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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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Springtime is finally here in the northlands and I wanted to offer an episode along the theme of celebrating springtime both in our menstrual cycles and in the wheel of the year.

So, today you'll hear first about some keys to encouraging a healthy follicular phase, and how tending this springtime in your menstrual cycle has impact on the whole cycle and even future cycles, too.

And then you'll get a little glimpse into a guided 10-day Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse that Kimberly Kubicke is offering that starts this Friday, April 25th!

We talk about the energetics of Springtime, and some of the most important considerations when doing a cleanse this time of year, and also how her particular program is going to work if you're interested in joining.

I hope this exploration into how to tend springtime inside and out!

Listen to learn:

• what the follicular phase is (what's happening during it)
• why it's considered springtime in the menstrual cycle
• 5 keys to encouraging a healthier follicular phase and regular cycles
• what the energetics of Spring are according to Ayurveda
• the importance of cleansing in the Spring and Fall
• essential components of a cleanse
• what Kimberly's guided 10 day cleanse looks like

Resources:

• Check out and join Kimberly's 10 day guided Ayurvedic cleanse here*
• Today's shownotes: Springtime in our cycles and bodies
• Episode 69: Cyclical archetypes with Em Dewey
• Episode 73: Cyclical Movement w Tara Lynn Steele
• Episode 78: Your cycle superpowers
• Grab your free guide: Track your cycle with FAM

* Affiliate links!

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Have you ever wondered what the experience of endometriosis like?

Maybe felt curious about whether your own symptoms might actually be something more than common menstrual cramps?

While endo is characterized by sometimes debilitating pain -- which is a common reason treatment is sought, the amount of endometriosis tissue present in the body does NOT correspond to the amount of pain felt.

It's less about the endometrial tissue being outside of the uterus, and more about the subjective experience of the person experiencing it.

For today's guest, Mary Lauren Fraser, her endo journey likely began throughout her twenties, but she didn't realize anything was abnormal until she had debilitating pain that did not go away, which seems to have been catalyzed by an inflammatory response in her body post-Covid infection and booster shot.

It changed everything for her.

Listen to her whole story and a lot of details on the embodied experience and research she's gathered throughout her journey in this week's episode.

Resources:

• Interested in a Spring Cleanse? Sign up for this 10 day guided Ayurvedic clease w Kimberly Kubicke
• Today's shownotes: Get Endo links + Mary's links here
• Episode 35: From endo to pregnancy with Sarah Shapiro

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Over the course of the past couple hundred years, we've been progressively losing our intact communities. Instead of extended family and village style lives, most of us in the western industrialized world exist in nuclear family structures.

Some of that independence has been welcome; but there is also a tremendous loss of community care and support.

There is perhaps nowhere this loss is more palpable than in the childbearing years.

Which is what Shakila Marando has felt compelled to address with her doula care collective, Doulas by the Bay.

She started with a personal practice as a doula but the demand for her services surpassed her capacity, so she began expanding, and over time has now built up her community care model to 60 doulas and counting.

And they're expanding from the San Francisco Bay Area down to Southern California now, always recruiting new doulas and offering more education and support for families in those communities.

I also loved hearing about her passion for perinatal mood support, and the role doulas can play in the rollercoaster of emotions that shows up postpartum.

Listen to learn:

• Shakila's personal journey from becoming a new mother to becoming a doula
• the origin story of Doulas by the Bay
• a little on how this kind of doula community care model works
• what a doula is and is not
• how doulas can play a role in perinatal mood support
• what to consider when choosing a doula

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Get Shakila's links!
• Episode 25: Immediate postpartum care the herbal way w Liz Philbrick
• Episode 85: Acupressure for childbearing years with Sarah Tewhey
• Episode 136: The Herbal Doula with Marie White
• Episode 166: Your postpartum body w Courtney Naliboff + Dr Ruth Macy

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It's officially springtime in the northern hemisphere, so you may be wondering what you can do to support yourself in this transitional time.

Honestly, were all facing so much collective instability right now, even if you aren't usually one to do a "spring cleanse" you may be feeling a little more interest in finding ways to simplify and release some of the accumulation from the past few months.

Physically, mentally or emotionally.

In this week's episode we return to the rich wisdom of three previously released episodes oriented to traditional seasonal wisdom:

First, I share about the qualities of this spring season, what to look out for, different movement practices and some foods to consider incorporating (or omitting).

Next, we hear from longtime herbalist Kelley Riviere about her favorite ways to work *with* the body's natural detoxification processes using lymphatic herbs and other seasonally abundant plants.

And finally, I end with a glimpse into some ways you might consider working with these plants - whether in vinegars, food preparations, or as medicines.

You'll get quick glimpses into the importance of warming, pungent tastes at this time, alongside bitters. Herbs mentioned include dandelion, burdock, cleavers, chickweed, nettles, yellow dock, violet and more!

Listen to learn:

• what the energetics of spring season are
• how to intentionally counterbalance the qualities of the season
• simple ways to cleanse and detox in springtime
• Kelley's favorite herbs to incorporate into springtime detox protocols
• why I don't recommend more intensive cleanses for most of us

Resources:

• Grab the recording of the Uterine Tonics class if you missed it - sign up here
• Episode 8: Exploring cycles of the earth in our bodies
• Episode 62: Embodying spring
• Episode 113: Herbs + practices for gentle detox w Kelley Riviere

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If you've experienced pregnancy, you're postpartum.

Yep, even if it was decades ago, and especially if you made it to 28+ weeks when your body started really shifting and changing, your connective tissue relaxed, and your blood volume expanded, and your organs were miraculously displaced to accommodate for a babe!

And that has impact, both short and long term.

While our bodies know how to recover and heal, there can be lasting symptoms that are often not talked about -- everything from incontinence (peeing when you laugh or sneeze), painful sex, prolapse, to challenges getting back into your fitness routines.

In addition to many other things we don't talk about.

In this week's episode, Courtney Naliboff and Dr. Ruth Macy share embodied insights and practical tips for navigating everything from the first six weeks to decades beyond giving birth.

Which is what they write all about in their co-authored book, "Your Postpartum Body: The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy."

Whether you're postpartum (no matter how long ago) or just have pelvic floor challenges, this conversation and book may be helpful for you.

Listen to learn:

• why these two decided to co-author this book + why it's needed
• some of Courtney's unanswered questions from her own postpartum
• the difference stages of postpartum recovery
• why they see postpartum as a lifelong process
• practical tips for integrative healing in the months and years postpartum
• how the feet are intrinsically connected to the pelvic floor!
• why your breathing matters to your pelvic floor health

Resources:

• Today's shownotes: Get links to the book and more
• Free guide: 10 key herbs for your hormonal health

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