10. Use Your Menstrual Cycle To Create a Life & Business You Love
To celebrate the milestone of reaching 10 episodes, I'm taking a break from the career strategy and entrepreneurship tips I've been bringing you, and instead, I'm sharing something special that profoundly changed my life a few years ago. It transformed how I think about my body, and it taught me how to work in harmony with it, instead of against it.
Okay, this episode is actually going to include a ton of career strategy and entrepreneurship tips. But it's also here to provide so much more through my account of the amazing book In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa Vitti.
Tune in this week to discover how understanding my cycle and my biological rhythm has transformed my relationships, my growth as a person, and the way I've built my business. This isn't about completely overhauling your life or following strict rules. Instead, I give you a new perspective and share the perfect resource to help you see how to live more in harmony with your body and make choices that align with your body's natural rhythms.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
How to better understand and work with your cyclical nature, rather than against it.
Why you don't need to overhaul your schedule to start working with your menstrual cycle.
The 4 phases in your menstrual cycle and how they affect your brain and body.
How cycle syncing can help you optimize your productivity and well-being.
Why rest is a crucial part of your productivity.
The support out there if you don't have a consistent menstrual cycle.
What you need to know about your natural rhythms and cycle syncing as you move away from corporate and start building your business.
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In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa Vitti
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Full Episode Transcript:
I used to feel guilty about needing downtime, seeing it as a sign of weakness or a lack of commitment to my goals, but here’s what I’ve learned. Rest isn’t the opposite of productivity. It’s an essential part of it. When we allow ourselves proper rest and recovery, we come back to our work with renewed energy, clarity, and creativity. We’re able to solve problems more effectively, make better decisions, and approach our goals with a fresh perspective.
Welcome to How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. It’s a podcast that helps working moms just like you, optimize your time, manage your mind, and start a business that helps you create more freedom, flexibility, and, yes, fun. I’m business and mindset coach Jenna Rykiel. And I offer practical tips to help you ditch the nine-to-five. I have been exactly where you are, and I know what it takes to make the transition without trading one form of burnout for another. So, let’s get started.
Welcome back to How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. I’m your host, Jenna Rykiel and we have reached a milestone, our 10th episode. I’m so grateful for each of you who have joined me on this journey so far, and especially to those that have shared their feedback either directly with me or by leaving a rating or review, it’s incredibly encouraging.
And today I want to do something a little different. Instead of our usual career strategies and entrepreneurship tips, I want to share with you a book that profoundly changed my life several years ago. This book transformed the way I think about my body and taught me how to work with it instead of against it, which has made a huge impact on how I approach my work and life. And while this episode is a little bit different than the others, I promise that it actually is going to include a ton of career strategies and entrepreneurship tips, but it’s also going to provide so much more than that.
Okay, so the book is called In The Flo: Unlock your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize your Life by Alisa Vitti. And I know what you might be thinking, a book about hormones. How does that relate to my career or life goals? And I want you to trust me. I had the same thought at first. I stumbled upon Alisa’s work because she was an expert guest in a coaching program I was in.
And I almost missed the presentation because it didn’t really sound all that interesting to me. But the insights I gained from her, and this book have been invaluable, not just in managing my health, but in approaching my relationships, my personal growth and building my business. I’m not suggesting this as a one size fits all solution, but rather sharing some powerful ideas that really have helped me.
And whether you’re still in your corporate job or in the midst of that career transition or full-fledged building your own business, I believe there are nuggets of wisdom here that can help you live more in harmony with your body and as a result, approach your goals with more energy and clarity. Today’s episode isn’t about completely overhauling your life or following a strict set of rules. It’s about gaining a new perspective that I know will help you understand yourself a little bit better and make choices that align more closely with your body’s natural rhythms.
The first point I want to address is, how you can better understand and work with your cyclical nature rather than against it as you take on the big task of starting and running your own business. One of the most eye opening concepts I learned from In The Flo was the idea that as women we operate on a cyclical pattern rather than the linear 24 hour cycle that our society often expects us to follow. For years, I pushed myself to maintain the same level of productivity every single day, I’d get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t keep up and I’d wonder why I felt so energetic and creative some days and so foggy and tired on others and I’m sure that sounds familiar.
