Hosted by Samantha Garstin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 54 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 54 episodes published.
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
This episode is a bit of a mash-up… and I can’t wait. Because The Bloody Truth is meeting Neuro Nibbles, and we’re diving into what it really means to navigate the world in a body that bleeds and a brain that works diffe
"Severe PMS" doesn't cover it. Not even close. In this episode: what PMDD actually is, why it hits harder when you have ADHD, where to start if you've just been diagnosed or are starting to suspect it... and the statisti
This episode is not to be missed, especially if, like me, your ADHD brain and your premenstrual mood have ever tag-teamed your bank account. We’re talking about the PMS tax and emotional spending (particularly when it’s
You know that very specific sweet spot where inexplicable motivation takes over... and three days later you come up for air, sleep-deprived and slightly dishevelled? Yeah. That's hyperfocus. In this episode: what ADHD hy
It’s the end of Menopause Awareness Month, and we are going out on a high, with a spoonful of insight from the brilliant Ali Spooner . Because when it comes to breaking free from the over-40s fog and rediscovering who 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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Kelly Swingler
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Michelle Hartley
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Charlie Hart
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