What if your period was something you looked forward to? We'll get our period around 450 times in our life. If we know how to understand and track our cycles, we can use it as our secret superpower. In this episode, Katie sits down with period preacher, educator and songwriter, Lucy Peach, to understand what is actually happening when we menstruate and how we can use it as our secret superpower. They discuss: Why we get a period The four stages of the menstrual cycle and what is happening hormonally for us at each stage Why we have more energy in some weeks than others The importance of resting during our period The effect of the Pill on our cycles And if we actually need to eat more on our periods Follow Lucy on Instagram at @lucyspeaches and listen to her song 'Your Blood Is Amazing' on Spotify This is what we think you should be reading, watching & listening to this week: Katie recommends: Podcast: Lucy's podcast 'Period Queen' Podcast: Period Power with Maisie Hill Book: Lucy's book 'Period Queen' YouTube: 'The best ways to exercise during your period AND every stage of your cycle' by Amanda Bisk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0lHoG6fCQ  Follow Alisa Vitti on Instagram @floliving Lucy recommends: Watch: David Attenborough's 'Prehistoric Planet' Watch: Stranger Things Watch: 'Sex, Love and goop' Read: Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie Listen: YEBBA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.