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Dec 2020
30m 17s

Period loss - Why it matters and how to ...

DANAE MERCER
About this episode

Is your period missing? Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, author of No Period, Now What?  and Florence Gillet, certified eating psychology coach, talk about the reasons our periods matter -- and just what we can do to get them back.

We delve into eating disorders, female weight pressures, body health and more. Plus we look at how to handle uninvited, uncomfortable body-image comments from family members during the holidays.

For more information on the speakers, check out:

www.beyondbodyimage.com
www.instagram.com/byond.bodyimage/

www.noperiodnowwhat.com - learn more and download a free chapter at noperiod.info/HA
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