The Period Party

Dr. Susie Gronski is a licensed doctor of physical therapy, a board certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner, the author of Pelvic Pain: The Ultimate Cock Block, and the creator of a unique hands-on training program helping men with pelvic pain become experts in treating themselves. On this episode, we’ll be chatting with Dr. Susie about a topic we’ve never actually discussed on the Period Party before! Yes, we’re going to flip the script and talk about men’s pelvic health! 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

In this special reintroduction to The Period Party, Nicole Jardim and Nat Kringoudis explain the stories of why became so passionate about women’s hormones and health, why they bring on other experts as guests, the purpose of this podcast. 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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Dana LaVoie, L.Ac., Acupuncturist, Herbalist, & founder of Menopause Basics. Here's some of highlights from this exciting episode:  How and why your cycle changes during perimenopause - when do we commence peri-menopause?  What are the changes?Is the transition to menopause harder for women now, than it used to be? The 3 key things to adjust to help your body really manage the challenging hormonal changes smoothly.  The foods that raise the elusive progesterone in perimenopause. Estrogen mimicking chemicals - are these responsible for heightened perimenopause problems? Key adaptogenic herbs for perimenopausal women. Dana is passionate about teaching other women how to find natural relief from seemingly uncontrollable weight gain, boiling hot flashes, soaking night sweats, mood swings and signs of aging on her site. She teaches & consults from her home base in Eugene, OR where she hangs out with her Parker guitar, her dogs, and her husband, Barry. Join her FREE Private Facebook group and watch her video blog for a steady stream of women’s health tips and lively discussion.  And don't forget to download her free guide: 4 Steps To Hormonal Balance -- only available here with The Period Party!  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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Kirsty Wirth, founder of Kultured Wellness, a company whose mission is to inspire and educate people to take control of their health by eating real and fermented foods that nourishes the brain and the gut. She is the brainchild behind Kultured Wellness Culture Starters and functional supplements. Here's some of highlights from this exciting episode:  Does the gut microbiome have an impact on our hormones and neurotransmitters?What exactly is Candida? We need a little of it, but not too much for the sake of our hormones!How excess estrogen promotes candida overgrowthThe COMT gene's effect on our ability to detox estrogenSteps forward to managing this delicate balance in our gut - it all starts with breaking down the biofilm. Kirsty Wirth has been called the Gut Guru, an Intuitive Healer and her research and work in the area of gut health has been life changing for many of her clients. Her experience in education and research of over 15 years continues to drive her purpose of empowering the community to gain knowledge and understanding so they can be well and thrive. She is a HUGE nature lover, a mother, a fervent advocate for children on the spectrum, you just can’t help but be touched by her spirit and infectious enthusiasm. 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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Robyn Srigley, The Hormone Diva, Holistic Nutritionist and Women’s Health and Nutrition Coach. Here's some of highlights from this exciting episode:  The main causes for heavy periods and bleeding.Is it dangerous to have heavy bleeding? Is it something to worry about? How many heavy periods should a woman have before seeing a doctor?The common western medicine treatments for heavy periods, and why they don't work.Spotting—What does it mean when it happens at different parts in the cycle, and how is it connected to heavy bleeding?What a healthy period actually looks like & best practices and solutions for heavy bleeding & spotting? Robyn’s own journey with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) jumpstarted her passion for helping women replace their anxieties with joy to open possibility in their lives and break free of hormonal imbalance. Robyn runs a successful 1-1 coaching and online program practice where she uses diet, movement, botanicals and a self-love lifestyle to transform the lives of women with PCOS, Endometriosis, PMS, Painful Periods and much more. You can find out more about her work here. 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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Molly Hayward, founder of Cora Tampons.  Here's some of highlights from this exciting episode:  How a trip to a third world country sparked the idea for a new approach to women's menstrual cycles. Why does Cora have a male co-Founder and how can men become more involved in women's health.The new political landscape and it's impact on women's health, menstrual health, and reproductive justice.The "tampon tax" and why it's hurting women in a big way. Women's marches, Roe vs Wade, a woman's right to body autonomy—we talk about it all!  Molly Hayward is the visionary female founder of Cora, a disruptive consumer brand providing body-conscious organic tampons, an elegant user experience, and sustainable menstrual products to girls in developing countries. Cora represents the smart, chic, and conscious woman of today, and is transforming the experience of womanhood on a global scale.  