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# 157: Your Brain on Birth Control with Dr. Sarah Hill Nov 04, 2019

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Dr. Sarah Hill is a leading researcher in the dynamic and rapidly expanding field of evolutionary psychology and the author of This Is Your Brain on Birth Control. We'll be discussing hormonal birth control and how it impacts our mental health, amongst many other aspects of our health.

In this episode, we talk about Sarah's personal experience with taking the pill, how her life changed after coming off the pill, the reason more women aren't aware of the full spectrum of potential side effects of the pill, how the pill affects your choice of partner, the potential impact of coming off the pill on your relationship, and so much more!

To learn more about Dr. Sarah Hill, visit the show notes.

PP# 156: Solving HPV Naturally and for Good with Dr. Doni Wilson Oct 28, 2019

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Dr. Doni Wilson is a naturopathic doctor, certified professional midwife, and certified nutrition specialist. Author of The Stress Remedy, Dr. Doni redefines stress to include toxins, food sensitivities, and imbalanced blood sugar levels, and then offers expert guidance on how to reclaim optimal health.

Dr. Doni is also is the creator of a health transformation program with step-by-step support to implement clean eating, improved sleep, stress reduction and exercise - The Stress Remedy Program. She specializes in helping people get to the underlying causes, including genetic predispositions, and reverse adrenal distress, autoimmunity, cervical dysplasia, and infertility.

In this episode, Dr. Doni shares details about HPV, the vaccine, and how to naturally solve HPV for good.

To learn more about Dr. Doni Wilson, visit the show notes.

PP# 155: The Messy Politics of Menstrual Activism with Chris Bobel Oct 14, 2019

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Chris Bobel is the Associate Professor of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her scholarship lies at the intersection of social movements, gender, health, and embodiment. She is the author, most recently of The Managed Body: Developing Girls and Menstrual Health.

In this episode, we talk about the main aspects of the menstrual movement, how menstrual stigma affects women worldwide, what we can do to support the menstrual movement, the problem with the current focus of the menstrual movement, and so much more!

To learn more about Chris Bobel, visit the show notes.

PP# 154: Is Hormonal Birth Control Impacting Your Ability to Lose Weight with Laurie King Sep 30, 2019

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Laurie King is a nutrition coach, educational blogger, and total badass about hormonal birth control and your body weight. Laurie graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree in Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics. Her nutrition coaching specialties include women's health, hormones, hormonal birth control, and hypothyroidism.

In this episode, we talk about the common side effects of hormonal birth control, the role of the thyroid in hormone production, how hormonal birth control can affect your weight, the relationship between nutrition and lifestyle and hormone health, the benefits of strength training, and so much more!

To learn more about Laurie King, visit the show notes.

PP# 153: Change Leadership in Maternal Healthcare with Dr. Amber Price Sep 16, 2019

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Dr. Amber Price is a practicing nurse-midwife, a hospital administrator, and an expert on the patient experience for women of childbearing age. She is passionate about Respectful Maternity Care and Change Leadership in maternal health. Dr. Price currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of a Women's and Children's Hospital in Nashville, where she works to improve outcomes for women and children and to increase access to respectful woman-centered care for all patients.

In this episode, we talk about the negative impact of restricting women's choice of birth location, how Dr. Price became involved with midwifery and developed her passion for RMC, how a lack of RMC can contribute to post-partum health issues, what women can do to drive positive change in maternity care, patients' rights while under a hospital's care, and so much more!

To learn more about Dr. Amber Price, visit the show notes.

PP# 152: Bio-identical Hormones Versus Traditional Hormone Replacement Therapy with Candace Burch Sep 02, 2019

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Candace Burch is the founder of Your Hormone Balance and a founding member of Women in Balance, one of the first nonprofits in the country to advocate for women's hormone health. Her goal is to help people naturally rebalance their hormones to relieve symptoms and restore balance in their lives. Candace has spent the last 30 years as a health educator, journalist, and women's health advocate raising public awareness about natural hormone health, including lobbying senators on Capitol Hill for safe access to bioidentical alternatives to hormone replacement therapy.

In this episode, we talk about the shocking statistics around negative side effects from traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the changes that are being made in the US approach to HRT, the crucial role of compounding pharmacists in the development of safe bio-identical hormone compounds, what you can do if you think you're suffering from hormone imbalance, and so much more!

To learn more about Candace Burch, visit the show notes.

PP# 151: How to Embrace Your Body & Own Your Power with Steph Gaudreau Aug 19, 2019

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Steph Gaudreau is a nutritional therapy consultant, strength coach, podcaster, author, cold brew lover, and Lord of the Rings nerd. Steph believes women have the right to feel strong and take up space because the world needs our voices. Her new book, The Core 4, was released on July 30.

In this episode, we talk about how Steph got started in the world of nutrition, the impact of "diet culture" on women's perceptions of themselves, how the pillars of The Core 4 can help women build sustainable habits for their health, Steph's experience with endometriosis, and so much more!

To learn more about Steph Gaudreau, visit the show notes.

PP# 150: Hormonal Birth Control & Blood Clots with David Rowan Aug 05, 2019

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David Rowan is a retired Engineer in Houston, Texas, who, along with his wife, co-founded the Alexandra L. Rowan Foundation in honor of his daughter, Alex, who died from a Massive Pulmonary Embolism (MPE) caused by her birth control pill. Through his foundation, he raises awareness about MPE and recently published a biography of Alex called My Beautiful Memory that uses much of her journal entries and addresses the death and injury rates from hormonal birth control usage with proposals for reducing the losses.

In this episode, we talk about Alex's life before her MPE, the obstacles which prevent many women from making informed decisions about hormonal birth control, the shocking death rate associated with side effects of hormonal birth control, what parents can do to help their daughters make informed decisions, the simple test that every woman should take before starting hormonal birth control, and so much more!

To learn more about David Rowan, visit the show notes.

PP# 149: The Politics of Periods with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf Jul 22, 2019

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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is the vice president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and the organization's inaugural Women and Democracy Fellow. A passionate advocate for issues of gender, politics, and menstruation, Jennifer was dubbed the "architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax" by Newsweek. Her 2017 book Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity was lauded by Gloria Steinem as "the beginning of liberation for us all."

In this episode, we talk about what menstrual equity means, how Jennifer became involved with the politics of periods, what you need to know about the "tampon tax," why policy reform around menstruation helps to promote gender equality, how you can become part of the menstrual equity movement, and so much more!

To learn more about Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, visit the show notes.

PP# 148: Are Your Breast Implants Making You Sick? with Dr. Amelia Rodrock Jul 08, 2019

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Dr. Amelia Rodrock is a chiropractor and wellness coach in Lawrence, Kansas. She's been a chiropractor for over five years and has grown passionate about women's health and wellness. Dr. Rodrock specializes in helping women heal mentally and physically from breast implant illness as well as other illnesses in general.

In this episode, we talk about how breast implants affect your immune system, the impact breast implants can have on your hormones, the symptoms of an adverse reaction to breast implants, the proper way to have your breast implants removed, and so much more!

To learn more about Dr. Amelia Rodrock, visit the show notes.

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