Period pain is common but it does not make it normal. In this week's Sunday's Best Bits, Cassie unpacks the luteal phase, why the week before your period can feel like hell week, and what your body is actually trying to tell you.

If you have ever written off the week before your period as just something you have to get through, this one is for you.

In this week's Sunday's Best Bits, Cassie revisits the luteal phase from the hormones and cycle syncing episode. It is the phase most women feel the most and understand the least. The irritability, the broken sleep, the sugar cravings, the sense that everything is suddenly too much. None of that is weakness. It is neurobiology, and it is your body giving you feedback.

Cassie walks through what is actually happening hormonally in the two halves of your luteal phase, why your capacity genuinely drops in the back half, and how to adjust your training instead of pushing through. She also explains why 10 days is the number to know if you are tracking your cycle for fertility, and what your cervical mucus is telling you at this point in the month.

Then she busts the myth she says she bursts most often in clinic. Period pain may be common, but it is not normal, and there is usually a lot that can be done about it. Listen to the full episode

In this episode:

• What is happening hormonally in your luteal phase, and why Cassie splits it into two
• Cervical mucus changes after ovulation and what they mean
• Why your luteal phase should be at least 10 days, and what a longer one might be telling you
• Why the last five to seven days before your period feel so much bigger
• How to train through the luteal phase without pushing your body into injury
• Why walking is not failure
• The difference between what is common and what is actually normal
• Hell week, PMDD, and why you should not have to white knuckle through it
• Period pain is common, but it is not normal

Work with Cassie:

If you are in a tricky season with your hormones and you would like some support untangling what your body is throwing up as feedback, Cassie offers one on one consultations. Email to arrange a free discovery call and make sure she is the right fit for you.

Cassie Davenport is a degree-qualified naturopath and nutritionist, co-creating achievable and sustainable solutions using evidence-based research combined with traditional herbal medicine. She believes small changes create big impact.

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