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In this episode, Amanda recounts her transformative journey into the New Year following a challenging 2023. She shares the adventure of relocating to a different state, unveils future plans, and candidly explains the decision to temporarily halt the Period to Pause podcast. Witness themes of resilience and personal growth in the face of change as you tune in. 

1. Amanda’s New Year road trip 
2. How Amanda intends to build a community for womxn 
3. Hard-hitting facts about healthcare management for womxn 
4. What’s to come for Amanda this year: plans to introduce food, wine, and culture 
5. Why Amanda is pausing Period to Pause 

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Bumble 
• YouTube
• TikTok
• Chelsea Handler
• Instagram

About Hazel Butters
Hazel Butters is a sales trainer, speaker, and coach. She helps unenthusiastic salespeople to improve their sales pace, processes, and results – and have fun during the sales process. 

Armed with a phone and a copy of the Yellow Pages, she grew her first company to $3.2 million, which allowed her to expand her business from the UK to the United States. More than 1,200 entrepreneurs have attended her live 'Pick Up the Phone' and 'Sales Calls: What to Say After Hello' workshops. Alongside the team at Prompt Inc., she delivers Draft & Drill, a two-day intensive boot camp for early-stage sales teams, which has been attended by governments, startups, and Fortune 1000 company teams across America and Europe.

Hazel resides in Massachusetts and helps sales teams across the globe improve results and maintain momentum in spite of market changes.

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As we wrap up Period to Pause’s Top Episodes of 2023, join Amanda as she dives deep into her personal quest for happiness. Listen in for raw honesty, unexpected insights, and a nuanced exploration of the sometimes messy, always evolving quest for inner peace.

1. Top 3 memorable experiences from Amanda’s travels across Europe
2. A story of a love that could never be
3. Why you should maintain your standards for the individuals who come into your life
4. Life-changing lessons from her trip
5. Differences in the lifestyle in America and Europe

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Join us in the third episode of our engaging retrospective series as we explore pivotal insights into womxn's health, healthcare, and data. Bethany Corbin leads a compelling discussion, shedding light on crucial considerations for womxn. Tune in now for this thought-provoking conversation. 

1. Female reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs era and how you should be mindful of the menstrual tracking apps you are using
2. The unjust disparities in navigating the reproductive health landscape for men and womxn 
3. Powerful methods for protecting womxn's rights to data privacy and reproductive health
4. Risks in period and pregnancy tracking apps and what you can do to prevent your data from being monetized  
5. Womxn’s health tracking apps that are the most data-hungry and those that have the best data privacy protection 

Resources mentioned in this episode
Surfshark 

About Bethany Corbin
As a healthcare innovation and femtech attorney, Bethany is on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global womxn’s health sector. She founded FemInnovation, which helps transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for womxn’s health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany is a recognized leader and was named among the Top 200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women’s Health and Femtech.

Bethany’s strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets. She has testified about the importance of data privacy for reproductive health before the Maryland Cybersecurity Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Consumer Privacy. She is an Advisory Board Member for Kisaco Research’s Women’s Health Innovation conference series. She is also a recipient of the 2023 Champion in Healthcare Award by the Global Health Conferences.

Connect with Bethany 

• Website: Femtech Lawyer 
• Podcast: Legally Femtech
• LinkedIn: Bethany Corbin | FemInnovation 

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As we continue our look back to Period to Pause’s top episodes of 2023, we delve into the impactful intersection of womxn and sports. Haley Shapley joins us to discuss the unpacking the profound shifts observed within our generation. Tune in for an insightful conversation on reshaping perceptions and empowering womxn in sports and beyond. 

1. History of womxn in fitness and sports
2. The struggles of female athletes from genetic-based stereotyping 
3. Menstruation myths and how they affect womxn’s access to opportunity 
4. How historical scare tactics shaped the idea of menstrual side effects 
5. What makes resistance and strength training holistically beneficial 
6. Why is being physically fit a lifestyle viable to anyone at any age?

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Strong Like Her by Haley Shapley | Kindle and Hardcover 
• Katie Sandwina 
• Abbye “Pudgy” Stockton
• Will Keith Kellogg
• British Boxing Board of Control
• Katherine Switzer 
• Boston Marathon

About Haley Shapley
Haley Shapley is an award-winning journalist, a certified group fitness instructor, and the author of Strong Like Her: A Celebration of Rule Breakers, History Makers, and Unstoppable Athletes, which traces the previously untold history of womxn who defied convention in pursuit of physical strength.

Haley has contributed to Teen Vogue, Shape, Self, Shondaland, Forbes Health, and hundreds of other publications. When she's not writing, she's usually working toward a fitness goal; past pursuits have included running a marathon, riding her bike 200 miles, and competing in a bodybuilding show.

