Self-Improvement Atlas: The Personal Science Insights Podcast · Life Management Science Labs

Lyssandra Guerra: Tracking the Menstrual Cycle to Manage Stress | Self-Improvement Atlas #80

June 9, 2025·51 min·1 clip
PMS isn't normal—it's a sign of hormonal imbalance that can be corrected.
Nutrition consultant Lysandra Guerra discusses menstrual cycle tracking as stress management strategy. The episode covers PMS as a correctable hormonal imbalance rather than inevitable burden, hormone mechanics (estrogen, progesterone, serotonin), and practical cycle tracking for life planning. Crucially, it addresses cultural stigma surrounding menstruation and reframes the luteal phase as source of clarity and wisdom rather than dysfunction—a feminist health perspective grounded in science.

As heard by us

A clear, accessible conversation about menstrual cycles, PMS, stress, and gaps in female-body research.

Menstrual-cycle tracking becomes a doorway into stress management here, with PMS treated as useful body feedback rather than something women simply have to accept.

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Why you'd press play

You want a sharper lens on PMS: not as something to shrug off, but as a possible signal in how your cycle and stress are interacting.

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