The 28ish Podcast - Your cycle is more than your period

Kate has been named the innovator of the year 2021 in the for her groundbreaking work in social prescribing and menstrual cycle support. In this episode Kate walks us through social prescribing, menstrual cycle support, her own journey towards this work and the way in which she works with women and people that bleed to help navigate and understand their inner landscapes. You can find Kate here:

https://www.kateshepherdcohen.com/menstrual-cycle-support-social-prescribing

www.menstrualcyclesupport.com

Kate Shepherd Cohen is an award-winning menstrual activist and author and the founder/ CEO of Uk-based health tech organization Menstrual Cycle Support, which includes the world’s first non-clinical menstrual health service to be available on referral through the GP surgery on ‘social prescription’. She believes in creating a world free from menstrual suffering.

In this episode we speak with female empowerment & maternity coach Laura Kline-Taylor, ACC. We dive into:

• The positive aspects of inner autumn
• Making peace with PMS
• What is the bio-divergent nature of women
• Managing menarche
• How parents can support their children to know their entire cycle, outside of fertility and menstruation
• How Laura manages her business and work with menstrual cycle awareness
  

You can find out more about Laura on IG @outloud_laura or at www.lauraklinetaylor.com

This very special episode is featuring Gabrielle Lichterman from Hormonolgoy. Gabrielle is a founding member of the menstrual awareness community. She has been writing books and educating the world on their moods, hormonal cycles, and how to leverage their power in each phase of the cycle for many years now. On a personal note, Gabrielle responded to my DMs on Instagram when I first became interested in MCA and she has encouraged and collaborated with me since then. Check out her website, download her app, buy her books! She is the real deal.

https://www.myhormonology.com/

Cheli Corisco is a linguist, latin dance enthusiast, and massage therapist whose life changed when she discovered menstrual cycle awareness. She is trying to make that discovery accessible to younger generations in a friendly way, at the secondary school where she teaches.

In this interview Cheli tells us about how she created and ran the club in the school she teaches at in London and Carrie asks a whole lot of questions! If you are considering starting a menstrual cycle awareness building club in your own school, this is a great episode full of actionable insight and advice.

If you'd like to get in touch with Cheli you can email her at: [email protected]

Listen along and Amy and I explore the link between what and when we feel like eating and our menstrual cycles.

Amy Johnson is an artist and health coach who is passionate about supporting people in finding a healthy relationship with food and radical acceptance of themselves/their bodies. She is based in Albuquerque New Mexico but works with clients remotely. She is currently working on designing a digital course that contains all the best of her experience working with one on one clients.