So, what I learned is that these fluctuations are not just normal, they’re a natural pattern of our monthly cycle. Our hormones ebb and flow throughout the month, influencing our energy levels, mood, creativity, and even our ability to focus on different types of tasks. Now, I’m not saying we should structure our entire lives around our cycles, that’s often not practical in the real world. But having this awareness has been incredibly liberating for me. It’s helped me be more compassionate with myself and make small adjustments that have had a big impact on my overall wellbeing and productivity.
For example, I’ve noticed that I tend to have more creative energy in the first half of my cycle. So, when possible, I try to schedule brainstorming sessions or work on new project ideas during this time. In the second half of my cycle, I often feel more detail oriented. So, I might focus on tasks that require careful analysis or planning. The key here isn’t to completely overhaul your schedule, but really to start paying attention to your own patterns. And you might be surprised at what you discover about your own rhythms and how you can work with them instead of against them.
A quick anatomy, science, sex, education, whatever you want to call it, a lesson that somehow our education system skipped for all those years, and we didn’t find out about it until our mid-30s. I’m only a little bitter as you can tell. So, when I talk about cycles, there are actually four phases in a given 28 day cycle which are number one, the follicular phase, number two, the ovulatory phase, three, the luteal phase and four, the menstrual phase.
We’re all pretty familiar with the ovulatory phase and menstrual phase at this point, I’m sure, especially if you gave birth to a human. And even if you’re a mom who didn’t physically give birth to a human, you probably had to take it upon yourself to learn about at least two of these phases no matter what your journey to motherhood entailed. Because I know it’s different for everyone and not as easy as the adults in our life make it seem when we’re in high school. So, understanding these can help you optimize your productivity and wellbeing.
Vitti introduces the idea of cycle syncing, which involves aligning our work, nutrition, exercise and even social activities with the four phases of our menstrual cycle. This episode is just going to scratch the surface of all these concepts and tie it into your career and business building, but there’s so much more. I highly, highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book. I’ve gifted it countless times to so many women in my life because it’s just so important for all of us to know how this all works. So, check out the links in the show notes, get the book, follow her on social media, all the things.
Okay, so continuing with that science lesson. The menstrual phase, which is the one we all know and love, happens on the first day of your cycle and goes for about six days on average, it can be more or less. So, there’s also really great tools and apps that help you track your cycle, just like there are to track ovulation when you’re trying to make a baby, so, check some of those out. I’ll link the one that Alisa created, but there are so many out there.
And I believe wearable technology even tracks it at this point. So maybe I’ll link the Garmin watch I wear. But I do know there are issues out there with health data privacy, so use them at your own risk. I’m not an expert on data security, just someone using technology to be more aligned with my body. So please do your own research on what you’re comfortable with, with these apps.
So, the menstrual phase is known as your inner winter, hormone levels drop, which can lower your energy, but heighten your intuition. So, this phase is ideal for reflection and evaluation, setting intentions, resting and self-care, of course, and really big picture thinking. It’s so, so important to honor this phase and I know that it’s not something I was doing for my entire adult life. It’s a time to slow down, reflect and really listen to your intuition about your life direction and your work.
So, if you’re like me, you try not to skip a beat during your period. You fight through it and get frustrated at yourself when it’s harder to wake up, when the alarm clock goes off or you’re quick to snap when someone in the household isn’t following directions. So, if you’re like me, you try to maintain the status quo and judge yourself when your body doesn’t agree, but our bodies weren’t made to function that way. And in our hustle culture, rest often gets a bad rap. We’re told to sleep when we’re dead, or that rest is for the week. But what I’ve come to understand is that rest isn’t just important, it’s absolutely crucial for our success and wellbeing.
I used to feel guilty about needing downtime, seeing it as a sign of weakness or a lack of commitment to my goals, but here’s what I’ve learned. Rest isn’t the opposite of productivity. It’s an essential part of it. When we allow ourselves proper rest and recovery, we come back to our work with renewed energy, clarity, and creativity. We’re able to solve problems more effectively, make better decisions, and approach our goals with a fresh perspective.
