Better Millennial

Why, yes, we are going to be talking about periods today!

How come? Because our periods tell us so much about our health and we are weirdly not taught enough about them! There's tons of debate on why we are not taught in depth about this part of our bodies and we won't get into that. But one thing is clear - lots of women work against their cycles in their daily and monthly routine and don't even know it!

Also, have you ever heard of your period referred to as your 5th vital sign? I never have! But we can learn so much about hormone imbalances and toxcity in the body simply by paying attention to our cycles. Tracking your cycle isn't just for when you want to have a baby!

Paying attention to what phase you're in throughout the month can help you structure your activities to work with your physiology! For instance, STOP TRYING TO DO HIIT WORKOUTS WHEN YOU ARE ON YOUR PERIOD. STOP IT. And stop beating yourself up for not going as hard in your workouts during this time! Your body is naturally in a phase where it's asking you to give it a few days to a week to just slow down.

In this episode, I'm going to discuss some period myths (did you know that cramps don't have to happen??), the phases of menstrual cycle, and foods you can eat to support each phase and help keep you feeling good all month long!

I'm going to be referencing the book In the Flo by Alisa Vitti in this epsiode, so most of the information will come from there.

I know everyone thinks it's weird and gross to talk about periods, but the truth is it's a huge marker of health for women and I definitely think we all need to know this information. It's our health!! Once you start paying a little more attention to where you're at each month, I promise you'll realize that your body was giving you different queues all month long since your very first period.

You can write it off as too "woo woo", I thought the same thing! But I'd ask you to just consider listening to this episode and consider taking more time to slow down and pay attention to your natural rhythm!

It's not secret social media has been attributed to many mental health issues in younger generations. Today I picked a few of the behaviors and feelings that I see the most in millennials: self absorption, the fear of missing out, and loneliness.

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We have let the decorum on social media get OUT. OF. HAND. Do you notice how when you're writing a post, you may self-censor or put 300 disclaimers in your caption if you even give a hint of an opinion?

We all do it. Why? Because we've allowed social media to become a place where we EXPECT rude comments from random people who don't like what we have to say about the food we're eating, the shirt we're wearing, the podcasts we share, the people we follow -- you name it, someone's got a problem with it and they're going to scoot into your comments section to tell ya!

We need to get back to grace. We need to get back to humanely interacting with other people. ON- AND OFFLINE. We need to get back to a place where we understand the nuance of what others are saying and don't immediately search for a hole in their arguments to attack them on.

The world is starving for kind people who assume the best of others, listen intently to their points of view, and respectfully disagree when they have a different perspective. I believe this community can bring this back to the norm again. :)

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We are our brains AND body and it's time to start thinking holistically!! The foods we consume impact our brains just as much as our bodies. A brain friendly diet is crucial in becoming the best versions of ourselves, ESPECIALLY as women (in my opinion).

Today, I'm using This Is Your Brain on Food by Dr. Uma Naidoo as guide to discuss the foods that could be contributing to poor mental health in all of us. I highly recommend this book if this is a topic that interests you!

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Judgment has such a negative connotation, and for the most part, I see why! We pass judgment so quickly on others and tend to forget our own faults. BUT, do we really expect that we should all go through life never passing any judgment? Can judgment ever be a good thing? I think so and I explain why on this short and sweet episode!

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Can what we eat really affect our mental state? YES MA'AM!

In today's episode, I go over in super basic terms the connection between the brain and the gut and why what we put into our bodies directly relates to how we feel mentally. I'm currently reading This is Your Brain on Food by Dr. Uma Naidoo, a Nutritional Psychiatrist at Harvard. The information from this book is what is informing today's episode. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

As women, it is important to learn about our hormones, how to handle stress, etc., as anxiety disorders tend to occur more in us than in men (but men need to learn about and monitor their mental health, too! We want our guys to be happy and healthy!). The type and quality of the food we eat can help support a healthy brain, so why not learn all we can??

I am going to create a few episodes based on the facts I learn from this book, so this topic will be peppered in with all other topics we discuss on this podcast!

Oh, and welcome to Season 2! :)

I brought my sister back to discuss more reasons that we believe millennials are unhappy!

Why are we so unhappy?

Of course, there's tons of reasons, such as the economy and politics, but we're going to focus on reasons that we can control.

From feeling ignorant when it comes to money to simply just having no identity, Dev and I talk through why it's important to align yourself with values, how impulsive behavior is destroying us, and of course, why you should spend less time on social media. All that and more in this week's episode.

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Big decisions and stressful times happen more and more frequently the older we get. In our 20s, it seems like it's all crashing in on us at once! But really, the rest of our lives will constantly present new challenges and bigger decisions and it will NEVER feel like the right time.

We can control external forces, but we can control ourselves! And that's good news! Today I have a solo epsiode discussing how I manage to keep myself the most positive when I am in a high stress season. As women, it's espeically important to regulate our moods and mental health, so I hope this episode gives you some good tips and just some PEACE!

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It's so important to heal from emotional wounds/negative beliefs from childhood in general, but it's especially important to heal from them before marriage and parenthood!

In this episode, I talk with my sister about some of our own lasting negative thoughts from childhood and pull information from the book "It Didn't Start With You" by Mark Wolynn.

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