Voices by Viv

Reilly, Ava, and Kelly from the Viv team talk about mindful consumption and how to approach the holiday season with an imperfect environmentalist mindset.

Reilly and Katie (CEO and founder of Viv) answer ALL your questions about the Viv Cup. What is it? How do you get it in? HOW do you get it out?? What do I do with all the ~blood~? (Hint: It's way easier to use than you probably think)

Reilly sits down with Katie McKersie, hormone and gut health practitioner, to talk about her story with PCOS, and how she uses her experience to help women have a healthier relationship with their hormones and overall health.

Reilly chats with Gut and Hormone Nutritionist Kiara Orbe about building up resilience within our bodies to mitigate stressors, all of the toxins we are exposed to throughout our lives, and how we can use food. nutrients, vitamins and minerals to support our overall wellbeing.

CW: Eating Disorders 

Reilly sits down with Maddie Miles, Hormone Guru and Integrative Health Practitioner, to talk about her journey recovering from an eating disorder and discovering hormonal health. Maddie talks about using the hormonal cycle to empower and understand your own body, and common misconceptions around female hormones.

Riya Gopal is back on the pod to answer your questions about period horror stories, crazy dates, orgasms, and more! Part 2 coming soon!

Reilly sits down with Kara Roselle Smith, a Black and Indigenous menstruator, podcast host, and social media content creator to discuss the intersection of identities, using social media as a platform for activism and education, and falling in love with your period.

Reilly sits down with Dani Fusaro, physical therapist, chronic illness mindset and lifestyle coach, and disabled model to discuss how to navigate menstruation alongside complex health, and how typical period care products can be particularly harmful for someone who is chronically ill. They also dive into accessibility and visibility issues, and how important it is to find time for self care and passion projects.

Reilly is joined by two MassNOW activists, advocates, and organizers to talk about period legislation in Massachusetts, advocating for menstrual equity on the state and national level, period poverty and the importance of accessible menstrual products.

Reilly sits down with two non-menstruators to see how much they really know about periods- from tampons to cramps, to how much we bleed, in this episode we unpack it all.

Reilly sits down with Catherine Mak to talk about about the journeys that brought her to Viv and brought her to not having a period, while also touching on Viv's mission and what they have in store for the future.

Reilly sits down with Rachel Eng to talk about public health and the covid vaccine, different work environments, creating a popular food blog and how to support local businesses this year.

Reilly and Kelly Donohue unpack being a menstruator in the ballet world, as well as diving into our role as individuals and how to be a productive member of the sustainability movement.

(0:00-29:40) Ballet, body image, & period horror stories

(29:40-47:20) Sustainability & climate change

Reilly sits down with Viv Intern Larissa Loeser, a Boston College student living a college experience unlike she imagined it would be. They discuss her attempts at living a sustainable life on campus and how Covid-19 has affected life in college.

Reilly talks with Izzy Sarrafzadeh, Co-founder and COO of Viv, about birth control & its unknowns, her own sustainability journey through college, and what brought her to Viv.

Reilly sits down with Katie Diasti, founder and CEO of Viv for your V to talk all things Viv, taking on the period space, and being a young, female entrepreneur.

Reilly is joined by college student and Tik Tok icon Riya Gopal to talk about pretty much everything that came to mind: period stigmas, having kids, the harm of “trendy” activism, the myth of the model minority, and of course, period horror stories.

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Welcome to Voices by Viv!