WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.080 This episode is all about cyclical nature, menstrual 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:06.960 cycle and circadian rhythms. In this episode, 00:00:07.139 --> 00:00:09.460 I speak to Iris Josephina, one of the leading 00:00:09.460 --> 00:00:12.140 experts in holistic hormone health and integrated 00:00:12.140 --> 00:00:14.810 cyclical living. Her teachings have supported 00:00:14.810 --> 00:00:18.089 thousands of women in reclaiming their body literacy 00:00:18.089 --> 00:00:20.989 and working with their cycle so that they can 00:00:20.989 --> 00:00:24.030 truly thrive in life. Because our cycles are 00:00:24.030 --> 00:00:26.809 not just inconvenience, they really are a map 00:00:26.809 --> 00:00:30.649 and a guide for us to truly unlock our fullest 00:00:30.649 --> 00:00:34.429 potential, our well -being, our vitality and 00:00:34.429 --> 00:00:37.390 our success. So in this episode, we will cover 00:00:37.390 --> 00:00:40.170 the phases of menstrual cycle and what your body 00:00:40.170 --> 00:00:43.140 truly needs in each phase. You'll learn how to 00:00:43.140 --> 00:00:45.439 align your work relationships and self -care 00:00:45.439 --> 00:00:49.000 with hormonal shifts. You'll learn the top biohacks 00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:52.500 that every woman needs to know. And you'll understand 00:00:52.500 --> 00:00:54.820 why cyclical living is the key to sustainable 00:00:54.820 --> 00:00:58.679 health, energy, and feminine power. You are listening 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:02.039 to the Feminine Power Podcast, your portal into 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:05.519 embodiment, feminine awakening, and the true 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:09.569 power of your life force, sexual energy. I'm 00:01:09.569 --> 00:01:13.430 your host Mariya Grinina, founder of Feel, a global 00:01:13.430 --> 00:01:16.989 platform for feminine embodiment and a coach 00:01:16.989 --> 00:01:20.129 for women ready to live with magnetism, love 00:01:20.129 --> 00:01:23.569 and full aliveness. If you're ready to rise, 00:01:23.790 --> 00:01:26.409 you're in the right place. Follow the show and 00:01:26.409 --> 00:01:31.250 let's begin. I kind of like organically segued 00:01:31.250 --> 00:01:35.120 my way into this work, like my... My academic 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:37.599 background is in cultural and medical anthropology, 00:01:37.780 --> 00:01:40.920 so I've always been very interested in how people 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:43.739 across cultures approach their body, approach 00:01:43.739 --> 00:01:46.560 health, approach healing, approach pathology, 00:01:47.420 --> 00:01:50.079 and everything that can happen within a body. 00:01:50.750 --> 00:01:54.769 And so during my final research, I was in the 00:01:54.769 --> 00:01:57.890 south of India researching pregnancy experiences 00:01:57.890 --> 00:02:01.150 among the women there and how they perceive their 00:02:01.150 --> 00:02:05.290 pregnant bodies and the whole process of healing 00:02:05.290 --> 00:02:08.949 after birth and the experience of being pregnant 00:02:08.949 --> 00:02:13.289 and the experience of birthing. And so my entrance 00:02:13.289 --> 00:02:17.550 into this work was actually through the like 00:02:17.550 --> 00:02:20.069 phase of the cyclical continuum that is pregnancy, 00:02:20.250 --> 00:02:23.569 birth and postpartum. And after I got back from 00:02:23.569 --> 00:02:26.229 this field work as an anthropologist, I decided 00:02:26.229 --> 00:02:29.949 to become a doula. My wish would become a midwife, 00:02:29.949 --> 00:02:31.810 but I was already studying for five years and 00:02:31.810 --> 00:02:34.750 I was like, oh, am I going to like study another 00:02:34.750 --> 00:02:38.629 like academic study in midwifery or clinical 00:02:38.629 --> 00:02:42.110 study or am I just going to study to become a 00:02:42.110 --> 00:02:45.550 doula so I can be present in this very special 00:02:46.810 --> 00:02:51.770 part of our cyclical continuum and be like a 00:02:51.770 --> 00:02:53.770 witness of this whole process and supporting 00:02:53.770 --> 00:02:57.050 people. And as I set up my business as a doula, 00:02:57.050 --> 00:03:00.129 which I was doing part time, I was seeing clients 00:03:00.129 --> 00:03:03.550 and I noticed that after a while and after seeing 00:03:03.550 --> 00:03:07.849 more clients, the main chunk of my work was actually 00:03:07.849 --> 00:03:11.889 not like helping people prepare for their birth 00:03:11.889 --> 00:03:15.150 and their postpartum, but it was actually explaining 00:03:15.150 --> 00:03:19.129 basic biology. And what had happened during conception, 00:03:19.490 --> 00:03:22.550 what happens during pregnancy, what happens physiologically 00:03:22.550 --> 00:03:25.870 during each phase of the pregnancy and each trimester, 00:03:26.250 --> 00:03:29.550 what happens during the postpartum period and 00:03:29.550 --> 00:03:32.030 what can happen physiologically and what experiences 00:03:32.030 --> 00:03:35.930 come with that on a very physical, mental, emotional 00:03:35.930 --> 00:03:41.150 level. And I was like, hold on a minute. how 00:03:41.150 --> 00:03:43.949 is it possible that all these highly educated 00:03:43.949 --> 00:03:45.969 people that I'm working with, because I lived 00:03:45.969 --> 00:03:49.210 in a city, I had like highly educated people 00:03:49.210 --> 00:03:53.629 with PhDs, high quality careers, and yet the 00:03:53.629 --> 00:03:56.490 simplicity of biology was missing from their 00:03:56.490 --> 00:04:00.620 lives, which then also led them to experience 00:04:00.620 --> 00:04:03.219 things in their bodies that were very normal 00:04:03.219 --> 00:04:07.819 like shifts in cervical mucus or shifts in temperature 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:11.539 or shifts in mood that they perceived as something 00:04:11.539 --> 00:04:14.639 is wrong with me or this is not normal while 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:16.939 all of the things that most of them experienced 00:04:16.939 --> 00:04:20.379 were actually very physiologically anatomically 00:04:20.379 --> 00:04:24.329 normal. And this had me think like, wow, so many 00:04:24.329 --> 00:04:27.029 people during their pregnancies are having all 00:04:27.029 --> 00:04:29.990 these insecurities and all these alarm bells 00:04:29.990 --> 00:04:33.550 going off that are completely preventable and 00:04:33.550 --> 00:04:36.870 unnecessary. And I feel that what adds to the 00:04:36.870 --> 00:04:39.709 stress of being pregnant is having to educate 00:04:39.709 --> 00:04:42.769 yourself while you're pregnant and meeting yourself 00:04:42.769 --> 00:04:46.139 on all these levels. Because pregnancy is a portal, 00:04:46.300 --> 00:04:48.879 it opens up like so many different layers of 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:51.399 what is physiologically possible, how you see 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:53.920 yourself as a person, your whole identity shifts. 00:04:54.519 --> 00:04:58.439 And I feel all of this is way harder when you 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:01.279 haven't met your cyclical self before falling 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:04.379 pregnant. A lot of women and people who are pregnant 00:05:04.379 --> 00:05:08.279 need to do this work of homecoming to their cyclical 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:11.589 self during pregnancy. because the shifts and 00:05:11.589 --> 00:05:14.129 changes of pregnancy really bring you to your 00:05:14.129 --> 00:05:17.310 body and to your physical embodiment of what 00:05:17.310 --> 00:05:21.230 it means to be cyclical. And I was really called 00:05:21.230 --> 00:05:26.449 to move the focus of my work to before pregnancy 00:05:26.449 --> 00:05:30.649 so that I could help people really land in their 00:05:30.649 --> 00:05:33.889 bodies and land in the education and understanding 00:05:33.889 --> 00:05:37.259 of their bodies and their body sovereignty, their 00:05:37.259 --> 00:05:40.459 body literacy before falling pregnant so that 00:05:40.459 --> 00:05:44.839 the process of pregnancy could really focus on 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.839 the pregnancy and not on all the other stuff 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:50.240 that you can actually already do before you get 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:54.139 pregnant. So it was like an organic shift. I 00:05:54.139 --> 00:05:57.040 really loved being present at births and witnessing 00:05:57.040 --> 00:05:59.540 people in that whole process. It's an absolute 00:05:59.540 --> 00:06:02.259 honor that I got to do that. But I really feel 00:06:02.259 --> 00:06:06.089 my place now with my work is really before that, 00:06:06.129 --> 00:06:08.170 regardless of whether people want to have children 00:06:08.170 --> 00:06:13.029 or not. But the process of physically, emotionally, 00:06:13.910 --> 00:06:16.449 spiritually, psychologically, mentally coming 00:06:16.449 --> 00:06:20.870 home to this cyclical body and all of the phases 00:06:20.870 --> 00:06:23.750 it can move through, because I feel when we do 00:06:23.750 --> 00:06:27.879 that, it's easier. and it makes more sense to 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:30.579 shift to other parts of our womb continuum, whether 00:06:30.579 --> 00:06:34.100 it is conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and 00:06:34.100 --> 00:06:39.120 then later on perimenopause and menopause. So 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:42.800 it was organically the way that my work unfolded, 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:48.439 but I feel that this is really my place and it's 00:06:48.439 --> 00:06:51.980 like a place of the womb continuum that really 00:06:51.980 --> 00:06:56.519 inspires me