[Recover Strong] What the Menstrual Cycle Can Teach You About Rest, Self Care, and Sensitivity
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Jessica Flint
4.8 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
(Disclaimer: This episode is a re-run. It was originally published on September 20, 2022)
Fluctuations in your mood, body image, and food behaviors...call it PMS...or is it something else? Dr. Anita Johnston, author, storyteller and eating psychology pioneer has a lot of wisdom to share about the menstrual cycle.
We don’t learn how to work with our menstrual cycle. If you find yourself bemoaning your body more than standing in awe of it, this episode is for you.
WHAT WE COVER:
- What is the difference between sacred and shameful secrets?
- When is the best time of the month to access your creativity and your intuition?
- A powerful metaphor for understanding your emotions
- How rituals and stories can heal your relationship with your menstrual cycle and your body
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Recover Strong, a podcast that will transform your recovery from any eating disorder by helping you go from theory to practice to mastery. |
| 0:10.3 | This is your special time to learn new skills, tools, and get the inspiration you need to recover strong. |
| 0:18.3 | Let's get started. |
| 0:20.4 | Good morning warriors. Time to start your day. Keep your head up marching on. Don't |
| 0:29.8 | understand in your way. |
| 0:36.1 | Hello there, Warrior. I'm your host, Jessica Flint. I'm the founder and CEO of Recovery Warriors, a wisdom-sharing platform for all people impacted by an eating disorder. Recovery Warriors provides resources and support to heal your relationship to food, body, mind, and soul. I believe recovery is not only |
| 0:57.2 | possible, but it is worth it. That is why Recovery Strong exists to help you see and connect to the |
| 1:03.8 | potential that lies within you to find freedom from an eating disorder. |
| 1:10.4 | Today you're going to hear from one of the most sought after women in the field of eating disorders, |
| 1:14.9 | Dr. Anita Johnston. |
| 1:16.7 | She is the author of the classic recovery book Eating in the Light of the Moon. |
| 1:20.9 | This book is pure gold and has been the featured read at many of Recovery Warriors book clubs |
| 1:26.6 | over the years. |
| 1:28.2 | Dr. Anita Johnston has a wonderful way of using myths, metaphor, and storytelling |
| 1:33.1 | to help unlock the deeper issues that drive eating disorders. |
| 1:36.9 | I hope you enjoy our powerful conversation around the menstrual cycle |
| 1:40.3 | and honoring the sacred rhythm and wisdom of your body. |
| 1:58.8 | Welcome to the show, Anita. Welcome to you. I'm so happy to meet with you. It's always fun. |
| 2:01.6 | It's such a pleasure to have you on. Your book, Eating in the Light of the Moon, has been such a game changer for me and so many others. And |
| 2:06.6 | today I wanted to focus our conversation on a chapter in the book called Moon Time. Now, it's |
| 2:11.6 | in this chapter you explore the menstrual cycle and this idea of going from girlhood to womanhood and the rituals around that. |
| 2:19.6 | So I can tell this as a topic that you're passionate about and I'm curious to know when did this |
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