The Superwoman Code

On today's episode we dive into the science behind how stress affects your periods, why long term stress can change when your period comes and how your period pain can be influenced by stress.   What We Discussed In This Episode: How cortisol impacts your periods What the pregenelone steal is How your HPA Axis influences your periods How stress shortens your cycle  How stress increases your period...

On today's show I'm chatting with Sara Rodrigues, a Senior Policy and Research Analyst at the Canadian Mental Health Association, who is the author and researcher behind the Going It Alone report. This report is the first of a series focusing on the health and wellbeing, specifically the mental health, of Canada's Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. Sara and I chatted about burnout, coping mechanis...

On today's show I'm diving into the science of habits and how to build habits that turn into routines, so that you can live a life you love.  What We Discussed In This Episode: What a healthy habit looks like How to create tiny habits How to work habits into your already existing routines Why you should be your own cheerleader How to transition your healthy habit into a routine The Goods: Full Sho...

Today on the show I'm giving you the science and the support to manage your period pain.  What we discussed in this episode:  What causes menstrual cramps and painful periods Nutrition tips for reducing pain associated with your period Why magnesium and omega-3's are some of the best supplements for managing period pain The benefits of movement and exercise & how your period products might be cont...

Happy Birthday Superwoman!  I exit one decade and enter another today, and I've been doing some serious thinking about what lessons and skills I want to bring forward with me.  On today's episode, I lay out my 8 life lessons that I've learnt over the past decade, why being alone is critical for health, why you don't have to do it all right away, why I'm awful at emails (goals to improve here!) and...

Nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, it can be really simple.  In this episode I tell you the science behind some of those so called "diets", why you should be eating based off the research and not what some instagram post tells you to eat and why the best diet has a little bit of everything and not too much of any one thing.  To top it off... I have 4 Rules To Follow when it comes t...

Is there a way to bring more heart and soul to the way we work? Can a thriving business be built on love? Can the way women operate save the dying businesses or the last century? Is there room for love? Meet Colette O'Hara, Chief Strategy Officer for the Saltwire Network, Entrepreneur, Hustler, Slower Downer and Believer that Love Really Does Solve All.   She is an advocate for independent media,...

Ever hear the saying "work hard, play hard"? How about the saying "work hard, sleep hard". That one might be a better choice.     When it comes to optimizing your health, there is nothing more important than sleep. Don't believe me? Ask your mum how she felt when she couldn't sleep through the night when she hit menopause (don't worry - that's not going to happen to you). Trust me, sleep is critic...

Do you swell before your period? Rings fit differently, you get bloated and have to find those leggings reserved only for that time of the month?  What about literally experiencing aches and pains, joint irritation and headaches?  Ever wonder if you were supposed to feel this way or if there was something more?  On today's episode we deep dive into the effect that chronic, low-grade inflammation h...

Dorothy Spence is a purpose-led, love forward, critical thinking engineer, yoga teacher and master of making connections. As the founder of Purpose Led Business School, she is committed to changing the world from the inside out.     She sat down with us to discuss designing a purpose-led business, living a purpose-filled life and how growth is found in all those messy bits. As the mentor for the C...

"I've never been asked any of these questions".     I've heard this sentence so many times in my practice I've almost come to expect it. But when it comes to our periods being a defining contributor for our health, sometimes even our doctors don't even know the right questions to ask.     Which is why today's episode lays it all on the line.     Today's episode runs you through the questions I ask...

Once in a while, you have the chance to meet someone who truly gives everything they have to everyone around them. For me, that man was Bruce Phinney. He was (and still is) an uncle in every way but by blood.     On December 25th, 2019, we lost Bruce to a rare form of cancer. His story was told by many people at his funeral and one of those stories influenced today's podcast. See, according to Ray...

Anxiety. Depression. Fatigue. Exhaustion. Burnout. Happiness. Excitement.     For us women, our moods can shift depending on our work load, our stressors, our relationships, what podcast we last listened to (hey now! hey now!) and yes - our hormones. Turns out, our hormones aren't only influencing our moods just before our periods, when we can be most down, but they can also be influencing our pos...

When I first met Katelyn she had reached out to me about being a guest on her podcast (The Creative Hustle) to chat alllllllllllll about how to avoid burnout as a creative entrepreneur. I fangirled, hard, because she was this bubbly, energetic girl boss who I just really wanted to be friends with. Isn't it funny how we don't really grow past kindergarten when it comes to just wanting to be friends...

Estrogen can get a bad rap in the medical world. Short of being one of the critical hormones for our female bodies, estrogen can be blamed for everything from heavy periods, migraines and PMS to hot flashes and memory laps with menopause. But estrogen is a critically important hormone, especially when it comes to our creativity.     Estrogen can influence our creativity in a number of positive way...

Burnout. The word that every busy entrepreneur, young professional, mom and side-hustler uses to describe how they're feeling... or uses as an excuse for why they're so tired alllllllll the time. Sound familiar? In this episode of The Superwoman Code we discuss what the tipping points to burnout are, how to understand if you're approaching burnout and, you guessed it, what you can do if you're bur...

Public opinion persists that women have a biological edge as super-efficient multitaskers... but is this ideal actually supported by evidence?  On episode 4 of The Superwoman Code we dive into the myth of multi-tasking and the female brain. Is the female brain wired to multitask better than men's brains are? What exactly does multitasking do to our brain? Are we more efficient when we multitask or...

When it comes to designing a life that is filled with love, care and salty air; Stefanie MacDonald has truly designed a beautiful life. Her company, Halifax Paper Hearts, is a curated card company bringing a little bit of that East Coast love to the rest of the world.  Born from needing to find a card for her Aunt's wedding one year, Halifax Paper Hearts exploded onto the creative entrepreneurial...

If you're ready to start optimizing your cycle, one of the key points in doing so is knowing where you're at within your hormonal cycle.     And if you're on an IUD, taking a Birth Control Pill or getting the Depoprovera Shot… well… that can get a little more difficult to do.     Fear not!     This episode we dive into the ways that different forms of contraception can affect your hormonal cascade...

We often think of our periods as a few days (or years) of the month where we kind of hate our lives.  But over here at The Superwoman Code we firmly believe that as women we were put on this earth for more than just having periods, making babies and going through menopause.  This episode we're diving deep into what our hormones actually do. Estrogen, Progesterone, Follicle Stimulating Hormones and...