For this new episode of the Infinite Earth Body podcast - Menstrual Magic Moon Day, my dear friend Silvia interviewed me!

I was excited to share my stories about: 💫 how my period started as an embarrassing shameful experiences 💫 how I evolved into loving my cycle 💫 why I didn't want to stay on hormonal birth control 💫 my path into tracking my cycle with fertility awareness 💫 how I used to rant at everyone about cervical fluids 😂 💫 my journey into becoming a holistic sexual reproductive health and fertility awareness educator 💫 how I'm always going deeper in my experience of cycling and honoring the messages from my body

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Intro/Outro Music - Feel the Earth by Maya Tokunaga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7vTAbpbG4&feature=youtu.be

Chapters: 00:02:45 Maya’s First Period Story 00:04:30 Navigating Shame and Secrecy 00:06:00 Early Birth Control Experiences 00:07:15 Discovering Fertility Awareness 00:11:10 From Blood Flow to Full Cycle Embodiment 00:12:30 Cloth Pads, Menstrual Cups & Community 00:14:50 Becoming a Fertility Awareness Educator 00:17:45 From Shame to Celebration 00:18:20 Tracking with Confidence & Healing the Inner Child 00:19:15 Maya’s Favorite Cycle Phase 00:20:10 Cervix as Portal & Energetic Connection 00:21:00 Womb Awareness & Uterine Embodiment 00:22:30 Cycles as the 5th Vital Sign 00:23:30 Looking Ahead to Menopause as Rite of Passage