Elizabeth Tidwell joins me today to speak about reconnecting with herself after leaving a high-demand religion, and how menstrual cycle awareness has played a key role in her journey. A graduate of the 2023 Menstrual Cycle Coaching and Facilitation Professional Training, Elizabeth Tidwell is a menstrual cycle coach who helps women and menstruators learn vital body literacy and facilitates a deeper relationship between their cycles, bodies and whole selves.

In this episode, I share with you my own personal relationship with driving and why I have had my challenges with it as a result of trauma. I also discuss how there seems to be a lot more aggression in society since the pandemic, and how to mind ourselves when we are navigating systems and cultural elements of life we cannot avoid e.g. driving.

In this episode, we chat about what "regulation" means exactly when it comes to your nervous system, and how to have more of it in your body and emotional life. We also discuss trauma and polyvagal theory.

In this episode I go into more detail on the nervous system and the Polyvagal Theory. We chat about the fight/flight response, the freeze response, trauma, and regulating your nervous system when you feel stuck.

In this episode, I chat with you all about what role trauma plays in chronic pain. I explore different types of traumas, what happens in the body and how to start thinking about trauma healing work in your body. Learn about the fight/flight response and why trauma causes inflammation in the body.

In this episode, which is a follow-on from episode 43, I explore the mind-body connection when it comes to trauma. We chat about coming back into the body, what role the mind also plays, why our thoughts are still important alongside our feelings. I explain what happens, not just in the body on the somatic level, but also the types of thoughts we have when we are in a hijacked trauma response such as the fight/flight and freeze response.

In this episode we chat about what trauma is, how it impacts us, why it's important to be trauma-informed in the women's health space, how I work with it, trauma and the menstrual cycle, and more!

In this episode I share a personal update with my journey with endometriosis as I approach the end of the year. This is relevant for anyone with any kind of chronic pain condition, trauma, or PMDD.

In this episode I explore the concepts of the Inner Wise Woman, the Cailleach, and the Jaguar as they pertain to Celtic and Shamanic wisdom traditions.

In this episode, I was delighted to be joined with a former client, peer, and co-founder of Move2B, Órna Murray. We dive deep into our relationship with sport, movement, and why it can be difficult to get started.

In this episode I am joined with a dear listener of the podcast, Elizabeth Moreton, to talk about her journey with PMDD and how Menstrual Cycle Awareness helped her.

This grounding exercise is a nervous system regulation practice called, 'orienting.' It comes from Somatic Experiencing which is a trauma body-based therapy that I am trained in.

In this episode, Lisa is joined with a former student of the Menstrual Cycle Coaching and Facilitation Professional Training – Rachel Lewis. Lisa and Rachel speak about the recovery journey from PMDD, Rachel's experience of Menstrual Cycle Awareness, being a highly sensitive person, and her current journey with creativity.

Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder or PMDD affects 1 in 20 women worldwide. It is a mental health condition that is linked to female sex hormones and the menstrual cycle. In this episode, we discuss in detail what PMDD is, PMDD causes, and natural treatment options for PMDD.

In this episode I share with you some reflections and coaching guidance on our relationship with commitment, why it's hard, and how to improve our ability to commit to something or someone.

In this episode I share with you my top 7 tips for soothing pain. These can be used for period pain, PMS or PMDD pain, endometriosis pain, ovulation pain, or any other chronic pain such as fibromyalgia or an unexplained pain condition you have.

In this episode we explore the difference between two important words in feminism: Sexism vs Misogyny. It is important to understand the difference and how to use these words so we can empower ourselves in our understanding, and how to navigate these in life situations.

In this episode we discuss the common reality of being afraid of your own dark feelings and thoughts. We talk about why it happens and what you can do to bring down the fear inside your body and mind.

In this episode, we explore how to overcome procrastination in a way that is sustainable and truly long lasting using a nervous system approach.

In this episode we speak about endometriosis, why I am prioritising it in this podcast, what it is, how to navigate the medical system, what things to consider, the impact of trauma and ways to look after ourselves holistically through the messiness of this misunderstood diesease.