Oh My Menses

Preparing to grow a human is no walk in the park.And even though I support women with their fertility every week, stepping into my own preconception era has required me to take a dose of my own medicine. I am officially aiming for pregnancy in the next 12 months (but also open to the Universe’s timing!), which means my 100-day preconception journey has officially begun.In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on exactly what I’m doing to optimise my health, egg quality, and nervous system. We are talking about the clinical testing, the non-conventional supplement strategies, the blood sugar realities, and the deeply spiritual, somatic side of preparing for pregnancy.Whether you are planning to conceive in the next year, actively trying now, or simply want to build vibrant, hormonal health, this episode is your practical (and slightly woo-woo) roadmap.TIMESTAMPS:04:15 My 12-month preconception timeline: focusing on what is in my control.06:30 1. Comprehensive hormone testing: why I did the EndoMAP (DUTCH) test.09:45 2. Taking stress seriously: epigenetics, maternal lineage, and my non-negotiable morning routine.14:15 3. Blood sugar and insulin resistance: getting honest about cafe “treats” and emotional eating.18:30 4. Exercise for the non-exerciser: dumbbells, stopwatch tricks, and short movement chunks.22:45 5. Complicated iron results and the truth about gestational haemodilution.27:15 6. The truth about prenatals (and why I prioritise Ubiquinol instead).31:30 7. The spiritual side of conception: Jungian dreams and my daily vulva-softening practice.36:45 8. It takes two to tango: getting my partner on board with sperm health and clinical testing.40:15 9. Libido, life force, and our monthly relationship check-in.44:30 10. Circadian rhythm: how artificial light at night is sabotaging your ovaries.MENTIONED IN THIS EP:The Nuanced Naturopaths Podcast: Listen to the episode on Iron in PregnancyThe Fertility Files: My private, limited-series podcast all about fertility and libidoBooks: The Ten Moons Journey by Jane Hardwicke Collings and Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage by Dr. Rachel Reed.YouTube Workouts:Fit by MikMr & Mrs MuscleIsa Welly PilatesFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, or apply AFKARINDA at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

→ Learn to read your own body & hormones. Download my free Cycle Tracking GuideIn today's episode of Oh My Menses, I’m inviting you to stop treating your hormones like the problem and start seeing your body in a different way... as a wise smoke detector, perhaps. Hear me out: if you’re dealing with period pain, breakouts, mood swings, bloating, cravings, or irregular cycles (with or without a PMOS/PCOS label), I’ll show you why those symptoms are “smoke" setting off the alarm, but not the “fire” causing the smoke. And how quick fixes like suppressing symptoms or “regulating” cycles with the Pill can be like taking the batteries out of the alarm. I break down what’s often happening underneath (inflammation, stress, nutrition gaps, insulin resistance, toxic exposure, boundaries, and your baseline sense of safety), why symptoms can roar back when you stop suppressing them, and why real healing may require changing your life, not just adding another pill or protocol.TIMESTAMPS:00:28 Cycle check-in: day 20, luteal phase, cinnamon bun, unexpected dopamine03:36 Introducing the smoke detector concept — your body as a built-in alarm system05:00 Hormones as messengers, not the problem — why mainstream medicine shoots the messenger07:00 Symptoms are smoke, root cause is fire08:30 How pharma advertising sells the fake firefighter09:51 Period pain unpacked: inflammation as another smoke signal, not the fire itself13:00 What's actually driving the inflammation: the full list of modern contributing factors17:36 Irregular cycles: what the pill is actually doing (and not doing) to the fire19:00 What's needed for regular ovulation: safety, nutrition, insulin, stress21:46 Why suppression backfires: the fire is still burning when you come off the pill25:30 The most devastating version: trying to conceive after years of suppression28:19 Part two: your body isn't dysfunctional, it's responding to a dysfunctional system29:30 What actually needs to change: perception, safety, relationships, not just diet30:51 A real patient example: when treating symptoms would have done more harm than good34:00 Soul-level work: why physical protocols fail without changing your internal baselineFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, the discount code will be automatically applied at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

