When I first met today’s guest who is the wonderful woman the world calls Nicole Jardim (a.k.a. The Period Girl) years and years ago we were in a mess hall (at an adult sleepaway camp called Soul Camp). My friends were crowding her (back when personal space wasn’t a danger) to ask their juicy Q’s about their menstruation and I looked her in the eye with my nuva ring wedged in real deep and said “I don’t need period help, I don’t even get mine!”    Well hashtag mega grateful only skims the surface that I got this do-over with her. In this chat, which I sorry not sorry but kinda sorry used as a personal consultation, we covered everything from my messy period moment at my Bat Mitzvah to my confession that I’m on birth control and *gasp* that I’m ready to break up with it. I learned a lot - seriously, I felt like I was a 12-year-old in sex ed class. Really, how was there SO much about my body that I didn’t even know?! Well, Nicole, whose new book, Fix Your Period, came out around when mine did, breaks down some really need-to-know facts, dismantles the crazy wives tales and myths and sets us straight for once and for all that eating our plants helps our hormones, which I then tried and was perfect proof for. Period.   Press play to hear: How a plantless diet = hell periods Why the pill is not actually your bestie Why bad nutrition leads to icky period woes How the Period Girl changed her lifestyle  Why tracking your period should be on your to-do list The best reads and apps about periods and menstrual cycles What the heck is premenstrual dysphoric syndrome  How to learn about how your body actually works so you can stop being scared of it Yes, your window of fertility is waaay smaller than you think And so much more!!! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube