238 - Giulietta Durante - Fight the Patriarchy by Nourishing the Cyclical Needs of Our Hormones
“I'm a big believer that PMS holds a lot of wisdom, a lot of truth.” - Giulietta Durante
Having a uterus and ovaries isn’t for the faint of heart. Just when we’ve figured out how to successfully navigate (or at least tolerate) periods and possibly pregnancy, the body decides to school us once more. Welcome “the change.” The problem with hormone fluctuations isn’t that they happen; it’s that many who wish to align with the ebb and flow of menses, perimenopause, and menopause are met with disdain. Why? Because the patriarchy does not like “deviation.” Never mind that roughly half the world will experience an entire spectrum of estrogen-based biological processes.
Giulietta Durante, the nutritionist and women’s health expert behind Hormones In Harmony and one-half of the Femme Powered Podcast team, wants folks to get curious about how their menstrual cycle can help them access the most complete version of themself via hormone-healing nutrition. Before you tune out, Anne’s conversation with Giulietta truly is for all gender expressions. Listening to our bodies, whether we menstruate or not, is an act of resistance. Likewise, tuning into how others operate (or are forced to operate) under oppressive systems is vital to our joint liberation.
“When I did my degree, no one ever mentioned the importance of the menstrual cycle on nutrition!” Giulietta explains. “I'm untangling all the patriarchy that underlies my training, my thoughts, the way I approach my client work. Nutrition has a lot of that going on in it.” Of course, it does! Here’s the thing that the patriarchy doesn’t want you to know: your hormones (especially estrogen) aren’t agents of chaos. They’re merely informing us of when and where we need to take care and become aware. And that messaging interferes with the patriarchy’s love of the status quo.
Cutting through patriarchal static doesn’t get any easier as we age. Still…“We have to carry on talking about [perimenopause and menopause],” Giulietta insists. “We have to redefine what this life stage means.” She’s keeping her nutritional support simple and accessible. “There's this belief that eating [to] support your hormones and health is expensive…That's another classic patriarchal message, right? It's not actually complicated, and it doesn't cost that much money.”
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CWH226 - Olive Walton - Breaking Barriers to Strength, Mobility, and Body Love
CWH117 - Tristan Taormino - Creating Shame-Free Inclusive Spaces with Sex Out Loud
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Giulietta Durante is a Nutritionist & Women’s Health Expert based in London. She is a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and is registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). She works with clients all over the world via Zoom, Skype and WhatsApp video.
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