The drop in hormones during the menstrual phase can lower your energy, but it also tends to increase introspection and intuition. This makes it an excellent time for reflection, evaluation and connection with your inner wisdom. So, what exactly does this look like? It looks like using this time for activities that really tap into that introspection, so things like reviewing your career progress, evaluating work-life balance, or even reflecting on your parenting approach.
We also want to tie in strategic planning. So, your heightened intuition makes this a good time for big picture thinking. So, you want to consider your long term career goals and family plans, spend some time listening to previous episodes, especially episode one, three and six, which offer some big picture topics for you to reflect on when considering what a future business might look like. It’s also a time for something like mindful parenting, practicing more mindful, low key activities with your children. This could be quiet reading time, gentle crafts or simply having thoughtful conversations.
I know I’ve mentioned Jenna Hermans on this podcast before, she wrote the book Chaos to Calm. And in that book she talks about how open she is with her kids about her cycle so that they know why she wants more alone time or why her fuse may be a little shorter that week. Her kids are old enough to understand of course. But I think it’s an important concept for all of us to consider, letting the people in our lives know what to expect and look out for so, it’s not confusing when we don’t want to run around or jump in the pool with the kiddos and really prefer to read a book or watch a movie with them.
Or honestly, just if we need some space and downtime to ourselves, which leads to the next thing that’s really important to prioritize during this phase and that’s self-care and rest. Rest and self-care is of utmost importance during this phase. This might mean saying no to non-essential commitments, delegating tasks to others or taking a mental health day if possible. If you’re a napper, prioritize naps during these days. Allow yourself to sleep in a little bit if possible. Don’t push yourself to keep up with your normal exercise routine. This is the week to take it easy, maybe doing light yoga or stretching if anything.
For me, implementing regular rest periods has actually increased my overall productivity and definitely improved my quality of life. I’m less stressed, more creative, and generally happier. And interestingly, I’ve found that some of my best ideas come during or right after those periods of rest. So, I encourage you to reframe how you think about rest. It’s not a luxury or a sign of weakness. It’s a crucial component of your success strategy. Experiment with building more intentional rest into your routine and see how it affects your energy, your mood and your productivity.
This phase is such a wonderful phase to take advantage of in this season of life, because this is a great time to tune into intuition for decision making around your career. Your inner wisdom is often clearer during this phase, so take advantage of it. And I want you to write down some questions to ask yourself and journal on. And I’m going to go through those questions now and if now is not the best time, which I assume it’s not for 99.9% of those listening.
You can always find the transcript on the website and in the show notes. So, all you have to do is go to jenna.coach/10, since this is episode 10. And you can do that for every episode if you are more of a visual person or if you want to take some of the transcript questions or notes.
Okay, here are some of the top questions that I think are really powerful to reflect on during this phase. I want you to reflect on how well you’re balancing your life and family. What adjustments might improve that balance. Ask yourself, what do I envision for myself and my family in the next year, five years, ten years? Am I truly fulfilled in my current career path, if not, what changes do I need to make? What are my long term career goals and am I taking steps towards them? Am I spending my time and energy on things that truly matter to me? That’s such a good question.
How connected do I feel to my children right now? Are there areas where I’d like to improve our relationship? Am I modeling the values and behaviors I want my children to adopt? How can I better support my partner in our shared parenting responsibilities? What personal goals have I been putting off? What’s holding me back from pursuing them? What negative self-talk patterns do I need to address? What habits or patterns do I need to break or establish to move closer to my ideal life? And what are my unique strengths as a mother and professional, how can I leverage these more?
Remember to approach these questions with self-compassion and without judgment. The menstrual phase is a time for gentle introspection, not harsh self-criticism. These reflections can provide valuable insights that will guide decision making and personal growth in the coming cycle. And again, if you heard those questions and were like, “Oh my goodness, let me pause so I can write all these down. There’s no way I’ll remember them.” No need to fret. Every episode is transcribed by my wonderful production team. So, all you have to do is type in jenna.coach/10. Remember, your period is now your superpower.
Next is the follicular phase, which was completely new to me when I first read this book. And it happens for the next week or two weeks of your cycle. This is described as your inner spring. And during this phase, estrogen starts to rise, it boosts your energy and creativity. And it’s an excellent time for starting new projects, brainstorming and idea generation, learning new skills and strategic planning.
