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Have you ever wondered if there was a connection between your menstrual cycle, hormones and ADHD or other symptoms?

I know personally I've seen a lot more inattentiveness myself during the few days leading up to my bleed. You?

But today's guest, Adele Wimsett of Harmonise You, specializes in the link between ADHD/neurodiversity and hormones, particularly in the perimenopausal years.

And she did a small clinical trial with some of her clients, tracking their hormones alongside their traits.

While she didn't find clear patterns, she did see some evidence of the importance of progesterone in easing back some of the symptoms.

We also talk about some of the other research that's been done over the past several years showing links between ADHD and things like PMDD, postpartum depression, histamine sensitivity and menstrual cycles.

It's a quick interview PACKED with gems from Adele's clinical practice and research.

I hope it provides some insights on how cycle/hormone tracking can be a missing key to unlocking some of what's behind various mind, mood and physical symptoms!

Listen to learn:

• how ADHD and various hormonal conditions may be linked
• some of the research on estrogen and ADHD traits through the cycle
• what Adele found in her own clinical research
• why she thinks progesterone is foundational in the perimenopausal years

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Get links to Adele's work and research
• Grab my FREE Fertility Awareness Cycle tracking guide
• Episode 47: Differentiating PMS + PMDD w Jes
• Episode 143: What is FAM? And what it can tell you about your hormones

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What comes up when you hear the term "vibrational medicine"? Does it feel appealing or repelling?

I know how easy it can be to dismiss more subtle therapies, especially because so many of us are oriented to our tangible, physical senses.

But then again, I bet you've experienced energy of place, people or experiences before. The inner knowing, or feeling, that something feels good or feels off.

The subtle qualities present when hanging out with particular plants (or people).

And what about music, song, sound healing, gentle breathwork, meditation, etc?

The truth is... vibration is E V E R Y T H I N G.

So when we think about chanting mantras, it makes sense that the words themselves matter, as does the energy we cultivate while chanting.

And then there are flower essences, which are the energetic imprint of flowers captured in water on a sunny day.

These subtle practices, according to today's guest Brooke Sullivan, are potent remedies to help transform and heal our emotions and our minds.

Personally I have had particularly significant results from working with mantras before, several times. So I wanted Brooke to come and speak to them, and also to flower essences, for these wobbly times we're in.

She shares some pretty incredible stories, and drops so much wisdom throughout our conversation. I hope you love it!

Listen to learn:

• what vibrational medicine is
• how ancestral traditions always incorporated vibrational medicine
• what a mantra is, and some potent examples and stories about them
• what a flower essence is
• four flower essences that may be supportive for you in these times!

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Check out Brooke's offerings, flower essence course, etc
• Episode 118: How can cyclical living inform your yoga practice? with Rebecca Rankin
• Episode 163: How to find a path to power in wobbly times w Maitreya Wolf
• Join the Natural Contraception (Summer 2025) waitlist here!

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Navigating our past trauma experiences (and the recurrent stressors in our modern lives) can feel intimidating... especially if we don't have tools or methods to guide us.

Most of us didn't grow up in emotionally mature families with healthy models of what it can look like to complete waves of nervous system arousal and relaxation.

Really, very few of us have that imprinting.

But when we turn to nature and witness how animals experience what we could easily name as possibly "traumatic" events (eg one of the herd gets eaten or having to run for life to survive an attack), we also see the return to calm after the storm.

According to today's guest, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Emma Schurink, most humans don't relax and release in this way after a jarring event (whether it's a conflict with a partner or recurrent abuse or just chronic stressors).

Instead we tend to adopt less-than-healthy patterns that help us cope, yes, but don't help us feel deeply well and resilient.

Somatic Experiencing is a trauma healing modality based on the idea that cultivating embodied awareness and incorporating practices like titration, pendulation, orienting, sensation tracking and more can help us to be less reactive, and ultimately create healthier patterns *and* resilience in our lives.

All of our bodies, including our wombspaces, hold story. And whether those stories are from this lifetime or even intergenerational, finding supportive modalities like S.E. to guide us through them in healthier ways can be helpful.

Listen to learn:

• what trauma is and how it's held in the body
• why traumatic events can have different effects in different people
• what Somatic Experiencing is
• the foundational pillars of Somatic Experiencing
• a little guided practice of titration, pendulation and orienting
• how all of this impacts culture / society overall (or could!)

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Check out Emma's links and offerings!
• Episode 163: How to find a path to power in wobbly times w Maitreya Wolf
• Join the Natural Contraception (Summer 2025) waitlist here!

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