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 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Samantha Garstin hosts The Period Press, a health show with 59 episodes published.

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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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  Neurodivergent and Perimenopausal - Why Capacity Feels So Unpredictable

  Jul 31, 20269 min

  Ever wondered why perimenopause feels so much harder when you have a neurodivergent brain? In this episode, I talk about why capacity drops can feel completely random when you're neurodivergent and perimenopausal, and why they're actually not. In this episode: Why perimenopause and neurodivergence create a uniquely unpredictable combination How hyperfocus, ADHD, and hormonal shifts can collide to wipe out your capacity overnight The detective work that helps you trace back how you arrived where you are Why cycle mapping becomes even more valuable in perimenopause How to stop making yourself the problem and start working with the information your body is giving you 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, Perimenopause and Why Everything Feels More Shouty

  Jul 13, 202611 min

  Ever wondered why perimenopause feels so much harder when you've got a neurodivergent brain? In this episode, I talk through why so many neurodivergent women get a late ADHD or autism diagnosis right around perimenopause, what masking has to do with it, and why the 'standard' cycle framework might never have felt quite right for you. In this episode: Why perimenopause reveals neurodivergence rather than causing it The oestrogen and dopamine connection, and why ADHD creates a double whammy Why the cyclical framework looks different for neurodivergent people The difference between neurodivergent traits and perimenopausal symptoms, and why that distinction matters Plus: how to stop overpaying for your HRT prescriptions Links mentioned in this episode... Last week's episode on starting HRT HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificate Standard NHS Prepayment Certificate Get in touch with me - rise@samanthagarstin.com Helpful Links... 📖 Read the transcript here . 🟦 Connect with me on ⁠ LinkedIn ⁠ for daily insights ✨ ND friends, grab your Cyclical Trait Mapper and start spotting your own patterns. 🩸 Not so neuro-sparkly? Download the Cycle Mapping Guide instead. 💌 ⁠ ⁠ Subscribe to The Period Press⁠ ⁠ Written editions drop every Sunday at 5 am, ready for coffee in bed at 10!

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