The FYP - For Your Period Podcast (The Agenda.)

In this episode of the "For Your Period Podcast" we are diving into the seasonality of our menstrual cycle. We're talking about how the different phases of our cycle match up with the external seasons of our world with a special emphasis on our inner winter (aka period.) In the Northern Hemisphere at least, we're are quite close to the start of winter and things are getting chilly!

We recommend grabbing a warm beverage and giving yourself a few minutes to cozy up while you listen.

Timestamps

0:40 - Cycle Check-Ins

8:28 - Overview of the seasons of our cycle

11:28 - Our inner winters

22:45 - Our tips to get started aligning with your inner seasons

Things Mentioned in the Episode

• Delicious sloppy joe bowl recipe(that also happens to be whole30 approved)
• Red School
• Wild Power(book)
• The FYP Episode 4 -Your Period Doesnt Have to Suck
• @iamannikanicole instagram post
• The Agenda. app

If we asked you about the day you got your first period, what would you share? That's the question we're answering in today's episode! All three of us remember that day in our lives quite clearly and we're guessing you can too.

It can be pretty cathartic to share a story like this, so if you need someone to bear witness to yours, feel free to tag us on social media @theagendaperiod / #foryourperiod or send us a DM!

0:48 - Cycle Check Ins

2:08 - Weird ovulation signs ??

5:50 - First Period Stories

17:56 - Whats the one piece of wisdom you wish you would have received before you started your first period?

Have you taken our free quiz yet to find out what kind of "friend" you period is?

Are there foods that can actually increase your libido? We thought it would be fun to dig into some of the stories behind popular aphrodisiacs AND why they are actually good for your hormonal health.

Download The Agenda. App to shop The Cycle Store for those those Neeshi chocolate bites & the Semaine Health daily supplement mentioned in this episode.

A few episodes back we shared our first period stories, but it got us thinking ... are last periods just a memorable? It turns out they are but it's not something that's talked about, but we here at The Agenda. are here to change that!

We hope this will be the first in an ongoing series of "Last Period Stories" and that by having these conversations we can continue to push for support and better information around the perimenopause and menopause transition.

In this episode we are so honored to be chatting with Jeanette Ward.

Jeanette is the President & CEO ofTexas Mutual. She has 30 years of accumulated experience in her industry, was named a 2018 Business Insurance Woman to Watch by Business Insurance magazine which recognizes women leaders doing outstanding work in risk management and commercial insurance worldwide, an Executive to Watch in 2020 by Risk & Insurance Magazine, and recently honored by Insurance Business America as one of the 2020 Elite Women in the insurance industry.

In this episode, not only does Jeanette share her incredibly memorable last period story, she is proof that life does not stop after menopause and that success can come at any point in life.

Time Stamps:

0:35 - Cycle Check-Ins

4:50 - Her only complaint about menopause

9:40 - Jeanettes Last Period Story

Get a notebook ready, you're going to want to take notes during this episode. Today, our resident Fertility Awareness Method Educator, Sarah is walking us through what Fertility Awareness really is and the major body signs used in fertility awareness methods that you can start to pay attention to TODAY that will help you better understand your menstrual cycle and make cycle syncing even more effective.

Things mentioned:

Read Your Body app

The Agenda app

Tempdrop Basal Body thermometer

Episode about The Cycle Check-In

Hormonal Birth Control is one of the most controversial topics out there these days, but we're going there in this episode. As Period Coaches, we know that birth control is a highly personalized choice and one we believe should be made with fully informed consent.

This week, we're chatting about how understanding our menstrual cycles better changed our relationship with exercise too. It turns out that our cycle also impacts how we should work out for optimal results. (And by results, we also just mean how you feel.) Grab a cozy cup of something and settle in for this encouraging discussion.

Things mentioned in the episode:

Roar by Stacy T. Sims (book)

Anna's cycle synced workout spreadsheet (make sure you save as a copy to your own google drive!)

And in very exciting news, The Agenda. app just got a major update and all the bugs we've been experiencing over the past few years are history! Now you can (again) connect your cycle tracking efforts to your Google calendar and actually start to put cycle syncing into practice. Click here to download it for iOS or Android.

