Be Cycle Smart Virtual Course

By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear picture of how your body is designed, how your hormones run the show, and why ovulation—not just your period—is the main event of the cycle.

Your menstrual cycle is your body’s natural monthly rhythm that prepares for a possible pregnancy. It has four main phases — your period, the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase. During each phase, hormone levels change, which affects your ovaries, uterus, energy, mood, and overall health. Understanding your cycle can help you recognize what’s normal for your body, support your health, and spot signs that something may be off.

We’re going to zoom in on something practical: how to notice what’s happening in your own body, and how to track it.

Why does this matter? Because when you pay attention to your cycle, you start to see patterns in your energy, mood, sleep, skin, and more. It’s like having your own personal health report, right in your hands.

In this lesson, we’re going to walk through the different types of birth control, how they work, and some of the most common side effects. Whether you’re taking birth control or not, this is the real info you need to feel confident and in control of your choices.

You’ve recorded some patterns showing up in your cycle. In this lesson, I’ll walk you through what to look for, what’s considered normal, and what’s common but not necessarily healthy.

Today we’re cutting through the nutrition noise. Forget “good” foods and “bad” foods. Healthy food or junk food. Instead, we’ll focus on what food really does:

• Food is fuel—it gives your cells energy.
  

• Food is information—it tells your body how to function.

When you understand that, nutrition becomes less about rules and more about choices that keep your body balanced and your cycle running smoothly.

Our bodies have a built in hunger feedback loop which tell us when our bodies need fuel and nutrients. The problem is that we’ve been taught to ignore or suppress it. Either from the dieting messaging we’ve all gotten our whole lives or from our tightly packed schedule which often makes us feel like we are too busy to eat. A lot of women say they don’t know when they are hungry. Here’s something that can help.

Learn how to work out with your body’s cycles.

No, it’s not just your hormones. 

Understand how to support yourself based on where you are in your cycle. This could mean knowing when to slow down and recharge, when to be productive, when to spend time with friends, and how to manage your emotions in a healthy way instead of fighting against what your body needs. Get some tools you can use right away to support you and make this next cycle m

STRESS

What it is, what is actually happening in your body, how it affects your hormones, and more specifically how it affects your blood sugar and metabolism, which in turn influence your mood, anxiety levels, sleep, focus, and energy.

We get it, you’re busy, there’s lots to do, more interesting things to do, but here’s why sleep (and rest and recovery) is critical, how it affects your hormones and some small shifts in thinking about sleep.

We’ve talked about how your cycle reflects what’s going on in your body. But here’s something most people don’t realize: your environment can also mess with your hormones.

The big culprits? Chemicals called endocrine disruptors.

This isn’t the end—it’s really just the beginning of understanding your  body in a whole new way.

And we are really glad you started that here. 💛