Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals5 Maalis 2021

FFP 354 | Coming Off The Pill With PCOS | Kate Kordsmeier

Kate Kordsmeier is a writer, educator, and creative entrepreneur. After almost a decade as a freelance journalist, Kate founded Root + Revel, a holistic wellness blog with a focus on mind-body-soul health. Once the blog blossomed into a 6-figure business, she started the The Six-Figure Blog Academy, a digital course dedicated to helping others start their own profitable businesses. Kate is also the host of the Success with Soul Podcast. Her mission is to empower women to create a profitable, purpose-filled online business and build a life of freedom and flexibility, without selling their soul.

Today Kate shares her story about overcoming post-pill PCOS. An episode you won't want to miss!

Topics discussed in today's episode:

Kate's menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives history
What inspired Kate to start her holistic wellness blog, Root + Revel
Kate's journey coming off of the pill and normalizing her menstrual cycle
Challenges with hormonal contraceptives
Kate's experience with her healthcare providers and her diagnosis with PCOS
How the pill can relate to gut issues
Why healthcare providers always lean on the pill as the cure
Kate's experience with the IUD
How Kate heeled her body naturally
Kate's symptoms after getting off the pill that concerned her she had PCOS
Kate's experience and how long it took her to normalize her period
How the pill masks female health and cycle issues
Kate's life after her menstrual cycle normalized

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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