The All In Podcast

In this episode, Nicola and Florence receive Jess Peet, recovered HAer, who shares her somewhat unusual recovery story. - How she developed HA - Was she officially diagnosed with HA and her interactions with doctors - How she went on to know about No Period, Now What? and living in denial - Her "all in" process - How she dealt with recovery taking longer than average - What her recovery...

Reminder - new period recovery support space at http://noperiod.info/support! In this episode, Florence and Nicola talk with Dr. Kate Ackerman, physician at the female athlete program at Boston Children's Hospital. They chat about: Dr. Ackerman’s story and how she became interested in working with female athletesDr. Ackerman’s period history Definition of an “athlete” History of female athlet...

In this episode, Florence and Nicola go over Nicola's book "No Period, Now What?" - How the book came about: where did the idea come from, what surveys were collected, who are the co-authors, designers, editors, etc - How long did the processing, researching, writing and editing take - How is the book structured and what each part covers - What you wouldn't think is in there -...

To start season 2, Nicola and Florence meet with Dr Lindsay Kite. Dr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the book More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament (2020, HarperCollins) and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. Both received PhDs from the University of Utah in the study of female body image and have become leading expe...

For the last episode of Season 1, Nicola and Florence welcome Dr Alyse Goldberg, whose endocrinology practice focuses on managing hormonal conditions in reproductive age women, many of who are attempting to conceive. Together, they discussed - How common is HA compared to PCOS, and why misdiagnoses happen - Dr Goldberg's recommendations for patients she diagnoses with HA - How often amenorrhe...

Ahead of the summer season in the Northern hemisphere, Nicola and Florence talk about the toxicity of body comparison in recovery. They evoke body dissatisfaction being a public health issue and how the Covid-19 pandemic heightened body anxiety in many of us. They go through simple ways to deal with the tendency to compare our bodies with other people's and also discuss why all No Period, Now...

In this episode, Nicola and Florence are meeting Transformational Life Coach Hadley Ordway, who is also supporting our NPNW online support group as an admin. Hadley also recovered from HA, so together we talked about her story with anxiety and an eating disorder, as well as what helped her regain periods and her mental sanity. Hadley shares simple ways to fight anxiety in recovery, while confronti...

In this episode, Nicola and Florence receive American award-winning author and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body image, Virgie Tovar.  Virgie evokes her memories of growing up in a larger body, and internalizing toxic cultural messages about her ultimate responsibility to become thin. In her early twenties, she was introduced to fat activism while studying for her Master'...

TW: talk of anorexia and pregnancy/infant loss In this episode, Nicola and Florence have a conversation with Meg, former anorexia patient and owner of the Megsyrecovery Youtube account. Together they talked about Meg's anorexia treatment as a teen in the UK, about her accidental relapse as a young adult and finally getting access to CBT-E. Meg evoked the hard steps to take in recovery to eat,...

In this episode, Nicola and Florence interview Erin Kenney, a former HA patient who is also a Registered Dietitian, specializing in gut health and sports nutrition. Erin starts by explaining why she became a RD and what the difference is between RDs and nutritionists (who may have very little training). She explains how her recovery informed her work, and why she doesn't believe that eliminat...

In this episode, Nicola and Florence debunk a series of myths around HA recovery and fertility. Myth 1 - You have permanently damaged your ovaries FALSE! More on this in Episode 2 (HA Basics) and Episode 7 (Shanta's recovery story) Myth 2 - Only 2 pc of HA patients CAN actually recover Big fat no! Learn what No Period Now What? research shows for recovery rate!  Myth 3 - If you want to get pr...

In this episode, Nicola and Florence have a conversation with Dr Jennifer Gaudiani, known as Dr G, one of the few Internal Medicine Physicians who is also certified as an eating disorder expert, and the founder and Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic. The Gaudiani Clinic is a HAES (Health At Every Size)®-informed provider and embraces treating people of all shapes and sizes. Together, they tal...

Trigger Warning! This episode contains mention of weight stigma and calories, which could be difficult to listen to if you are in the midst of recovery. In this episode, Nico and Florence chat with Shanta Gyanchand, one of the No Period, Now What support group admins, who is also a psycho-sexual therapist, about her own recovery story and fertility journey, spanning over many years and continents....

In this episode, Dr Nicola Rinaldi debunks 11 myths associated with HA diagnosis. 1 - You can only lose your period if you are underweight / if you have an ED -MYTH 2 - BCP or Provera can "kickstart" ("normalize") your cycles - MYTH More on this via noperiod.info/provera 3 - You can't have HA if your hormonal levels are "normal"- MORE NUANCE NEEDED 4 - (in ED rec...

In this episode, Nico and Florence chat with Julie Duffy-Dillon ,  a Fat Positive Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder specialist and host of the " Love, food" podcast . Julie specializes in helping people with PCOS move away from dieting and rewrite their relationship with food to promote health, and advocate for better (non-weight centric) care. Together, we explore the similarities a...

In this Episode, Nico and Florence chat with Cynthia Donovan, also known as @period.nutritionist .  Cynthia recovered using No Period. Now What? and is now one of the NPNW Support Group admins, where she shares with members her knowledge as an anti-diet Registered Dietitian and former HA patient. Cynthia explains she started dieting and over exercising in college, after being placed on birth contr...

In this Episode, Nicola and Florence explore - How Florence became a certified Eating Psychology and body image coach - That body image is - in fact - an "inside job". It is related to our thoughts, feelings and emotions towards our bodies, and doesn't have much to do with the way we look. - That to increase body confidence and recover our periods, we need to work on our mindset. Be...

In this Episode, Nico and Florence explore - the meaning of Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (learn more and download a free chapter at noperiod.info/HA ) - How the hypothalamus reacts to different types of food and to regular eating ( noperiod.info/energy-balance ) - Connection between hypothalamus and pituitary and reproductive system, and hormones that are important - Five basic factors in HA ( noperiod...

In this episode, Dr Nicola Rinaldi, lead author of " No Period, Now What " and Florence Gillet, certified Eating Psychology Coach and founder of www.beyondbodyimage.com , go through their own recovery stories and what led them to choose a career in supporting other women who have lost their periods or struggle with body image issues. To get the "No Period. Now What?" book, go t...

In this introductory episode, Dr Nicola Rinaldi, lead author of the " No Period, Now What " book and Florence Gillet, Certified Eating Psychology Coach and founder of www.beyondbodyimage.com discuss what the All In podcast will cover every fortnight, and why they chose to call it "All In". To get support with your HA recovery: Get the "No Period. Now What?" book at no...