→ Download my free Cycle Tracking Guide to understand what your hormones & body are telling you with each period (and the phases in between!) If you’re starting your day with cereal, toast, fruit-only... or skipping breakfast entirely (!)... and then riding the 11am crash, cravings, anxiety, brain fog or a 3pm slump, this episode is for you. I break down how “healthy” Western breakfasts can create blood sugar and insulin spikes that drive metabolic dysregulation, inflammation, and hormonal havoc linked with PCOS/PMOS and fertility. I also explain why fasting through the morning and coffee on an empty stomach can jack up cortisol and adrenaline, and why it's not a cute productivity quirk. You'll get practical, doable swaps, including the protein-first breakfast framework and how to "clothe your carbs", so you can leave this episode with something you can do for your hormones as soon as tomorrow morning.TIMESTAMPS:01:33 Cycle check-in: early luteal phase, screen time, and self-compassion06:07 Trip down memory lane: what we were raised to think was a healthy breakfast06:42 Why Western Breakfast Ain't It for Health12:55 The problem with cereal: what's actually on the nutritional panel13:30 Cornflakes unpacked16:00 Why this leads to insulin resistance, PCOS and PMOS over time17:59 Weet-Bix, the "healthy" one, right?21:12 Sultana Bran And Fruit23:26 Bread, Toast & Wheat23:55 How a high-carb breakfast sets up your whole day: energy, mood, cravings27:35 The other problem: skipping breakfast altogether34:01 Coffee on an empty stomach: what it's actually doing37:50 The solution: protein-first breakfast and what that actually looks like41:05 How to "clothe your carbs" — the Glucose Goddess principle applied45:09 Practical swaps: oats done right, toast done better, the easiest place to startFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | WebsiteWORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, the discount code will be automatically applied at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

In this episode of Oh My Menses, I share what I want every woman to know about coming off hormonal contraception (the pill, Mirena/Kyleena, Implanon, injections, and more), because it’s rarely as simple as “stop taking it/get it out of you, and fertility returns immediately.” I break down how these options work (ovulation suppression, thicker cervical mucus, thinner uterine lining), explain why the first bleed can be a withdrawal bleed rather than a true period, and why cycles can take months (or longer) to regulate —especially if you originally went on contraception for symptoms like acne, heavy bleeding, painful periods, PCOS, endo, migraines, or mood issues. I also talk about common post-contraception experiences (irregular cycles, acne changes, weight changes, libido, and mental health effects), plus the deeper boundary & identity changes some women notice. INVITATIONS:→ check out The Fertility Files [secret podcast] (including my cervical mucus episode)TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Welcome and Topic01:39 Red Blazer Energy02:31 Free Cycle Tracking Guide04:34 Why This Matters Now06:29 How Hormonal Contraception Works09:00 Cervical Mucus and Fertility14:12 Withdrawal Bleeds and Return Cycles17:41 Myth of Cycle Regulation23:03 What to Expect After Stopping25:05 Root Causes and Period Pain Map35:45 Common Symptoms After Coming Off39:25 Mental Health and Identity Shifts49:35 Support and Next Steps52:05 Wrap Up and GoodbyeFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, the discount code will be automatically applied at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

→ start reading your own body with the cycle tracking guide→ join the Harmonised Hormones waitlist (opens June 9th)So PCOS has a new name. Everyone, welcome PMOS! (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome). And honestly? I have feelings. Some of them good, some of them are classic naturopathic beef with the system. In this episode I break down what the rebrand means, why it's actually a step in the right direction, and why — as far as getting to the root of things goes — a new name doesn't change much without a different approach to treatment.If you have a PCOS or PMOS diagnosis — or you suspect you might — this episode will give you a much clearer picture of what's actually happening in your body, and why getting to the bottom of it requires more than a new label.TIMESTAMPS01:14 — The original beef with the PCOS name (and the polycystic problem)02:32 — What "polycystic ovaries" actually means — and doesn't mean03:00 — The new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)04:56 — What "polyendocrine" acknowledges: adrenal glands and androgen production07:53 — The stress-hormone connection08:42 — Blood sugar, insulin, and the metabolic foundation of PMOS13:51 — Insulin resistance explained: when cells stop answering the door15:06 — High insulin → less sex hormone binding globulin → androgen excess → impaired ovulation16:57 — The pathogenesis diagram: following the chain from diet to diagnosis19:39 — What I hope the new name does for women receiving the diagnosis20:16 — The exciting news: we have tools to reverse PMOS22:12 — Practical tool 1: meal sequencing (vegetables before carbs)22:55 — Practical tool 2: circadian eating (most calories in daylight hours)23:00 — Practical tool 3: movement after meals (10 squats or a walk)25:00 — Practical tool 4: cinnamon and insulin sensitivity26:25 — What I mean by "treating you, not the syndrome"27:00 — The syndrome is a message, not the problem28:22 — Symptoms don't come out of thin air29:24 — What gets missed when practitioners treat the label, not the person30:06 — What "getting to the bottom of it" actually looks like31:00 — Following the root cause chain backwards: from symptom to driver31:22 — What happens when we address root drivers: client results32:11 — Don't stress too much about the labelFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, the discount code will be automatically applied at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

