The Period Party

The Period Party, hosted by Nicole Jardim, is what happens when you get the world’s leading women’s health experts unscripted, uncensored, and on the air. Think of it as girl talk gone menstrual!

Latest Episodes:

PP# 197: An Honest Conversation with an OBGYN with Heather Irobunda Feb 01, 2021

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Dr. Heather Irobunda is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist currently practicing at NYC Health and Hospitals. Heather serves as the Medical Director for We Are Robyn, a service to connect new parents with specialists to find support for their unique parenthood journeys, and also serves as the Maternal Health advisor for Peloton, helping plan fitness content for pregnant and postpartum people.

This episode was inspired by the hundreds of conversations I've had over the years about uncomfortable gynecologic visits. I wanted to talk to an OB-GYN about ways to feel more comfortable and safe at these appointments. When you've listened, come find me on Instagram (@NicoleMJardim) - I'd love to hear your takeaways.

In this episode, we talk about how you can get to know your body, taking control of your OB-GYN visits, how to advocate for yourself, why you should be selective when choosing your OB-GYN, the systemic issues that perpetuate a lower standard of care for Black and brown people, and so much more!

To learn more about Heather Irobunda, visit the show notes.

PP# 196: Cosmic Periods with Jennifer Racioppi Jan 25, 2021

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Jennifer Racioppi is a certified Duke Integrative Medicine Health Coach, a holistic health counselor, a Positive Psychology coach, and an astrologer. Her popular private practice often has a waitlist due to high demand. Since 2017 Racioppi has written Well + Good's weekly Cosmic Health column. She's also served as the resident astrologer for Kate Northrup's membership site Origin, wrote regular horoscopes for Reebok, and has had her work featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, MindBodyGreen, Forbes, Business Insider, The Numinous, Netflix Family, and Aerie. Her first book, Cosmic Health was released in January 2021 with Little, Brown Spark.

We titled our conversation Cosmic Periods because one of the most popular questions we both get is, "How do I sync my cycle with the moon cycle?" Hint: it's not what you think and you will probably be surprised by the answer! Come on over to Instagram (@NicoleMJardim) and tell me what you think once you listen to the episode!

In this episode, we talk about the connection between the lunar cycle and your menstrual cycle, what you need to do to start the journey of living rhythmically, thinking of rhythmic living as a practice, why you should prioritize a healthy menstrual cycle, and so much more!

To learn more about Jennifer Racioppi, visit the show notes.

PP# 195: What You Need To Know About Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Quozette Valera Jan 18, 2021

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Dr. Quozette Valera (Dr. Q) is a licensed physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor dysfunction practicing in Los Angeles. Dr. Q is the creator of the comprehensive childbirth & postpartum education class: Birth & Beyond by Q, and she uses social media to spread pelvic health awareness and encourage people to make informed choices about their bodies by advocating for transparent sex education, bodily autonomy, and reproductive rights.

I've been following Dr. Q on Instagram and I love the fierce content she shares around bodily autonomy and reproductive rights. Definitely follow her on Instagram because her page is full of truth bombs!

In this episode, we talk about pelvic organ prolapse, risk factors that contribute to pelvic organ prolapse, why doing Kegels alone isn't enough, why many women don't realize they have a prolapse, how gynecological conditions like endometriosis impact your pelvic floor muscles, the foundation of bodily autonomy, and so much more!

To learn more about Quozette Valera, visit the show notes.

PP# 194: Workout Without Burnout: Sweat in Sync with Your Cycle with Jenni Hulburt Jan 11, 2021

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Jenni Hulburt is a fitness coach and creator of The Workout Without Burnout Blueprint. She has a Bachelor of Science and a Masters degree in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology and she believes you can reach your goals without sacrificing your well-being, as you seek to embody what nature has always modeled.

Jenni is here to bust some myths about exercise for women and tell us how to get more from our workouts and I'm so glad she's here to break it all down for us.

In this episode, Jenni and I talk about why it's so important to get in tune with our cyclical nature, how the "women are small men" myth has affected fitness culture, how you can get in sync with your cycle and use it to personalize your fitness routines, the relationship between exercise and our stress responses, and so much more!

To learn more about Jenni Hulburt, visit the show notes.

PP# 193: Strategies That Work For High-Risk Pregnancies with Parijat Deshpande Jan 04, 2021

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Parijat Deshpande is a high-risk pregnancy specialist and somatic trauma professional who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served so many women to manage pregnancy complications and reclaim a safety and trust in their bodies that they thought was eroded forever. Parijat is the author of the bestselling book Pregnancy Brain: A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management During a High-Risk Pregnancy. Her work stems from her own extremely high-risk pregnancy and the tools and tactics she implemented that helped her get just a little further along and allowed her son to live. In this episode, we talk about Parijat's experience with infertility, loss and an extremely high-risk pregnancy, what exactly it means to have a high-risk pregnancy, how you can support your body before and during pregnancy, what trauma and stress really mean, how you can reduce your pregnancy risks, and so much more!