and it's really powerful to see people 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.160 come home to their bodies in their own unique 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:01.500 way through my guidance like of course I give 00:07:01.500 --> 00:07:06.899 guidance but every person has their own experience 00:07:06.899 --> 00:07:09.839 of their cycle and there is like gradations that 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:12.899 are different and expressions that are different 00:07:12.899 --> 00:07:17.180 and it's just a very big honor for me to be able 00:07:17.180 --> 00:07:21.439 to witness people in that journey and play a 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:25.439 role as a guide to help people experience this 00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:31.060 sense of like sovereignty and agency over their 00:07:31.060 --> 00:07:35.740 bodies. Yeah. So really, I would love on this 00:07:35.740 --> 00:07:38.819 podcast today to show how beautiful and amazing 00:07:38.819 --> 00:07:42.019 it is to care for yourself, even if you don't 00:07:42.019 --> 00:07:43.899 have a problem now. You don't have to have a 00:07:43.899 --> 00:07:47.660 problem to care for yourself. And if you already 00:07:47.660 --> 00:07:50.579 have something that bothers you, there is a way 00:07:50.579 --> 00:07:54.920 of healing that holistically. and in a caring 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:58.139 and beautiful way. So I would love to ask you, 00:07:58.660 --> 00:08:03.420 what cycle is actually about? What is it about? 00:08:03.560 --> 00:08:07.480 Why do we need to care for it? Wow, that's a 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:12.800 huge question. I first want to affirm what you 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:15.439 just said and that there is like this whole cultural 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:18.490 narrative that focuses on, okay, we only need 00:08:18.490 --> 00:08:21.209 to act when something is wrong. I think this 00:08:21.209 --> 00:08:23.910 really also has to do with, and this is a bit 00:08:23.910 --> 00:08:26.189 of like backtracking, but it'll make sense when 00:08:26.189 --> 00:08:29.730 we move forward. I think this also has a lot 00:08:29.730 --> 00:08:33.190 to do with actually the industrial revolution 00:08:33.190 --> 00:08:38.610 where the attention was taken away from community 00:08:38.610 --> 00:08:41.490 and community care and caring for one another. 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:46.059 and really making a person's life about being 00:08:46.059 --> 00:08:49.120 in service of other people, most importantly 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:52.799 an employer, to then make us believe that being 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:56.840 in service of society in the form of working 00:08:56.840 --> 00:08:59.639 for an employer is the best way that you can 00:08:59.639 --> 00:09:03.500 do that. And I feel that this movement in time, 00:09:03.740 --> 00:09:06.700 especially in Western society, has pulled us 00:09:06.700 --> 00:09:12.470 away from community care. Community care is also 00:09:12.470 --> 00:09:15.470 really about reminding each other that we can 00:09:15.470 --> 00:09:18.590 care for ourselves, but also checking each other 00:09:18.590 --> 00:09:22.870 how we're doing. And I feel that this is, you 00:09:22.870 --> 00:09:24.850 know, with the coming of the Industrial Revolution 00:09:24.850 --> 00:09:31.389 and the vast movement towards individualism has 00:09:31.389 --> 00:09:35.549 really harmed also the way that we take care 00:09:35.549 --> 00:09:38.710 of our bodies because this productivity mindset 00:09:38.710 --> 00:09:41.149 and being in service of something greater outside 00:09:41.149 --> 00:09:45.049 of ourselves in the way of productivity and performance 00:09:45.049 --> 00:09:47.970 really pulls you away from your body because 00:09:47.970 --> 00:09:49.850 something else outside of yourself is always 00:09:49.850 --> 00:09:52.269 more important than what's going on inside of 00:09:52.269 --> 00:09:54.950 you and that can be how you feel, how your body 00:09:54.950 --> 00:09:57.730 physically responds. We are very much taught 00:09:57.730 --> 00:10:02.799 to override that for the sake of Being in service 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:05.879 like this whole glorification of being busy and 00:10:05.879 --> 00:10:10.539 working hard has completely gone like Overboard 00:10:10.539 --> 00:10:14.139 like it's it's gone. It's become so intense that 00:10:14.139 --> 00:10:17.980 the balance has been lost and I feel this ties 00:10:17.980 --> 00:10:20.879 into One of the reasons why so many people have 00:10:20.879 --> 00:10:24.120 problems Because when something outside of you 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:26.759 is always more important than you checking in 00:10:26.759 --> 00:10:29.480 with yourself in your boundaries Your boundary 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:32.139 is going to keep crossing keep being crossed 00:10:32.139 --> 00:10:34.860 by you because you're unaware of where the boundary 00:10:34.860 --> 00:10:40.019 is. And we have been trained, let's call it trained 00:10:40.019 --> 00:10:43.960 by society, specifically Western society, to 00:10:43.960 --> 00:10:49.320 always keep going. And this makes that, you know, 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:51.919 in all the layers that we have in the body, especially 00:10:51.919 --> 00:10:55.200 from a nervous system perspective, we are always 00:10:55.200 --> 00:10:58.840 in the forward movement, but we forget like the 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:00.860 movement that comes back to us and the reflect. 00:11:00.860 --> 00:11:05.440 movement. So I feel this really ties into why 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:08.320 so many people have problems. That's one part 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:14.460 of it. And then, you know, having a cycle ties 00:11:14.460 --> 00:11:17.399 into being part of something bigger. So I see 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:21.519 the menstrual cycle really as the body's report 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:25.899 card. but it's also our blueprint so our infradian 00:11:25.899 --> 00:11:29.299 rhythm is very tightly connected to the circadian 00:11:29.299 --> 00:11:32.960 rhythm going on outside of us and then we also 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:36.039 have our internal circadian rhythm so we have 00:11:36.039 --> 00:11:39.100 hormones that run on a 24 -hour clock but we 00:11:39.100 --> 00:11:41.440 also have hormones that run on like an average 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:45.320 29 -day clock and these are very very much on 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:48.899 a tight rhythm. Western society in a way that 00:11:48.899 --> 00:11:53.559 we have organized time is not in alignment with 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:57.220 both the circadian rhythm and our infradian rhythm. 00:11:57.899 --> 00:12:01.500 Continuously override both of these rhythms by 00:12:01.500 --> 00:12:03.980 various things that we do like on the daily, 00:12:04.259 --> 00:12:06.259 like being in front of a screen for too long, 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.980 not seeing enough daylight, eating at weird times 00:12:09.980 --> 00:12:12.299 or doing something else while you're eating like 00:12:12.299 --> 00:12:15.799 watching TV or something else. So we have created 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:20.360 this lifestyle, if you will, that is almost like 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:25.080 a biological mismatch with how our body is supposed 00:12:25.080 --> 00:12:30.559 to be dealt with and supported. And I feel that 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:34.139 this mismatch where we with our human brains 00:12:34.139 --> 00:12:37.809 have created this lifestyle where we think that 00:12:37.809 --> 00:12:41.450 we can control nature or overrule nature or be 00:12:41.450 --> 00:12:45.549 better than nature is actually enormously backfiring 00:12:45.549 --> 00:12:49.809 and it's showing up in signals and symptoms of 00:12:49.809 --> 00:12:52.750 our body. That's the way I look at it and I feel 00:12:52.750 --> 00:12:55.690 that when we become aware of that, awareness 00:12:55.690 --> 00:13:00.090 is the most important thing, then we can move 00:13:00.090 --> 00:13:05.799 towards like a framework that honors both this 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:08.220 circadian rhythm, this day -night rhythm that 00:13:08.220 --> 00:13:12.840 we are in as animals, we are animals, and this 00:13:12.840 --> 00:13:15.419 emphradian rhythm that moves through our body 00:13:15.419 --> 00:13:18.899 in the form of a menstrual cycle. And I feel 00:13:18.899 --> 00:13:21.259 we need to become aware of this mismatch and 00:13:21.259 --> 00:13:25.379 see how we can return to our physiologic blueprint 00:13:25.379 --> 00:13:29.019 that is meant to thrive with having this emphradian 00:13:29.019 --> 00:13:32.570 rhythm and the circadian rhythm in check. And 00:13:32.570 --> 00:13:36.669 I also personally think that we should step away 00:13:36.669 --> 00:13:40.830 from our idea that the way that we organize society 00:13:40.830 --> 00:13:43.789 and the way that we organize time is really the 00:13:43.789 --> 00:13:48.309 best way for us to thrive. Yeah. Well, I agree 00:13:48.309 --> 00:13:50.110 with that for sure. Clearly it doesn't work, 00:13:50.429 --> 00:13:54.470 right? So you say there is no reason to dispute 00:13:54.470 --> 00:13:57.590 that. Clearly we're not becoming healthier by 00:13:57.590 --> 00:14:01.600 living in this fake way. Instead of looking at 00:14:01.600 --> 00:14:04.740 the sun and the light and then the moon and aligning 00:14:04.740 --> 00:14:08.559 what we need to do with nature, we are aligning 00:14:08.559 --> 00:14:11.039 ourselves with rules that we ourselves created, 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:14.100 which doesn't really make sense. And I love how 00:14:14.100 --> 00:14:17.669 you describe the... cycle and circadian rhythm 00:14:17.669 --> 00:14:20.309 and different rhythms that we follow that actually 00:14:20.309 --> 00:14:23.070 make us more natural and natural means healthy. 