234. REPLAY: The Connection between Your Menstrual Cycle and Your Mental & Emotional Health (Alexandra & Sjanie)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of understanding one's menstrual cycle for mental and emotional well-being.

Today we’re sharing a replay of one of our most listened to podcasts ever - and it’s all about how getting to know your cycle can be a vital foundation for mental and emotional health. Alexandra and Sjanie, the co-founders of Red School are both retired therapists, and today they share their learnings from their own personal cycle awareness practice (as well as working with thousands of students over several decades) about how mental and emotional health rests on us knowing ourselves, feeling...

People in this episode

Guests: Alexandra, Sjanie

Topics covered

• menstrual cycle
• mental health
• emotional health
• cycle awareness
• self-knowledge

Keywords

• menstrual cycle
• mental health
• emotional health
• cycle awareness
• self-knowledge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red School

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