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Katie Stewart, RHN & Cris Brown, RHN
S03E50 Your Period Isn’t Supposed to Suck: Hormone Truths with Dr. Erin Ellis
43 minutes Posted Dec 10, 2025 at 11:01 am.
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If your period has you canceling plans, living off chocolate, and wondering if this is just how it’s supposed to be — spoiler alert, it’s not. Dr. Erin Ellis joins to spill the hormone tea on what a normal cycle should look like and why feeling miserable every month isn’t something you have to just “deal with.”


We’re talking cramps, moods, birth control, and all the juicy details your high school health class definitely skipped. You’ll walk away knowing how to decode your period symptoms, balance your hormones naturally, and finally stop dreading that time of the month.


In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What your period is really trying to tell you about your hormones.
  • The biggest reasons your cycle feels off (and how to fix them).
  • How birth control can affect your body long after you stop taking it.
  • Foods and habits that make your flow way easier to live with.
  • How to sync your life with your cycle for better energy, moods, and skin.

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