00:14:23.549 --> 00:14:26.330 Very often we are created as healthy beings and 00:14:26.330 --> 00:14:28.730 then we meet the world in a way that doesn't 00:14:28.730 --> 00:14:32.110 make us healthy anymore. Let's actually describe 00:14:32.110 --> 00:14:34.929 a healthy circadian rhythm, align ourselves with 00:14:34.929 --> 00:14:37.309 that and then with a cycle. I'd love to hear 00:14:37.309 --> 00:14:41.389 how you describe that. So what I would love for 00:14:41.389 --> 00:14:44.509 people to understand is that everything in our 00:14:44.509 --> 00:14:49.230 bodies is timed. So our melatonin runs on a 24 00:14:49.230 --> 00:14:52.370 -hour clock, our cortisol runs on a 24 -hour 00:14:52.370 --> 00:14:57.090 clock, our estrogen, LH, FSH, progesterone, they 00:14:57.090 --> 00:15:02.870 all run on their own unique clocks. So what is 00:15:02.870 --> 00:15:06.389 natural for me is that we start to understand 00:15:06.389 --> 00:15:10.620 how do these clocks work? And I think the most 00:15:10.620 --> 00:15:13.100 important thing that we need to remember is that 00:15:13.100 --> 00:15:16.539 we are animals and animals respond to light and 00:15:16.539 --> 00:15:21.159 our cells respond to light. And I feel that this 00:15:21.159 --> 00:15:25.840 is the biggest missing link in the whole hormone 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:28.059 health space that not many people are talking 00:15:28.059 --> 00:15:30.539 about. Like everyone is about how to fix your 00:15:30.539 --> 00:15:33.000 hormones. Like here, pop this supplement and 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:35.480 do this and do that. But what we are forgetting 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:38.139 is that our body runs on specific timelines. 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:43.539 And I feel that when we start to understand these 00:15:43.539 --> 00:15:46.480 timelines of our body, we can actually support 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:51.940 it better. And the way in which I see health 00:15:51.940 --> 00:15:55.980 thrive in our body is when we start to do things 00:15:55.980 --> 00:15:59.200 on the clocks that already exist. Not the clocks 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:02.000 that we created, but the clocks that already 00:16:02.000 --> 00:16:05.419 exist. For example, When the light comes in the 00:16:05.419 --> 00:16:08.259 morning, it's very important that we turn ourselves 00:16:08.259 --> 00:16:11.139 to that light to let the retina of our eyes know, 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:14.340 hey, it's day again, and you can start producing 00:16:14.340 --> 00:16:17.320 all the hormones we need for the day. So our 00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:19.720 glucose and our insulin drop at the beginning 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:22.179 of the day, cortisol rises, which is very much 00:16:22.179 --> 00:16:26.639 needed to get the body started for the day. Now, 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:30.799 how many people do not look outside or go outside 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:33.000 first thing in the morning? They just ramp up 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:36.860 their inside light, which is often LED, which 00:16:36.860 --> 00:16:39.919 is not good for all of your cells and the energy 00:16:39.919 --> 00:16:43.659 centers in your cells. What we need is light 00:16:43.659 --> 00:16:46.080 in the morning. We need light to communicate 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:49.659 to the retina of our eyes that it's okay to start 00:16:49.659 --> 00:16:52.240 the day again so that all of the processes that 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:55.860 are needed, so cortisol goes up, glucose and 00:16:55.860 --> 00:16:58.100 insulin goes down, your body gets hungry, it 00:16:58.100 --> 00:17:00.340 lets you know it needs fuel, you need to start 00:17:00.340 --> 00:17:04.279 preparing the first meal of the day. and then 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:08.000 these clocks get started when we are supported 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:12.420 by light and fuel. And then throughout the day 00:17:12.420 --> 00:17:16.700 there are certain times that our body requests 00:17:16.700 --> 00:17:20.660 fuel like food. For most people that is two to 00:17:20.660 --> 00:17:23.500 three meals per day. The two most important meals 00:17:23.500 --> 00:17:27.079 are your breakfast which has to be eaten about 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.900 one hour within one hour after waking, after 00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:33.900 this cortisol awakening response, then we have 00:17:33.900 --> 00:17:38.640 lunch and then we have a small dinner. And the 00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:40.900 way that nature has set it up is that we need 00:17:40.900 --> 00:17:42.900 the most fuel at the beginning of the day to 00:17:42.900 --> 00:17:44.900 get through the most part of the day and that 00:17:44.900 --> 00:17:46.980 we don't need so much fuel at the end of the 00:17:46.980 --> 00:17:50.339 day. And this also brings me into like this whole 00:17:50.339 --> 00:17:52.839 idea that people are like into fasting and all 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:56.819 of those things. I really like to look at the 00:17:56.819 --> 00:17:59.640 field of chrono nutrition, which means how do 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:01.960 we time our meals for optimal thriving in the 00:18:01.960 --> 00:18:05.420 body and science shows that the morning meal 00:18:05.420 --> 00:18:08.720 and the lunch meal are the most important ones 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:11.400 to get us through the day and we finish the day 00:18:11.400 --> 00:18:15.579 with a smaller meal so that we can peacefully 00:18:15.579 --> 00:18:18.880 go into the night and have the body go into regeneration 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:23.500 and we create the most nourishing field for our 00:18:23.500 --> 00:18:26.059 body to produce melatonin to have a good night's 00:18:26.059 --> 00:18:30.779 sleep. So how I look at it is that nature has 00:18:30.779 --> 00:18:34.519 provided us with this beautiful internal clock 00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:38.180 system and it's up to us to just attune to it. 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:41.220 So when you wake up, when you see the light, 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:45.059 when you plan your meals and when you go to bed 00:18:45.059 --> 00:18:51.079 and ideally we don't eat before the sun or after 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:56.579 the sun has set at night before that. So the 00:18:56.579 --> 00:18:59.200 way I'd like to look at it is that we just have 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:03.980 to simplify it by looking around us to see what 00:19:03.980 --> 00:19:08.460 is the natural clock that you know governs all 00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:12.299 our body's processes and the clock is literally 00:19:12.299 --> 00:19:17.220 light and dark. It's as simple as that and then 00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:20.500 we eat when it's light and we don't eat when 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:23.819 it's dark. Yeah, I'm noticing a lot of menstrual 00:19:23.819 --> 00:19:26.019 health specialists, menstrual health coaches 00:19:26.019 --> 00:19:30.160 and women -centered health and nutrition specialists 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:34.220 do share that for women specifically it is quite 00:19:34.220 --> 00:19:36.380 important to eat in the morning because of course 00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:40.619 it's all right and how toxic this whole idea 00:19:40.619 --> 00:19:43.140 of intermittent fasting specifically for women 00:19:44.349 --> 00:19:47.289 could you speak to that a little because I do 00:19:47.289 --> 00:19:49.990 not find enough information on that and enough 00:19:49.990 --> 00:19:52.490 clarity because you know one person says you 00:19:52.490 --> 00:19:54.450 have to not in the morning and then the other 00:19:54.450 --> 00:19:55.930 person says you have to eat in the morning and 00:19:55.930 --> 00:19:57.849 then what do I need to do? I don't understand. 00:19:59.089 --> 00:20:02.549 So from a female physiologic perspective what 00:20:02.549 --> 00:20:04.750 happens in the morning, I just mentioned it, 00:20:05.029 --> 00:20:07.750 our cortisol goes up and our insulin and glucose 00:20:07.750 --> 00:20:11.450 go down. They are at the lowest in the morning. 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:16.440 We don't want our insulin and our glucose to 00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:20.339 be at a very low stage and cortisol to be revved 00:20:20.339 --> 00:20:23.660 up higher. So for that to be prevented and for 00:20:23.660 --> 00:20:27.420 both of these to stay within a natural normal 00:20:27.420 --> 00:20:32.180 curve, we can dampen that by fueling specifically 00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:37.069 with protein. Now, how our body deals with cortisol 00:20:37.069 --> 00:20:40.089 and insulin, they are at the top of the hormone 00:20:40.089 --> 00:20:42.750 hierarchy. So our body will always prioritize 00:20:42.750 --> 00:20:46.430 these hormones over our reproductive hormones. 