In this episode I chat about my own PCOS type and how identifying what type I have has helped me manage it so much better. 

Trying to self diagnose your PCOS and managing it yourself can be like shooting in the dark, you may get lucky but it will take a lot longer and be a lot more hard work. 

I help you figure out what you need to look for to diagnose your PCOS and to get to the root cause so you can target it effectively. 

I also discuss some misconceptions about PCOS and how it can also get confused for Hypothalamic amenorrhea. 

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Lisa McFarland who you will find on instagram relationship.coaching.ni is a relationship coach that works with couples and individuals to help them build healthy relationships. 

Relationships are a huge part of our lives and if they are not good for us they can put a lot of stress on us and ultimately our health and hormones can suffer. 

In this episode Lisa talks about .

What a healthy relationship looks and feels like. 

What an unhealthy relationship looks and feels lik

Gaslighting and narcissistic behaviours 

Advice for singles in the pandemic 

Honouring your period 

Sex, intimacy and libido

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Stress creeps in to our lives on a daily basis now and there is no one who hasn’t experienced it from time to time.

Stress and our sex hormones are very much linked together and work along the same pathways. 

I chat about the different types of stress and how some stress is good and how chronic stress impacts us.

How to look after yourself and fill your cup up so you are more resilient to stress

Lifestyle and nutrition that help increase your resilience to stress

This is a slightly different episode.

One of my good friends Ailbhe McHugh comes on and shares her own experience with female health.

She talks about Her journey and getting to know her hormones

Her experience on the pill and anxiety

Her post pill acne

Her GAA journey and how knowing her cycle helped her performance.

This is something I will do more of on my podcast, get people coming on sharing their own personal experiences with getting to know their hormones.

The Fertility Awareness Method. 

What is it? It is for you? And how to do it? 

I talk about how this works and how to use it as an effective contraceptive tool without hormones or as a way of identifying your fertile window if planning to conceive. 

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In this episode I break down the phases of the menstrual cycle into the seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn and chat about how each phase you show up differently and how to work with these flows in hormones and not against them to feel your best. I chat about tracking your cycle and how to do this effectively and I discuss what happens when you are on the pill and what you can do to support this transition when coming off and what to expect. 

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This is a special episode for me as Amanda or @coach_mccloone studied Nutrition together back in the day in college. Amanda is an ex county GAA player, a personal trainer and a nutritionist, so she has a great experience as a player and an coach and she gives us a good insight to this in this episode.

Amanda and I discuss

Her own experience as a GAA player and support for females and their cycle

How to approach coaches about your female cycle and why you should

What her approach is with her own clients and their cycle

Why women need to do resistance training

How to start resistance training if you are a beginner.

On this weeks episode I chat with @f.i.g_nutrition_ Sarah Hawkins, Registered Nutritionist and yoga teacher.  Sarah works with clients with IBS and who have a poor relationship with food. We talk about the low FODMAP diet and it's pros and cons, the role stress plays in gut health issues, IBS and managing your relationship with food over the festive period. 

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If you dread aunt flow coming every single month due to the debilitating PMS crap you have to deal with then you will find this helpful. PMS is not normal if it is debilitating, impacting your everyday life, making you lash out at loved ones, raid the fridge because nothing will fill you and cripple you with anxiety and low mood. You don't have to put up with this every month1 This episode I will chat about what PMS is, how your hormones work, how to get them in balance and foods and supplements that can help.

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Shane Walsh from @shanewalshfitness specialises in female fat loss and supports women lose weight and educates them on hormones and the menstrual cycle to help them get the most out of their training and nutrition. You will get loads of good pointers from Shane in this episode. We chat about Hormones and fat loss The phases of the menstrual cycle and their effects on cravings and training PCOS and the pill Lifestyle measures