Weekly Woman

Kimberly didn't know that she was headed to the Bachelor Mansion for Zach Shallcross' season until 2 weeks before filming. When she received the phone call she realized she needed to shop till she dropped to be able to fit the unknown wardrobe she would need for the shoot. Her best friends flew out to LA to help her find her looks and she pulled up to the Bachelor Mansion with a rap memorized to impress the Bachelor. Kimberly gives us the lowdown on life in the Bachelor Mansion & her life outside reality tv. To learn more about Kimberly or any of our other Weekly Women, visit Jubilance.com/blog

Emma Wilson didn't know about fitness till after the birth of her daughter, overweight at the time, she realized she wanted to be a mom who could keep up with her growing daughter. She started Buggy Mums (similar to the fitness sensation in the US, Stroller Moms) in her hometown of Cheshire and the rest is history. As she's aged, she's come to terms with how bodies need to change their routines and nutrition over a lifetime - she now offers courses on going into perimenopause and menopause - how our bodies as women continue to develop. As a fitness professional she started her own business Emma Wilson Fitness to help anyone, all over the world, feel their best. If you want to learn more about Emma and our other Weekly Women, be sure to check out our website www.jubilance.com/blog

This week on the podcast we’re talking all about endometriosis - what it is, how to go about finding out if you have endo, and we’re talking to Larissa Kutny, an osteopath who has endometriosis herself. Endometriosis is a painful disorder where tissue similar to the tissue that is normally found in your uterus grows on the outside of your uterus. In the same way that the tissue in your uterus will thicken, break down, and bleed during each period, the tissue will do the same on the outside of your fallopian tubes or ovaries (wherever this tissue is growing), but since there’s no way for the broke down tissue to exit your body- the blood becomes trapped and thus results in sever pelvic pain during menstruation. Researchers believe that endo affects about 11% of women and menstruators - it’s characterized by painful periods that extends before and after your period, there’s more bleeding than usual with heavy periods or even bleeding between periods, pain during sex, and pain when you go to the bathroom. If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms go to the doctor and ask them about endometriosis, and Larissa, our guest on the podcast has a couple of questions that you can ask your doctor - she explains how she was diagnosed and also how long it took to get the diagnosis. To learn more about Larissa or our other Weekly Woman, visit jubilance.com/blog

Angharad Davies is a Nutritionist who started Bloom Nutritional Therapy to look at each individual and see how they can feel their best with the foods they eat. Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance, and individual care, something Angharad is familiar with. Angharad comes from Wales, growing up on a farm she learned about how food was sourced and became interested in how nutrients come to our body. She focuses on helping women and menstruators so they can feel great during the four phases of the menstrual cycle, but also during peri menopause and menopause. To learn more about Angharad or our other Weekly Women, visit our blog at Jubilance.com/blog

From her MBA to her JD, Taylor realized that she wanted to create a boutique law firm where she could help female entrepreneurs protect themselves with legal advice. She created a firm that is accessible, approachable, and empowering to help other female business owners to succeed in their chosen professions.

Living in Austin, Texas, this fabulous lawyer has worked with all kinds of clients from wedding planners to content creators to software companies to clothing boutiques - she really does it all.

We talk about her story, her decision to pursue law, and what you should ask a lawyer to best protect yourself and your assets.To learn more about Taylor & all our other Weekly Women, check out our blog at Jubilance.com/blog

Asia Hilario is an island girl who was born in the Northern Marianas Islands, and since moved to Silicon Valley & Los Angeles.

She’s a self love coach that also works as a philanthropist, motivational speaker, and blogger focusing on helping women find their best selves.

She was awarded the 2019 Woman of the Year Award by Women on the Rise & transformed her own life - getting away from toxic relationships, going vegan, finding an exercise routine, and starting a business she loves to help others empower themselves.

We talk to Asia about finding joy & loving yourself.  If you want to learn more about Asia or the other amazing women from our podcast visit Jubilance.com/blog

Gayneté Jones, the founder of Best, Periodt., had a horrible period, a super heavy flow that rendered conventional pads, tampons, and menstrual cups ineffective. And she realized that there was space in the market to create a great new menstrual cup. She aimed to create a menstrual cup that could handle both light and heavy flow, eliminate the inconvenience of cloth bags, offer a comfortable fit, be made from high-quality materials, and provide education about menstrual care, which is how Best, Periodt was born. To learn more about Gayneté and all the Weekly Women from our podcast, check out Jubilance.com/blog

Today we’re chatting with Dr. Megan Garlapow, about her life working in genetics, getting her PhD, and finding Crossfit.

