menstrual blood taste like? with Valentina
What does our menstrual blood actually taste like? That's what we explore in this SNIPPET! This is a snippet from our conversation with Valentina around our menstrual cycle and the Fertility Awareness Method. Make sure you follow and subscribe to not miss next week's episode, where we cover…
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I'm not crazy, I have PMDD with Jada
"Well now I know I'm not crazy." Jada spent years not knowing what was up and why she felt so different from one week to the next. Until... she finally got an accurate diagnosis. In this episode we cover: 🩸Jada's journey to diagnosis 🩸what PMDD is and how it feels to someone who doesn't have it...
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SNIPPET: What changed since getting a PMDD diagnosis? with Jada
We're answering the question of why getting diagnosed with PMDD is important. Stay tuned for next week's episode on Jada's PMDD and how she found out she wasn't crazy, where we cover: the journey to PMDD diagnosis what is PMDD the impact of contraception the benefits of being diagnosed properly...
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Hormonal imbalance, acne, and PMS with Bo
“That’s when I learnt that our body talks to us in symptoms” This week we talk to Bo about PMS and hormonal acne, and how Bo was able to overcome them. We cover: 🩸PMS & what it is 🩸How the pill worsened Bo's symptoms and hormonal imbalance 🩸How Bo started cycle-syncing 🩸What cycle-syncing is...
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SNIPPET: What is PMS? with Bo
Breaking down premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with Bo "[PMS] is not the root cause, it's the symptom" Stay tuned for next week's episode about PMS and hormonal acne, and how Bo was able to overcome them, in which we cover: PMS & what it is How the pill worsened Bo's symptoms and hormonal imbalance…
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Egg-freezing, what it's like, and how to prepare with Diahala
"It's not easy to navigate your way through expectations and pressure, and what you absorbed growing up" This week we talk to Diahala about EGG-FREEZING: We start off on some fun period-related stories (featuring menstrual cups), and then dive into egg-freezing: tips and notes on egg-freezing how...
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SNIPPET: How to prepare to freeze your eggs with Diahala
Write all your questions into a little notebook, so that you're the one leading the conversation! Just one of the tips Diahala gives for those who are looking to freeze their eggs. Stay tuned for the full episode coming out next week, including: how Diahala prepared mentally and physically to...
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Going through abortion alone and reversing PCOS with Giulia
This week we speak to Giulia, about abortion, endometriosis, and PCOS. "I was underestimating what women go through when they choose to get an abortion." We cover: getting an endometriosis diagnosis after regular painful sex getting diagnosed with PCOS and reversing PCOS what it was like when she...
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IVF, not getting pregnant, and life beyond, with Mira
This week we speak to Mira, a life balance coach and strategist, about IVF and life beyond. Mira tried two rounds of IVF and unfortunately did not get pregnant. She built a life beyond this, and shares her learnings of the journey. We discuss: IVF (in vitro fertilisation), what it is and what the...
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Menopause, HRT and doing your own research, with Rina
This week we speak to Rina, feminist entrepreneur, CFO, soon to finish her doctorate (and Tara’s mum!), about her journey with menopause and HRT. When she started getting debilitating night sweats she decided to take matters into her own hands. She read medical journals and papers to inform…
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Diet, exercise and hormone health with Talilla
Diet, exercise and hormone health with Talilla After being on the hormonal implant for 10 years and not having a single period in all that time (!!) Talilla’s body began to reject it, so she had it removed and decided not to replace it. After that came an incredibly difficult year where she…
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I was so happy when I stopped getting my period, with Heidi
This week we speak to author, clothes enthusiast and story teller Heidi Clements (@welcometoheidi) about all things periods, being child free, abortion, menopause and more. “I was so happy when I stopped getting my period” We cover questions like: Can we look at menopause in a positive light? How...
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SNIPPET: being child free with no regrets, with Heidi
THIS IS A SNIPPET, FULL EPISODE AIRS 5/07/24 This week we speak to author, clothes enthusiast and story teller Heidi Clements (@welcometoheidi) about all things periods, being child free, abortion, menopause and more. “I was so happy when I stopped getting my period” We cover questions like: Can…
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Endometriosis was ruining my life, so I had it removed, with Victoria
What do PCOS and Endometriosis feel like? How did you get diagnosed? How long did you have to wait to have surgery? Why did you decide to have the surgery? Has the surgery changed your life for the better? Doctors had been telling her for years that there is no way she could have Endometriosis...
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SNIPPET: Endometriosis was ruining my life, so I had it removed - with Victoria
THIS IS A SNIPPET, FULL EPISODE AIRS 20/06/2024 What do PCOS and Endometriosis feel like? How did you get diagnosed? How long did you have to wait to have surgery? Why did you decide to have the surgery? Has the surgery changed your life for the better? Doctors had been telling her for years that...
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Am I depressed, or is it PMDD? With Sophie Milner
What is PMDD and how do I know if I have it? This week we speak to Sophie Milner about PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe, sometimes disabling extension of premenstrual syndrome. In this episode we cover: How do I know if I have PMDD? What does PMDD feel like? How do I get…
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SNIPPET: PMDD, how do I know if I have it? With Sophie Milner
THIS IS A SNIPPET, FULL EPISODE WILL BE LIVE 07/06/2024 What is PMDD and how do I know if I have it? This week we speak to Sophie Milner about PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe, sometimes disabling extension of premenstrual syndrome. In this episode we cover: How do I know if I…
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Endometriosis symptoms and getting diagnosed, with Georgie
In this episode Georgie talks us through: How endometriosis feels How she found out she had it What tests she went through, what they entail and how she got diagnosed What she was offered as solutions Her journey with contraceptives to combat her Endometriosis symptoms Tips on managing...
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SNIPPET: How did you find out you had endometriosis? With Georgie
This is a SNIPPET, full episode drops 24/05/2024 How did you find out you had endometriosis? With Georgie In this episode Georgie talks us through: How endometriosis feels How she found out she had it What tests she went through, what they entail and how she got diagnosed What she was offered as...
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Is hormonal contraception good for me? With Dr. Alice
In this episode we speak to Dr. Alice McGee, doctor by background and Founder and Managing director of Mara Health, the consultancy who medically verified Understand Your Cycle! Alice has 8 years experience in woman’s health research and is here to answer all of our hormonal contraception/birth...
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Understand Your Cycle is a medically-verified guide and platform to the menstrual cycle and women's health. The Understand Your Cycle podcast turns taboos into table topics, by sharing women’s health experiences with a human lens. We talk to women about going through these experiences, and how it actually feels. We also ask our women’s health specialist doctors our community's FAQs.
Keen to learn everything we should have been taught in school about our menstrual cycles? From period products, contraception, fertility, endometriosis, menopause, PCOS, PMDD, and lots more? Without taboo nor shame, you can ask our doctors all your questions and learn to love your menstrual cycle through Understand Your Cycle.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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