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CyclewayE15: Building a Supportive Relationship Through Your Cycle (feat. my husband, Hayden Bomer)How does your cycle impact your relationship? Is it a roller coaster of struggle, or does it naturally flow and bring you closer together? (Spoiler: Your cycle can deepen & strengthen your connection and trust with your partner)
My husband, Hayden, & I discuss how our relationship has evolved- from when we were dating and he first found out I was on birth control for period problems, to how we got to where we are now, where he knows what phase I'm in and how to best support me.
We walk...2024-03-2156 min
CyclewayE14: Postpartum Cycle Tracking - What to Expect (feat. Dr. Crisia Tabacaru)How do you navigate accurate cycle charting after giving birth with all the changes in your body? What's happening to your hormones? What's normal?
Dr. Crisia Tabacaru joins us today, sharing her expertise as both a fertility & cycle charting educator and as a mother who has used FAM herself when postpartum (twice!)
We discuss...
What happens hormonally from your normal cycle to pregnancy to postpartum
When your cycle will come back after having a baby (including a miscarriage)
How long it takes for your body to have a...2024-03-0758 min
CyclewayE13 - The Truth About Cycle Syncing Your Workouts (feat. Nicole Rodriguez)Cycle syncing your workouts with each of your 4 phases might just be your missing piece to a better, easier period. If you haven't heard already, your cycle impacts your fitness, including your performance & even your risk of injury.
The same workout is going to impact you differently depending on where you're at in your cycle. BUT, here's the catch- "Cycle Syncing" isn't just another protocol telling you what you should and shouldn't do in each phase. Your goals, lifestyle, and even where you are in your healing journey are different than others.
2024-02-1342 min
CyclewayE12: How/Why I Analyze my Period (& My Endometriosis Epiphany)Your period can tell you a ton about your gut, inflammation, stress, and hormone balance. But how?
It's no secret I talk (& think) about periods a LOT. As someone who is still in the middle of her hormone healing journey, this is what goes through my head. Listen in as I peel back the curtain on what I look for, how I dive into symptoms, and decode my period so I can take the next steps to heal and have consistent, pain-free periods.
After over a decade of painful periods & 2 years of trying to...2023-09-261h 00
CyclewayE11: Beyond the Pain: The Unexpected Path to Diagnosing Adenomyosis (feat. Jackie Denham)You may have heard of Endometriosis, but have you heard of its twin, Adenomyosis?
Jackie Denham shares her journey from struggling with extreme abdominal pain for months & multiple ER visits until finally she found a doctor who would listen and help.
While her case is extremely rare (even among those who do have Adenomyosis), she offers a great deal of wisdom and hope when healing doesn't go the way you think it will.
But it still wasn't smooth sailing from there. Surgery revealed it...2023-09-031h 20
CyclewayE10: Breaking the Silence: How to Advocate for Your Health (feat. Hanna Ward) Despite what you've likely been told, pain isn't normal. Whether it's painful sex or painful periods, we're here to help coach you through it.
Hanna Ward, host of the Say What? Podcast, is an advocate for women to have confident, shame-free, pain-free sex! She empowers Christian women to overcome toxic purity culture through her podcast and Instagram community. We dive into her story with vaginismus & painful sex and what we've both learned about speaking up about our health- especially when it comes to women's issues.
Join in as we...2023-08-081h 01
CyclewayE9: Your Body Wants to be Fertile - Here's How (feat. Holly Boyd)What do you do when fertility treatments work the first time, but not the second?
Holly Boyd was told that she just "didn't ovulate", so she wouldn't be able to have children naturally. She did treatments to conceive their first and it worked, but when it came time to have their second, it didn't. They were also in the middle of moving across the country and no longer had the support of their medical team, so she dived into Google to discover if there were other ways she could fulfill her dream of growing...2023-08-0258 min
CyclewayE8.2 The Battle of Infertility (feat. Elizabeth Caulkins) Part 2After discussing PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) in Part 1, we pick up right where we left off and transition into Elizabeth's story with infertility and later on we discuss her work as a sex educator, where she shares about birth control options & menstrual cycles (the way they should really be taught!)
We discuss some common myths about fertility, how impactful male fertility is, and the reality of what it's like throughout the whole journey. I know it helped me feel deeper understanding, love, and compassion for those who go through this.