Dr. Garlapow received her PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University and went on to get her postdoc at Arizona State University studying how environmental factors can affect body weight.

After her time in academia, she went on to learn about different careers for a scientist- one of them being a medical writer.  Dr. Garlapow went on to start her own entrepreneurial medical writing company and along the way continued to try different athletic activities, challenging both her mind and body.

Dr. Garlapow was always sporty - she raced bikes for a while before turning to Crossfit.  We’re chatting with her about all of her amazing work in the medical field and turning to her own health and strength!

Nadia Munla joins us on the podcast to chat all about finding your own power in your body.In her work she's created Embody, a workshop and dance based class to get you stop managing your body and start loving it so you feel powerful in the board room and the bedroom.We hear all about Nadia's work and how she's built her company.

In 2018 Rebecca received a phone call that changed her life forever; a friend informing her he'd seen a personal sex tape of her online. The tape had been leaked to one of the biggest porn sites in the world and, at that moment, it had over a million views and was downloaded globally. Rebecca had become an unintentional porn star. Rebecca joins us this week to talk about taking back her life, going through the legal process to take down the video, and what she's up to now.

Learn more about Rebecca and all our Weekly Women at Jubilance.com/blog

Ever wonder what you should be doing fitness wise when you're on your period and those cramps strike?  Leslie chats with us about her life moving from the finance world into fitness and creating a new profession in NYC.  Leslie Sorenson joins us to talk all about being a personal trainer.  To learn more about Leslie and about our other women on our podcast, Weekly Woman, check out Jubilance.com/blog.

I’m With Periods was started by founder Dr. Taq Kaur Ahandal in November 2017 when she took a life-changing trip to her homelands of India and got a clear new mission to spread the worldwide love of periods.

In 2020 she published a guidebook called Self-Care Down There and has an interesting take on self love with your period.

You’re in for  a treat this week, I’m chatting with Meelie Pemberton, cofounder of Wing Woman Lebanon, an organization founded to empower women by creating sustainable futures and Increasing access to reusable period pads, diapers & education about periods.

Erin Cary is a Holistic Financial Planner with North Star Resource Group.  We talk to Erin about moving from engineering over to finance, the emotional decisions behind spending money, and being a female in a primarily male centered work sector.  Join us for learning more about finances with this new year.

With a dynamic mix of education and sophisticated strategy, Erin provides a financial road map giving her clients the highest probability of achieving their goals. Through this process, her clients gain clarity and confidence about their financial decisions now and for decades into the future.

Erin Cary is a Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative of Securian Financial Services Inc. Securities and Investment Advisory services offered through Securian Financial Services Inc. member FINRA/SIPC. North Star Resource Group is independently owned and operated. 9370 Sky Park Court, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92123. 5007580/DOFU 10-2022

Shea Kushnir joins us to talk about working for Jubilance for PMS and going viral as an American Girl Doll thought leader.  She talks about Feminism, growing up with Queen Elizabeth's favorite Main Street, and Womanhood.  To hear more stories, go to www.juilance.com/blog

Developing the Sonia Series, a physical training and coaching platform for anyone, all over the world, Sonia Hare has grown so much in the past couple of years as she realized she needed to move her business online during the pandemic.  Growing up in the ballet world, she started to move to early, at her parents fitness gyms and also in the ballet studio.  She continued to dance throughout college, but realizing a career in dance was limited, she shifted over to the part of the training she loved, the physical and mental benefits of the physical sport of dancing.  So now as a certified fitness trainer and creating her own company from scratch, she's talking to Weekly Woman today about how she did it during a pandemic and what keeps her going.

To learn more about Sonia, visit our blog for the full interview at www.Jubilance.com and her website, www.TheSoniaSeries.com

Period Dramas and Periods.  That's what Heather Milsted set out to develop with her newest play.

Heather is a London based actor, theatre-maker, writer, poet and facilitator. She started creating work at university, where she realized that the gaps surrounding women’s history and the lack of female playwrights, needed addressing.

Heather is a clumsy and queer history nerd who creates taboo-busting, cross-art form work that is chaotic and all embracing, telling stories that are too often pushed to the side. She has performed throughout the UK at venues including the National Student Drama Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Warwick Arts Centre.

