Menstrual Cycle Mastery

By Lisa de Jong

Welcome to Menstrual Cycle Mastery with Lisa de Jong.

In this podcast we explore the mind-body skills that will support you have a better experience and relationship with th... more

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Menstrual Cycle Mastery episodes:

February 13, 202698: Group Facilitation Skills for Menstrual Cycle Coaching
In this episode, Lisa chats through something that she is deeply passionate about: the power of groups and facilitation skills for menstrual cycle coaching.
Have you been in women's circles or groups where you didn't feel comfortable in the group energy? Something felt off? Or you had a reaction to the facilitator? We've all been there!
Or perhaps you have experiences in groups that were incredible and you are not sure what it was they were doing.
In this episode, we chat about:
Lisa's background and experience facilitating groups
The healing power of groups vs the individual healing journey
Group dynamics theory and facilitation skills
The power of diversity
Rules vs intentions and values
How to create a group agreement of contract
What to do if someone talks too much
What to do if people disagree with you or you feel challenged
How to support your participants to feel safe and comfortable in groups
Trauma-informed group facilitation skills
The power of groups for people with PMDD, PMS, endometriosis, period pain, or perimenopause and menopause
Join us for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy below:
🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0

Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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39min
January 30, 202697: Nervous System Regulation For Menstrual Health & PMDD
Menstrual Coach Academy 2026 Doors Open at:
https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/

In this episode, Lisa chats with you about nervous system regulation for menstrual health, PMDD, endometriosis and chronic pain. She explains why the nervous system needs to be the pillar of women's health and why it is so important.
We chat about:
The fight/flight response of the nervous system
What hormones do when we are dysregulated
Ways of relating to ourselves in the fight/flight response
The power of receiving help and connection
Leaning into our humanity and vulnerability
Sneaky ways the fight/flight response and inner critic shows up
How to heal your nervous system without having to 'work hard'
Enjoy!
🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Menstrual Coach Academy 2026 Doors Open! Apply at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0

Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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33min
January 16, 202696: Is Fixing Your Menstrual Cycle Stressing You Out?
Is fixing your menstrual cycle stressing you out? Perhaps you suffer with endometriosis, period pain, mood swings, anxiety, PMDD, or chronic pain and symptoms?
Perhaps you have been endlessly researching, trying to understand it all, trying different things... but the whole journey is stressful, confusing, and overwhelming.
In this episode, Lisa shares with you how you can stay on track with your healing journey without always feeling stuck and stressed.
We talk about:
Why the dominant healing model keeps us in fight-or-flight mode
How “fixing” your body can become another form of stress
What happens when letting go doesn’t feel safe
The menstrual cycle as a blueprint, not a problem to manage
How symptoms often carry identity, meaning, and protection
What it means to soften, listen, and relate differently to your body
Rewriting internal blueprints through nervous system safety and curiosity
This is a conversation about healing that doesn’t rely on effort, optimisation, or urgency , but instead invites a deeper relationship with yourself and your body.
This conversation is for anyone with period pain, PMS, chronic pain, trauma, PMDD, endometriosis, fibroids, etc.
If you’ve ever felt exhausted by healing itself, this episode is for you 💜
🌷Links and References 🌷
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0
Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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29min
December 19, 202595: Business and Marketing for Practitioners & Creatives
👉 Interested in joining Lisa's pilot programme 'Business and Marketing for Practitioners and Creatives'. Join the waitlist here

This week brings you a different episode! I have been receiving A LOT of questions about business and marketing for practitioners, and so... I have recorded a podcast episode especially for you 💜

In this episode, I chat about:
My own journey with business and marketing as a practitioner
Why you feel stuck in your business
Why you don't feel seen in your brilliance and your skillet as a practitioner
Why your skills and talent don't equal sales and business success and what to do about it
How to not feel salesy when selling your work
Exactly what skills you do need, and what you don't
My TOP THREE TIPS for business and marketing as a coach, educator, therapist, practitioner
If you'd like to learn directly with me, come and join me on my upcoming 12-week group programme especially for practitioners, coaches, and creatives. This is a bonus service to what I normally offer in my work as a menstrual cycle educator and coach, never a replacement 🙂
👉 Lisa's business course: Join the waitlist here!

🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0
Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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41min
December 05, 202594: What is Menstrual Cycle Mastery?
In this episode, Lisa dives into one of the biggest misconceptions about menstrual cycle healing: the idea that you just need more information.

Drawing from years of coaching individuals and groups, she shares why real change happens when you move from simply knowing about your cycle to actually embodying the skills that support it.

Lisa introduces her 7 Menstrual Cycle Mastery Skills, the foundation of her new programme Menstrual Cycle Mastery, and explains how these practices help you shift from surviving in spite of your cycle to thriving with it.

She also talks about why she chose the word “mastery,” and how it reframes the cycle from something we’re taught to endure into something we can skillfully work with to reduce symptoms, pain, and overwhelm.

You’ll also hear a personal update on her engagement and early wedding planning adventures—because life and cycle awareness always weave together!