Connect with Haley

• Website: Haley Shapley
• Instagram: @haleyshapley

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Celebrate the new year with a flashback to Period to Pause's top episodes of 2023. In this episode, Jeanne Andrus delves into the intricacies of menopause, offering insights and sparking engaging conversations. Tune in for a compelling exploration of this vital topic as we kick off 2024.

1. How hormonal performance is affected during perimenopause
2. Why prioritizing healthcare matters while you age
3. Fetishizing of young women and the societal narrative
4. The importance of marriage compatibility in approaching midlife 

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Disney
• I Just Want To Be Me Again by Jeanne Andrus | Kindle and Paperback
• Where Is My Wife And What Have You Done With Her by Jeanne Andrus and Jesse Andrus | Kindle and Paperback

About Jeanne Andrus
Jeanne Andrus is a menopause guru who managed her menopause naturally and holistically. After quitting her corporate job, she became a personal trainer, and her practice grew into what she calls Menopause Mastery Coaching.

Now, she's on a mission to spread the knowledge she's gleaned to women everywhere through her podcast "Menopause Matters," her book, "I Just Want to Be ME Again!" and through appearing on podcasts like this one.

Connect with Jeanne 

• Website: Menopause Matters 
• Podcast: Menopause Matters
• Facebook: Menopause Matters
• FREE Sleeping Tips by clicking Get Better Sleep!

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In this episode, Amanda provides a holiday update and outlines her New Year plans. Tune in to discover practical strategies for reflecting on the past year, facilitating personal growth, and embracing the opportunities that the upcoming year holds.

1. Amanda’s interesting Christmas Day celebration
2. Why make an annual reflection instead of a resolution
3. Simple exercises to reflect on the past year and attract positive energy for 2024 
4. Biggest regret people have at the end of life

Resources mentioned in this episode

• EP69: Seeking Happiness: Amanda’s Story of Romance, Reflection, and Radical Self-Discovery
• Mel Robbins

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Discover the profound impact of a simple question as Amanda concludes each episode of Period to Pause with, "What gives you hope right now?" In this compilation, Amanda unveils the diverse and touching responses from her guests, offering a glimpse into the sources of hope that resonate with them. Join the conversation and explore the uplifting and heartfelt moments that unfold when individuals reflect on what brings them hope in the present moment.

Resources mentioned in this episode
Discover a world of captivating stories and fascinating conversations by listening to the full episodes featured in this compilation by visiting this link: https://shorturl.at/hnEZ9.

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Join Amanda as she talks about this time of year, the challenges people face, and reassures you that it is ok to spend this time of year alone. Tune in for her insights on embracing the holiday spirit while recognizing the struggles of  being single and childfree for the holiday season

1. Why the holidays can be a challenging time for childless or childfree people
2. Ask yourself questions to navigate what is right for you this holiday season
3. What you can do to ease the loneliness of the holiday season

Resources mentioned in this episode
Do you want to belong in a community for women who want to create their own lives in a way where they feel best? Email the word “COMMUNITY” to amanda@periodtopause.com.

Join the Facebook community here: www.facebook.com/groups/unticktheboxes/

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Explore this deep conversation with Dr. Beck Hoehn as she details conventional fertility treatment to help womxn conceive quickly, safely, and naturally. Learn about this tried-and-true Eastern practice to feel empowered in starting your pregnancy journey today! 

Key takeaways to listen for

• How acupuncture helps increase womxn’s fertility
• Environmental factors that influence fertility 
• Expert tips for people trying to get pregnant 
• Advantages of consulting an acupuncturist with herbal therapy training
• Reasons why you should try eastern acupuncture
• Powerful benefits of supporting womxn’s healthcare 

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Get Pregnant Guide 
• American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine
• The Positive Pregnancy Project 

About Dr. Beck Hoehn
Dr. Beck is a Los Angeles-based board-certified acupuncturist who treats pain, digestive disorders, stress, and hormonal imbalances and specializes in supporting women’s wellness and fertility.

She is committed to helping patients lead a better life and collaborates with them on personalized wellness plans. Dr. Beck believes in small, achievable weekly goals that comprise a larger victory on the road to better health. 

Dr. Beck received a master’s degree with honors from Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine and her doctorate in fertility acupuncture from the Pacific College of Health Sciences. She is board-certified both nationally and in the state of California. In addition, Dr. Beck is also an active member of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).  Through ABORM, she pursued additional specialized training in reproductive health and fertility acupuncture and held the distinction of being an ABORM fellow.