00:20:46.990 --> 00:20:49.390 So cortisol and insulin are really about survival 00:20:49.390 --> 00:20:55.150 and delivering energy in the body and preventing 00:20:55.150 --> 00:20:58.349 threats, really. That's what cortisol is good 00:20:58.349 --> 00:21:05.759 for. don't listen to these natural clocks and 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:10.180 these natural signals of the body and make these 00:21:10.180 --> 00:21:13.480 curves like go very far out of each other so 00:21:13.480 --> 00:21:16.480 cortisol revs up even more more more and insulin 00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:20.660 dips really deeply this can create an internal 00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:24.259 stress response that is completely like preventable 00:21:24.259 --> 00:21:27.950 and I feel that you know western society already 00:21:27.950 --> 00:21:31.210 revs us up so much and fasting for the female 00:21:31.210 --> 00:21:36.410 body specifically waiting to eat that's how people 00:21:36.410 --> 00:21:38.890 perceive fasting it's not how i perceive it at 00:21:38.890 --> 00:21:42.710 all fasting has a purpose so we fast to give 00:21:42.710 --> 00:21:46.230 the body a break from intense like proteases 00:21:46.230 --> 00:21:49.509 but we have an internal design for that like 00:21:49.509 --> 00:21:52.930 when you do a 12 hour fast overnight this is 00:21:52.930 --> 00:21:56.819 amazing for the body And this is natural because 00:21:56.819 --> 00:21:59.700 at night the body doesn't need fuel. The body 00:21:59.700 --> 00:22:03.900 is here to regenerate. Now, if you're going to 00:22:03.900 --> 00:22:07.099 not eat and prevent your body from taking in 00:22:07.099 --> 00:22:10.160 fuel while you have a lot of energy output for 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:13.059 your work, for sports, for caring for your children, 00:22:13.079 --> 00:22:16.619 you're going to create a biological mismatch 00:22:16.619 --> 00:22:20.299 with how your body is meant to function because 00:22:20.299 --> 00:22:23.519 then you're undernourishing while your energy 00:22:23.839 --> 00:22:28.039 output keeps going and that's not a smart thing 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:31.039 to do especially not with a female body because 00:22:31.039 --> 00:22:35.099 our sex hormones also impact how our cortisol 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:38.400 and our insulin respond. So in the beginning 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:41.200 of our menstrual cycle specifically in our follicular 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:44.440 phase all the way up to ovulation we are a little 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:48.339 bit more resilient and we are more insulin sensitive 00:22:48.339 --> 00:22:52.109 and fasting could be a little bit easier then 00:22:52.109 --> 00:22:55.390 whereas in your luteal phase we naturally become 00:22:55.390 --> 00:22:58.970 more insulin resistant which means that the body 00:22:58.970 --> 00:23:03.990 is not as responsive to glucose and glucose distribution 00:23:03.990 --> 00:23:07.250 as we want it to be. So in this phase it can 00:23:07.250 --> 00:23:09.630 actually be very dangerous to fast because you 00:23:09.630 --> 00:23:13.990 throw off your rhythm even more. So the moment 00:23:13.990 --> 00:23:17.880 in which I recommend fasting for people which 00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:21.740 technically is time -based eating and allowing 00:23:21.740 --> 00:23:25.920 periods of not eating in your day is the night. 00:23:26.539 --> 00:23:29.400 Because then you have the lowest energy output 00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:34.430 and the lowest risk of creating damage. So the 00:23:34.430 --> 00:23:37.130 way in which I recommend it like people can definitely 00:23:37.130 --> 00:23:40.769 do a 12 hour fast. So let's say you stop eating 00:23:40.769 --> 00:23:44.230 after 6 or 7 p .m. at night and then your next 00:23:44.230 --> 00:23:48.450 meal is between 7 and 8 or 6 and 8 the next day. 00:23:48.750 --> 00:23:52.470 That's a great fasting period and it is in alignment 00:23:52.470 --> 00:23:55.410 with your circadian biology and you don't harm 00:23:55.410 --> 00:23:59.809 your sex hormones with it. It is harmful when 00:23:59.809 --> 00:24:04.029 you are pushing your energy output like hard 00:24:04.029 --> 00:24:08.029 by just living and doing your day and being on 00:24:08.029 --> 00:24:12.829 the run and then undernourishing because your 00:24:12.829 --> 00:24:16.789 body needs energy and a lot of people especially 00:24:16.789 --> 00:24:19.990 females are already under eating. A lot of people 00:24:19.990 --> 00:24:22.609 don't eat enough protein, they don't eat enough 00:24:22.609 --> 00:24:26.529 fat and what you then create is actually a malnourishment. 00:24:27.190 --> 00:24:30.750 and an undernourishment while your energy input 00:24:30.750 --> 00:24:35.009 is not matching your energy output. And this 00:24:35.009 --> 00:24:36.990 is what we want to prevent. This is how a lot 00:24:36.990 --> 00:24:40.089 of problems get started. And I would say if you're 00:24:40.089 --> 00:24:43.710 into fasting, if you really like the idea of 00:24:43.710 --> 00:24:46.869 giving your body like a break, the best way to 00:24:46.869 --> 00:24:49.990 do that is to do it in alignment with your physiology, 00:24:50.170 --> 00:24:53.140 with your circadian biology. and in alignment 00:24:53.140 --> 00:24:56.200 with these circadian hormones, namely cortisol 00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:59.599 and insulin. Because you have a new chance with 00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:03.220 these hormones every single day to support them 00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:07.299 or to harm them. And I more like lean into like 00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:10.339 how can we support them rather than rev them 00:25:10.339 --> 00:25:14.859 up. Because living in a Western society has already. 00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:18.140 you know negative effects on how our bodies respond 00:25:18.140 --> 00:25:22.140 like we take on so much there is so much like 00:25:22.140 --> 00:25:24.779 stressors in our day like being in traffic is 00:25:24.779 --> 00:25:27.480 like a massive stressor and people don't realize 00:25:27.480 --> 00:25:30.700 that just you know running to the train getting 00:25:30.700 --> 00:25:33.859 your bus like all these things are stressful 00:25:33.859 --> 00:25:36.299 for the body they're like minor stress events 00:25:36.299 --> 00:25:39.279 that happen throughout the day which are the 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:42.160 amount of stress events in our day is significantly 00:25:42.160 --> 00:25:46.119 higher than our ancestors, or even our grandparents. 00:25:46.680 --> 00:25:49.279 Like if I think about my own grandparents and 00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:53.660 the stressors that they had, they were very minimal. 00:25:54.180 --> 00:25:57.019 Like I deal, two generations later, deal with 00:25:57.019 --> 00:26:00.140 so much more stress on the daily that they cannot 00:26:00.140 --> 00:26:06.000 even like perceive or come up with. And when 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:08.759 I say, you know, when I shared, they pass now, 00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:10.839 but when I shared like with the stressors, they 00:26:10.839 --> 00:26:15.559 were just looking at me like, what? It's just 00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:20.640 inconceivable to them. So I think we need to 00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:24.240 be aware of that. And if you want to fast, do 00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:26.940 it in alignment with your physiology and your 00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:30.740 circadian biology. And most of the times, unless 00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:33.640 you're severely undernourished or you have a 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:36.160 severe issue of insulin resistance or leptin 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:39.259 resistance, your body will probably do well when 00:26:39.259 --> 00:26:42.660 you just do time -based eating. and don't eat 00:26:42.660 --> 00:26:46.640 overnight until your breakfast. Well, thank you 00:26:46.640 --> 00:26:50.900 for clarifying that. Yeah, I must say, this eating 00:26:50.900 --> 00:26:52.980 thing is something I'm going to be introducing 00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:55.440 this month because I've had quite a rough time 00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:57.980 with my hormones recently. And this is something 00:26:57.980 --> 00:27:03.420 I'm discovering. Food is important. It is. It's 00:27:03.420 --> 00:27:07.119 how we nourish. And it's not only food. Like 00:27:07.119 --> 00:27:12.059 food is part of it. Like food really helps us 00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:17.160 transform or alchemize it into ATP, which is 00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:20.980 the energy currency of our body. But there is 00:27:20.980 --> 00:27:25.759 also other factors that provide that energy currency. 