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Hosted by Samantha Garstin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 59 episodes
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The Period Press - audio edition. Real-life stories in bite-size episodes from women and people with periods, about menstrual health, cycles, neurodivergence, ADHD, autism, PMDD, endometriosis, PCOS, perimenopause, body literacy and a whole bunch more.If you're figuring out your ADHD, autism, or late diagnosis alongside your menstrual cycle... or you discovered all of this during perimenopause... you're in the right place.From navigating hormones that decide to do their own thing, to surviving being a human puddle when they do, the audio snacks are ready when you are.
Samantha Garstin hosts The Period Press, a health show with 59 episodes published.
How on earth did I have nothing else to do this morning apart from record this pod, and not manage to start it until 2pm? Welcome to the joys of perimenopause. This week, my own brain decided to prove the point for me, a
Ever done everything right, disclosed in writing, listed your needs clearly, and still had it go wrong? In this mini episode, I talk through a dental appointment that was one of the most physically and sensorially brutal
Siân Fisher is a Style Confidence Coach who works with women in midlife who've lost their relationship with their wardrobe somewhere between hormones, a demanding career, and a body that's changed without really asking p
Ever wondered why perimenopause feels so much harder when you have a neurodivergent brain? In this episode, I talk about why capacity drops can feel completely random when you're neurodivergent and perimenopausal, and wh
Ever wondered why perimenopause feels so much harder when you've got a neurodivergent brain? In this episode, I talk through why so many neurodivergent women get a late ADHD or autism diagnosis right around perimenopause
Ever wondered why your AuDHD traits feel completely different depending on where you are in your cycle? In this mini episode... I talk about the internal tug‑of‑war between autism and ADHD, how hormones amplify or quiete
Ever ended up in bed for two days after a holiday and had absolutely no idea why? In this episode, I'm talking about why transitions feel so dysregulating for neurodivergent brains, and why the timing of your cycle might
Sam Warner is a Neurodivergent Communication Specialist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Get Your Message Across. And like me, she's AuDHD (and yes, it brings me joy that it rhymed). She has 25 years of corporate experience
Ever walked into your open-plan office and felt the day drain out of you before you'd even sat down? In this episode, I'm talking about why open plan offices are so depleting for neurodivergent brains, and why it's got n
Workplace banter, menstruation, and neurodivergence. I'm talking about the real cost of jokes that get dressed up as harmless, specifically the kind that use hormones as a punchline. In this episode... What's actually ha
Ever wondered why your fitness routine feels completely different depending on where you are in your menstrual cycle? If you've ever yeeted your trainers into the bin mid-routine, this one's for you. In this episode... W
Ever wondered why perimenopause hits so much harder when you have a spicy brain? In this episode, I'm sharing my own HRT journey, including what two years of cycle mapping data revealed, how ADHD and oestrogen are more c
Katie Murray is a former HR professional turned specialist HR copywriter. She helps HR people find the right words for the change they're trying to make. She also wrote a guest blog for me about flooding and clotting fro
Ever wondered what the pill is actually doing to your hormones? Because it's probably not what you were told. In this episode... Why the pill creates a synthetic cycle and what that actually means for your hormones The d
This week, I’m joined by the awesome Claire Lowrey Hubbell from Impactful People. Claire works with organisations where leadership feels heavier than it should. Where too much responsibility sits with too few people. Whe
RSD isn't just a sensitive inner critic. For a lot of neurodivergent people it's visceral, physical, and utterly exhausting... and it gets significantly louder when your nervous system is already running on empty. In thi
How do we stay human in an era of constant change? I am so excited to have Zoë Walters join me on The Bloody Truth! Zoë has spent over two decades in global HR leadership, and now works with organisations and leaders try
Cold water swimming benefits for women go a lot deeper than just waking you up. Especially if you're navigating fluctuating hormones, perimenopause, or a neurodivergent nervous system. In this episode... why cold water t
I am incredibly honoured to welcome Cynthia Fortlage as my next guest on The Bloody Truth. Cynthia is an award-winning consultant, speaker, and strategist whose work centres on inclusive leadership, gender impact, and ps
Does the product you use shape the relationship you have with your own body? The more a menstrual product is designed to make your period invisible, the less reason you ever have to notice what it's actually doing. In th
Sam Warner
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Cynthia Fortlage
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Michelle Minnikin
work psychologist, author, ADHD brain, self-described menace on the internet
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Michelle Hartley
MD · People Sorted
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Charlie Hart
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Vicky Quinn Fraser
book coach, writer, and creative mentor
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