8: Cyclical living with Colleen Howell: Birth control myths, healing PCOS, plant based eating, and how female pleasure heals

Ready for a raw and real conversation on the taboo subjects of the menstrual cycle, birth control, female pleasure, and the power of our bodies?! Colleen Howell is a holistic hormone health specialist, tantric-based intimacy coach, and educator on all thing menstrual cycle health, womb wisdom, feminine empowerment, plant-based eating, and embodiment. In this conversation, we go deep into how living in alignment with your cycle can change your life, as well as physical and energetic tips to help balance your hormones. 

Find out…

• Colleen’s inspiring story of becoming a more conscious human, healing her PCOS, and stepping into her feminine power
• The impact of millions of women taking hormonal birth control from a young age
• How the menstrual cycle is a vital sign and hormonal birth control can be a Band-Aid
• Do you actually have a period if you’re on birth control?
• The true side effects of hormonal birth control
• The unfortunate reality of society telling women to be tame and the “good girl” 
• Why women aren’t designed to do or feel the same thing every single day
• Colleen’s recommended apps and tech to track the menstrual cycle
• Physical signs that change after ovulation 
• How to prevent pregnancy if you’re not taking hormonal birth control
• What is “cyclical living”?
• What foods and forms of movement are optimal for each phase of the menstrual cycle
• How dance and shaking can be especially helpful in the late luteal phase
• Can you be plant based/vegan and still have healthy hormones?
• How to create a well-planned plant-based diet for female hormone health
• How feminine energy, emotions, and embodiment impact our hormone health 
• Why creating safety in your nervous system is essential for balancing sex hormones 
• How childhood dynamics can lead to PCOS
• Masculine energy and the emotional root of PCOS
• Practical ways to connect with your feminine energy
• How pleasure can help with period pain, creativity, and balancing hormones!

Links we Mentioned:

Connect with Colleen on Instagram @thecyclicalcreatrix

Connect with Colleen on TikTok @thecyclicalcreatrix

Sign up for Colleen’s Cyclical Creatrix Academy

Business of Birth Control Film

Colleen’s Plant Based Nutrition Chart

Me and Colleen’s favorite algae omega-3 supplement from Cymbiotika

Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena Thomashauer

My Links:

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Intro music created and produced by Wavesy!

Disclaimer: Nothing in this episode is to be taken as medical advice. Please speak to your own physician or functional medicine practitioner before making changes in your life.