00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:28.019 So it's not just food that we need, we also need 00:27:28.019 --> 00:27:32.339 light. I spoke to that earlier. And we need to 00:27:32.339 --> 00:27:37.579 have specific forms of light to support our body. 00:27:37.759 --> 00:27:41.180 Yeah, it's something I do and I would love you 00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:43.640 to maybe share some of these biohiking tips, 00:27:43.640 --> 00:27:46.240 I'm sure you know. But what I've noticed years 00:27:46.240 --> 00:27:48.460 ago, even before I found out about the blue light 00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:51.579 and all, that it's very, very stressful for me 00:27:51.579 --> 00:27:54.700 to go back at night in the underground. I have 00:27:54.700 --> 00:27:58.859 these extremely strong LED lights or in shops 00:27:58.859 --> 00:28:01.519 and supermarket when it's after 10 and I'm just 00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:05.119 going home and I'm tired and this light is just 00:28:05.119 --> 00:28:08.039 so stressing me out. So I started wearing just 00:28:08.039 --> 00:28:11.119 eyewear, like sunglasses to protect myself. Now 00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:14.460 I use blue light eyewear. And I feel like that's 00:28:14.460 --> 00:28:16.420 quite a powerful biohack for women for sure. 00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:20.079 I mean, for everybody. Yeah. So when we have, 00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:22.460 I call this like poor light hygiene, when there 00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:25.720 is too much artificial light and not enough natural 00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:28.380 light, which is a problem for most people these 00:28:28.380 --> 00:28:32.079 days, this can actually disrupt our ovarian function. 00:28:32.430 --> 00:28:35.470 like severely our progesterone production, our 00:28:35.470 --> 00:28:38.829 mood, our thyroid health, our general, you know, 00:28:38.990 --> 00:28:44.210 adrenal health. And what it does is it really 00:28:44.210 --> 00:28:47.470 exhausts our mitochondria, which are the energy 00:28:47.470 --> 00:28:52.869 fuel centers of our cells. And when we allow 00:28:52.869 --> 00:28:56.789 our body to receive natural light and not only 00:28:56.789 --> 00:28:59.470 light through your eyes, also light through your 00:28:59.470 --> 00:29:03.119 skin, like we forget that our skin It's like 00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:07.180 our biggest organ that can perceive UV light 00:29:07.180 --> 00:29:12.259 and different types of UV, penetrate different 00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:15.940 layers in our skin to activate certain parts 00:29:15.940 --> 00:29:19.480 in our cells and help our mitochondria to create 00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:23.980 this ATP that we need. So you can do everything 00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:27.720 right. you know time your meals you can go to 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:30.940 bed early you can get up you know early in the 00:29:30.940 --> 00:29:33.559 morning you can do your movement but if you do 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:36.980 all of that in an artificial light environment 00:29:36.980 --> 00:29:40.259 you're doing actually more harm than good without 00:29:40.259 --> 00:29:43.099 even realizing and I feel that this is where 00:29:43.099 --> 00:29:47.480 a lot of people like lack awareness and knowledge. 00:29:47.660 --> 00:29:51.240 I recently even read this article that said if 00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:54.420 you go to the gym like five days a week instead 00:29:54.420 --> 00:29:57.599 of you know half of the week going to the gym 00:29:57.599 --> 00:29:59.900 and half of the week going out and being out 00:29:59.900 --> 00:30:04.460 to do your exercise, being in an LED lit gym 00:30:04.460 --> 00:30:09.400 can actually negate all the benefits that you're 00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:14.160 trying to get from your exercise because the 00:30:14.160 --> 00:30:18.180 artificial LED light is disrupting it and that's 00:30:18.180 --> 00:30:25.500 a really big thing to realize so it's yes movement 00:30:25.500 --> 00:30:28.680 is good for you and it's good for you know yourself 00:30:28.680 --> 00:30:32.019 your body but you don't want to move too much 00:30:32.019 --> 00:30:36.349 in a very densely artificially lit environment 00:30:36.349 --> 00:30:39.029 because this light is penetrating your skin, 00:30:39.250 --> 00:30:43.349 it's penetrating your retina and it's disrupting 00:30:43.349 --> 00:30:47.309 the benefits that you're seeking with your movements 00:30:47.309 --> 00:30:51.289 because artificial blue light really disrupts 00:30:51.289 --> 00:30:54.369 your mitochondria, it exhausts the mitochondria 00:30:54.369 --> 00:30:59.190 and I feel that this is the missing link in a 00:30:59.190 --> 00:31:02.650 lot of like health conversations. And this is 00:31:02.650 --> 00:31:05.410 also why I've started to ask my clients like, 00:31:05.549 --> 00:31:07.529 what kind of light do you use? What kind of light 00:31:07.529 --> 00:31:09.990 bulbs do you have in your house? And I mean, 00:31:10.069 --> 00:31:12.130 I'm renting this apartment and we have like, 00:31:12.190 --> 00:31:14.089 I don't know where you can see it. No, there 00:31:14.089 --> 00:31:17.769 is like these square LED lights in my apartment. 00:31:18.150 --> 00:31:20.430 I've switched them on once ever since I moved 00:31:20.430 --> 00:31:22.509 here like one and a half year ago because it's 00:31:22.509 --> 00:31:25.950 just too bright and it's disrupting everything. 00:31:26.700 --> 00:31:29.220 So we really want to pay attention to what is 00:31:29.220 --> 00:31:32.180 the kind of light I spent most of my days in. 00:31:32.500 --> 00:31:34.740 Like a lot of people are in offices these days. 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:39.980 A lot of people are inside in offices with artificial 00:31:39.980 --> 00:31:44.519 light and acclimatized temperatures. Like our 00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:47.140 bodies need to be able to oscillate between different 00:31:47.140 --> 00:31:51.359 types of temperatures to improve immunity. So 00:31:51.359 --> 00:31:53.980 these two things are two things that we often 00:31:53.980 --> 00:31:57.019 don't talk about. but that are very important 00:31:57.019 --> 00:32:00.680 to take into consideration when someone has problems. 00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:04.579 Like we cannot underestimate how important light 00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:09.099 exposure is for our bodies and this means in 00:32:09.099 --> 00:32:11.960 the morning we want to have a lot of you know 00:32:11.960 --> 00:32:16.240 more blue type UV light from the sun like preferably 00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:20.180 and in the evening we want to have more infrared 00:32:20.180 --> 00:32:23.589 UV light. entering our eyes because it really 00:32:23.589 --> 00:32:27.930 tells our body to produce melatonin and to prepare 00:32:27.930 --> 00:32:32.269 for the night. Yeah. Yeah, it might sound complicated 00:32:32.269 --> 00:32:35.309 for some people. However, I want to bring it 00:32:35.309 --> 00:32:38.230 down to a very simple notion. Everything that 00:32:38.230 --> 00:32:41.970 you share in a simple way means just be closer 00:32:41.970 --> 00:32:47.630 to nature. Yeah, real light, real rhythm, sun 00:32:47.630 --> 00:32:52.140 goes up, sun goes down, real food. The time to 00:32:52.140 --> 00:32:54.859 eat is really when our bodies need it the most 00:32:54.859 --> 00:32:56.619 and the more attuned we are to the bodies, the 00:32:56.619 --> 00:32:59.559 easier it is to actually just feel it. So just 00:32:59.559 --> 00:33:02.279 being closer to nature makes things so much simpler. 00:33:03.059 --> 00:33:08.299 And from here, what about the 29, 28, 30 -day 00:33:08.299 --> 00:33:11.240 cycle of a woman? How does the healthy cycle 00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:14.339 look like? How would we move through the cycle 00:33:14.339 --> 00:33:17.079 in the most healthy and respectful way to our 00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:25.480 bodies? Shall I first explain how I would describe 00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:28.299 a healthy menstrual cycle? Yes, please. Because 00:33:28.299 --> 00:33:29.900 I feel like a lot of people don't really know 00:33:29.900 --> 00:33:33.220 even absolute basics. So it would be really amazing 00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:35.420 to have the absolute basics of the menstrual 00:33:35.420 --> 00:33:38.640 cycle and how a healthy one looks like in the 00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:45.119 very basic level. So ideally, we have a cycle 00:33:45.119 --> 00:33:50.200 that starts with bright red blood. That's day 00:33:50.200 --> 00:33:53.180 one of our cycle. That's our menstruation, like 00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:56.400 our menstrual time. And for most people, we want 00:33:56.400 --> 00:33:59.480 to see this between three and seven days, depending 00:33:59.480 --> 00:34:03.220 on their environment and what their body's normal 00:34:03.220 --> 00:34:07.880 is. And then from our menstruation is actually 00:34:07.880 --> 00:34:10.539 part of our follicular phase. Like a lot of people 00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:14.099 think it's like four distinct phases, but I prefer 00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:17.699 to see two big phases of the cycle. So we have 00:34:17.699 --> 00:34:20.829 our follicular phase. with menstruation being 00:34:20.829 --> 00:34:23.829 part of the follicular phase because during menstruation 00:34:23.829 --> 00:34:25.989 the egg already starts ripening again for the 00:34:25.989 --> 00:34:29.190 next cycle then in the middle we have a main 00:34:29.190 --> 00:34:32.130 event of our cycle which is ovulation which is 00:34:32.130 --> 00:34:33.989 when the egg is released and when we're most 00:34:33.989 --> 00:34:38.369 fertile and then after ovulation we have a longer 00:34:38.369 --> 00:34:42.750 phase which is our luteal phase and in the first 00:34:42.750 --> 00:34:46.219 part of the cycle so end menstrual phase and 00:34:46.219 --> 00:34:49.260 the follicular phase estrogen is dominant. And 00:34:49.260 --> 00:34:52.380 after we've ovulated, we start producing progesterone. 