Blush and Bloom

Blush & Bloom is a space for real, open conversations about women’s health. From understanding menstrual cycles and hormonal changes to mental health, fitness, and nutrition, this podcast covers it all. Hosted by Gigi Kenneth, Blush & Bloom brings expert insights and personal stories to help you take care of yourself in a way that works for you. Whether you’re looking for practical advice, science-backed discussions, or just a relatable chat about the things we go through, this podcast is for you.New episodes every month. Tune in & take care of yourself, one conversation at a time.

Blush and Bloom is a health podcast hosted by Asele, with 52 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Asele hosts Blush and Bloom, a health show with 52 episodes published.

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  Rollercoaster: Cycle Syncing, Seed Cycling and Snacks for Women | Blush and Bloom Podcast | Ep. 51

  Sep 20, 202635 min

  Gigi Kenneth speaks with Garima Surana, founder of Roller Coaster, about building women's health snacks that work with your hormones instead of against them. Garima calls it food for hormones: functional snack bars formulated for the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle, built on the seed cycling protocol and a clean, pronounceable ingredient list. Gigi and Garima get into why the wellness snack aisle has been coded for men for so long, and what it takes to make something genuinely for women. They also dig into why women's health is so under-researched and underfunded, from the years it can take to get an endometriosis diagnosis to the many symptoms of PMS most people never hear named. Garima shares the personal health crisis that led her to found Roller Coaster, how she is keeping the product evidence-based as a bootstrapped, pre-launch founder, and the observational study she is planning with a University of Greenwich advisor. It is also a founder story: a second-time entrepreneur and immigrant founder who built and sold a podcasting marketplace empowering women's voices, now setting out to become the PepsiCo of women's health. Connect with Garima Surana https://www.linkedin.com/in/garima-surana-290331a0/ https://rollercoaster.health/ Connect with Asele https://asele.tech https://asele.health https://instagram.com/asele.tech https://linkedin.com/company/asele Connect with Gigi Kenneth https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth Question for listeners: If snacks were actually built for your cycle, what would you want them to help with most? This episode is for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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  Why Founder Wellness Is a Business Strategy, Not a Luxury | Blush and Bloom Podcast | Ep. 50

  Sep 20, 202644 min

  In this episode of Blush and Bloom, Gigi Kenneth speaks with Megan Swan, wellness coach and strategist for female entrepreneurs and co-founder of Alta Vita, about founder wellness for women, alcohol-free living, and building companies that do not run on burnout. Megan makes the case that wellness is a business strategy, not a nice-to-have. She and Gigi get into the triple bottom line, the athlete's mindset of strategic rest, and why hustle culture eventually charges you, whether that is your mental health, your body, or your relationships. The conversation moves through why Megan chose alcohol-free living, what holistic health actually means beyond "medicine 2.0", and how self-awareness and nervous system regulation change the way you lead. They also dig into wellness-aligned fundraising, the funding gap women founders face, and the story behind Alta Vita, the medical wellness tourism company Megan co-founded with her husband in Chiapas, Mexico. Connect with Megan Swan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-swan-wellness/ Website: https://www.meganswanwellness.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganswanwellness/ Substack: https://meganswan.substack.com/ Her book, Marinating in Chaos: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZY6GYR Alta Vita Website: https://www.altavitahealth.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altavita.health/ The Preventative Health Traveller on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePreventativeHealthTraveller Connect with Asele Website: https://asele.tech App: https://asele.health Instagram: https://instagram.com/asele.tech LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/asele Connect with Gigi Kenneth LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth Question for listeners: What is one small thing you do to protect your energy while you build? This episode is for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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  Investing in Women's Health: Why It Gets Just 2% of Funding | Blush and Bloom Podcast | Ep. 49

