The Period Press

The Period Press - audio edition. Real-life stories in bite-size episodes from women and people with periods, about menstrual health, cycles, neurodivergence, ADHD, autism, PMDD, endometriosis, PCOS, perimenopause, body literacy and a whole bunch more.If you're figuring out your ADHD, autism, or late diagnosis alongside your menstrual cycle... or you discovered all of this during perimenopause... you're in the right place.From navigating hormones that decide to do their own thing, to surviving being a human puddle when they do, the audio snacks are ready when you are.

The Period Press is a health podcast hosted by Samantha Garstin, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Samantha Garstin hosts The Period Press, a health show with 61 episodes published.

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  Internalised Ableism - RSD, Masking and Self-Gaslighting

  Sep 23, 20268 min

  Ever noticed how quickly a completely reasonable feeling can turn into a full character audit? In this episode, I'm walking through a pattern I see time and again in neurodivergent women, where a legitimate instinct gets hijacked by the inner critic, RSD, and years of social conditioning, until somehow you become the problem in the story. In this episode: Why we invalidate our own feelings and make ourselves the problem The four phases of what's actually happening when this kicks in Why it shows up loudest at certain points in your cycle Helpful Links... Read the transcript ⁠ here Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily insights Find out more about One-to-One coaching ⁠here⁠ Grab your ⁠Cyclical Trait Mapper⁠ and start spotting your own patterns. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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  ADHD Is Not a Myth.... And Why Believing It Is Takes Away Support

  Aug 24, 202610 min

  Turns out I have a whole bunch to share about Channel 4's Great ADHD Myth documentary, so this week's episode is where I said it. I get into.. Why the documentary was a complete farce What six psychiatrists and months of assessment actually look like What to hold onto if this week has knocked something in you Taking away the label doesn't take away the disability. Support ADHD UK's complaint to Ofcom HERE Helpful Links... Read the transcript ⁠ here Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily insights Find out more about One-to-One coaching ⁠here⁠ Grab your ⁠Cyclical Trait Mapper⁠ and start spotting your own patterns. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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  Task Initiation, ADHD and Perimenopause

  Aug 17, 20269 min

  How on earth did I have nothing else to do this morning apart from record this pod, and not manage to start it until 2pm? Welcome to the joys of perimenopause. This week, my own brain decided to prove the point for me, and it was, of course, the perfect teaching moment. In this episode... Why task initiation isn't laziness, poor time management, or a motivation problem, it's an executive function skill , and it's one of the first things to slip when you're under-resourced How fluctuating oestrogen affects dopamine, and why the strategies that always used to work become less reliable the further into perimenopause you get Why neurodivergence isn't static , and what that means for workplaces managing neurodivergent women Helpful Links... Flown Body Doubling Read the transcript ⁠ here Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily insights Find out more about One-to-One coaching ⁠here⁠ Grab your ⁠Cyclical Trait Mapper⁠ and start spotting your own patterns. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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  Dentist Drama - Why Neuroinclusion Training Actually Matters

  Aug 3, 202610 min

  Ever done everything right, disclosed in writing, listed your needs clearly, and still had it go wrong? In this mini episode, I talk through a dental appointment that was one of the most physically and sensorially brutal experiences I've had, and what happened afterwards when my nervous system had hit its limit and had nowhere left to go but out. In this episode... Disclosing as autistic in writing, and what happens when it isn't acted on What a sensory overload response actually looks like Masking, shame, and the meltdown that followed Why nervous system recovery isn't instant. Helpful Links... Read the transcript ⁠ here Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily insights Find out more about One-to-One coaching ⁠here⁠ Grab your ⁠Cyclical Trait Mapper⁠ and start spotting your own patterns. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Period Press⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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  Bloody Good Style ...with Siân Fisher

  Jul 31, 202648 min

  Siân Fisher is a Style Confidence Coach who works with women in midlife who've lost their relationship with their wardrobe somewhere between hormones, a demanding career, and a body that's changed without really asking permission.And that's where this connects to my world.Because getting dressed is a lot of steps. There are sensory sensitivities to manage, hormones that shift what feels okay from one week to the next, and clothes that fit differently than they used to.For a lot of the women I work with, the wardrobe is just another place where the body feels unfamiliar.So we're going to talk about... Why midlife and hormonal shifts change your relationship with clothes What sensory sensitivities have to do with style and why nobody talks about it And how to find your way back to feeling like yourself when everything seems to have shiftedJoin us for Bloody Good Style!

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