00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:55.380 And in the whole luteal phase, progesterone is 00:34:55.380 --> 00:35:01.579 the most dominant hormone. And a healthy menstrual 00:35:01.579 --> 00:35:05.079 cycle is, let's say, between 25 and 35 days. 00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:07.880 Science says 21 days, but I find that a little 00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:09.820 bit too short to be quite honest, especially 00:35:09.820 --> 00:35:14.119 if people want to conceive. Bleeding is three 00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:17.639 to seven days. Ovulation happens somewhere in 00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:20.880 the middle of the cycle, not always on day 14, 00:35:21.039 --> 00:35:25.539 like that's a myth. And ideally we have a luteal 00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:29.960 phase of about 11, minimum 11 days to make sure 00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:32.239 that whenever we want to conceive there is enough 00:35:32.239 --> 00:35:35.619 progesterone to sustain the first part of pregnancy. 00:35:36.810 --> 00:35:40.769 And most people have the lowest energy during 00:35:40.769 --> 00:35:43.829 their period and the highest energy during their 00:35:43.829 --> 00:35:47.150 ovulation. And the last part of the luteal phase 00:35:47.150 --> 00:35:50.710 where people may experience PMS is for most people 00:35:50.710 --> 00:35:55.750 the hardest time to like deal with. I think that's 00:35:55.750 --> 00:35:58.650 also because we culturally have labeled this 00:35:58.650 --> 00:36:01.650 phase as like the trouble phase or the phase 00:36:01.650 --> 00:36:04.329 that nobody wants to deal with. But I feel that 00:36:04.329 --> 00:36:07.840 there is wisdom in every single Yeah, in every 00:36:07.840 --> 00:36:10.760 single phase. And with my clients, I always try 00:36:10.760 --> 00:36:15.760 to support them to see what their strengths are 00:36:15.760 --> 00:36:19.739 in each menstrual cycle phase. And it's very 00:36:19.739 --> 00:36:22.219 funny what comes up because people report different 00:36:22.219 --> 00:36:27.039 things, which really shows to me that we cannot 00:36:27.039 --> 00:36:31.019 generalize the menstrual cycle. Everybody is 00:36:31.019 --> 00:36:35.340 so unique. Every situation is unique. and how 00:36:35.340 --> 00:36:37.659 someone feels and interacts with their cycle 00:36:37.659 --> 00:36:42.800 is very bio individual. And how a cycle expresses 00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:47.119 itself is also very bio individual. I find it 00:36:47.119 --> 00:36:50.119 deeply empowering to track cycle and symptoms 00:36:50.119 --> 00:36:52.840 and understand oneself over time. I've learned 00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:56.380 so much about myself. I know very specific things 00:36:56.380 --> 00:36:59.619 that happen on very specific day of my cycle, 00:37:00.219 --> 00:37:02.719 like really specific things. And that helps me 00:37:02.719 --> 00:37:05.940 plan my life. And it helps me indeed understand 00:37:05.940 --> 00:37:08.219 the superpowers because before starting to track 00:37:08.219 --> 00:37:10.639 cycle, it's just frustrating. It's like, I feel 00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:12.840 shit today and I don't understand why do I feel 00:37:12.840 --> 00:37:15.059 like, and I should be feeling differently. And 00:37:15.059 --> 00:37:18.099 I'm like, why do I feel not this way? And with 00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:20.440 more awareness comes more appreciation. I'm like, 00:37:20.500 --> 00:37:23.380 I feel this way today. And that means I'm going 00:37:23.380 --> 00:37:26.760 to go and take a long walk and sit under the 00:37:26.760 --> 00:37:28.780 tree. And then amazing ideas are going to come 00:37:28.780 --> 00:37:31.380 to me. All these little things that I get to 00:37:31.380 --> 00:37:35.000 find out because of tracking is fantastic. And 00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:39.420 I'm wondering, what do you find about your clients 00:37:39.420 --> 00:37:42.159 and their differences in the way they track and 00:37:42.159 --> 00:37:44.119 what kind of symptoms can arise in different 00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:46.829 things? just so that we can show people what 00:37:46.829 --> 00:37:50.130 can be known and what awareness we can have? 00:37:51.550 --> 00:37:53.289 Yeah, so first of all, I think it's important 00:37:53.289 --> 00:37:56.030 to understand the difference between tracking 00:37:56.030 --> 00:38:01.010 and charting. So I tried to make this distinction 00:38:01.010 --> 00:38:03.469 because they are used interchangeably and they're 00:38:03.469 --> 00:38:07.489 not really the same. So tracking is really... 00:38:07.849 --> 00:38:11.630 trying to get to know your cycle without necessarily 00:38:11.630 --> 00:38:15.269 using your tracking as birth control or to call 00:38:15.269 --> 00:38:18.849 in pregnancy. And this can look like marking 00:38:18.849 --> 00:38:21.230 when you start bleeding, marking when you stop 00:38:21.230 --> 00:38:25.219 bleeding, marking when there is emotional shifts 00:38:25.219 --> 00:38:28.639 or physical shifts happening in your cycle and 00:38:28.639 --> 00:38:31.219 then marking when you are starting to bleed again 00:38:31.219 --> 00:38:33.420 so that you have an idea on how long your cycle 00:38:33.420 --> 00:38:38.460 was. Whereas charting is really a more in -depth 00:38:38.460 --> 00:38:41.360 practice where you keep track of your biomarkers, 00:38:41.460 --> 00:38:44.960 so your acyl body temperature, your cervical 00:38:44.960 --> 00:38:47.480 mucus, and potentially your cervical texture 00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:52.159 and position. And you use these biomarkers to 00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:55.380 really see where you are in your cycle and when 00:38:55.380 --> 00:38:58.599 your fertile window opens and closes so that 00:38:58.599 --> 00:39:02.320 you can manage your fertility for conceiving 00:39:02.320 --> 00:39:06.119 or for preventing pregnancy. And some people 00:39:06.119 --> 00:39:09.840 use tracking and charting in unison. So they'll 00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:12.199 track their fertility biomarkers, but they'll 00:39:12.199 --> 00:39:15.219 also keep a journal to write down how they feel, 00:39:15.219 --> 00:39:17.739 what happened in your cycle, what they feel drawn 00:39:17.739 --> 00:39:22.280 to. And they can use, you know, It can be used 00:39:22.280 --> 00:39:25.460 in unison, but I really want to make this distinction 00:39:25.460 --> 00:39:30.360 because tracking is not really a way to perform 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:34.380 birth control, whereas charting is really like 00:39:34.380 --> 00:39:36.219 the symptoms of thermal methods specifically 00:39:36.219 --> 00:39:39.760 that most people use when they're charting is 00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:44.380 really introduced as a fertility awareness method, 00:39:44.400 --> 00:39:48.750 but also a birth control method or a method to 00:39:48.750 --> 00:39:51.670 get really clear on when conception could potentially 00:39:51.670 --> 00:39:55.650 happen. Yeah. And so what happens when you... 00:39:55.650 --> 00:39:59.469 Let's speak about tracking. How one can empower 00:39:59.469 --> 00:40:03.539 themselves by tracking their cycle. I feel that 00:40:03.539 --> 00:40:06.679 tracking is a really good tool to get to know 00:40:06.679 --> 00:40:10.380 what your normal is because when you track what 00:40:10.380 --> 00:40:13.059 happens in your body for a couple of months most 00:40:13.059 --> 00:40:16.260 people start to recognize patterns and when you 00:40:16.260 --> 00:40:21.059 recognize patterns you can I think make better 00:40:21.059 --> 00:40:24.599 decisions about your body let's say five days 00:40:24.599 --> 00:40:27.880 before your period starts you know that your 00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:30.840 energy absolutely crashes and many things make 00:40:30.840 --> 00:40:33.119 you cry and all the things on your to -do list 00:40:33.119 --> 00:40:36.900 feel like an extreme mountain you could potentially 00:40:36.900 --> 00:40:40.760 be more proactive about that and go like oh usually 00:40:40.760 --> 00:40:43.320 a couple of days before my period I feel this 00:40:43.320 --> 00:40:47.059 way so maybe in the next month I can plan a lower 00:40:47.059 --> 00:40:50.780 workload on that day and see how I respond to 00:40:50.780 --> 00:40:53.019 that and how I feel in my body and whether my 00:40:53.019 --> 00:40:57.380 symptoms or signals of feeling overwhelmed get 00:40:57.380 --> 00:41:04.800 less. And I feel tracking can be really seen 00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:09.159 as almost like a self -love practice because 00:41:09.159 --> 00:41:12.119 you're getting really up close and intimate with 00:41:12.119 --> 00:41:17.219 your body's boundaries. and your body's information 00:41:17.219 --> 00:41:22.420 and how you're feeling your body. And I also 00:41:22.420 --> 00:41:27.300 feel that with tracking, especially if we do 00:41:27.300 --> 00:41:31.280 it every day, we get to know ourselves in each 00:41:31.280 --> 00:41:34.139 phase of our cycle. And I really feel like I'm 00:41:34.139 --> 00:41:36.960 four different women in an entire menstrual cycle. 