Can an app help you understand your cycle and feel better each month?

In this episode of The Cycle, I talk with Michael Moses (Co-Founder and CEO) and Dr. Katherine Black (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer) of DotDays, a free women’s health app that gives personalized guidance on nutrition, mood, sleep, exercise, and period symptoms based on where you are in your cycle.

Dr. Black is an associate professor in Human Nutrition at the University of Otago in New Zealand, where her research looks at how nutrition and lifestyle affect women’s reproductive health. Michael previously led marketing for the ParticipACTION health and fitness app.

We get into:

• Why they built DotDays and the problem it solves for people struggling with cycle symptoms
• How the app uses AI to adjust recommendations to your body and your cycle phase
• The science behind the app and what the research says about lifestyle and period health
• How this app can help patients with endo and PMOS

Find DotDays:
📱 Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/app/phase-period-diet-tracker/id6739142373
🌐 Website: https://dotdayshealth.com/
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotdayshealth/
🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dotdayshealth

⭐ If this episode helped you, please share it with someone who’s navigating their cycle.

⚠️ Medical Disclaimer
This podcast shares personal experiences and informational resources. It is not medical advice. Endometriosis is a complex inflammatory disease with no known cure at this time. DotDays is a lifestyle and cycle-health app. Listeners should consult licensed healthcare professionals before making changes to treatment, diet, or medications.

Follow for clips and updates:
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecycle.endopodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecycleendopodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaBou

Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease.

📢 Subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more people and keep advocating for better endometriosis care.

Thank you to Feedspot for selecting us as one of the Top 29 Endometriosis Podcasts, Top 61 Medical Stories Podcasts, and Top 6 US Endometriosis Podcasts on the web.

In this episode, I sit down with Yvonne Rogalski, author of Hysterectomy: A Memoir, to talk about her decades-long fight with endometriosis and how she found her way through it with dark, disarming humor.

We get into:

• What it actually took for Yvonne to be believed, and to get access to treatment
• Why she chose to write about this chapter of her life with humor instead of just heartbreak
• What recovery looked like when it didn't go the way she expected
• An important note for anyone listening: hysterectomy does not cure endometriosis.

Find Yvonne:
📖 Hysterectomy: A Memoir — yvonnerogalski.com
📷 Instagram: @rogalski.yvonne
⭐ If this episode resonates, please leave Yvonne's book a review, it makes a huge difference for independent authors.

####

⚠️ Medical Disclaimer

This podcast shares personal experiences and informational resources. It is not medical advice. Endometriosis is a complex inflammatory disease with no known cure at this time. Listeners should consult licensed healthcare professionals before making changes to treatment, diet, or medications.

Sign up to be on the podcast and book list:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@melissabou?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Want to be on the show? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcastthecycle@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow for clips of the show or DM us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecycle.endopodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecycleendopodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@MelissaBou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease.

📢 Don’t forget to subscribe & leave a review! Your support helps us reach more people and keep advocating for better endometriosis care.

🎧 Episode Show Notes

When you live in a small town, getting care for endometriosis isn't just hard; it's exhausting in every sense of the word. Harlee and her mom, Sherry, know that reality better than most. With limited local doctors and almost no endo specialists nearby, they found themselves making a grueling 1.5-hour drive to the ER over and over again, just to be dismissed again and again. In this episode, Harlee and Sherry sit down together to talk about what it really looked like to fight for including Harlee's long, painful road to finally securing disability after multiple denials. Through it all, Harlee's spirit never broke, and her outlook will leave you both in tears and in awe.

⚠️ Medical Disclaimer

This podcast shares personal experiences and informational resources. It is not medical advice. Endometriosis is a complex inflammatory disease with no known cure at this time. Listeners should consult licensed healthcare professionals before making changes to treatment, diet, or medications.

Sign up to be on the podcast and book list:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@melissabou?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Want to be on the show? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcastthecycle@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Looking for help on your podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.inpostmedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow for clips of the show or DM us:

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecycle.endopodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecycleendopodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@MelissaBou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO much for your support and time.

📢 Don’t forget to subscribe & leave a review! Your support helps us reach more people and keep advocating for better endometriosis care.