  Sep 13, 202643 min

  Investing in women's health is still treated as a niche bet, even though it addresses half the population. In this episode of Blush and Bloom, Gigi Kenneth speaks with Ulla Sommerfelt, CEO and Founder of FemTech Studios, about why women's health receives only two percent of funding and what that number gets wrong. Ulla is an exited founder. She co-founded and led EGGS Design, a firm she grew to 130 people across 27 nationalities before selling it, and she is the author of Firesoul Leadership. After a decade as an angel investor, she now backs only women's health, and she is building FemTech Studios as a venture studio to help more founders succeed and exit. Gigi and Ulla get into the real market math behind women's health, why femtech is far more than period trackers, and the taboo around menopause, endometriosis, and pelvic organ prolapse. They talk about what makes a startup investable, why she looks for coachable teams and science-backed proof, how design thinking serves women's health, and how she sold a 130-person company without breaking the trust of the people who built it. She also shares what founders need most from the ecosystem, and one piece of advice: do not go alone. This episode is for founders, investors, and anyone who cares about closing the women's health gap. Connect with Ulla Sommerfelt https://www.linkedin.com/in/ullasommerfelt/ https://www.femtechstudios.com Connect with Asele https://asele.tech https://asele.health https://instagram.com/asele.tech https://linkedin.com/company/asele Connect with Gigi Kenneth https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth Question for listeners: What women's health topic do you wish more people talked about? This episode is for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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  How Innitius Is Using AI to Predict Preterm Birth | Blush and Bloom Podcast | Ep. 48

  Sep 13, 202625 min

  What if you could predict preterm birth before it becomes an emergency? In this episode of Blush and Bloom, Gigi Kenneth speaks with Rubén Molina, CEO and co-founder of Innitius, about using AI to predict preterm birth by measuring the elasticity of the cervix. Rubén is a civil engineer who started out in structural analysis, checking whether buildings and bridges had hidden internal damage, and ended up applying the same wave-based physics to human tissue. He and Gigi trace the path from a blackboard equation during his PhD to CerviSense, the Innitius device now in clinical validation, which pairs patented wave-based technology with a proprietary AI model. They talk about why he left his PhD to start the company, why the lab manikin taught them almost nothing about real patients, and how you actually get clinicians to adopt something new. It is also a candid conversation about being a man building for women's health and the funding gap he keeps running into. Rubén recommends the book Build by Tony Fadell, the creator of the iPod and founder of Nest, as a practical founder's playbook. Connect with Rubén Molina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molinaruben/ Innitius: https://innitius.com Connect with Asele Website: https://asele.tech App: https://asele.health Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asele.app Instagram: https://instagram.com/asele.tech LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/asele Connect with Gigi Kenneth LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth Question for listeners: Should more men be building in women's health? We would love to hear where you land. This episode is for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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  The Prevention Economy, AI in Healthcare, and Founder Resilience | Blush and Bloom Podcast | Ep. 47

  Aug 29, 202642 min

  The prevention economy sits at the center of this episode of Blush and Bloom , where Gigi Kenneth speaks with Sara Roberts, founder of Well Purposed, about why prevention, not just treatment, is the next frontier of health, and what it takes to build the companies making that shift real. Sara is a four-time founder who has built more than £10M in ARR, a non-executive director, a Queen's Award winner, and an AI-native operator. She is writing a book, The Prevention Economy , and spends her days scaling personalised-health, healthy-ageing, and prevention startups from seed to Series B. She traces resilience as the spine of her whole career, and how the journey from Nairobi to a purpose-driven business shaped the way she works. She also talks about her father's legacy in health tech, and how that inheritance still guides what she chooses to build. She and Gigi go deep on the prevention economy, why personalised health and prevention are becoming central to how we age well, and where AI in healthcare holds real promise alongside real pitfalls. They get into what scaling a health tech startup from seed to Series B actually demands, why founders must protect their equity, and why sustainability belongs in a company from the idea stage rather than bolted on later. The conversation closes on prioritisation, and Sara's candid case that you cannot have everything, so you have to choose what matters most and build around it. This episode is for founders, operators, and anyone interested in the prevention economy, personalised health, healthy ageing, AI in healthcare, and building a health tech startup that lasts. Connect with Sara Roberts Sara Roberts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraeroberts/ Well Purposed: https://www.wellpurposed.com/ Connect with Asele Website: https://asele.tech App: https://asele.health Android app: Download Asele on Google Play Instagram: https://instagram.com/asele.tech LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/asele Connect with Gigi Kenneth LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth Question for listeners: If prevention is the next frontier of health, what would it take for you to invest in your health before something goes wrong? This episode is for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or regulatory advice.

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