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EP 768

768: Why Your Period Gets So Weird in Perimenopause + What Actually Helps with Kaya and Yasmin Purohit

August 27, 2026 in Podcast, Women’s Health 0

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Episode Summary

Has your period suddenly started behaving completely differently?

Maybe your cycles are shorter or longer. PMS hits harder. Your breasts are sore, cravings are stronger, your mood changes dramatically, or your libido seems to have disappeared.

In this episode, Dr. Mariza sits down with Beeya co-founders Kaya and Yasmin Purohit to explore what your changing cycle may be telling you, especially as you move into your late 30s and 40s.

Yasmin shares her experience coming off birth control after 15 years and struggling for two years with anxiety, painful cramps, breast tenderness, and acne. Together, they explore why these symptoms deserve attention and how foundational habits like sleep, movement, whole foods, and blood sugar stability can support hormone health.

They also unpack seed cycling, including exactly how it works, the nutrients different seeds provide throughout the menstrual cycle, what the research currently supports, and why women in perimenopause have become an especially important part of Beeya’s community.

Most importantly, this conversation is a reminder that your changing cycle is information.

Listen now to learn how to recognize the clues your body is giving you and support your hormones without making wellness another overwhelming job.

KAYA & YASMIN PUROHIT

Kaya and Yasmin Purohit are the co-founders of Beeya, a women’s wellness brand focused on helping women support their bodies through PMS, perimenopause, irregular cycles, fertility, and beyond.

After Yasmin struggled with severe symptoms following 15 years on birth control, she and Kaya discovered seed cycling and set out to make the practice simpler and more accessible for modern women.

Their work combines nutrition, education, and practical daily rituals designed to help women better understand and support their cycles.

IN THIS EPISODE

  1. Why changing periods can be an early clue that you’re entering perimenopause
  2. Yasmin’s experience after coming off birth control following 15 years on the pill
  3. How sleep, movement, and whole-food nutrition can affect your cycle
  4. The surprising connection between blood sugar, progesterone, PMS, anxiety, and rage
  5. What seed cycling is and how to use different seeds throughout your cycle
  6. Why women in perimenopause may benefit from additional nutritional support
  7. How postpartum and perimenopause can overlap for women having children later
  8. Why community, joy, and flexibility belong in the conversation about women’s health

QUOTES

“Your cycle is information. It’s always giving you information.”

“Not every day is going to be a winner.”

“Annoyance is the price you pay for community.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

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Beeya Wellness Website

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687: The Period Brain: Why You Feel Like a Different Person Every Month And How To Stop Fighting Your Cycle and Start Thriving in It with Sarah Hill

October 10, 2025 in Podcast, Women’s Health 0

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Episode Summary

If you’ve ever felt like you’re riding a menstrual cycle roller coaster of cravings, exhaustion, and mood swings– this conversation is for you. 

In this episode, I’m joined by leading researcher and women’s hormone expert Dr. Sarah E. Hill to unpack what’s really going on in your body—and your brain—during your cycle. 

Dr. Hill breaks down how shifting levels of progesterone and estrogen in the second half of your cycle can impact everything from your sleep and appetite to your mood and libido. 

We also talk about how this becomes even more complex—and important to understand—during perimenopause, when hormone patterns start to change unpredictably. 

You’ll learn why traditional health advice often fails women during this phase of life, and what to do instead to actually support your body. 

It’s time to rethink your period, reclaim your energy, and finally feel in sync with your hormones!

Dr. Sarah Hill

Dr. Sarah E. Hill is a researcher and professor at TCU, lead science advisor for 28, and the author of The Period Brain and This Is Your Brain on Birth Control. Sarah’s work has resulted in more than 80 research publications, with features in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Scientific American, The Economist, and on shows like Good Morning and Today. Sarah is a well-known speaker, consultant, and media expert in women’s health, hormones, and sexual psychology.

IN THIS EPISODE

  1. Understanding our hormone changes over the course of a cycle 
  2. Why cycle symptoms can be different during perimenopause 
  3. How past trauma impacts PMS and your stress response 
  4. What’s really happening with your hormone levels in your cycle
  5. Managing your stress response system to feel safe in your body 
  6. The negative impacts stress has on your reproductive system
  7. The critical connection between your brain and sex hormones 
  8. About Dr. Sarah Hill’s newest Book: The Period Brain 

QUOTES

“The week– or for some women, it’s even the full two weeks– of the luteal phase can be a really challenging time emotionally as their body is struggling to keep up with those wild swings and hormones. But then also as you go into perimenopause, you’re going through a period of intense hormonal change, and unlike what goes on across a regular cycle, it’s unpredictable.”

“Women are twice as likely as men to have mental health-related illnesses. They’re more than twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with anxiety. They’re more likely to experience burnout in the workplace. I mean, the list goes on, and it’s because there’s way too much that’s expected of us. And one thing that women don’t recognize about it is that in addition to this being bad for things like cardiovascular health… it can also prevent you from even producing sex hormones.”

“A big part of The Period Brain is first, just really giving women a roadmap to the second half of their cycle, since it’s not something that’s really talked about.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Preorder the Perimenopause Revolution here and get your VIP ticket to the Perimenopause Solution event

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Order Dr. Sarah Hill’s Book: The Period Brain HERE

Dr. Sarah Hill’s Website 

Dr. Hill’s Instagram

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