The Menstrual cycle 101 - Online class
What is the menstrual cycle? How stress, food restriction and weight loss affect the cycle, amenorrhea and how to track the cycle
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This lecture is an depth discussion about the menstrual cycle it cover:
- The menstrual cycle; a gendered concept?
- The four phases (two phases, two events) that occur (Hormone changes, common feelings, energy levels, things to expect, things people often crave, how to support the body through each phase etc)
- The story we are told around periods
- How stress, food restriction and intentional weight-loss affect the cycle
- Amenorrhea
- How the cycle changes over time
- How to track your cycle
Who is this lecture for?
This lecture is not just for people who have a period, this is for anyone who wants to learn more about the menstrual cycle, who wants to understand that it's not just cis women who get periods, to begin to work on understanding the misogyny surrounding periods, to understand how lifestyle factors can infleunce the menstrual cycle and how we can support the cycle
What to except:
- Non-gendered language ( We don't assume that only cis-gendered women have periods)
- Both a written and audio version
- No medicalization of bodies (no fatphobia, weight stigma etc)
- Written and presented using plain language, no academic of scientific language that isn't explained
- Written and presented through a Health at Every Size lens
- 1 hour long
- All prices are in Australian dollars.
- Lifetime access to this lecture and any updates
Your Instructor
Hi there!! My name is Maddie (she/her) and i am a registered Nutritionist and student therapist from a little beach town in south-west australia! I am the founder of Messy Health (my baby) which has grown from a instagram account where i share my tips and tricks on nutrition, intuitive eating, binge eating and more, a private practice and online school!
If you are interested, i have a bachelor of food and nutrition science and i'm currently undertaking a masters of social work! I have worked in the Australian and American media as a nutrition advisor, and as a researcher in gut health!
Messy Health is a company/platform dedicated to creating a educational space for those working on their mental health, healing their relationship with food, feeling peaceful about their body, and taking back joy and pleasure in their life. Through my own journey of developing peace around food and my body, coupled with my education in nutrition, food science and psychotherapy, i have the knowledge and understanding to help facilitate healing around food, body image, the body and how they all intersect.
Although the majority of my academic training is in nutrition and food science, i am very passionate about sexual health. sex positivity, body image, relational health, trauma & addiction and all aspects of mental health and i plans to continue exploring these areas while studying social work and mental health counselling.
I practice through a feminist, social justice, Health At Every Size lens and hold inclusivity and accessibility as a top priority.