This year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she brought her new play PERIOD DRAMAS to life, we're talking to Heather all about creating this play along with the history of menstruation!  Learn more about her on our blog Jubilance.com/blog

Laura Murphy is the Director of Education and Awareness at IAPMD (the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders.  Suffering from PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) herself she came to the organization first as a moderator online and then joined the team becoming an integral part of the organization telling her story and creating educational campaigns.  Laura joins us to chat about the differences between PMDD and PMS, her own journey with PMDD, as well as the amazing work of IAPMD.  If you want to hear more about IAPMD, visit their website where you can learn more about PMDD and PME as well the ways they support their community.  Visit IAPMD.org  And to see more about Laura and her interview as well as other Weekly Women, check out our blog at www.jubilance.com/blog

Today on the podcast we have Leslie Hope Holthoff, author of a new autobiography about her life as a teen mom and growing up.

The good news is, in America, teen pregnancy has steadily declined since the early nineties. The bad news is there are still girls raising children, and fifty percent of them won’t graduate from high school.

Leslie was a scared little girl, overwhelmed by shame and self-hatred, whose tools for understanding sex and knowing how to stop it simply didn’t exist. By the time she was staring at two pink lines on a pregnancy test when she was just fifteen, her life already felt like it belonged to someone else.

Not Mary Not Roe is Holthoff’s stereotype-shattering story that explores the nuances of social mores, family upbringing, and religion that can become unwitting contributors to teen pregnancy. Her narrative begs the question: If we don’t teach young people about sex, how can we force them to bear the consequences?

Ames Sheldon is an author who just came out with her new novel after working on it for forty years, Lemons in the Garden of Love.  The story is about her great aunt who helped to found the Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts and how she pushed the boundaries in women's rights.  

Sheldon comes from a background of Women's and Gender Studies as the lead author and associate editor of the ground-breaking Women’s History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States, which contains descriptions of collections of original primary source materials pertaining to the history of tens of thousands of women and women's organizations from the colonial period through the 1970s. In the process of working on this monumental 1,100-page reference book, Ames discovered her love for women’s history and for using primary sources for research.

If you want to learn more about Ames, check out our website, www.Jubilance.com/blog

Chemist and Public Health Expert Samantha Radford wants to change the way we learn about information.  As an expert in toxicology, she focused years of research into learning about how chemical exposures affect both unborn babies and children, as well as how toxicants and medications are passed through breastmilk.

She started her blog Evidence Based Mommy to educate other mothers on this toxicology focused background.  But not only does she talk about chemistry, she also goes into how she raises her four children.

And moms get anxious too, so her story goes further into finding therapy, and eventually trying out Jubilance for PMS.  We’re so happy to have her on the podcast, and if you want to learn more visit Jubilance.com/blog

Isabella Rittinger, founded Bleed the North, a youth led nonprofit organization committed to ending period poverty and stigma by providing menstrual products to people in need across Ontario and greater Canada. To learn more about Isabella, visit our website Jubilance.com/blog

Red Drop is the first feminine hygiene brand designed specifically to empower school age tweens. Research shows and parents know that during puberty, they need more than just a pad. RedDrop provides the products your tweens need and the support their parents can use, to grow strong women. Co-Founder Dana Roberts joins us on the podcast to discuss starting Red Drop while working in education and then realizing that menstruators needed education on their bodies, as well as products that weren't aimed at adult sizes. To learn more about Dana, visit our blog at www.Jubilance.com/blog

Annaliese Puccini fought for Arie's heart on The Bachelor and then returned twice to Mexico in Bachelor in Paradise.  And now she sits down with us to discuss The Bachelor, hanging out at Bachelor Mansion and the emotions that run wild there, publishing her new book she wrote over COVID, and life during these strange times.  To learn more about Annaliese and Jubilance, check out www.Jubilance.com/blog

Saskia Nelson started the practice of Dating Photography while thinking about the striking commercial imagery she saw while working in the TV world in London.  She realized that if she could create photographs of men and women with colorful backdrops and practicing interesting hobbies, she could help them attract more potential dates.  With Hey Saturday now all over the UK and in the USA, Saskia has changed the way people find their soul mate and helps people feel confident to go after what they want!

We chat with Saskia about how she started her business and what you should be doing in your dating photos.  If you want to learn more, head to our blog to see more about Saskia, www.Jubilance.com/blog

When the pandemic hit Chelsea Brown needed to think fast, how could she take a company that was primarily leading the way in women's travel to the Middle East, to transform into a digital company?

Chelsea is the founder and CEO of Millie, an organization that amplifies women’s voices, believing in the power of expanded perspective, connection and kindness to improve lives.

