Feb 23, 2022
"Period pain isn't normal." We hear this all the time in the menstrual health world and social media -- and I've said it too!
While it's true that period pain isn't inevitable or typically optimal, orienting to pain as bad or as a pathology doesn't serve us, either.
In this episode, I'm sharing some of my thoughts on...
Feb 16, 2022
Vulvodynia and Vaginsmus are fancy terms for vulva and pain, irritation, and constriction -- and this is something that many more of us experience than we might think!
In a context where female pelvic pain is either normalized or pathologized, in my conversation with Maura, we offer a different perspective: that vulva...
Feb 9, 2022
This week we have Clarissa Gonzalez, an herbalist and cultural worker specializing in fertility, womb health, sleep & mental health at Blood Moon Healing where she is continuing the lineage of Traditional Mexican Medicine inherited grandmother wisdom & where she lifts up ethical, spiritual herbalism & learning from our...
Feb 2, 2022
If you've been exploring female hormone health, you've probably heard the term "estrogen dominance." It's one of the most common hormonal imbalances, and a factor in heavy periods, menstrual cramps, breast tenderness, PMS symptoms, and even cysts, fibroids and endometriosis.
So, how to we support our innate hormonal...