{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F38ee1321-60d1-4073-ad41-d31da707a497","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"042: Empowered Period With Jacqui O'Connor","description":"A period is a natural and healthy part of women\u2019s reproductive health.\u00a0\nHowever, around the world, period taboos and resource limitations prevent girls and women from managing their periods with dignity.\u00a0\u00a0\nIn this episode, we get to chat with Jacqui O\u2019Connor, a registered nurse, confidence coach, and champion of carers, on empowering women, caregivers, and the carers by acknowledging their bodies.\nThe human body is an amazing thing. Learning to honour them and what cycle it\u2019s at is so important. Ultimately, losing the taboo around female cycles is one way to honour ourselves and gives us the space to practice better self care.\u00a0\nTOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE:\n\nJacqui\u2019s experience with burnout (4:42)\n\nBeing empowered caregivers (7:18)\n\nCyclical wisdom we are all gifted with (8:25)\n\nConnecting to your feminine side (11:10)\n\nWomen\u2019s bodies are created to create (13:50)\n\nCreating space for our mind and body to rest (16:00)\n\nNatural healing in the past (19:48)\n\nPeriod products and breaking the taboo (21:14)\n\nWhy we shouldn\u2019t normalise pain and bleeding (22:35)\n\nEmpowered period (25:23)\n\nHonour the space (27:40)\n\nDealing with toxic environments (31:16)\n\nFour phases of how we show up (31:30)\n\nHormone disruptors (32:40)\n\nProtecting our energy (34:35)\n\nInspiring our children and being inspired by them (37:33)\n\nSetting strong boundaries (41:35)\n\n\nNurse and Midwife Support Number: 1-800-667-877\nFOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: HappyNurse.com.au","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b827b162-2036-49df-b605-2e1331117c8b/2-podcast-image-1.jpg"}