The Period Party

Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus is the founder and director of Maze Women's Sexual Health, the largest independent women's sexual health center in the US. A Licensed Clinical Social worker, with a master's in public health, a master's degree in social work, a master's degree in Jewish studies, and a PhD in Human Sexuality, she has developed and overseen the treatment of thousands of women ranging in age from 18–81 over the past 20 years. Dr. Bat Sheva’s new book, Sex Points, is available now. In this episode, Dr. Bat Sheva and I talk about my experience with painful sex when I was on the pill, the different types of sexual pain and what causes them, how she treats her patients with incredible success, what she learned from doing her PhD thesis on women’s use of vibrators, and so much more!     To learn more about Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

This episode is a little different because we’re not talking about hormones or periods specifically, but we’re coming at them from a more indirect place. Today we’re joined by my longtime friend, Heather Chauvin, a leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women conquer their fears and become leaders at work and home. Heather is the author of Dying To Be A Good Mother and I can tell you right now, this book is not just for moms but for all women. She details her experience of surviving stage 4 cancer, and how it was her cancer diagnosis that woke her up to a powerful truth - that her perpetual self-sacrificing was literally killing her. In this episode, we talk about Heather’s unusual response to her cancer diagnosis, how many women’s perpetual self-sacrifice is rooted in “not-enoughness”, why it’s crucial to learn to trust yourself, the unrealistic expectations parents have set for themselves, how you can use energetic time management to improve your life, and so much more!     To learn more about Heather Chauvin, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and author of the bestselling book, Period Repair Manual, and her newest book, Hormone Repair Manual, which is particularly helpful for women and menstruators in perimenopause. Dr. Lara has a strong science background and more than twenty years with patients and works to provide solutions for conditions such as PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, and perimenopause. She is also a passionate communicator about alternatives to hormonal birth control. In this episode we dig into important topics like what exactly is perimenopause, and when does it begin, along with what are the actual symptoms of this phase of the menstrual life cycle. We also delve into hormone replacement therapy do’s and don’ts as well as the stigma attached to aging female bodies in our society. I learned so much in this interview and I think you will too!       To learn more about Dr. Lara Briden, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Coach Gessie Thompson, is a fibroids survivor and founder of TheDeToxNow.com, where she educates women on how to address inflammatory conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, and more through lifestyle medicine. Coach Gessie has had remarkable results with her clients who have fibroids and it all stems from her harrowing experience of multiple fibroid surgeries and a very high-risk pregnancy. In this episode, we talk about her turbulent journey with fibroids and fertility, the main triggers for fibroids and how they show up in our lives, how Black women are disproportionately affected by fibroids, why radical self-care is essential, learning to listen to your body, and so much more!     To learn more about Coach Gessie Thompson, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Cindy Dabrowska is a registered dietitian, Master of Applied Nutrition, endowarrior, and founder of "The Supportive Endo RD". She is passionate about supporting endowarriors - who much like herself, have said “enough is enough'' to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has not only dramatically improved her own symptoms, but she’s supported countless women in her nutrition counseling practice through a functional medicine root-cause approach to endometriosis. In this episode, we talk about taking a whole-body approach to endometriosis, how Cindy has transformed her period and endometriosis symptoms over the years, common symptoms of endometriosis, how your gut health plays a critical role in managing endometriosis, using food and nutrition to support your body with endometriosis, and so much more!       To learn more about Cindy Dabrowska, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Heather Irobunda is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist currently practicing at NYC Health and Hospitals. Heather serves as the Medical Director for We Are Robyn, a service to connect new parents with specialists to find support for their unique parenthood journeys, and also serves as the Maternal Health advisor for Peloton, helping plan fitness content for pregnant and postpartum people. This episode was inspired by the hundreds of conversations I’ve had over the years about uncomfortable gynecologic visits. I wanted to talk to an OB-GYN about ways to feel more comfortable and safe at these appointments. When you've listened, come find me on Instagram (@NicoleMJardim) - I'd love to hear your takeaways. In this episode, we talk about how you can get to know your body, taking control of your OB-GYN visits, how to advocate for yourself, why you should be selective when choosing your OB-GYN, the systemic issues that perpetuate a lower standard of care for Black and brown people, and so much more!   To learn more about Heather Irobunda, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Jennifer Racioppi is a certified Duke Integrative Medicine Health Coach, a holistic health counselor, a Positive Psychology coach, and an astrologer. Her popular private practice often has a waitlist due to high demand. Since 2017 Racioppi has written Well + Good's weekly Cosmic Health column. She's also served as the resident astrologer for Kate Northrup's membership site Origin, wrote regular horoscopes for Reebok, and has had her work featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, MindBodyGreen, Forbes, Business Insider, The Numinous, Netflix Family, and Aerie. Her first book, Cosmic Health was released in January 2021 with Little, Brown Spark. We titled our conversation Cosmic Periods because one of the most popular questions we both get is, "How do I sync my cycle with the moon cycle?" Hint: it's not what you think and you will probably be surprised by the answer! Come on over to Instagram (@NicoleMJardim) and tell me what you think once you listen to the episode! In this episode, we talk about the connection between the lunar cycle and your menstrual cycle, what you need to do to start the journey of living rhythmically, thinking of rhythmic living as a practice, why you should prioritize a healthy menstrual cycle, and so much more!   To learn more about Jennifer Racioppi, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Quozette Valera (Dr. Q) is a licensed physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor dysfunction practicing in Los Angeles. Dr. Q is the creator of the comprehensive childbirth & postpartum education class: Birth & Beyond by Q, and she uses social media to spread pelvic health awareness and encourage people to make informed choices about their bodies by advocating for transparent sex education, bodily autonomy, and reproductive rights. I've been following Dr. Q on Instagram and I love the fierce content she shares around bodily autonomy and reproductive rights. Definitely follow her on Instagram because her page is full of truth bombs! In this episode, we talk about pelvic organ prolapse, risk factors that contribute to pelvic organ prolapse, why doing Kegels alone isn't enough, why many women don't realize they have a prolapse, how gynecological conditions like endometriosis impact your pelvic floor muscles, the foundation of bodily autonomy, and so much more!   To learn more about Quozette Valera, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Jenni Hulburt is a fitness coach and creator of The Workout Without Burnout Blueprint. She has a Bachelor of Science and a Masters degree in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology and she believes you can reach your goals without sacrificing your well-being, as you seek to embody what nature has always modeled. Jenni is here to bust some myths about exercise for women and tell us how to get more from our workouts and I’m so glad she's here to break it all down for us. In this episode, Jenni and I talk about why it's so important to get in tune with our cyclical nature, how the "women are small men" myth has affected fitness culture, how you can get in sync with your cycle and use it to personalize your fitness routines, the relationship between exercise and our stress responses, and so much more!   To learn more about Jenni Hulburt, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Parijat Deshpande is a high-risk pregnancy specialist and somatic trauma professional who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served so many women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever. Parijat is the author of the bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. Her work stems from her own extremely high-risk pregnancy and the tools and tactics she implemented that helped her get just a little further along and allowed her son to live.   In this episode, we talk about Parijat's experience with infertility, loss and an extremely high-risk pregnancy, what exactly it means to have a high-risk pregnancy, how you can support your body before and during pregnancy, what trauma and stress really mean, how you can reduce your pregnancy risks, and so much more!     To learn more about Parijat Deshpande, visit the show notes. Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective