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My Menstrual Cycle Journey; Contraceptive Pill, PCOS and Amenorrhea
My Cycle Journey... I was a late bloomer, I got my period just before my 16th birthday and at the time it meant I could FINALLY start shaving my legs (thanks dad). This same year I started taking hormonal contraception not knowing that this one decision would...
‘Behind the Business’ of Wellsome : Episode 62
Last week I held a very impromtu live Zoom chat with women from all over the world who gathered with me for over 2 hours to hear about how my business Wellsome was born and how it's got to where it is today. And I must say, it wasn't all smiles, laugher and joy the...
Tantra Embodiment (it’s not just about sex) with Nadine Lee : Episode 61
Craving to learn about tantra but also a little shy to explore? It’s a word that women collectively are becoming more and more attracted to, tantra. Not to mention, myself included. Since studying Ayurveda and learning about it’s relationship with yoga, tantra, the...
My Journey with Leaky Gut, How I Healed : Episode 50
Gut health, it's currently one of the most talked about health topics world wide so it's no wonder I get asked many questions about both gut health in general and my personal journey with Leaky Gut. To celebrate 50 episodes of the Well Woman Podcast I thought what...
4 Hacks to Exercising Through Your Menstrual Cycle
Ever guilt yourself into exercise and afterwards your body just feels blaaaah? What about when you get your period, do you keep exercising the same way you do every week or does it change when you’re menstruating? Me well I was lick clock work. That was until I get...
7 Supporting Tips on How I Came Off the Contraceptive Pill
One of the question I’m asked the most above any other is, “How can I stop taking the Pill?” How can I come off the pill safely, how can I support my body in coming of the pill…? Asking similar questions yourself, well this one’s for you darling! Almost 4 years ago...
Why Ayurveda is your Missing Health Element
Ahhhhhhh Ayyyyuuurrrr veda. Sounds kind of like a big sigh, “ahhhh” with a dash of darkveda. But infect this beautiful word unlocks many connections to self and what could just be a missing piece in our modern western health world. I was first exposed to Ayurveda back...
The 4 Phases of your Menstrual Cycle
It’s been a taboo topic and something that’s become a thing women find annoying, an inconvenience and damn straight uncomfortable and sometimes even painful. Truthfully, this is so far from what our cycles are designed to do, how they are designed to feel or how they...
13 Things Every Women Needs to Know About Her Period
The three topics that are most common to all health and human’s in the world: sex, periods and poo. We all poo, we all come from sex and if periods didn’t exist neither would we. But it’s scaring how little most women know about their periods, including me. I never...
Eating For Happy Hormones, all Month Long
Let’s get one thing straight here. Not many women are aware that their hormones continually change throughout their cycles. Sometimes, you’re confident and energised while other times, you can feel more introverted. Sometimes, you’re loving fresh salads and other...
I’m Jema Lee
A day time mermaid, full time human who lives in yoga tights who spends my days hanging out inside the Well Woman Academy. My mission? To guide women to discover their cycles, love their bodies and end patriarchal period tabooness.
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