To learn more about Parijat Deshpande, visit the show notes.

PP# 192: Urinary Incontinence: The Last Taboo in Our Society with Luce Brett Dec 14, 2020

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Luce Brett is the charming and hilarious author of the book PMSL: Or How I Literally Pissed Myself Laughing and Survived the Last Taboo to Tell the Tale. She started writing about women's health, bodies, and taboo after the birth of her second baby. Like many women born in an analog age, her sex and body education was a combined effort - she learned about her nether regions from magazines, other peoples' big sisters, and Tampax leaflets. Luce hopes to draw attention to the unspoken, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking reality of continence problems and that it will help other women, and men, everywhere, who are leaky and feel alone like she did. Today we're talking about another topic for the first time on the show - urinary incontinence. In this episode, Luce shares everything you need to know about this medical problem that is much more prevalent than we might think - in fact, it affects one in three women! Luce also talks about how her births contributed to her incontinence, the mental and emotional toll of this condition, the problems it creates in intimate relationships, how she's been able to address it through various modalities, and so much more!

To learn more about Luce Brett, visit the show notes.

PP# 191: Could a bleeding disorder be the cause of your heavy period? with Dr. Fiona Bethea and Jhon Velasco Dec 07, 2020

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I am super excited to have Dr. Fiona Bethea and Jhon Velasco on the podcast to discuss bleeding disorders because I've never discussed this topic on the show and, in my experience, bleeding disorders are often overlooked underlying causes of heavy and long periods. Unfortunately, in more cases than not, women with these symptoms are offered a birth control pill or hormonal IUD to stop the heavy periods and long bouts of bleeding, without further investigation. Dr. Fiona Bethea is a Health Scientist on the Bleeding Disorders Team in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the Division of Blood Disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Jhon Velasco is the Manager of Education and Training at National Hemophilia Foundation, where he focuses on women with bleeding disorders, the Spanish speaking community, and mental health. Fiona and John are both part of the Better You Know campaign, developed by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) in partnership with CDC, which focuses on women who may experience symptoms of a bleeding disorder but haven't been diagnosed. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and knowledge of bleeding disorders and provide resources for women who seek care. In this episode, we talk about common symptoms of bleeding disorders, how they affect the lives of women who have them, why they often go undiagnosed, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, how the Better You Know campaign can help you learn more, and advocate for yourself or your daughter, what to expect from testing and treatment of bleeding disorders, and so much more!

To learn more about the Better You Know initiative, visit the show notes.

PP# 190: The Primemester Protocol for Creating Superbabies with Dr. Cleopatra Kamperveen Nov 30, 2020

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Dr. Cleopatra Kamperveen is the Fertility Strategist and Executive Director of The Fertility & Pregnancy Institute. She is a scientist and university professor who pioneered the field of fertility biohacking and creating superbabies. Her Primemester Protocol harnesses the magical and powerful window of opportunity before pregnancy when we literally have the power to change the quality and expression of the genes that we pass down to our children and grandchildren to create superbabies. In this episode, Dr. Cleopatra and I talk about why the period before you get pregnant is so important, what you need to know about epigenetics and the Primemester, how you can help to heal intergenerational trauma, her message for women in their 40s, why now is the best time to implement the Primemester, and so much more!

To learn more about Dr. Cleopatra Kamperveen, visit the show notes.

PP# 189: Mercier Therapy for Pelvic Related Conditions with Dr. Jennifer Mercier Nov 23, 2020

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Dr. Jennifer Mercier is the creator of Mercier Therapy, deep pelvic visceral manipulation that will help to bring about better organ mobility and restore overall blood flow so that optimal pelvic organ function can return. This therapy is paramount in helping women with pelvic pain, fertility problems, and pretty much any pelvic-related condition you can imagine. In this episode, we talk about Jennifer's journey with endometriosis, how she went from treating herself to developing Mercier therapy which has helped countless women around the world, what visceral manipulation means and what you can expect from a session of Mercier Therapy, the physical aspect of fertility, and so much more!

To learn more about Dr. Jennifer Mercier, visit the show notes.

PP# 188: Sexual Harassment: Why Female Sexual Empowerment is Key to Ending it with Marina Ollero Nov 16, 2020

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Marina Ollero is a women's sexuality coach and the founder of In a Woman's Body, a global platform & movement created for women who want to feel empowered and connected to our bodies through learning about female sexuality. Marina hopes that by building hidden knowledge about female sexuality and creating empathic & supportive spaces for women to talk about their sexual experiences we can empower women in our bodies, and through it end the sexual harassment in the world. In this episode, Marina and I talk about her mission to end sexual harassment, the connection between sexual empowerment and sexual violence, the huge potential created by empowering women, how you can start connecting with your sexuality, what the journey of healing around sexual empowerment looks like, and so much more! This is not a topic we've covered before with any depth and I'm so curious to hear what you think about it. Share your thoughts on Instagram and tag me @NicoleMJardim.

To learn more about Marina Ollero, visit the show notes.

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