New Episode: Period Power and Identity with Laura Bailey

This week’s episode of the Be Free Podcast is a rich, honest, and expansive conversation with Laura Bailey — TEDx speaker, librarian, and menstrual awareness advocate — exploring identity, body connection, and what it really means to live in rhythm with yourself.

Laura shares how she no longer defines herself by fixed labels or roles, but instead allows her identity to evolve day by day. We talk about how passions, curiosities, and what lights us up are often far more truthful reflections of who we are than job titles or external expectations.

A big part of this conversation centres around menstrual awareness and reconnecting with the body. Laura opens up about being disconnected from her cycle for 15 years while on the pill, and how attending a Conscious Cycles event completely changed her relationship with her body. Together, we explore how little education many of us received about hormones, cycles, and contraceptive choices — and the long-term impact of that lack of information.

In this episode, we explore:

👉 Identity as something fluid, not fixed

👉 Why reconnecting with your menstrual cycle builds self-trust

👉 The gaps in menstrual and hormonal education across generations

👉 Why “one-size-fits-all” cycle syncing doesn’t work for everyone

You’ll also learn:

✅ How tracking your cycle can feel empowering rather than restrictive

✅ Why perimenopause awareness earlier in life really matters

✅ How cyclical living helps you notice repeating patterns and unmet needs

✅ Gentle ways to reconnect with your body through stillness and listening

✅ Why normalising conversations about periods benefits everyone — including men

If you’re craving a deeper connection to your body, your cycle, and your sense of self, this episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, listen, and trust your own rhythm.

🎧 Tune in to Be Free Podcast, Series 2 — and explore Period Power, identity, and authentic living.

With Love,

Susi xxx

More From Laura:

🌐 Website: www.periodsandpleasure.com

✍️ Blog (Substack): https://periodsandpleasure.substack.com/

📸 Instagram: www.instagram.com/periodsandpleasure

🎤 TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_G1Z9c1r9c

Listen & Connect

🎧 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XqUswNFGaMrNaGaSwTl7w

🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/be-free-with-susi-mcwilliam/id1587923194

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bwzRqYW9KmYcDqj5t5bLg?si=cd802ffcdd674163

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susimcwilliamspiritandsoul

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susimcwilliamspiritandsoul

Website: www.spiritandsoul.me

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