Chelsea is an equity activist and she started Millie to create jobs for women globally and to give voice to females who would otherwise not have a seat at the table.  She created the Millie Marketplace to develop products that make a difference, partnering with Afghan fashion brand Zarif to create the Ikat tote bag for Afghanistan relief and with Femme International to produce African print dresses to end period poverty.  She employs female artisans, many of whom are refugees and displaced persons around the world.  This special collection connects people through stories and expands perspective, but most importantly, it creates employment opportunities and economic empowerment for women living around the world.

We're so excited to have her on the podcast this week!

To learn more about Chelsea Brown, visit our blog at www.Jubilance.com/blog

What if you didn't know anything about your period and you thought the blood meant you were dying?  That's what Adesanya Oluwadamilola thought when she found out she first started menstruating.  Her horror soon turned to anxiety each month when she next reasoned that she must be pregnant even though she'd never been touched by a man, after a struggle battling an eating disorder, Oluwadamilola was able to finally find out the truth, that she was menstruating.  Oluwadamilola vowed in that moment to start helping other girls understand what was happening to them and since, she's helped 600,000 women as the Youth Alliance Ambassador to Nigeria.  Oluwadamilola talks about life in Nigeria and women's health on the podcast.

The founders of Viva La Menstruation, Heavenlei and Leslie sit down with us this week to chat all things period poverty, how they've raised funds and helped to push for period equity, and even their experience teaching Frat Bros where the clit is located.

On the podcast this week we have one of the most fashionable ladies, she’s an influencer in the Netherlands and specifically in tall fashion!  What is that?  Fashion to fit more inclusive sizes, specifically taller women.  Marlous de Wit-Williamson goes into living in Europe, finding influencing from her sister, and inspiring others and brands to create sizes for taller women.  To learn more about Marlous, head over to our blog at www.Jubilance.com/blog to read more and see other amazing women's stories.

Yashika Gowda sits down with us this week to talk about the taboos of periods in India and what she's doing to help make more women aware about menstruation.  This pageant winner, named Mrs. Maharashtra and a finalist for Mrs. India is making waves with her help fighting period poverty in India and paving the way for a brighter future.  To learn more about Yashika and Weekly Woman, visit www.Jubilance.com/blog

Cali O'Connor is a recovering corporate hustler.  She didn’t realize it, but she was addicted to hard work and the praise that came along with it. The praise fueled the self-induced stress spiral which ultimately led to a breaking point. Until this point she was distracted by her achievements within the company, but a day didn’t go by without wishing she was somewhere else. She couldn’t see herself continuing on this trajectory, she couldn’t see a position in this company where she’d be happy (despite 4 promotions in 3 years), she needed A BREAK.  So she left and pursued the ONLY thing she cared about. World travel. For 2.5 years.   For the first time in her life she felt like she was doing what she was supposed to be doing. She will never forget the feeling that overcame her from her window seat on her flight to Nairobi...  So she started The Travel Shifters to help others do the same, to leave the corporate world, or at least their desks behind, and take the road less traveled, a life of adventure and loving what you do!  We're talking to her about starting her company, her world travels, and living in Mexico.

Tara Moses started Empowering Our Women to raise awareness on the prevalence of gender base violence within St. Lucia, as well as, educate young women on the importance of sexual health.  We talk to her about starting her non profit and life on St Lucia.  To hear more about Tara and see more interviews with other amazing women, check out our series Weekly Woman or visit Jubilance.com/blog

We're talking to Carole Baskin who you might know from the Netflix documentary show, Tiger King, or her turn on Dancing With the Stars. We're talking to her about life, big cats, and being portrayed on camera.  This is an episode you don't want to miss.

To learn more about Carole or about the podcast, Weekly Woman, check out our blog Jubilance.com/blog

As three women sat on a roof, having lunch and sharing their first period stories, they realized something. That each of their stories were unique, yet totally relatable. They wanted to hear more. All 3.7 billion of them.

Firstperiodstories.com is a place where they share their unique stories, whether they be funny, cringe-worthy, or just plain awkward.

It’s a place for those experiencing their first period where they can go and not feel so alone. Because we all know you can be armed with tampons and pads, and still not be ready for your period.

This is a place for us to laugh, because how else are we supposed to deal with the once-a-month war in our uterus?

But mostly, they’ve created a community that supports each other, no matter what bloody mess we’re in. Because we’re all going through this together.  We’re so excited to have the girls from First Period Stories on the Podcast today to discuss their amazing blog and Newsletter!

Fizah Nadeem is not only a fashion icon, she is incredibly smart as an MBA candidate, and also an electrical engineer. We are talking to her about her life as an influencer, integrating her Pakistani heritage into fashion and womanhood.

