235 - Honouring Motherhood & Menstruation with Amber Hawken

10/10/23 • 39 min

Join me and my bestie Amber (https://www.instagram.com/amber_hawken/) for chats on; how pregnancy impacted her bleed, getting her bleed back after giving birth, and how she honours her bleed each month... and more In This Episode: - Who Amber Hawken is (2:47) - Amber’s first menstrual experience (7:00) - What Amber’s education around menarche was (10:30) - About the last few bleeds before Amber discovered she was pregnant (17:31) - What missing her bleeds and being pregnant was like for Amber (24:34) - Amber’s first bleed postpartum (25:56) - How Amber honours her bleed each month (28:19) Get the full complete show notes, here: https://www.wellsome.com/podcast/ FREE LOVE YOUR CYCLE DOWNLOAD: https://www.subscribepage.com/love-your-cycle MENSTRUAL CYCLE MEMBERSHIP - WELL WOMAN ACADEMY: https://www.wellsome.com/academy/ LOVE YOUR CYCLE FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/loveyourcyclesisterhood/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wellsome_jemalee/ WEBSITE: https://www.wellsome.com/ HELP US SPREAD OUR PODCAST WINGS This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of spreading menstrual cycle awareness for free. If you enjoy this show, help us reach more menstruators. The most effective way you can help is: 1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes 2. Write us a review in iTunes 3. Share this show with a friend, right now! 4. Screenshot and share via social media - don’t forget to tag me @wellsome_jemalee Simple yes, but you’d be AMAZED at how much it helps this passion project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and review to know who to show our show to in their app. Review here on iTunes. In love & abundance! Jema

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234 - Living with PMDD with Jes Hagan

Menstruation Stories with Jes Hagan(https://www.instagram.com/hermoodmentor/). Menarche stories, menstruation in the first few years, symptoms and living with undiagnosed PMDD, hitting rock bottom and discovering PMDD. In This Episode: * About Jes’ menarche experience (04:24) * Jes’ experience during her first few years of menstruating (12:18) * What it was like for Jes living with undiagnosed PMDD (15:49) * The sequence of events that led Jes to shifting her cycle experience (27:27) * When Jes discovered what PMDD was (30:32) * What Jes wishes she knew before learning about PMDD (34:51) * Jes’ message to menstruators suffering with PMDD (40:54)

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236 - PMS, IUD's, Termination & Cycle Rituals with Adrienne Rommel

Join Adrienne (https://www.instagram.com/yoninutritionist) and I as she shares her menarche story, when she realised that she her menstrual experience wasn’t normal, her favourite rituals around her cycle, how to have challenging conversations with partners, and a wild story of how she pulled out her IUD with a menstrual cup. In This Episode: * Adrienne’s menarche story (06:11) * The first few years of menstruating for Adrienne (09:52) * When Adrienne realised she was having a different menstruation experience (12:12) * How Adrienne’s holistic nutrition education has helped her learn how to balance her cycle (16:14) * Adrienne’s favourite rituals around her cycle (18:46) * How Adrienne sets aside time for herself (21:24) * What Adrienne recommends for having challenging conversations with a partner (29:04) * Why Adrienne can’t use menstrual cups anymore (35:26) Get the full complete show notes, here: https://www.wellsome.com/podcast/ FREE LOVE YOUR CYCLE DOWNLOAD: https://www.subscribepage.com/love-your-cycle MENSTRUAL CYCLE MEMBERSHIP - WELL WOMAN ACADEMY: https://www.wellsome.com/academy/ LOVE YOUR CYCLE FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/loveyourcyclesisterhood/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wellsome_jemalee/ WEBSITE: https://www.wellsome.com/ HELP US SPREAD OUR PODCAST WINGS This show is a passion project that I produce for the love of spreading menstrual cycle awareness for free. If you enjoy this show, help us reach more menstruators. The most effective way you can help is: 1. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes 2. Write us a review in iTunes 3. Share this show with a friend, right now! 4. Screenshot and share via social media - don’t forget to tag me @wellsome_jemalee Simple yes, but you’d be AMAZED at how much it helps this passion project reach more people. iTunes’ algorithm uses ratings and review to know who to show our show to in their app. Review here on iTunes. In love & abundance! Jema