The Lunar Body

PMS cravings are all the rage (sometimes literally) in the luteal phase of our cycles. When we’re not clued into our monthly changes, it might feel like something otherworldly has taken over and cleaned out the fridge.

Intense cravings can be the result of a few different things: emotional needs, physical hunger, or a sign that your body needs a certain type of nourishment. How can you tell which is which? We'll talk about it on today's show.

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Discharge, aka cervical fluid or cervical mucus, is a totally normal and healthy part of your menstrual cycle. Today's episode will cover the different types you may experience, and I'll answer some common questions about what's normal and what's not. Grab some toilet paper and get curious!

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Referenced in this episode:

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility
• The Fifth Vital Sign
• Cycle Magic
• Fertility for Everyone

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Miranda Aponte is an herbalist-in-training of the Puerto Rican diaspora sharing the intersections of healing + eco + social co liberation on Mariposa. With the passing of her curandera grandmother, she got the courage to create a space to share healing modalities, practitioners, and an apothecary. Mariposa uplifts ancient, ancestral, and indigenous wisdoms with reverence and the respect that these sacred practices come from communities that have been targeted for centuries. The hope is to provide support in tapping back into our innate wisdom and returning to our roots as Earth stewards.

In this episode, we talk about the commercialization of herbalism, working with plant spirits, responsibly connecting with the land, elemental medicine, and the relationship between plants and death.

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Referenced in this episode:

• Resources
  • Christy Dawn farm-to-closet fashion
  • Commonwealth Center for Holistic Herbalism
  • School of the Sacred Wild with Marysia Miernowska
  • Well of Indigenous Wisdom with Olatokunboh Obasi
  • New Earth Mystery School with Maryam Hasnaa
  • Iwilla Remedy - YouTube
• Where to Find Miranda
  • Elemental Magick Course
  • IG: @mariposajournal
  • The Healer Series Podcast
  • Apothecary

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In Part 1 of this episode, we covered supporting your health through mindfulness practices, targeted nutrition, and avenues of self-exploration. This week, we'll talk about how the menstrual cycle impacts your mood (and vice versa), depression and your cycle, birth control's impact on your mental health, PMS vs. PMDD, and herbal support for depression and anxiety.

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As we close out our second year of the pandemic, we’re all feeling really burnt out and have been for quite a while. Many of you said you were looking for more mental health resources, so I wanted to zero in on this topic and see how we can come together as a community to support each other.

This will be a two-part series. This episode will cover general mental health, and next week we’ll talk more about cyclical changes in mental health.

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Referenced in this episode:

• All Your Kombucha Questions Answered
• Cafe Astrology Natal Chart
• Compare Your Birth Chart in Multiple House Systems
• Chani Nicholas: Website | Book | App
• Jessica Lanyadoo: Website | Book | Podcast
• TimePassages app
• Time Nomad app
• MyBodyGraph
• Jovian Archive
• How to learn about your chart
• Human Design Reader: Jeni Gage (I've had personal experience with her and she was excellent!)
• Human Design Reader: Arianna Maag (Have experienced her in group settings and she's wonderful, too!)
• Human Design Reader: Shaadi Oreyzi (Uses HD more for business purposes, very interesting!)
• Truity's Enneagram Personality Test (The test is free but the analysis costs $19 — I used a coupon code for $10 off: ONLINE10. Not affiliated!)
• How it works
• A guide to the 9 Enneagram types

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Part of holistic wellness is understanding that everything in the body is connected. Hormone balance affects many other areas of your health, and when this delicate balance is thrown off for some reason, your body’s way of telling you can be through menstrual changes, energy issues, digestive troubles, insomnia, infertility, and more.

For getting hormones back in balance, seed cycling can be a powerful way to use whole foods to improve your wellbeing. To discuss this gentle method,  we are joined by Kate Morton, a Registered Dietitian with a master's degree in Human Clinical Nutrition that focuses on women's health and fertility. She’s also the founder of Funk It Wellness, a menstrual health company on a mission to end PMS, naturally.

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Referenced in this episode:

• Seed cycling
• The effects of flaxseed supplementation on metabolic status in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
• Effects of Flax Seeds Supplementation in PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Funk It Wellness
• FIW on Instagram
• FIW on TikTok

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My lovely friend Janine Mulone joins me to discuss getting started with tarot! It's a primer for beginners offering an overview of this magical, mystical (and shockingly practical!) tool. We dive into our personal relationships with tarot, and dive into the energies of of The Major Arcana, The Minor Arcana, and The Court Cards. Plus, we share some of our favorite resources and ways to get started reading for yourself.

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Referenced in this episode:

• Decks
  • Smith Rider Waite Deck
  • Neo Tarot
  • Amenti Oracle Deck
  • The Marigold Tarot
  • The Lioness Oracle Deck
  • Spolia Tarot
  • Spirit Speak Deck
  • Simple monthly tarot spread
• Episode #9: Let’s Get Elemental
• Resources for learning tarot:
  • Between The Worlds (previously Strange Magic) podcast
  • Biddy Tarot
  • 78 Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack
  • Lindsay Mack’s “Tarot For The Wild Soul” podcast + Soul Tarot School
  • Jessica Dore tarot classes

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Menstrual equity and period poverty are two incredibly important issues that aren't talked about enough. In this episode, we take a look at issues of accessibility when it comes to menstrual hygiene and how we can take steps forward to make sure everyone can have a safe and happy period.

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Referenced in this episode: 

• ACLU: The Unequal Price of Periods
• State of the Period by Thinx/Period.org
• American Medical Association: Why stigma prevents treating menstrual hygiene as essential
• Period Equity
• Code Red Collective +  GoFundMe
• MA Menstrual Equity Coalition - I AM Bill
• Women's Voices on Earth
• Thinx period underwear - $10 off your purchase

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Jessica Lanyadoo is an internationally respected astrologer, psychic medium, and medical intuitive with over 25 years of experience. She is the host of the popular weekly astrology and advice show, Ghost of a Podcast, the author of Astrology for Real Relationships, and the expert behind the app, Astrology for Days. I was honored to speak with her about her unique and pragmatic approach to astrology and her experience as a medical intuitive!

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Referenced in this episode:

• Wellness vs. self-optimization by Sara Weinreb
• Astrology for Real Relationships by Jessica Lanyadoo
• Ghost of a Podcast
• Astrology for Days app for professionals
• Jessica's website, Twitter, and Instagram

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Our digital connections to other people, devices, apps, and more can be felt just as viscerally as in-person interactions, contributing to chronic stress that can impact our immune system, hormone health, and more.

We have enough weighing us down in life, let's clear the energetic clutter with cyclical hygiene practices for the digital realm.

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Referenced in this episode:

• FREE download: 6 Ways to Superpower Your Intuition Every Day
• Notion, Reddit: r/notion, Facebook: Notion Made Simple
• Holisticism Notion course
• Notion for Health Coaches
• Kat Planchette, creator of The Modern Witch's Guide to Surviving the Digital Age
• Digital collages on Modern Women Projects

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