Connect with Dr. Beck
Website:  Dr. Beck Hoehn | Mighty River Wellness Clinic

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In this episode, Amanda takes center stage as she engages in a candid interview with her close friend, Hazel Butters. Reflecting on the past year, Amanda shares a profound account of the pivotal life choices that have reshaped her journey.

1. Amanda recalls where she was one year ago at this time 
2. Reasons why people stay in relationships they know aren’t working 
3. How Amanda realized that she should start dating again 
4. An interesting concept of home 
5. What’s in store for Amanda’s life, business, and Period to Pause

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Tinder
• Bumble
• Instagram 
• The VinoKarma Project
• YouTube
• EP82: Periodical: The Film Breaking Taboos and Promoting Period Awareness with Lina Lyte Plioplyte

About Hazel Butters
Hazel Butters is a sales trainer, speaker, and coach. She helps unenthusiastic salespeople to improve their sales pace, processes, and results – and have fun during the sales process. 

Armed with a phone and a copy of the Yellow Pages, she grew her first company to $3.2 million, which allowed her to expand her business from the UK to the United States. More than 1,200 entrepreneurs have attended her live 'Pick Up the Phone' and 'Sales Calls: What to Say After Hello' workshops. Alongside the team at Prompt Inc., she delivers Draft & Drill, a two-day intensive boot camp for early-stage sales teams, which has been attended by governments, startups, and Fortune 1000 company teams across America and Europe.

Hazel resides in Massachusetts and helps sales teams across the globe improve results and maintain momentum in spite of market changes.

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Today, we are thrilled to have award-winning Documentary Filmmaker Lina Lyte Plioplyte join us for a crucial conversation about her newly released film Periodical. During our conversation, we discuss menstruation, menopause, and the experiences that people who have a uterus face. Tune in to contribute to breaking taboos and fostering greater awareness about menstruation today.

1. Why did Lina make the documentary film “Periodical”
2. An essential educational tool to promote period equity
3. The film's impact on talking about important movements related to periods
4. How conversations about menstruation and menopause have become more accepted in today’s society
5. What surprised Lina the most while making the film?
6. The importance of listening to your own body

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Periodical
• EP13: The Tampon Tax, Period Poverty, and Menstrual Equity with Laura Strausfeld
• MSNBC
• Peacock
• Clue App
• EP59: Bridging The Gap Between Womxn’s Health, Law, and Technology with Bethany Corbin

About Lina Lyte Plioplyte
Lina Lyte Plioplyte is a documentary filmmaker and a camera person hailing from Lithuania. Her work has been awarded an Emmy, Clio, and a Silver Lion and has been shown on MTV, PBS, Venice Biennale, Hot Docs, and IDFA. Lina's feature-length directorial debut was ADVANCED STYLE (2014), currently streaming on Amazon after a successful run on Netflix. The recent feature documentary PERIODICAL, a story about the menstrual cycle, continues the theme of championing women and is premiering at SXSW. Lina's cinematography, acknowledged with an Emmy, champions the natural light and intimacy with those she films.

Connect with Lina

• Website: LYTE FILMS 
• Instagram: @lina_lyte
• LinkedIn: Lina Lyte Plioplyte

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Today, Amanda is joined by Gina Mundy as she shares a recent experience that pushed her to write a book advocating for safer childbirth. She sheds light on the significance of adequately preparing for this pivotal life event, imparting her expertise on common issues and inspiring us with her learned lessons over the years.

1. How Gina came up with the idea of writing the book on safer childbirth 
2. Common facts and issues in childbirth cases 
3. The importance of preparing for childbirth and designating a baby advocate 
4. The mentality families need to have when preparing for labor and delivery
5. What moms-to-be and their baby advocates must know before the big day 

Resources mentioned in this episode
A Parent’s Guide to a Safer Childbirth by Gina Mundy | Hardcover and Paperback

About Gina Mundy
Gina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery. Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored a book for parents aimed at preventing these mistakes. Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth. Her goal is to assist parents in preventing these mistakes and help them have a healthy baby. Gina believes that while we cannot change the past, we can certainly learn from it and take measures to prevent similar mistakes from occurring in the future.

Throughout her career Gina has traveled nationwide, engaging with healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and midwives to explore all aspects of labor and delivery. These interactions have provided her with invaluable insights, enabling her to appreciate the diverse perspectives prevalent in different regions of the country. Collaborating with experts from various states, she has explored and analyzed the myriad of issues that can arise during labor and delivery, impacting both mother and baby.

Gina has conducted extensive research, meticulously analyzing, and dissecting countless studies pertaining to childbirth. This rigorous process was essential in equipping her with the necessary knowledge to undertake lengthy cross-examinations of a diverse array of experts. Through these examinations, she skillfully discerns their opinions on the errors that have occurred during labor and delivery. This has sharpened her knowledge allowing her to become highly proficient in the nuances of childbirth.