Would you believe us if we told you your period could be a meditative experience?

We know, we wouldnt have believed it until we experienced it either.

In this episode, were sharing the before and afters of our period journeys and the things were loving now that help us maintain our period peace.

Let us know if anything in our experiences resonated with you, were here to help you make your period experience better!

Alyxs go-tos

Semaine Health PMS Support

The Saalt Cup

Annas go-tos

Funk It Wellness Seed Cycling Kit

A journal to help you honor each cycle phase

Sarahs go-tos

Tempdrop basal body thermometer

Similar to the cramp cream mentioned

The Cora disc (instead of tampons)

Today we are sharing the most powerful thing you can do to improve your menstrual cycle, including your period. And that is what we call The Cycle Check-In.

Links:

Our free menstrual cycle-tracking app

Our "What friend is your period?" quiz

In this episode we're telling the story of The Cyclical Business Collective, the FIRST networking group created with the menstrual cycle in mind. The CBC as we lovingly call it, is the club with the not-so-secret handshake (because #nogatekeeping) for people working in the period and cyclical space. If you're ready to check it out, click here.

0:35 Cycle Check-Ins

6:22 - The Cyclical Business Collective

What do you think of when you hear the term "Generational Health"? In this episode Anna & Sarah are chatting about what it means to them and share four ways you can think about building your health "bank account" for yourself and for future generations.

The Agenda. App

Welcome to The FYP Cast (For Your Period podcast)! In this episode, we are introducing ourselves. And who are we? We are the team at The Agenda., a menstrual health and cyclical living company. We talk about what led us to the world and work of helping people have better periods and our hopes for this new podcast.

Links:

WomanCode by Alisa Vitti

Our free cycle-tracking app

Our "What friend is your period?" quiz.

Let's get spicy! We're kicking off a month of talking about our libido with this one. Like most things, your libido might ebb and flow with your hormones throughout the phases of your cycle. And that's totally normal!

Grab something fun to drink and tune in for a little overview of what's going on hormonally throughout your cycle and what that has to do with your libido levels.

Start tracking those cycles and understanding your cycle phases with The Agenda. App.

Happy New Year! Listen to this episode to kick off the year of 2024 with us, the year we are declaring as THE YEAR to accomplish goals AND have better periods!

In this episode we are giving you an in-depth review of our amazing Period Planning Guide that is now FREE and will help you begin or get back into syncing your life, work, tasks with your cyclical super powers.

Yes you read that correctly, your cyclical super powers! We also cover the four phases of the menstrual cycle and some of the ways that you can adjust your workouts, work tasks, self care, etc based on the phase that you're in.

We recommend downloading The Period Planning Guide before listening so you can walk through this resource right along with us.

Click here to get The Period Planning Guide.

And if you're going to plan with your period, you're going to want The Agenda. App too. The app syncs your cycle phases with your Google calendar so you can visualize your phases as you schedule your life.

If you aren't taking your menstrual cycle into account when setting your goals for 2024, you're missing a pretty big piece of your personal puzzle!

In this episode, we're discussing the INCREDIBLE New Year, New Period giveaway we have created alongside some AMAZING cycle-centered businesses and entrepreneurs with The Cyclical Business Collective.

Like we mention in the episode, it's super easy to enter to win one of three packed prize boxes filled with a variety of products and service offerings. Click here to enter for your chance to win. There are some truly unique things in these prize packs to help you have a better menstrual cycle!

You deserve to have the healthy, amazing, pleasure-filled sex life that you want. Remember, we are bio-individuals, but you don't have to settle for a lackluster libido. In this episode we chat about five different ways you can boost your sexual wellness and improve your sex drive.

Download The Agenda. App and start tracking your cycle here.

Considering we live in a world that constantly creates stressful situations for us to navigate, it's important to understand how and why stress can affect your menstrual cycle. That's what we discuss in this episode as well as some of our favorite ways to help our bodies process stress.

Links:

Our free cycle-tracking app

Our "What friend is your period?" quiz