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Mirror Talks

Mirror Talks

Written by: Mira
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Mirror Talk explores the stories of trailblazing women and how they sparked breakthrough in science, business, mental health, physical health, leadership, and more. Each episode features a key voice: founders, health experts, leaders, doctors, and creatives who have turned personal insight (and many times, self-doubt) into purposeful action toward a better world for women. Together, we explore what they’ve learned, what they wish more women knew, and how they got through moments of doubt and were able to reinvent themselves.2025-2026 Mirror Talks Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Self-Help Social Sciences Success
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  • Ep 7. “I Was My Own Guinea Pig” — Alisa Vitti on Creating Cycle Syncing® When No One Was Listening
    Apr 23 2026

    Our new guest is Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, hormone expert, best-selling author, and the founder of FLO Living, one of the first companies in the world to focus entirely on women's hormonal health.

    In her early 20s, doctors told Alisa that her PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) was incurable and that she might never have children naturally. Refusing to accept this, Alisa took her health into her own hands, scouring medical journals to become her own "guinea pig".

    In this episode, Alisa breaks down the science of the infradian rhythm (women’s second biological clock), shares the revolutionary results of her 2025 clinical study, and explains how to move away from "patriarchal" health rigidity toward a more intuitive, sovereign relationship with your body. Alisa pioneered the Cycle Syncing® Method to help women align their nutrition, fitness, and productivity with their unique biological rhythms.

    You’ll hear about:

    • Alisa self-diagnosed her condition (PCOS) using medical journals before the age of the internet.
    • How the infradian rhythm works: discover the 28-day biological clock that governs a woman’s metabolism, brain function, and immune response.
    • A breakdown of Alisa’s four-step sequence for endocrine support: blood sugar management, cortisol protection, gut and estrogen support.
    • The results of a 2025 clinical study showing that Alisa’s method reduced PMS symptoms by 86% for 92% of participants.
    • What “medical feminism” is: moving from "passive suffering" to proactive advocacy by treating your cycle as a fifth vital sign.
    • Alisa shares how hormonal imbalance affected her physical and emotional well-being, causing symptoms such as brain fog, insomnia, and depression.
    • The realization that the medical establishment often only offers synthetic birth control as a "solution" for complex hormonal issues.
    • Alisa announces her upcoming 2027 book focused on the latest research regarding ovarian health.

    This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

    Follow us on Instagram @mirafertility and visit miracare.com to learn more.

    If this episode resonated with you, follow Mirror Talks wherever you listen to podcasts — and share it with someone who needs to hear Sylvia’s story. You can also join Mira’s community for more stories, resources, and guidance on your hormone health journey.

    Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

    Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Ep 6. “Nobody Told Me I Was Going Into Menopause the Next Day” — Monica Molenaar on Hormone Therapy
    Mar 10 2026

    In this episode, Monica shares what surgical menopause really feels like — and what no one prepared her for. She talks openly about losing estrogen overnight, trying every form of hormone therapy available, and why so much fear around estrogen is based on outdated information.

    We discuss the lasting impact of the Women’s Health Initiative study, the black box warning that shaped a generation of doctors, and why only a small percentage of OB-GYNs are formally trained in menopause care. Monica explains why hormone therapy is not just about hot flashes — but about brain, bone, heart, skin, and long-term health.

    She also shares how her personal struggle led to building Alloy — a menopause telehealth platform connecting women to licensed OB-GYNs across the U.S., reducing years of suffering to days of access.

    You’ll hear about:

    • What happens to your body in surgical menopause — beyond hot flashes
    • Every form of estrogen Monica has tried: compounded creams, patches, pills, pellets, sprays, gels — and how each one worked for her
    • How to know if your hormone therapy dose is wrong — and when to switch
    • The difference between oral and transdermal estrogen — and the myths around safety
    • Vaginal estrogen: incontinence, UTIs, dryness, and why it’s often overlooked
    • Perimenopause symptoms to watch for — anxiety, sleep loss, heavy bleeding, weight gain
    • When birth control pills make sense in perimenopause — and when they don’t
    • The black box warning, what changed, and what women need to know now
    • Why progesterone, testosterone, and thyroid hormones also matter in midlife
    • How hormone therapy, strength training, sleep, and nutrition together support long-term health and quality of life in menopause

    This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

    Follow us on Instagram @mirafertility and visit miracare.com to learn more.

    If this episode resonated with you, follow Mirror Talks wherever you listen to podcasts — and share it with someone who needs to hear Sylvia’s story. You can also join Mira’s community for more stories, resources, and guidance on your hormone health journey.

    Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

    Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Ep 5. “We Are Swimming in the Sea of Misogyny”: Farideh, on breaking the silence about women’s bodies and medical gaslighting
    Dec 22 2025

    Farideh writes songs from things most music ignores: diagnoses, symptoms, and sentences women repeat to each other when they’re trying to make sense of their bodies. In this conversation, she explains how her songs are built — from lists of conditions, overheard phrases, and moments when something finally clicks.

    She talks about living with PCOS for years before it had a name, about motherhood as a shift into a fuller female experience, perimenopause as another stage of bodily change, and 12 Breakdowns of Christmas — her sketch series about mental load, burnout, and the emotional work behind the holidays.

    This episode is about turning what women live through into music — and trusting the body when it keeps asking to be heard.

    You’ll hear about:

    • How Farideh’s songs are built from diagnoses and real conversations
    • Early PCOS symptoms and medical dismissal
    • Turning The Female Body into music
    • You Are Such a Good Dad and invisible labor
    • Comment sections as shared spaces for women’s stories
    • Motherhood as an embodied shift
    • Perimenopause and ongoing hormonal change
    • 12 Breakdowns of Christmas and holiday mental load

    Follow Farideh on Instagram.

    This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

    Follow us on Instagram @mirafertility and visit miracare.com to learn more.

    If this episode resonated with you, follow Mirror Talks wherever you listen to podcasts — and share it with someone who needs to hear Sylvia’s story. You can also join Mira’s community for more stories, resources, and guidance on your hormone health journey.

    Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

    Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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