The Heavy Flow Podcast

When you're menstruating should you avoid yoga or certain yoga poses? Yoga and meditation teacher Morgan Cowie from Mosaic Yoga Toronto joins me to answer this week's question. What we discussed:  Yoga as a process of discernment  Why Morgan turns questions like these back on her students  Tuning in to your own body and yoga practice, at any point in your cycle  How to discuss modifications with y...

This week I’m talking to Kiran Gandhi, an activist and electronic music artist who performs as Madame Gandhi , about menstruation, feminism and activism. We discuss Kiran’s infamous freebleeding at the London Marathon, how the conversation has changed since 2015 was declared the Year of the Period, menstruation as a feminist issue and how we can reclaim our period power for ourselves and others. C...

What are the best apps for tracking your period, menstrual cycle and hormonal symptoms? Find out on today's episode of Question Period.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Resources mentioned in this episode: How Period Apps Are Profiting Off Your Private Data & Selling Your Sex Life Taking Charge of Your Fertility Kindara Wink Clue I receive an affiliate commission from some of t...

This week I'm talking to Aditi Gupta, co-founder of Menstrupedia . We talk about Aditi’s experience with menstruation as a young girl in India, why she created the Menstrupedia comic and how it’s changing cultural taboos, the importance of including boys and men in menstrual education, menstrual leave and the period myths and lies women are led to believe. Season 1 is coming to a close! Let me kno...

When will my period come back after I've had a baby is the question I am asked most often and today I'm breaking it down for you. 

This week I’m talking to Dr. Elizabeth Yuko , a bioethicist and writer. We discuss the ‘Period Paradox,’ the lack of medical research focusing on menstrual pain and disorders, how menstrual shame and stigma are instruments of the patriarchy, and we have a fun discussion about how periods are represented in pop culture.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with Elizabeth: We...

This week I’m talking to Brittany-Lyne Carriere , a full-spectrum doula. We discuss supporting all pregnancy outcomes including abortion and miscarriage, Brittany-Lyne’s personal experience terminating a pregnancy, the far-reaching lack of support within the medical system for women and femme-presenting people, and how holistic practices seem to be filling in some of the gaps. We also talk about c...

Today on Question Period we're talking about how long a normal menstrual cycle should be. 

This week I'm chatting with Holly Grigg-Spall , author of  Sweetening the Pill: Or How We Got Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control . In this episode Holly gives us a 101 about how hormonal birth control really works and some of the common misconceptions we're often told about the pill; the importance of fertility awareness education in making truly informed birth control choices; how hormonal birth co...

Can you get pregnant while you're on your period? Kelsey Knight from The Fifth Vital Sign joins me to set the record straight. 

This week I’m talking to Emma Rohmann, founder of Green At Home , all about how the environment affects our hormones. In this episode, we discuss what “toxins” and “chemicals” really are, what an endocrine disruptor is and where they can be found in our homes, the link between our liver and hormones, and how you can limit your exposure without going crazy.   Connect with Emma: Website Facebook Ins...

Soy's status as a health food hero or villain is constantly being debating, particularly when it comes to hormonal health. Here are a few reasons why it's vilified and the questions you should consider when adding soy into your diet. 

This week I'm talking to Cass Clemmer , a trans and nonbinary artist, activist, and sex educator. We discuss their experience menstruating while trans, raising period positive kids in a world of shame and taboo, gender-neutral period language, and, of course, Toni the Tampon.   Connect with Cass: Website Cass's Instagram Toni the Tampon's Instagram Twitter Facebook Resources mentioned in this epis...

This week I'm talking all about the one period-thing I'm asked about most often: menstrual cups. I share how they work, a few reasons to make the switch, and how to find the cup for you. Resources mentioned in this episode: Menstrual cups are a feminist issue Put A Cup In It

This week I’m talking to Olivia Scobie, a social work therapist who specializes in perinatal mood, birth trauma, and maternal mental health. We get deep into my personal birth trauma story and then Olivia describes the four types of birth trauma, how birth trauma is different from postpartum depression, and how to get help if you’ve experienced trauma in childbirth. CW: birth trauma, sexual violen...

When it comes to vaginal discharge what's normal? What's it for? And when should you worry? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Resources mentioned in this episode: Cervical fluid chart Clue: Period and Ovulation Tracker

This week my guest is Care Sinclair from With Care , Registered Midwife, prenatal, CPR and babywearing educator, and mama. We talk about how birth can prepare you for parenting, the importance of choice and support, managing expectations and how to find the middle ground in childbirth. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with Care: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Resource...

How can you get more iron in your diet when you're low and have a heavy flow? This week I'm talking about animal and plant-based sources of iron to add to your diet throughout your cycle.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS If you have questions, send them to hello@amandalaird.ca

This week I'm talking to Jessica Murnane of One Part Plant all about endometriosis and her experience with the disease, how a plant-based diet helps her manage her endo, eating well as an act of self-care and how eating to manage symptoms of a disease is different from orthorexia.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with Jessica: Website Jessica's Instagram One Part Plant...

This week a listener is wondering why their period tracking app is asking about the colour of their menstrual blood. Isn't blood just... red?   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS If you have questions, send them to hello@amandalaird.ca Resources mentioned in this episode:  TCM menstrual blood colour/texture chart

This week I'm talking with Jessica Ching, Co-Founder and CEO of Eve Medical, all about HPV and cervical cancer screening. We discuss the importance of screening, some of the reasons why people aren't getting screened, STI's and how Eve Kit is changing the game.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with Jessica + Eve Kit: Website Instagram Facebook Jessica's Twitter Eve Kit'...

Today I'm introducing a new, mini-podcast episode series, Question Period. Each week I'll be answering your questions about periods, menstrual cycles and reproductive health because I know you have them. On this episode I answer a listener question about clotting in period blood; what causes it and when (or if!) it's something to worry about. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Reso...

This week on the show I’m talking to Gabrielle Lichterman, founder of Hormonology about how hormones change throughout the menstrual cycle, the benefits of syncing your life with your cycle, how birth control and menopause affect your cycles and the best phases of your menstrual cycle for great orgasms.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with Gabrielle: Website Facebook ...

This week I'm talking to Dianne Bondy, yoga teacher, social justice activist and leading voice of the Yoga For All movement. We're taking a break from talking about periods to discuss creating brave spaces, inclusivity and accessibility in the wellness community, how mainstream media and marketing has distorted wellness as something to be bought and sold, body positivity, diet culture and emotiona...

This week I'm talking to Jana Girdauskas of The Period Purse about menstruating while homeless, the changing period conversation, making menstrual products more accessible and how you can help, and why we love our cups! Listen now Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS Connect with The Period Purse: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Donate to The Period Purse Resources mentioned in th...