I love thinking of these phases as the seasons, because just like when winter turns to spring in nature, it’s like a new birth that happens, and I feel like that’s what this phase is all about. The follicular phase’s increased estrogen levels enhance your ability to think creatively and take on new challenges. You’re more receptive to new ideas and more willing to step out of your comfort zone, so you want to think about things like career planning.
This is an ideal time to actually start creating the business plan, mapping out some of the finer details, exactly how you’re going to bring value into the world and how to monetize that value. Your rising estrogen boosts creativity and optimism, which makes it perfect for that strategic planning. Take some of the notes from reflection during the last phase and create an outline for the steps you need to take over the next few months. Capitalize on creativity and optimism. This is also a great phase to learn new skills, so you’ll want to take advantage of that increased ability to absorb new information.
This is when you want to sign up and start those online courses that you’ve been considering, whether it’s related to your current job or the business you want to create. And be careful because sometimes what we do is we sign up for everything when we’re in this phase and then it doesn’t start until one of the other phases where we need to be more resting. So be sure that you plan ahead and you’re actually taking the course or watching the YouTube video during this phase, not always looping it into another one.
This is also a really good phase for home organization. So, channeling that creative energy into reorganizing your home office or family spaces. You might come up with innovative storage solutions or a new family chore system that works better for everyone. This also means that you shouldn’t beat yourself up for the pile of hand-me-downs that need to be sorted during your menstrual phase. Save that for your follicular phase and schedule it in your calendar so you don’t forget.
This is also a great time to plan for fun and adventurous activities with your kids. So, your increased energy and enthusiasm will make you more likely to enjoy things like hiking, bike riding or trying a new sport together. And while this phase is not necessarily prime for networking, what it is good for is reaching out to old colleagues or making new professional connections, maybe on a one-on-one basis, or even just sending an email or text. So, your naturally optimistic state during this phase can help you make great first impressions and help you to actually send the message, but in the next phase is really when we want to capitalize on networking.
And that next phase is the ovulatory phase and it’s approximately day 14 to 21 of your cycle. And this is your inner summer. Estrogen peaks and testosterone rises, making me feel really confident and charismatic. So, it’s ideal for networking and social events, public speaking or important presentations, especially, maybe client presentations and collaborative projects.
The combination of peak estrogen and testosterone levels during this phase enhances your communication skills, confidence and social energy. So, you’re more likely to express yourself clearly and persuasively during this time. That means it’s a perfect time to schedule crucial work presentations or client meetings. Your peak in confidence and verbal acuity will help you communicate your ideas effectively.
And for folks who are listening, who might be staying in corporate for a little longer, make sure that any job interviews or negotiation conversations are happening during this phase. Whether it’s asking for a raise or discussing flexible work arrangements, your natural confidence during this phase will serve you well. And I know a lot of the times those things are out of your control, but now that you know, you can at least make an effort if there are multiple timeframes given to you.
This is also a great time for big family discussions, so you want to use this time to have important family conversations, like discussing school choices or setting family goals. If you have a partner, this is a great time to communicate with them about shared responsibilities or how they can support you in your business venture, whether that be physically or emotionally. Your enhanced communication skills will help you express your thoughts clearly and listen effectively to everyone in your family.
Like I said, this is also the perfect phase for all those social events. Host a neighborhood gathering or attend school events. In episode seven, I talked about the transformative power of networking. And networking only works if you’re feeling charismatic going into that event. So as much as possible, load up your schedule during these two to three weeks with networking events. Your increased social energy will help you connect with other parents and build the support you’re looking for.
And yes, like I said, I know it’s impossible to work entirely around your cycles within our work. Sometimes a sales call or a client proposal meeting is scheduled during our menstrual cycle, and we aren’t able to push those, but we can prepare differently for them, knowing that we’ll be lacking some energy. And we can take care of ourselves better after the meeting, knowing that it will absolutely drain us more than normal.
When we know why we’re showing up differently we can be compassionate rather than critical. But there are events we can be intentional about scheduling that align with our cycle and the phases within our cycle, especially networking and social events. Try to maximize these during the ovulatory phase and minimize them during the menstrual phase.
