The 28ish Podcast - Your cycle is more than your period – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Dive into the world of menstrual cycle awareness, cultural exploration, and creative expression with our latest episode featuring Maja Juzwiak. As a nomadic photographer turned advocate for menstrual health, Maja brings a fresh perspective to the conversation. Join us as we learn all about Maja's journey from a life of travel to founding the association "Unboxing Cycles" in Zürich, Switzerland. Discover how her passion for art, philosophy, and psychology intertwines with her mission to destigmatize discussions around menstrual health. In this enlightening episode, Maja shares stories of her encounters with different cultures and their unique approaches to cycle tracking. Explore the intersection of art, storytelling, and menstrual advocacy as we uncover the creative ways communities around the world are embracing cycle awareness. Learn more about Maja and the work she's doing by visiting: unboxingcycles.com or following her on Instagram: @majajuzwiak Stay connected with us on social media for updates and more thought-provoking content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/28ish/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/28_ish/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28ish/

For the last episode of 2023, we sat down with Dr. Laura DeCesaris to discuss the process of optimizing one's cycle. Dr. Laura DeCesaris is a functional medicine-trained health strategist and consultant for high-achieving women. Her background in health and nutrition, chiropractic medicine, and functional medicine informs her private practice, Heartroot Health as she combines this with her passion for the improvement of women’s health through simple, sustainable lifestyle changes. In this episode, Dr. DeCesaris and Carrie discuss women’s biohacking and the menstrual cycle, balancing life before, during, and after the cycle, holistic self care, and optimizing your cycle. You can learn more about Dr. DeCesaris by visiting her website at www.drlauradecesaris.com and check out her Instagram page at dr.lauradecesaris. Stay Tuned and Connected with Us at: FB/Linkedin: 28ish IG: 28_ish For all of our listeners, thank you for a wonderful year and we will see you in 2024!

“There is so much power and to your point, permission and beauty in knowing it [menstrual cycle]. Everything makes sense. You stop feeling like you’re crazy and start realizing that you’re part of nature…it’s common sense.” -Martine Resnick

This episode introduces Martine Resnick, one of the co-founders of the Lola, and her journey from corporate paper pusher to community advocate for the working womxn of Atlanta. Martine and Carrie discuss their upbringings and how their communities addressed menstrual cycles, the roller coaster experience of being a womxn, a mother, and business owner, the treatment of womxn in the UK versus in America, and the importance of having support and taking time for yourself. They also speak on how 28ish and the Lola forged a relationship of support and advocacy for normalizing menstrual cycle awareness.

You can contact Martine on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martineresnick

You can join the Lola at https://the-lola.com/ to keep up with any events and connect with fellow womxn who are working towards bringing change and equity to Atlanta and the world.

In this episode we explore sex on your menstrual cycle, what menstrual cycle awareness has in common with tantric connection and presence, and the very important role your hormonal cycle plays in your sex life. 

Ava is a Multi-Orgasmic Mentor, Authentic Tantra Practitioner, and Transformational Therapy Practitioner, guiding you towards sexual liberation and healing through pleasure. She is passionate about putting the fun back in sex, all while reversing sexual dysfunction, accessing spiritual fulfillment, and stripping away past patterns & beliefs. From stripper to Sexpert, she's certainly experienced in the arts of embodied love and pleasure.

To connect with Ava visit  www.flamewithintantra.com where you can book a free Sexploration Call and Sign Up for mentorship programs.

Christine McInnis is an Advanced Reproductive Reflexologist and Holistic Healer-  She unblocks held emotions in the womb space by providing energetic sessions which create space for more creativity and flow 

She has decades of experience in the fertility awareness and holistic reproductive health support.

How does reflexology interact with our hormones? Are our migraines linked to hormonal shifts? In this conversation we get into generational menstrual orientation and what it takes to break generational cycles of menstrual suffering. 

You can find Christine here: 

Instagram: @willow_therapies

www.facebook.com/willowtherapies

www.online.willowtherapies.ca

Free Resource on Natural Hormone Health Support: https://tinyurl.com/yruv7avz

Dr. Iris Crawford, AKA The hormone boss is a  naturopathic physician and national women's health and hormone expert. She is the founder and CEO of Naturkur Wellness and creator of The Empowered Women's Health Project. Dr. Iris believes that if half of all leaders were women, the world would be a compassionate, sustainable, and peaceful place. But that can't happen until women are no longer being told, “everything’s normal”.  Dr. Iris is  creating a new normal in women's health.  

Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Everythings-Not-Normal-Iris-Crawford/dp/B0B9QYNDP4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HOOEK1QUJGIS&keywords=everything%27s+not+normal&qid=1662397065&sprefix=everything%27s+not+normal%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-1  
Website: https://www.hormone-boss.com/  
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hormone.boss/?hl=en

As a multifaceted woman of the world, Venezuelan born Yanira Puy has lived, studied and worked in the United States and Colombia. Following a career in marketing Yanira decided to follow her calling and help women heal themselves from the inside out to become healthier and happier. She is a certified wellness coach and founder of  YP Health & Wellness as well as the cofounded of BET: Bien Estar en Ti. 

Yanira shines her bright light on both individuals and organizations in Latin America and the USA. Thanks to her work in integrative health, Yanira has helped dozens of people in her coaching practice, hundreds of people with her online programs, and thousands of people through webinars, workshops and conferences.

In this episode we get into Yanira's beautiful story of how she applies the tools she coaches with to her own life, some of the hardships she has overcome, what the difference in primary and secondary foods are, and what small steps you can make for yourself in your own journey of overcoming loss and challenging life moments. 

You can find Yanira here: 

https://yanirapuy.com/
https://www.instagram.com/yanirapuy/

Dr. Elizabeth Davidson is a holistic doctor, author, bloodwork specialist, clairvoyant, plant medicine expert, entrepreneur, forager, skier, and single mom. She believes that everyone’s health is a puzzle and she combines science and intuition to help people put that puzzle together to solve their chronic illness, feel their best, and live their best lives.

“It’s easier to stay well than get well”

How to connect:
https://www.drelizabethdavidson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drelizabethdavidson/

https://www.facebook.com/happynerves/?ref=pages_you_manage

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE5Lv-6rom0CoAyaPOBt-Kg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elizabeth-davidson-62330445/

https://drelizabeth-s-school-828c.thinkific.com/courses/banish-chronic-illness

Cheli Corisco is a linguist, latin dance enthusiast, and massage therapist whose life changed when she discovered menstrual cycle awareness. She is trying to make that discovery accessible to younger generations in a friendly way, at the secondary school where she teaches. 

In this interview Cheli tells us about how she created and ran the club in the school she teaches at in London and Carrie asks a whole lot of questions! If you are considering starting a menstrual cycle awareness building club in your own school, this is a great episode full of actionable insight and advice. 

If you'd like to get in touch with Cheli you can email her at: agcorisco21@gmail.com

In this new short format Carrie talks about her day 25, inner autumn, PMS, having boundaries, and knowing when to say no.