In this episode:
The biggest mistake we make when trying to heal the menstrual cycle
Why information alone isn’t enough
What “embodying” your cycle actually means
Lisa's 7 Menstrual Cycle Mastery Skills
Why Lisa created her new programme, Menstrual Cycle Mastery
How these skills support regulation, symptom reduction, and deeper self-understanding
A quick update on Lisa’s engagement + wedding planning

🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0
👉 Be part of Lisa's research interviews at: https://calendly.com/lisa_dejong/research-interview
Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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27min
November 21, 202593: Rewiring Fear: How to Feel Safe in Your Body Again
Let's chat about fear. Did you know that fear can make pain symptoms worse? But we also need fear for human protection and survival. So what do we do then?

In this episode, Lisa explores with you:
What fear is and the purpose of fear in our life
The biology of fear and what is happening in our nervous system
How to practice mindfulness with fear
How to build a whole new relationship with fear
How to rewire fear so that it doesn't impact us so much
The role of fear in endometriosis, PMDD, pain, pms, perimenopause, menopause, and chronic pain
How to open your heart to fear so that it doesn't run the show.
Leave a comment below to let us know what you thought!

🌷Links and References 🌷

💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/

🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching

🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0

👉 Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/

👉 Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/
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28min
November 07, 202592: When Cycle Tracking Isn't Always The Answer ~ With Menstrual Coach Academy graduate, Briana Villegas
Today Lisa sits down with Briana Villegas, another graduate of the Menstrual Coach Academy in 2023. Briana came to the Academy with her own personal journey of living with and navigating PMDD.

Lisa and Briana go deep on:
How she got diagnosed with PMDD and what that even means
How Menstrual Cycle Awareness can be helpful but what downsides it might have
How to be in 'negotiation' with your cycle rather than in a rigid self-care structure
How to rewire our nervous system for safety and regulation in difficult PMDD or chronic pain moments
The power of presence, connection, and building intimacy with ourselves
Briana's experience at the Menstrual Coach Academy and how that has supported her to build the practice she has today
The intersection of business and practice as coaching practitioners

🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/

🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching

🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0

👉 Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/

👉 Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/

Connect with Briana:
Follow on instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/brianavillegascoaching/
Learn more at: https://www.brianavillegas.com/
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1h 3min
October 24, 202591: Perimenopause, Trauma, and the Power of Supervision ~ with Amelia Brunt
In this episode, Lisa catches up with Menstrual Coach Academy graduate, Amelia Brunt, to chat about her experience on the course, her journey with menopause and her work as a trauma-informed supervisor.

They get chatting about:
Amelia's journey with burnout and teaching that led her to doing the work she is doing now
Her experience in the Academy and how she processed her creativity for her menstruality work
The "Pause" retreat days she offers at her home in Hebden Bridge to provide holding and nurture for her attendees going through perimenopause and menopause
How and why she doesn't have social media for her business and what she does instead
Her work as a trauma-informed supervisor and why that is so important for coaching

🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0
👉 Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
👉 Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/

Connect with Amelia:
💖 Amelia's Website: https://well-educated.co.uk/
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52min
October 10, 2025 90: PMDD, perimenopause, and career transitions ~ with Sarah Rudge
In this inspiring episode, we speak with Sarah Rudge — The Reconnection Coach — a graduate of the Menstrual Coach Academy, life coach, former nurse, choir singer, and mother of four.

Sarah shares her journey through PMDD, perimenopause, and career transitions, and how the Academy helped her reconnect with herself, manage her symptoms, and step into her role as a guide for other women in transition.

We talk about the power of blending medical knowledge with coaching, finding joy in unexpected places (like singing in a choir!), and embracing hormonal changes with confidence and compassion.

🌷Links and References 🌷

💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/
🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching
🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0
👉 Follow the Academy on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/
👉 Follow Lisa on Instagram over at: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_dejong_coach/

Connect with Sarah:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_the_reconnection_coach/

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57min
September 26, 202589: Endometriosis & Inner Growth ~ with Spandana Araga
Today, Lisa catches up with Spandana Araga, another graduate of the Menstrual Coach Academy. Spandana, an Inner Growth coach for women and based in India, shares her journey on the programme and how she came to this work.

They chat about:
Her career and professional background
Why she chose the Menstrual Coach Academy
How she coaches her clients
Her experience of chronic pain and endometriosis
Supplements and diet
The power of the mind and meditation in this work

🌷Links and References 🌷
💜 Join the waitlist for the next round of the Menstrual Coach Academy course at: https://www.menstrualcoachacademy.com/

🌻 Join the waitlist for the Menstrual Cycle Mastery Collective over at: https://lisadejongcoaching.com/menstrual-cycle-coaching

🌿 Join Lisa's Newsletter over at: https://subscribepage.io/ibNdL0

🌼 For more from Lisa follow her on instagram @menstrual_coach_academy: https://www.instagram.com/menstrual_coach_academy/

💖 Thanks to Cleanmarine PeriodPlan for sponsoring the episode! Find out more about Cleanmarine PeriodPlan at: https://cleanmarine.ie/

Connect with Spandana:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spandana.innerflow/
Website: https://www.innerflowbyspandana.com/
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36min

FAQs about Menstrual Cycle Mastery:

How many episodes does Menstrual Cycle Mastery have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.