00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:41.420 And I love tapping into like, oh, what does ovatory 00:41:41.420 --> 00:41:43.920 iris need? And what does she crave? And what 00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:47.639 does she thrive in? And I have that very clear 00:41:47.639 --> 00:41:50.760 written down in my journal. And so every time 00:41:50.760 --> 00:41:53.579 I hit that phase, I check in with that part of 00:41:53.579 --> 00:41:57.099 myself and I try to bring her out as much as 00:41:57.099 --> 00:42:01.480 I can and really try to step into that person 00:42:01.480 --> 00:42:04.239 that I am in that moment in my cycle, because 00:42:04.239 --> 00:42:07.139 it's fleeting, you know? If you're listening 00:42:07.139 --> 00:42:10.739 to this and thinking, I want... to live more 00:42:10.739 --> 00:42:13.940 in my power as a woman. I want to embrace my 00:42:13.940 --> 00:42:17.719 cyclical nature, embody feminine energy and experience 00:42:17.719 --> 00:42:21.559 more love, creativity, flow and money in my life. 00:42:22.300 --> 00:42:24.539 Then I want to invite you into the feminine power 00:42:24.539 --> 00:42:27.920 blueprint course. 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So 00:42:58.889 --> 00:43:02.369 now I'm going to like do all the things that 00:43:02.369 --> 00:43:03.809 I would love to do and do all the things that 00:43:03.809 --> 00:43:07.250 I'm really good at. And I love, you know, when 00:43:07.250 --> 00:43:09.530 I'm ovulating, I usually love like pushing a 00:43:09.530 --> 00:43:12.449 little bit harder in my business and doing all 00:43:12.449 --> 00:43:14.750 these things and finalizing all these projects. 00:43:15.070 --> 00:43:17.349 And I know I'm really good at it. And I also 00:43:17.349 --> 00:43:19.869 know that one week later, I'm not going to feel 00:43:19.869 --> 00:43:22.010 like I want to do all of that. So I tried to 00:43:22.010 --> 00:43:27.199 be very proactive about Yeah, how I feel. Yeah, 00:43:27.400 --> 00:43:30.940 so this gives, same for me, similarly, it gives 00:43:30.940 --> 00:43:33.820 us awareness that is deeply empowering because 00:43:33.820 --> 00:43:36.079 we can plan so much better for ourselves and 00:43:36.079 --> 00:43:40.460 take care of ourselves without... being frustrated 00:43:40.460 --> 00:43:42.599 onto anything that might happen or be in the 00:43:42.599 --> 00:43:45.219 way because of this awareness and awareness is 00:43:45.219 --> 00:43:47.019 the most important step as you've mentioned. 00:43:47.780 --> 00:43:49.639 Yeah. Since you work with so many people on their 00:43:49.639 --> 00:43:52.940 cycles, I wonder what are the most common superpowers 00:43:52.940 --> 00:43:58.300 you find in each phase? Oh, that's a good question. 00:43:59.719 --> 00:44:02.519 I think in the menstrual phase, a lot of people 00:44:02.519 --> 00:44:07.000 start embracing their own like permission slip 00:44:07.000 --> 00:44:10.579 for rest and taking it easier. And when they 00:44:10.579 --> 00:44:14.400 do that, they also usually on day two and three, 00:44:14.659 --> 00:44:19.019 they really tap into their intuition and develop 00:44:19.019 --> 00:44:22.360 their intuitive sense and what that means for 00:44:22.360 --> 00:44:24.619 them in their lives and how they make decisions. 00:44:26.800 --> 00:44:32.599 And in follicular, I see that people have an 00:44:32.599 --> 00:44:38.019 extra sense or an extra perception about their 00:44:38.670 --> 00:44:41.750 highest potential. So who they can be as a person, 00:44:42.090 --> 00:44:43.829 who they want to be as a woman, who they want 00:44:43.829 --> 00:44:45.349 to be in their business, who they want to be 00:44:45.349 --> 00:44:48.010 in their relationships, who they want to be in 00:44:48.010 --> 00:44:50.289 the world and how they put themselves out there. 00:44:50.329 --> 00:44:52.829 Like I work with a lot of entrepreneurs as well. 00:44:53.349 --> 00:44:56.190 And in the follicular phase, I really see like 00:44:56.190 --> 00:45:00.510 this forward moving force coming out of people 00:45:00.510 --> 00:45:04.449 and people really embracing their own potential 00:45:04.449 --> 00:45:10.360 and their own power. And in ovulation, this gets 00:45:10.360 --> 00:45:15.719 like amplified. And I also have actually met 00:45:15.719 --> 00:45:19.760 a lot of people in their ovulation who got like 00:45:19.760 --> 00:45:22.739 the perception like, oh, maybe I shouldn't actually 00:45:22.739 --> 00:45:26.320 be dating while I'm ovulating because I hyper 00:45:26.320 --> 00:45:30.059 -focus on like my dates potential, but not necessarily 00:45:30.059 --> 00:45:32.480 who they are as a person. So maybe I should better 00:45:32.480 --> 00:45:35.760 date them in my luteal phase when I'm like more 00:45:35.760 --> 00:45:40.860 like like a detective and more like sharp and 00:45:40.860 --> 00:45:44.800 cut bullshit. So I've met a lot of clients who 00:45:44.800 --> 00:45:47.320 had that realization for themselves, especially 00:45:47.320 --> 00:45:52.739 if they were dating someone. And I think in the 00:45:52.739 --> 00:45:56.480 luteal phase, one of the things that people learn 00:45:56.480 --> 00:45:59.760 through me and that they give back to me is that 00:45:59.760 --> 00:46:03.260 in the luteal phase, we need more fuel. We need 00:46:03.260 --> 00:46:07.800 more calories like on a very physical level and 00:46:07.800 --> 00:46:12.320 eating more can really dampen like the nervous 00:46:12.320 --> 00:46:14.960 system response that sometimes get really revved 00:46:14.960 --> 00:46:19.119 up for some people. And that can give people 00:46:19.119 --> 00:46:21.940 more energy just to get through that phase. And 00:46:21.940 --> 00:46:24.840 this is a game changer for a lot of people, like 00:46:24.840 --> 00:46:27.079 an insight that they have, like, wow, really, 00:46:27.099 --> 00:46:30.199 when I eat just a little bit more, I feel so 00:46:30.199 --> 00:46:33.960 much better. And if I eat before my raging hunger 00:46:33.960 --> 00:46:38.360 comes up, my mood stays a lot more stable as 00:46:38.360 --> 00:46:41.059 well. So I feel in the luteal phase, it's like 00:46:41.059 --> 00:46:44.739 a very physical, tangible thing that people start 00:46:44.739 --> 00:46:47.960 to realize, like, oh, when I... fuel myself properly, 00:46:48.440 --> 00:46:52.820 my symptoms significantly become less and also 00:46:52.820 --> 00:46:56.559 the planning part. So I teach people and I think 00:46:56.559 --> 00:46:59.980 you do that too, as soon as their period starts 00:46:59.980 --> 00:47:03.099 to like map out their entire cycle in their calendar 00:47:03.099 --> 00:47:07.019 so that they are aware of what is potentially 00:47:07.019 --> 00:47:09.579 coming and of course there is a little bit of 00:47:09.579 --> 00:47:11.699 wiggle room because we never know how a cycle 00:47:11.699 --> 00:47:14.639 is going to unfold but like roughly we can put 00:47:14.639 --> 00:47:18.260 into our calendar And another game changer for 00:47:18.260 --> 00:47:21.940 people is to plan less during their luteal phase 00:47:21.940 --> 00:47:24.980 because a lot of people feel that they're like 00:47:24.980 --> 00:47:30.340 backfiring their decisions. And then they plan 00:47:30.340 --> 00:47:32.500 too much when they're like follicular and ovulatory 00:47:32.500 --> 00:47:34.320 and they feel like, oh, this endless potential. 00:47:34.460 --> 00:47:36.360 And then they land in luteal and you're like, 00:47:36.559 --> 00:47:39.559 oh no, I plan too much in my calendar what to 00:47:39.559 --> 00:47:42.360 do now. And then they feel guilty to potentially 00:47:42.360 --> 00:47:46.739 reschedule or cancel. But if we are aware about 00:47:46.739 --> 00:47:51.219 what is coming and take precautions and go like, 00:47:51.639 --> 00:47:53.800 I probably should not be planning too much in 00:47:53.800 --> 00:47:57.000 my luteal phase, but move it either to my follicular 00:47:57.000 --> 00:48:01.099 phase or just plan less in my luteal. This for 00:48:01.099 --> 00:48:04.000 a lot of people is a game changer. Yeah. I mean, 00:48:04.079 --> 00:48:07.699 for sure. For sure, I can definitely resonate 00:48:07.699 --> 00:48:11.059 with that. So what are the superpowers of luteal 00:48:11.059 --> 00:48:13.820 phase? What are the good things that come through? 00:48:14.579 --> 00:48:16.900 I mean, as you mentioned in dating, you can become 00:48:16.900 --> 00:48:22.599 way more aware. Yeah, I feel for a lot of people, 00:48:23.019 --> 00:48:27.539 they are very honest. There's a lot of deep honesty 00:48:27.539 --> 00:48:32.960 that can move forward in luteal phase. Usually 00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:37.199 the veil is so thin in Ludial that we cut all 00:48:37.199 --> 00:48:41.880 the bullshit in that phase and I feel that this 00:48:41.880 --> 00:48:47.260 part of Ludial is very much disregarded in our 00:48:47.260 --> 00:48:50.760 society and is perceived as like hysterical or 00:48:50.760 --> 00:48:53.960 dramatic or overreacting but I think when you 00:48:53.960 --> 00:48:57.420 really peel it down to what it actually means 00:48:57.800 --> 00:49:00.579 I think this is like the best superpower that 00:49:00.579 --> 00:49:03.019 we can have like everything that's not going 00:49:03.019 --> 00:49:06.119 well in our life or where we are crossing our 00:49:06.119 --> 00:49:10.019 own boundary is like looked at from a magnifying 00:49:10.019 --> 00:49:14.420 glass and it can feel like really big in the 00:49:14.420 --> 00:49:16.539 moment I'm not denying that and it can come with 00:49:16.539 --> 00:49:19.579 like big emotions but if you peel it down to 00:49:19.579 --> 00:49:22.440 the essence of the message there is a lot of 00:49:22.440 --> 00:49:26.900 wisdom that comes with that and I think if we 00:49:26.900 --> 00:49:29.639 start embracing that more and teach ourselves 00:49:29.639 --> 00:49:33.480 to like see through the emotion and see what 00:49:33.480 --> 00:49:37.340 the message is underneath that we can like organize 00:49:37.340 --> 00:49:41.940 our lives in such like more embodied ways because 00:49:41.940 --> 00:49:44.800 then we truly listen to what our body is trying 00:49:44.800 --> 00:49:48.179 to tell us because usually at underneath the 00:49:48.179 --> 00:49:51.559 big emotion let's say anger Underneath anger 00:49:51.559 --> 00:49:54.619 usually is sadness or grief or something that 00:49:54.619 --> 00:49:57.480 we're really not happy with. So I think it's 00:49:57.480 --> 00:50:00.340 important that we learn when there is a big emotion, 00:50:00.639 --> 00:50:04.599 can we sit with that and allow it to tell us 00:50:04.599 --> 00:50:07.659 what's underneath and where we may listen or 00:50:07.659 --> 00:50:10.980 adjust and then use our menstruation and our 00:50:10.980 --> 00:50:14.360 follicular phase to bring forth these changes 00:50:14.360 --> 00:50:18.480 from a more energized space. Yeah, and this is 00:50:18.480 --> 00:50:21.119 how the cycle completes. I love that, right? 