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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Marc Sklar—The Fertility Expert—who helps couples struggling to conceive and have healthy babies.  Here's some of highlights from this episode:  How to create a plan and find an expert guide you trust, to improve your fertility.The number one thing you can do to take the pressure off of you and your partner when it comes to fertility.The combination approach to improving fertility for both women and men.Why the emotional aspect of fertility/infertility is never talked about and why it should be!Supercharging fertility begins with testing - when to test and what tests to get.  In addition to his Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Dr. Sklar trained at the Harvard Medical School, Mind/Body Medical Institute. He is the creator of MarcSklar.com and ReproductiveWellness.com, the co-author of Secret to Conception and a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine and Medical Advisor for Natural Health International. Dr. Sklar lives in San Diego, with his wife and two sons. If you’re ready to start a family, The Fertility Expert can help! He can help you get pregnant, wherever you are through his online consultations and programs. 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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE® and the BLISSED IN® wellness movement Here's some of the best highlights from this really fun episode:  Learn how this mom of five kids who owns more than one business finds time to meditateBex shares how she discovered meditation through shoplifting!There are lots of self-help and meditation books out there. Find out what makes Bex’s book different and why people are drawn to her.  What are some common misconceptions about meditation that you’d like to dispel with your book?Bex talks about whether her children practice meditation & how you can get your kids to meditate. Find out if it is normal to cry during or after meditation and discover the “type of meditation that’s right for you! Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE® and the BLISSED IN® wellness movement, is a mother-of-five, TV host, meditation guide, author, speaker, birth doula, fitness and yoga instructor, and popular social media personality. She also travels extensively, sharing her love for yoga, wellness, and meditation at exclusive workshops, luxury retreats, and public events.  Get Bex's first book here: You Have 4 Minutes to Change Your Life.  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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Kit Murray Maloney, an activist and entrepreneur who is committed to channeling her passion for gender equity into a celebration of women's sexual pleasure. Here's some of the best highlights from this really fun episode:  How cycles help us understand why we sometimes want a very particular form of sex one day and how that's the last kind of sex we want the next day/week. How a daily commitment to sexual pleasure/orgasm is a beautiful and FUN way to deepen into our body's needs and desires What women should do if they have trouble reaching orgasmOrgasms magical powers over cramps, our moods, and hormones! Kit Murray Maloney earned a Masters degree in Gender and Social Policy from the London School of Economics; has been featured in Marie Claire and Glamour magazines, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. She launched her multi-media site O’actually to create a more open dialogue around the existing taboo and yet ultimate importance of women's self pleasure and to promote creative, beautiful, and HOT erotic works made by women for women. Because genuine female orgasms heal and better the world. Kit is currently running her free signature offering -- a 21-day invitation to women to pledge to their daily orgasm. It's called the Pleasure Pledge. Join the fun today! Also, don't forget to check out Nicole's free 3-part video series: Heal the World, One Woman at a Time: Inside secrets to being a successful women's health coach. Sign up here for free.    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

On this episode of The Period Party, Nat & Nicole talk with Dr. Aviva Romm, Yale-trained, board-certified MD, midwife, and herbalist with a specialty in women’s health. Here's the highlights of this episode:  What is the revolution Aviva suggests in her book, “The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution”, and why is it important to all women?What are some common symptoms of adrenal and thyroid dysfunction?Learn Aviva's three non-negotiables that keep her healthy and energized? (PS. All women should know about these)Understand why the medical establishment dismisses your adrenal issuesYou talk about the role of the HPA axis in overwhelm, a chronic problem for so many of us. What is the HPA axis and what’s the role it plays?Learn the term “S.O.S.” or Survival Overdrive Syndrome and why its so common among women of all ages. What are the consequences of “S.O.S.” and why does it disproportionately affect women?  Aviva shares her top tips on what women can do to break the cycle and heal the HPA axis? Referred to as “the face of natural medicine in the 21st century” by Prevention Magazine and one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness by Mind Body Green, Aviva Romm is also the founding board member of Yale Integrative Medicine. Her new book, The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution, provides a groundbreaking blueprint for women to take back their health by understanding the Root Causes of imbalance. Don't forget to check out her brand new book here. 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