PART I: INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

• Nicole and I got a book like “What’s Happening to Me?”
  
• Young women are experiencing new hormonal health challenges – Increased stress, birth control & hormonal regulation
  
• The norm has become to have period related issues or fertility problems
  
• Poor food choices + hormonal birth control + stress = a perfect storm
  
• GMO’s – really impact our health – physical, emotional, learning disorders, hormonal health
  
• Glyphosate (herbicide) – mimics estrogen in our bodies, major endocrine disrupter
  
• Estrogen dominance – fibroids, endometriosis, PMS, breast cancer
  
• Men are being more feminized too!
  
• Our periods are a window into your overall and reproductive health
  
• “Your period is like your monthly report card” Dr. Laura Brighton
  
• Take ownership of your body and your well being
• PMDD – Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder – really heightened PMS: Anxiety, overwhelm, anger, sadness, depression
• Stabilizing blood sugar helps minimize symptoms
  
• Ask why are these feelings coming up in the first place?
  
• Moody Bitches – Julie Holland
  
• What happens internally each month mirrors what happens externally seasonally during the year
  
• Phases of our cycle:
  
  • Period (3-7 days) – Winter, calm, quiet, build in rest and self care, clear your calendar, preserve your energy
    
  • Follicular Phase (10-14 days) – Spring, growth, egg is ripening for ovulation, energy building, more social
    
  • Ovulatory Phase (days 13 – 17) – Summer, Preparing egg for ovulation, time for speaking up at work, everything is in tip-top shape, increased sex drive, best time to meet Mr. Right, more effective, pheromones high – watch how men respond to you!
    
  • Luteal (14 days) – Fall, Estrogen & Testosterone decrease, start winding down, increased sensitivity, accounting/bookkeeping, internal to do list, more reflective, higher tension + anxiety. Great time for creative focus.
• If Luteal phase is too short pregnancy won’t happen. It takes 10-14 days for egg to travel.
• Peri-menopause – Ovulation is more sporadic
• Can also use the moon cycle – it syncs with our cycle

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PART II: ACTION STEPS

Pull out your calendar and map out your cycle. Plan your activities based on the energy of each phase.

Here’s a detailed blog post to help you map it out: Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle

This valuable 10-page guide will empower you on your journey to ultimate hormonal health and wellness – stable moods, less PMS and anxiety, less overwhelm and ultimately more whelm.

About the Guest:

Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach + Functional Nutritionist.  She is the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their health in a natural way – and while having fun too.

After working with a naturopathic doctor to conquer her own disruptive hormonal imbalance during her early 20’s, she knew that sharing her experience could benefit many others in the same situation. She became a certified health coach and took further specialized training in women’s hormonal health with industry visionaries such as Dr. Sara Gottfried and Jessica Drummond, founder of the Integrative Women’s Health Institute.

Rather than treating problems or symptoms, Nicole treats women by addressing the root cause of what’s really going on in their bodies and minds. She passionately believes that the fundamentals to healing any hormonal imbalance lie in an approach that addresses the unique physiology of every woman. This is essential to reclaiming and maintaining feminine vitality at any age.