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54 Period Wellness w/ Carolyn Handke


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Today we are talking about the importance of period wellness for the public, the FEMM method of fertility awareness, and breaking down barriers to understanding your menstrual cycle.

2:15 What lead you to start sharing about period health and the menstrual cycle?
8:52 How does having a Master's of Public Health play into the unique approach you have when sharing about menstrual health?
16:00 You talk a lot on removing the stigma around having a period, why is it so important to you?
21:40 Where is the line between wanting privacy and destigmatizing periods?
25:30 What do you feel are the most commonly heard misconceptions about periods and the menstrual cycle?
27:40 What is FEMM?
35:00 On your programs you say that "charting is good for someone who is not on hormonal birth control or a copper IUD". Can you explain why this is the case?
40:25 What is your favorite thing about using fertility awareness?

Carolyn's book recommendation: In the Flo by Alisa Vitti

Carolyn - @periodwellness Instagram
website periodwellness.org

Adrianne - @makingbetterbitespodcast Instagram
website betterbitesrdn.com

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