Learn more about Fizah and all of our Weekly Woman at Jubilance.com/blog

Katie Rosauer is a woman of many hats. Not only is she applying to be a PA, but she also hosts a podcast with her best friend where she talks about applying to medical school. She is helping to provide free medical care with the fires happening in California with her free mobile medical clinic MedSpire Health. She is an influencer on Instagram talking about healthy lifestyle and inspiring us with her fabulous fashion.

Did you know that Live Pigeon Shooting was a part of the Olympics at one time?  There was also hot air ballooning!  We're back with an episode celebrating the Olympics with history of how the modern games came to be and a rebroadcast of our discussion with the incomparable Lina Taylor who qualified for the Olympics in 2 months!  Join us for an episode celebrating this extraordinary event!

Today we have a great line up for you, we’re chatting with the amazing Makaela Stallworth, who started The Dot Project, an organization Providing access to menstrual care through education and self-love advocacy one period at a time in Baltimore!  AND... All Summer Long we're debunking period myths, all those falsehoods that people think are true!  Tune in every week to hear more!

Bhargavi also know as “Barbie” discovered her love for fashion and makeup while attending Columbia University in New York, NY.  Since attaining her degree in 2000, she pursued her interest in beauty by furthering her training at the Artistry Beauty Institute (ABI).  Over the last 10+ years, Barbie has mastered the skills that place her at the top of her game in the profession of makeup and skincare & Hair Artistry.  She works with Artistry cosmetics, ranked one of the top five brands in the world.

Barbie is the Founder of Cinderella Bridez, which has been on Wedding Wire’s Brides Choice awards for the past 5 years. She is a celebrity makeup artist, and has worked in several prestigious fashion shows, editorial makeup, and bridal portrait photography. She has a large client base consisting of South Asian brides, and is responsible for catering to the top 3% wedding market share.  We're so excited to have her on the show today!

Lilly Vilchez had never watched MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT when her Best Friend urged her to sign up to find her future spouse.  In a whirlwind, Lilly auditioned and casting decided that she was a match for her now divorced husband, who lived in a bus, definitely not a match for this high powered real estate broker.  Lilly joins us to chat about her life now after the reality tv cameras left the scene, the real estate scene, and what she was up to in COVID times.

Learn more about Lilly and our other Weekly Women at www.Jubilance.com/blog

Kamila Tan is a Speaker, Advocate, Recovery Coach, & Professional Athlete.  Passionate about spreading mental health awareness, breaking down the stigma, and creating safe spaces for discussion, Kamila joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her eating disorder and recovery.  We talk about life during the pandemic and where she sees her future heading!

Becca Lantry holds an MA in Counseling and Education and an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from San Diego State University. She works with youth, young adults, and families around confidence, love, relationships, and empowerment. Becca has been taking Jubilance for the last few months and she is able to love herself more during those times of emotional PMS because of it.

Jubilance Founder, Kathy Cash joins me, her daughter, to discuss running a family business, life as a working mom, some crazy snake stories from Girl Scouts, & how to best deal with a dead plant.  This month we're celebrating Motherhood all month long, so I thought it only fitting to interview my mother first!

Dre Davis, TV actress best known for PRETTY LITTLE LIARS joins us on the Podcast this week to talk acting in COVID times, her period, PMS, and life in Los Angeles.  If you want to see more go to Jubilance.com/blog

Megan Soffer joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her position as the Digital and Content Marketing Director for True Dark, the pioneers of the Blue Light glasses, as well as her story of finding herself in Wellness.  You don't want to miss her story, and you might even find out how she turned her Huskies into doggie influencers!

This has been a year of Transitions, and no one knows better than Sam Barlow.  Training for the Olympics, practically since birth, she gave up her 2020 kayaking dreams when the pandemic hit.  She had to figure out what her life looked like after such a single-minded quest and found that she had other passions.  She talks about transitioning, making the most out of your time, and womanhood.

As three women sat on a roof, having lunch and sharing their first period stories, they realized something. That each of their stories were unique, yet totally relatable. They wanted to hear more. All 3.7 billion of them.

Firstperiodstories.com is a place where they share their unique stories, whether they be funny, cringe-worthy, or just plain awkward.

It's a place for those experiencing their first period where they can go and not feel so alone. Because we all know you can be armed with tampons and pads, and still not be ready for your period.

This is a place for us to laugh, because how else are we supposed to deal with the once-a-month war in our uterus?

But mostly, they've created a community that supports each other, no matter what bloody mess we're in. Because we're all going through this together.  We're so excited to have the girls from First Period Stories on the Podcast today to discuss their amazing blog and Newsletter!