The Heavy Flow Podcast

Sep 27, 2018

This week I'm talking to Amy Medling, aka PCOS Diva, the best-selling author of Healing PCOS and a certified health coach. 

What we discussed: 

• How Amy became the PCOS Diva
• What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
• Is PCOS overdiagnosed? Underdiagnosed?
• Why polycystic ovaries alone can't diagnose PCOS
• The root causes of...

Sep 26, 2018

This week on Question Period a listener asks what are fibroids?

What we discussed: 

• What are uterine fibroids?
• How are they diagnosed?
• Symptoms of fibroids
• Treatment options, including diet and lifestyle changes

This episode is supported by LunaPads, makers of smart, sustainable alternatives to disposable menstrual...

Sep 20, 2018

This week I'm talking to Kelly Swartz. Kelly is a holistic erotic expert and founder of Awoken Beauty. We discuss the importance of self-intimacy and discovering the erotic self, sex after motherhood, feminist porn and expanding the definition of sex beyond intercourse.

What we discussed: 

• How an early interest in sex...

Sep 20, 2018

This week on Question Period a listener asks why does menstrual blood smell? 

What we discussed: 

• Is menstrual blood the same as the blood in the rest of your body? 
• How big brands profit off our fear of body odours 
• When you should worry about vaginal odour

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Sep 13, 2018

Today I'm talking to Meghan Cleary. Meghan is a writer, speaker, advocate and founder of Bad Periods. We discuss Meghan's three-decade journey to a diagnosis, endometriosis variations and treatments and how clinical gender-bias affects the treatment of female bodies.

What we discussed: 

• Meghan’s story, beginning with...