Overcoming period taboos, with Jaspreet Kaur

11/16/22 • 45 min

Jaspreet is an award-winning spoken word poet, author, commentator and educator. Her work is all about having difficult conversations and her debut book ‘Brown Girl Like Me’ looks at the issues and stigmas South Asian women face on mental health, feminism, menstruation and beauty standards.

With the goal of changing the narrative, Jaspreet joins Dr Gemma to unpack the issues around gender differences, menstruation and how period poverty affects women across the world. She also dives into her journey as a poet and what wellness means to her.

Ultimately, Jaspreet’s message is to take time to get to know your body and express yourself to support your mental wellbeing. Pulling no punches, this empowering podcast should equip women everywhere to handle difficult conversations better and do just that.

Resources

The Wellness Edit/ Holland & Barrett

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/podcast/

Dr Gemma Newman

https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor/?hl=en

https://gemmanewman.com/

Jaspreet Kaur

https://www.behindthenetra.com/

@behindthenetra

Book info https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jaspreet-kaur/brown-girl-like-me/9781529056310

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resources

The Wellness Edit/ Holland & Barrett

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/podcast/

Dr Gemma Newman

https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor/?hl=en

https://gemmanewman.com/

Jaspreet Kaur

https://www.behindthenetra.com/

@behindthenetra

Book info https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jaspreet-kaur/brown-girl-like-me/9781529056310

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Embracing success, good times and a love of football, with Beth Mead

A superstar of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, Beth Mead became a household name this year. She won the Golden Boot and was named Player of the Tournament during the record-breaking tournament, which sky-rocketed the profile of women’s football. She recently launched the Beth Mead Scholarship at Teesside University and her book ‘Lioness - My Journey to Glory’ will be out in November 2022.

In this podcast, Beth describes her journey to becoming a professional footballer and reveals how her huge disappointment at missing out on the Olympic team a year ago was a pivotal point in changing her mindset. She shares how she got her head together for her best season ever and why turmeric and ginger, cod liver oil, magnesium, and protein shakes are musts that work for her.

Discussing issues such as training while having periods, being a role model, overcoming failure, following your passion, and remembering to enjoy life amidst great pressure, this down-to-earth chat is all about how to find your own personal winning formula and embrace life.

Resources

The Wellness Edit/ Holland & Barrett

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/podcast/

Dr Gemma Newman

https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor/?hl=en

https://gemmanewman.com/

Beth Mead

@bethmead_

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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IBS is about more than what you eat, with Lottie Drynan

When initially sharing her personal story of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), anxiety and mental health, Lottie Drynan realised there were many other women living with chronic illness and battling with bloating and body image. Since then she’s become a huge name in the gut health world, building a 250,000 person strong community via The Tummy Diaries and You’ve Gut This platforms, including a private Facebook support group with monthly events, and self-publishing the wellness Journal ‘My Tummy Diary’.

Lottie discusses her journey, from the initial symptoms that interfered with her first job, to the research she did on the gut, FODMAP diets, and the brain-gut connection. With her first baby due any day, Lottie talks about how she gradually found coping mechanisms and how sharing them created a safe space for others to open up about their gut health and not feel so alone. She also explains how her love of fashion led to #mybloatedwardrobe going viral.

If you’ve ever suffered from gut problems and loss of body confidence, this is the episode for you. Lottie’s evolving, holistic, 360-degree approach to wellness will inspire women to better understand their body, find balance and ‘thrive, not just survive’.

Please note this episode was recorded before the birth of Lottie’s baby, Pennie.

Resources

The Wellness Edit/ Holland & Barrett

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/the-health-hub/podcast/

Dr Gemma Newman

https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor/?hl=en

https://gemmanewman.com/

Lottie Drynan

@lottiedrynan

@youvegutthis

https://youvegutthis.co.uk/

https://thetummydiaries.com/