In her capacity as legal counsel, Gina has closely worked with delivery teams whose care has been questioned following adverse outcomes. She has spent thousands of hours meticulously scrutinizing cases, conducting interviews with delivery teams, and thoroughly examining medical records to gain an in-depth understanding of every decision made during labor and delivery.

Connect with Gina 

• Website: Gina Mundy
• Instagram: @ginamundy
• Email: gm@ginamundy.com

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Natasha is a British-Asian woman who was born with a bicornate uterus, who found out at 21 that carrying a child to term would be very difficult and dangerous.

This helped Natasha make a careful, considered choice about being childfree, but it was the final disappointment for her traditional Hindu parents who she’s now cut out of her life.

This was an eye-opening conversation about growing up in England as someone of South Asian heritage, being “not brown enough” for some people, and breaking free of your family’s rigid expectations to create a lovely childfree life for yourself.

Read Natasha’s story on We are Childfree: “It was very much a decision thrust upon me at a really young age so it’s probably why I’ve thought about it more than my peers.”

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How do you decide whether to have kids or not? That's the question from a self-proclaimed fencesitter that we put to the We are Childfree community for this episode of Ask WAC!

How can you even imagine life as a parent? How do you separate external pressures from your own inner feelings? Listen to find out!

To get the full episode, join We are Childfree today 🤗

And if you have a question or problem you'd like the community's help with, email hello@wearechildfree with "Ask WAC" as the subject line, and we'll tap into the childfree hive mind for a future episode! 🐝

Do childfree people ever regret their decision? That's the burning question we put to the We are Childfree community for the very first episode of Ask WAC!

How many childfree people experience regret? Where does that regret come from? What does it feel like? Listen to find out!

Sources for this episode:
The incredible We are Childfree community. Join us!
MSU study confirms: 1 in 5 adults don’t want children — and they don’t regret it later
Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence by Dr Amy Blackstone
Podcast: No regrets, with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis
Regrets, hot and cold on The History of Emotions Blog

If you have a question or problem you'd like the community's help with, email hello@wearechildfree with Ask WAC as the subject line, and we'll tap into the childfree hive mind for a future episode! 🐝

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Author Sari Botton calls her hysterectomy the best thing that ever happened to her, a true blessing. An older Gen Xer, she never felt entitled to choose not to be a mother, and at 40, found herself in a fertility clinic getting a diagnosis that gave her “permission” to live a happily childfree life. Sari has such a unique perspective, and it was amazing getting to talk about embracing a choice that was chosen for you, and the forces that want to strip us of our choices.

Check out Oldster Magazine, Sari’s incredible newsletter which explores what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Read “My biological clock can’t tick fast enough” by Sari Botton.

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The first man we’ve ever had on the pod! We’ve had a lot of requests to hear from couples about how they navigate the childfree choice together, so we reached out to Xander, husband and business partner of sex therapist Vanessa Marin. The couple opened up on their Pillow Talks podcast about their decision not to have children, in what proved to be their most popular episode ever!

Xander told us how they arrived at their choice, and when they did, how this “domino belief” gave them permission to create a life together that truly fulfils them. It was great to hear from a man about how his experience differs from his wife’s, how they’ve coped with their families’ expectations, and how they counsel parents about their relationships and sex lives.

Check out Vanessa and Xander Marin on vmtherapy.com and their Instagram.

Pillow Talks: The Truth About Why We’re Child Free

Pillow Talks: How To Decide If You Should Have Kids Or Not. And Are We Still Child Free By Choice?

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Here's your first sip of Childfree Tea, the brand new bonus podcast from We are Childfree!

Join founders Zoë and James for an emotional update on the ups and downs of running a global childfree community. Get the latest on our beautiful fur baby Olive, our wonderful coverage in The Guardian, meeting childfree icon Cindy Gallop and our plans to hit the road.

To get more Childfree Tea, exclusive community interviews and answers to your burning questions, become a We are Childfree member today!

Cindy Gallop is the older childfree role model we all need! She calls herself the “Michael Bay of business” because she likes to blow shit up - most famously as the founder of the revolutionary social sex platform MakeLoveNotPorn.

Cindy never wanted children, adores being single, dates younger men casually and recreationally for sex, and doesn’t give a damn what anyone else thinks! She’s become an icon for Gen Z on TikTok, who can now say “I have seen my future and it is bright.” Join us for a pep talk about being unapologetically yourself and designing your own life, a life that gets better and better!

Find Cindy at cindygallop.com and MakeLoveNotPorn, and check out her revealing episode of What’s Underneath on StyleLikeU.

Cindy and I both recommend the incredible book “Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness” by Jessica Valenti.

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