→ join the harmonised hormones waitlist (opens June 9th)I sat down to write an email to my community and got hit with this wave of energy — like, do these women actually know how hard I'm rooting for them? So I recorded this instead. It's a quick one. It's personal. And it's for you, if you need to hear it right now.FREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking. Use my link for 5% off.🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

I've been noticing something in the women I work with, and honestly, in myself too. There's so much fear sitting in and around our bodies. Fear that spirals into anxiety, confusion, late-night Google rabbit holes. In this episode I'm talking about where that fear actually comes from, what to do when it shows up, and how to transform it into something far more useful: self-understanding. Through self-understanding, you have access to the everlasting antidote to body-fear, healthy anxiety & hypochondriac thoughts: self-trust.The antidote isn't more information — it's body literacy. Learning the language your body is speaking so that a symptom becomes a signal rather than a spiral.If you've ever felt like your body is a stranger to you, or like every new symptom sends you into a panic, this one's for you.TIMESTAMPS00:23 — Welcome + what we're covering today02:00 — Cycle check-in: day 27 luteal, flying interstate, buying pads for the first time in 7 years05:41 — Cycle Tracking Guide + how tracking builds self-understanding07:01 — The pattern: health anxiety and fear in the women I work with08:14 — How fear makes symptoms worse (stress is stress, real or imagined)09:44 — Examples: what health fear actually sounds like12:06 — Where did this fear come from? Exploring the roots14:07 — The common denominator15:56 — Body literacy as the foundation26:08 — When fear comes from a history of being dismissed28:11 — Fear as an alert signal29:18 — The fearful lens vs neutral lens31:00 — DBT-inspired exercise: stating only the facts34:09 — Taking your symptoms less personally35:07 — What the fear often actually wants you to know36:23 — Giving fear a seat at the table rather than suppressing it38:21 — What does your fear want to know?40:09 — The antidote: self-understanding (and why no one's coming to save you)42:53 — Ways to build self-understanding44:00 — Body scan practice I use in sessions46:20 — Moving from fear to self-understanding to self-trust48:05 — Self-trust and boundary-holding are inseparable50:01 — Self-trust as the antidote to health fear and wellness noise54:28 — Where my work meets you56:49 — Body Story CallFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide to get you started on understanding your cycle & learning to read your own body🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22+ resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free Body Story Call to decode the story that your body is sharing, and explore personalised hormone & health support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking and fertility awareness. Use my link for 10% off, the discount code will be automatically applied at checkout!🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

My luteal phase helped me make $500. I know that sounds like a stretch — but hear me out.In this episode I share the real story of a car that sat in my front yard for four months, a mechanic with questionable diagnostic skills (and a GP analogy that writes itself), and the simple reframe that finally got it sorted — in under 24 hours, during the phase of my cycle where energy is naturally lower.From there I go through all four cycle phases — menstruation, follicular, ovulation, and luteal — and what tasks are genuinely easier or harder in each. Not as a rigid schedule, but as a way of understanding why the engine runs differently at different points in your cycle, and how to stop pushing uphill when you don't have to.If you've been feeling like you're inconsistent, or like you can't maintain the same output week after week, this episode might reframe everything.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 — Welcome + what this episode is about03:28 — Cycle check-in + free Cycle Tracking Guide05:00 — The car story: four months of procrastination10:03 — The mechanic / GP analogy12:58 — Back to the luteal phase and the reframe17:12 — The 24-hour turnaround: $50018:18 — The physiology behind luteal phase energy19:27 — What tends to feel easier and harder in the luteal phase23:14 — The car analogy across all four cycle phases30:21 — Three reflection prompts32:52 — Close + get your Cycle Tracking GuideFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide — 25 pages to get you started on understanding your cycle.🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22 resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free 15-minute Connection Call to explore personalised hormone & period support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Maddie)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking. Use my link for 5% off.🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light. Use code KARINDA for 10% off.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

