The Wilde Way: Fertility Unfiltered 23. Decode Your Period: What Your Cycle Symptoms Are Trying to Tell You with Sarah Gale
Your period isn’t random.
Your symptoms aren’t “just how you are”.
And no, you absolutely do not have to just “deal with” PMS.
In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Sarah Gale, aka The Hormone Nutritionist, for a super real, super practical chat about what your body is trying to tell you every single month.
We get into spotting, cramps, bloating, acne, cravings, mood swings, PCOS, PMDD, ovulation, progesterone, inflammation, stress… all the things.
And honestly, once you understand how to read your cycle, everything changes.
You stop feeling confused or annoyed at your body, and start feeling connected to it.
This is 100 percent an episode you’ll want to save and probably send to every woman you love.
Inside the episode
• Why your symptoms are actually messages, not problems to ignore
• How to track your cycle without becoming obsessive
• Why this month’s period was shaped by the last three months
• What short or long cycles really mean
• Spotting before your period and when to pay attention
• Blood colour and texture decoded (yes, we go there)
• Painful periods and when it might point to endometriosis
• PCOS, blood sugar and insulin resistance
• Why you’re ravenous in the luteal phase
• PMS, irritability and anxiety through a hormone and nervous system lens
• Inflammation, gut health and how it shows up in your cycle
• Hair loss, low libido and postpartum shifts
• When to advocate for yourself and ask for deeper support
The big takeaway
Your cycle is basically a monthly health report.
Once you know how to read it, your body stops feeling like the enemy and starts becoming your guide.
About Sarah
Sarah Gale is a nutritionist and hormone expert known as The Hormone Nutritionist. She helps women lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way, get their confidence back, and feel like themselves again when hormones feel out of balance.
She blends evidence based nutrition with her own lived experience and is currently completing a Master’s in personalised nutrition.
Connect with Sarah
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@the_hormone_nutritionist
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Until next time, mama x