{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Hormonal Hotline","title":"The Period Conversation Your Mum Never Had With You","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7436f55f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3794,"description":"Kelly Newton spent 25 years normalising painful, heavy periods before being diagnosed with endometriosis at 39. Coni Longden-Jefferson is deep in the postpartum hormonal fog, trying to manage her PMS while running a business with a baby in tow. Together, they built Nixi Body - and together, they join Ellisha for the very first episode of The Hormonal Hotline.\nWe get into period taboos, self-advocacy at the GP, pelvic floor health, sustainable period care, and the link between hormones and mental health. Plus: the Hormone Hotline opens for its first anonymous listener dilemmas.\n\nKey Insights\n\nPain is never normal, even if your mum said so. Missing school, missing work, flooding through a pad - these are signs, not facts of life. If your period is disrupting your daily functioning, it's worth investigating.\nA symptoms diary is your most powerful tool. Track your cycle, pain, mood, and symptoms before any GP appointment. Go in prepared. Take someone with you. Ask for a second opinion if you feel you’ve been dismissed.\nYour hormones are not the enemy. Learn your cycle and you start working with it, not against it. Knowing you're in your luteal phase doesn't make you weak, it makes you informed.\nPeriod care is healthcare. The vagina is one of the most absorbent organs in the body. What you use during your period matters - for the environment and for your health.\nHormones and mental health are deeply intertwined. For many women, exploring the impact of their cycle can be the missing piece in their treatment plan. By integrating hormonal health into the conversation, we can better support those navigating PMDD, perimenopause, and postpartum\n\nTimestamps\n\n00:56 - Introductions. Ellisha meets Coni & Kelly, co-founders of Nixi Body.\n03:40 - How Nixi Body started: Kelly's painful periods, bladder leaks, and a prototype pair of knickers designed at her kitchen table.\n05:42 - Coni joins the story: women's health clients, a free social media class, and a very good business...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lPk3ICO79wNq0iJHgObQZZOsRpZyoNUh-NOR2XsCUt0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNWIz/MTkzM2IxYTNhY2Ji/MDdiMWYzYzkzNDNi/YjgzNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}