TW: We do discuss miscarriage & grief surrounding that, so if...2023-07-1853 min
CyclewayE8.1: Living with PMDD (feat. Elizabeth Caulkins) - Part 1As much as experts can teach us about niche topics in women's health, I also believe that there is a unique kind of value in hearing individual stories from women who have experienced things firsthand. It helps us realize that we aren't alone in our struggles.
Elizabeth, a friend I met through Instagram, generously offered to share her story about PMDD & infertility (which we cover in part 2). PMDD is basically "PMS on steroids" and is classified as a mood disorder. It's not the same as typical PMS which is primarily driven by hormonal imbalances. There i...2023-06-0651 min
CyclewayE7: How to Get Started with the Fertility Awareness Method (If it's Right for You) feat. Vanessa Saskia OlyChoosing a birth control method is arguably a major decision that almost every woman has to make at some point. So why aren't we better educated on our options?
What form of birth control is best for YOU? What are the risks to hormonal birth control (that your Dr. likely won't tell you)? Is "natural" family planning for everyone? Why or why not?
Since I personally am not (yet) certified in teaching FAM (the Fertility Awareness Method), I wanted to bring on Vanessa Saskia Oly- an expert on hormonal health a...2023-05-231h 05
CyclewayE6: The Gender Gap in ResearchSimply put, women with menstrual cycles aren't typically included in research because our cycles are "too complicated" to study. After being heavily involved in research in my undergraduate program, I can't stay quiet as I see post after post on social media of people misinterpreting research, manipulating numbers, and not using reliable sources.
Even if you aren't a science nerd like me, you won't want to miss this episode as I walk you through the basics of what to look for with "good" research and red flags to look for with "bad" research. (Spoiler...2023-05-1649 min
CyclewayE5: Your Pelvic Floor & Your Period (feat. Madi Spainhower)There's a LOT more to your pelvic floor than peeing your pants & kegels- it can even be connected to your period!
As a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Madi helps women and men with pelvic floor dysfunction by providing treatment and education to address sexual dysfunction, hip/low back pain, urinary/bowel incontinence, constipation, painful menstrual cycles, and much more. Her goal is to empower her clients to take their health and recovery into their own hands, finding clarity in a world that may be a little “taboo” or that is often disregarded as “in their...2023-05-1148 min
CyclewayE4: Endocrine Disruptors - The Missing Piece of Your Hormone Healing Journey (feat. Faith Thompson)Back in January when I asked who you'd like to see on the podcast, Faith was the #1 recommendation, and it's no surprise why! She's one of the sweetest friends I've met through Instagram and one of my personal favorite accounts to keep up with.
Faith is a "product girl" when it comes to makeup & beauty. But as she started learning about endocrine disruptors, she started on a mission to find safe, effective products and share them to help other women too. You don't have to choose between happy hormones and makeup, effective household cleaners, good s...2023-05-0258 min
CyclewayE3: Gut Health, Hormones, & Healing from Birth Control (feat. Eva Whelan)What do your gut, hormones, and nutrition have in common? Much more than you think! If you're looking for a jump-start to understanding how to support your hormones and your gut, you've found the right space.
Eva, a health coach with her Master's in Functional Nutrition, shares what she's learned in her education and her personal experience with her clients as she's helped them with autoimmune conditions, type 2 diabetes, fertility, PCOS, healing from birth control, etc.
Join in as we discuss...
The connection between your gut & your hormones
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CyclewayE2: The Basics of Your Cycle & How to Start THRIVING (feat. Kylah Smook)We get it, here's a LOT to learn when it comes to your cycle, and it doesn't help that all we were told is that awful periods are totally normal. So what's the truth? Your cycle is a beautiful thing and vital for your overall health. As Kylah shares in this episode, "Every phase should be enjoyable." (Yes, even your period!)
Kylah also shares her personal journey after being on birth control for 6 years, doing everything "right" with health but still feeling worse and worse, and how she started learning to support her cycle...2023-04-1858 min
CyclewayE1: My Health Story (My "Why" Behind Cycleway)Welcome to the Cycleway Podcast my friend!
Stories are powerful. Before we dive into other women's stories this season, I wanted to share my own. Listen in as I tell my story from my first period, to my trips to the hospital for extremely painful periods, to now having experienced 3 pain-free periods. I couldn't be where I am today without God's guidance, Hayden's support, and the many other women I've been inspired by online. My hope is to pass along that same goodness so you can have pain-free, happy periods too!
This is my "why" behind Cycleway.
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