In today’s episode, we’re sinking into one of the most tender, misunderstood parts of the menstrual cycle: the late luteal phase. If you’ve been feeling puffy, emotional, overstimulated, nostalgic, exhausted, or just not yourself, this conversation is a soft place to land.

We’re not talking about the late luteal phase in a clinical, textbook way. We’re talking about it in the real, lived-in way women experience it, the way it sneaks up with big feelings, heightened sensitivity, messy cravings, lowered bandwidth, and truths we can’t ignore anymore.

Together, we’ll walk through:

• what’s actually happening biologically (in simple, friend-to-friend language)
• why emotions feel bigger and old stories resurface
• how your nervous system shifts and why everything hits harder
• the connection between blood sugar and late-luteal irritability
• gentle lifestyle support that feels like comfort, not discipline
• why this phase is an intuitive “truth teller”
• how to communicate your needs without apologizing for them

This episode feels like sitting on the couch with tea, wrapped in a blanket, talking about the beautiful, cyclical nature of being a woman. No shame. No “you’re too much.” Just compassion, understanding, and permission to be exactly where you are.

If you’re in this phase right now, exhale… you’re not alone.

Tune in and let’s unwind this together.

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