471: How Understanding Your Cycle Deepens Your Relationships // Shara Jackson Harper

471: How Understanding Your Cycle Deepens Your Relationships // Shara Jackson Harper

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March 9, 2026 · 39 min · Episode 471

About this episode

Shara Jackson Harper discusses how understanding the menstrual cycle can enhance relationships and self-acceptance.

I didn't learn until I was 40 years old that my body moves through four distinct phases every single month — and that each one of those phases affects my mood, my energy, my patience, and my ability to connect with the people I love. Which means that the version of me who felt so present and empathetic last Tuesday wasn't just "having a good day." And the version of me who snapped at everyone before dinner on Friday wasn't failing. Both of those women were showing up exactly on schedule — I just didn't have the language for it yet. This episode is about what becomes possible when we finally have that language, and how empowering it is to understand our bodies well enough to show up the way we actually want to — and to have real grace for ourselves when that's harder. This week's guest is Shara Jackson Harper, a licensed mental health therapist, hormone and cycle guide, and mother of five who helps women understand how their internal rhythms shape the way they show up for the people they love most. In this episode, you'll learn: ✨ The golden conversation Shara had with her 15-year-old son — and the specific reason she believes the timing made all the difference ✨ Why most women…

People in this episode

Guest: Shara Jackson Harper

Topics covered

  • menstrual cycle
  • relationships
  • mental health
  • parenting
  • self-awareness

Keywords

  • cycle phases
  • empathy
  • hormones
  • family communication
  • self-compassion

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