Join us on today’s episode with Le’Nise Brothers – a specialist in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle.

Le’Nise opens up about her own journey to setting up her business, the struggles of doing such, as well as how this led to her writing her recent book: You Can Have a Better Period.

Jess and Le’Nise chat about some of the main takeaways from You Can Have a Better Period, covering topics including: how women’s period pain has been normalised, what women can do to take back control of their health, how contraception can influence your hormones, the role of educating men as well as women, and much more!

This is a must listen not just for those who currently have periods, but for all those who want to better understand the 50% of the population who have or have had periods at some point of their life!

Here’s a quick summary of some of the topics spoken about! 

Le’Nise’s background. 

Le’Nise dives into how she got into her line of work, and what prompted her to leave her job in advertising, to a pursue a career in the women’s health space. She highlights some of the main motivations behind such a move, but also some of the fears she had prior to taking such a leap

Nutrition for hormonal balance 

Jess and Le’Nise discuss how nutrition can have a huge impact on your health and hormonal balance. Le’Nise details some of the common mistakes which women tend to make, and some of the frequently asked questions she receives as a nutritionist specialising in women’s health. She gives a few great tips as to how listeners can maximise their wellbeing! 

Contraception

Contraception can be a difficult field to navigate and Le’Nise touches on some of the issues within our current system, in terms of an absence of education and critical thought surrounding contraception choice. She highlights some of the potential issues that women can face while on certain forms of contraception, particularly with regards to their hormonal health. 

You Can Have a Better Period book 

Le’Nise has recently written her Book, You Can Have a Better Period. She gives insight into what led her to writing this book, the book writing process and the struggle she faced in doing so. Jess and Le’Nise also chat about what style of writing and how Le’Nise chose to present this book, in order to make it accessible and easy to understand.