Do you ever feel like a completely different version of yourself in the days before your period?
Maybe you're suddenly more anxious, tearful, overwhelmed, or irritable—snapping at the people you love...
We’ve been taught to view period symptoms as a monthly nuisance—something to manage, medicate, or just get through. But what if those symptoms are actually your body’s way of speaking to you?
Your pe...
If you’ve ever walked out of a doctor’s office holding “normal” test results—but still feeling like your body is shutting down—this is for you.
You’re not crazy. You’re not dramatic. You’re not fine....
If you’ve been told “your body is attacking itself”—you’re not alone. This is the dominant explanation given to women with autoimmune conditions like Graves’, Hashimoto’s, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthri...
When you feel like your body is turning against you, it can be easy to spiral into fear, frustration, and confusion.
But what if your symptoms aren’t random—or wrong? What if they’re the first signs ...
Most of us grow up hearing that periods are just “part of being a woman.” Painful cramps? Normal. Heavy bleeding? Deal with it. Mood swings? Just hormones.
But what if your period isn’t something to ...
If you’ve ever stared at your period app wondering what your body is trying to tell you—this is for you.
Because while cycles are often reduced to being “annoying” or “inconvenient,” they’re actually...
If your period could talk, what would it say? Would it scream for help, whisper in frustration, or quietly nod in approval? Most of us were never taught how to understand our menstrual cycle beyond "i...
When life unravels, most of us scramble to fix it—quickly. But what if part of surviving wasn’t rushing to rebuild, but allowing space for it to fall apart?
Therapist and registered mental health soc...
 After pain, the brain wants answers.
Why did this happen?
What does it mean?
Will I ever be okay again?
It’s natural. We’re wired to seek meaning, especially in moments of heartbreak, loss, betrayal...
When life falls apart—through loss, heartbreak, trauma, or a major life change—it’s natural to feel pressure to hold it all together. You might find yourself asking:
- How do I get back to “normal”?
When you’ve done everything "right" and your symptoms are still screaming, it’s easy to lose hope.
In this honest and deeply relatable episode, Dr. Anthea Todd sits down with Sarah, who spent 20 year...