00:50:22.139 --> 00:50:25.340 I find this time, ritual phase for many people. 00:50:25.780 --> 00:50:28.800 I don't do cycle coaching, but I do emotional 00:50:28.800 --> 00:50:32.420 and tantric kind of approach to life. And I am 00:50:32.420 --> 00:50:34.380 seeing in this phase and also for myself, this 00:50:34.380 --> 00:50:37.760 is actually the perfect time to alchemize emotions, 00:50:37.940 --> 00:50:40.280 to do shadow work, to understand yourself, to 00:50:40.280 --> 00:50:43.320 practice a ritual because also presence becomes 00:50:43.320 --> 00:50:46.579 easier. is you're no longer distracted as much 00:50:46.579 --> 00:50:48.619 by the force and what to do and all the excitement 00:50:48.619 --> 00:50:51.099 of life that comes in for the clear face and 00:50:51.099 --> 00:50:53.900 here you can actually sit with yourself and see 00:50:53.900 --> 00:50:56.920 and indeed the society has been naming it as 00:50:56.920 --> 00:51:00.079 like toxic this is when you just cry for no reason 00:51:00.079 --> 00:51:02.440 and you're a bitch and all of that but really 00:51:02.440 --> 00:51:05.099 if something bothers you so much and that you 00:51:05.099 --> 00:51:07.739 feel it in your chill face so much Probably there 00:51:07.739 --> 00:51:10.420 is a reason for it. Maybe, yes, you're overreacting, 00:51:10.519 --> 00:51:13.019 but maybe there is something to listen. And I 00:51:13.019 --> 00:51:16.960 find this time can be really beautiful and so 00:51:16.960 --> 00:51:20.000 great and so powerful in so many ways when we 00:51:20.000 --> 00:51:23.119 discover that. Yeah, I completely agree with 00:51:23.119 --> 00:51:25.119 that. And I think it's also important that we 00:51:25.119 --> 00:51:30.380 realize the way that we perceive time in ludiol 00:51:30.380 --> 00:51:34.159 shifts. Like our body wants to slow down, but 00:51:34.159 --> 00:51:39.219 many of us keep pushing at a specific pace in 00:51:39.219 --> 00:51:42.079 life and keep you know shoving things onto our 00:51:42.079 --> 00:51:45.920 plate that most likely can wait a little bit 00:51:45.920 --> 00:51:49.679 longer and I feel this is another like biological 00:51:49.679 --> 00:51:53.460 mismatch like how our body perceives time and 00:51:53.460 --> 00:51:57.199 wants to move in luteal is usually much slower 00:51:57.199 --> 00:52:02.400 and not so pushy and we don't like like mountains 00:52:02.400 --> 00:52:06.650 of things on our plate but When we manage our 00:52:06.650 --> 00:52:10.489 time and our workload in that time we can actually 00:52:10.489 --> 00:52:12.969 land in that space that you are describing where 00:52:12.969 --> 00:52:16.690 we can actually just be present and witness what 00:52:16.690 --> 00:52:19.409 needs to come up for us and then work through 00:52:19.409 --> 00:52:24.289 that in a slow steady pace and have space for 00:52:24.289 --> 00:52:28.590 it. I sometimes say that PMS means providing 00:52:28.590 --> 00:52:33.130 myself with space And I try to remember that 00:52:33.130 --> 00:52:36.090 and remind my clients about that. And it's based 00:52:36.090 --> 00:52:40.190 on every level, mentally, emotionally, physically, 00:52:40.469 --> 00:52:43.590 for some people even sexually. Where do you need 00:52:43.590 --> 00:52:48.920 space in your life? Yeah. And on this note, one 00:52:48.920 --> 00:52:51.739 thing that I want to share is with people, how 00:52:51.739 --> 00:52:55.079 you say everyone is different and different symptoms 00:52:55.079 --> 00:52:57.739 are out there on different ways of perceiving 00:52:57.739 --> 00:53:00.000 different phases. And there is one thing that 00:53:00.000 --> 00:53:02.599 people have been always saying in the menstrual 00:53:02.599 --> 00:53:05.840 health space or with cycle thinking that you 00:53:05.840 --> 00:53:08.360 might be the best at performance in your ovulatory 00:53:08.360 --> 00:53:13.340 phase, like going out there, meeting people and 00:53:13.340 --> 00:53:16.320 being on stage, et cetera. And I do. public speaking, 00:53:16.340 --> 00:53:19.460 and I've noticed before I was, oh, a voluntary 00:53:19.460 --> 00:53:21.699 phase, I should be doing it then because of all 00:53:21.699 --> 00:53:23.360 this information, that's how it's supposed to 00:53:23.360 --> 00:53:27.179 be. And with time, I've noticed I am way better 00:53:27.179 --> 00:53:31.159 at that in my luteal phase because in the voluntary 00:53:31.159 --> 00:53:33.659 phase, I am intense. I want to be out there. 00:53:33.659 --> 00:53:35.860 I want to do things fast. I want to get it done. 00:53:35.960 --> 00:53:38.920 I want to be, I have a bit too much of that energy. 00:53:39.199 --> 00:53:42.860 And in my, in my luteal phase, I can be just 00:53:42.860 --> 00:53:47.679 slow and present. and just get to the point slowly 00:53:47.679 --> 00:53:51.719 and just stay with the audience. And that's one 00:53:51.719 --> 00:53:54.539 thing I'm fascinated by because I think unless 00:53:54.539 --> 00:53:58.099 we learn about our own unique selves, there is 00:53:58.099 --> 00:54:02.539 no real strong guideline. Everybody needs to 00:54:02.539 --> 00:54:05.480 understand their own cycle and how they in their 00:54:05.480 --> 00:54:08.400 unique bodies perceive themselves in each phase. 00:54:08.980 --> 00:54:12.300 And maybe there are like common, there are lots 00:54:12.300 --> 00:54:14.480 of common things that happen to many people, 00:54:14.820 --> 00:54:17.760 but it doesn't really mean that that necessarily 00:54:17.760 --> 00:54:22.440 applies to one individual. And yeah, just want 00:54:22.440 --> 00:54:26.019 to highlight that. Yeah, I completely agree with 00:54:26.019 --> 00:54:29.739 that. And I think it's very important to always 00:54:29.739 --> 00:54:33.039 keep in mind this bio individuality, because 00:54:33.039 --> 00:54:35.579 I feel with like the whole wellness space, there 00:54:35.579 --> 00:54:40.500 is like this perfect image of what a menstrual 00:54:40.500 --> 00:54:42.900 cycle should look like that is projected into 00:54:42.900 --> 00:54:45.559 the world and whenever people are on their healing 00:54:45.559 --> 00:54:47.460 journey and they're like oh my god mine doesn't 00:54:47.460 --> 00:54:50.420 look like that at all people immediately think 00:54:50.420 --> 00:54:52.880 like oh is there like something wrong with me 00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:55.760 do i need to be fixed is there any pathology 00:54:55.760 --> 00:54:58.320 going on and i really want to like ensure people 00:54:58.320 --> 00:55:02.940 that the way that our cycles manifest has a reason 00:55:03.659 --> 00:55:06.699 and you're not broken if your cycle like one 00:55:06.699 --> 00:55:08.860 or two months skips an ovulation. It's actually 00:55:08.860 --> 00:55:12.340 very normal for that to happen. Like we are an 00:55:12.340 --> 00:55:16.159 ecosystem. Our bodies are ecosystems and all 00:55:16.159 --> 00:55:19.320 that our body is constantly doing is responding 00:55:19.320 --> 00:55:21.860 to what it receives and what it doesn't receive. 00:55:22.559 --> 00:55:24.659 And it's very important to keep that in mind 00:55:24.659 --> 00:55:28.039 and our bodies are very intelligent and they 00:55:28.039 --> 00:55:31.699 never do something without reason. So even if 00:55:31.699 --> 00:55:34.780 your cycle is not like coming out as perfect 00:55:34.780 --> 00:55:38.119 this month or the next month or the next, trust 00:55:38.119 --> 00:55:42.239 that your body is doing this with a reason. And 00:55:42.239 --> 00:55:45.360 if you do feel like I actually want support, 00:55:45.559 --> 00:55:49.300 know that there is support and that you can receive 00:55:49.300 --> 00:55:51.719 support if that's what you feel that you need. 00:55:52.420 --> 00:55:55.329 But don't go thinking if your body just doesn't 00:55:55.329 --> 00:55:57.710 ovulate for one or two months that you're inherently 00:55:57.710 --> 00:56:00.750 broken because there's probably a very physiologic 00:56:00.750 --> 00:56:04.670 reason for that. Why your body has now prioritized 00:56:04.670 --> 00:56:08.510 survival over reproduction. Like we cannot forget 00:56:08.510 --> 00:56:11.809 that our bodies are super smart and they're just 00:56:11.809 --> 00:56:15.090 trying to communicate with us and to respond. 00:56:15.650 --> 00:56:19.429 Yeah. Thank you so much for having me and for 00:56:19.429 --> 00:56:21.809 the people listening. Thank you so much for listening 00:56:21.809 --> 00:56:25.980 and Yeah I love these kinds of conversations 00:56:25.980 --> 00:56:30.760 where we can focus on this very important topic 00:56:30.760 --> 00:56:35.000 in conversation because I feel that storytelling 00:56:35.000 --> 00:56:39.340 is how we have always learned as human beings 00:56:39.340 --> 00:56:42.420 and I feel that podcasting and every time I'm 00:56:42.420 --> 00:56:45.619 invited I'm reminded about this that you know 00:56:45.619 --> 00:56:50.159 we learn through story and we learn through experience 00:56:50.159 --> 00:56:54.030 and Sometimes that's even more important than, 00:56:54.030 --> 00:56:58.010 you know, learning hard science or yeah, reading 00:56:58.010 --> 00:57:00.610 research articles. So I'm very grateful that 00:57:00.610 --> 00:57:05.010 you invited me and that you honor my wisdom and 00:57:05.010 --> 00:57:07.849 my knowledge. 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