This one gets vulnerable.In this episode Karinda reads directly from a Karinda's Corner email that took months to write and even longer to feel ready to send, sharing her real health story from birth through her teenage years, including diary entries from 2011 and 2012 that she's never shared publicly before.Glandular fever, tonsillitis, the pill at 14, debilitating digestive issues, a doctor who suggested scabies instead of asking what was causing her symptoms, and a 15-year-old girl beating herself up for not being able to lose weight from a developing female body after a massive immune challenge.This episode isn't just vulnerable... it's the origin story of why Harmonised Hormones exists, and why feeling heard by a health practitioner for the first time changed everything.If you've ever felt like your body was working against you, like your results were "fine" while you were anything but, or like no one has ever taken the time to actually listen, this one is for you.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 — Welcome + why I'm sharing my personal health story today03:00 — Cycle check-in: cycle day 21, early luteal phase07:30 — Cycle Tracking Guide + invitation to check in with your own cycle10:15 — How this episode came together: the 2am writing session15:10 — Reading begins: "Before I became a naturopath, I was probably a bit like you"19:00 — Born sick: early microbiome disruption, reflux, and breastfeeding26:30 — Tonsillitis from age three, antibiotics, primary school years31:00 — The pill at 14, and the year everything got harder32:00 — August 2011 diary entry — read out loud37:00 — Holding space for 15-year-old Karinda44:30 — May 2012 food diary: what I thought was healthy54:30 — August 2012: weight loss goals and the wrong kind of motivation59:00 — What didn't work — and why01:01:00 — What changed: coming off the pill, seeing my first naturopath at 1601:04:30 — Why feeling heard is the thing clients reflect back most01:09:00 — Why Harmonised Hormones exists01:11:00 — Connection call CTA + closeFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide — 25 pages to get you started on understanding your cycle.🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Website💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNERJoin the community for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.WORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22 resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free 15-minute Connection Call to explore personalised hormone & period support.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Madeleine of Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking.🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light.🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.

If you've ever wondered what it actually looks like to work with me — this is the episode.I take you behind the scenes of a Harmonised Hormones journey from the very first free connection call through to the end of three or six months together. The consultation structure, the questionnaires, the functional hormone testing, the blood test interpretation, the custom herbal formulas, the nervous system work, and the Wholistix BodyWise Assessment that ties it all together.This is the most thorough look inside my practice I've ever shared publicly. If you've been following me for a while and quietly wondering whether this kind of support is for you — listen to this one.TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Welcome + who this episode is for03:28 — Cycle check-in08:15 — The free 15-minute connection call13:28 — The 90-minute initial consultation16:33 — The questionnaires: nutritional assessment, Dirty Genes, circadian rhythm26:27 — Blood test interpretation: optimal vs conventional ranges32:33 — The EndoMAP functional hormone test38:33 — The food diary, symptom tracker, and cycle tracking setup43:22 — Nervous system framework: polyvagal theory and parts work47:20 — Foundations, treatment plans, and custom herbal formulas52:15 — The Wholistix BodyWise Assessment and your Body Story55:13 — The Harmonised Hormones Summary + WhatsApp support58:22 — How to book a free connection call + closeFREE RESOURCES📖 Download the free Cycle Tracking Guide — 25 pages to get you started on understanding your cycle.🎧 Listen to Oh My Menses on Spotify | Apple Podcasts | WebsiteWORK WITH KARINDA⚡ Cycle Power Bundle — 22 resources on cycle phases, hormones & cyclical living. Just $27.💬 Book a free 15-minute Connection Call to explore personalised hormone & period support.💌 JOIN KARINDA'S CORNER⁠Join the community⁠ for weekly emails with exclusive blogs, hormone insights, personal stories and cycle-inspired rants.📲 FIND MEInstagram @karinda.wholistix Email: [email protected]🌿 SHOP & DISCOUNTS🫖 Cycle Teas — organic herbal blends for every phase of your cycle (collab with Madeleine of Lewin Naturopathy)🌡️ Tempdrop — the BBT thermometer I use for reliable ovulation tracking. Use my link for $5 off.🩸 Modibodi — my favourite reusable period undies.💦 Splash Blanket — my go-to for free bleeding.💡 Block Blue Light — protect your circadian rhythm and hormone health from artificial light. 🎙️ Descript — the podcast recording & editing software I use. Use my referral link for 50% off 2 months of the Creator Plan.Some links above are affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them. I only share products I genuinely use and love.🎙️ Also listen to: The Nuanced Naturopaths — my podcast with naturopath colleague Julie Forrester, deep-diving into holistic health topics.