Okay, lastly, we have the luteal phase, another that was completely foreign to me when I read the book and it’s approximately days 22 to 28 of your cycle and this is your inner autumn. Progesterone rises, making you more detail oriented and it’s perfect for detailed work and analysis, editing and refining projects, organizational tasks, completing those last minute things on ongoing projects.
So, during this phase, there’s an increase in your attention to detail and critical thinking skills. So, you’re more likely to notice and address small details that you might overlook at other times. So, you want to make sure in this phase to plan out your detail oriented work, so focusing on tasks that require attention to detail like financial planning, editing reports or reviewing contracts. This is a great phase, if you listened to episode nine, to go back and do some of that financial planning that I recommend in episode nine during your luteal phase.
This is also a great phase for tackling home tasks like meal planning for the month or creating a family budget or organizing endless digital photos, things like that. Like I said before, it’s also great for tying up loose ends on projects so using this time to wrap up or review ongoing projects that you have at work or at home, and making sure that nothing is falling through the cracks.
I also want to plug self-care planning in this phase because after the luteal phase is the menstrual phase. And since the luteal phase is all about being detail oriented, it’s a great time to plan your self-care routines for the upcoming phase. This might include meal prepping, scheduling downtime or arranging childcare for some personal time. It will help the next phase for you to be able to prioritize self-care and rest.
The last thing I want to mention about activities to take advantage of in this phase is, if you need to provide feedback to team members or have a constructive conversation with your children about behavior or performance. This is a great phase to do it because increased attention to detail can help you communicate specifics effectively. When we think about these different phases as areas of opportunity in our life and business, it changes how we look at our body.
We are not broken, and we aren’t at a disadvantage because of how our body operates, in fact, our bodies are amazing. We have just been working against them instead of tapping into their superpower. Another important point here is the importance of listening to our bodies. So, in our busy lives, it’s so easy to ignore what our bodies are telling us. We push through fatigue, dismiss aches and pains, and often prioritize everything else over our own wellbeing, but our bodies are incredibly wise. They are constantly sending us signals about what they need, whether that’s rest, nutrients, movement, stress relief.
The trick is learning to listen and respond to these signals rather than pushing through it and this doesn’t mean indulging every whim or craving. It’s about tuning in and really paying attention to how different foods, activities, lifestyle choices and different times of your cycle, how they all make you feel. It’s about recognizing patterns and making informed choices based on what you observe, working with your body instead of against it.
I’m sure we’ve all had the experience where we go to an event and feel super blah, or we sit down to work on something, maybe our new business idea and we just don’t feel like doing it or can’t get past thinking this is just a dumb idea. We immediately jump to it, meaning something negative about us and how capable or motivated we are to actually take action instead of taking a closer look at our cycles and understanding that we may have scheduled too much or too many activities that don’t align with how we feel in that phase.
Sleep is also so important in this equation, and when considering our cycles more generally. When I started paying attention to my sleep patterns and recognizing that I needed more sleep during my menstrual phase, I realized that when I didn’t get enough sleep, it affected not just my energy levels, but also my decision making abilities and even my emotional resilience.
So now I prioritize getting enough sleep and what enough is during each phase because it changes even if it means saying no to late night work sessions, social events, or the beloved routine that I have of watching Orioles games almost every evening during baseball season. Well, sometimes I choose to watch those in bed, which my husband does not like as he’d prefer not having the TV on right before bed, but I mostly win that argument.
But again, this isn’t about following a rigid set of rules. It’s about developing a dialog with your body and making choices that support your overall wellbeing. And let me tell you, when you start honoring what your body is telling you, it can have a ripple effect on every area of your life, especially your career and your ability to pursue your goals. Which leads me to another point that I really need to address in this episode which is, I want to talk about productivity.
Like many of us, I used to believe that being productive meant pushing myself to do as much as possible all the time. I equated productivity with constant output, but what I’ve come to realize is that true productivity isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters when it matters most. It’s about working smarter, not just harder. Understanding my body’s natural rhythms has allowed me to approach productivity in a whole new way. Instead of fighting against my energy fluctuations, I’ve learned to work with them, and this doesn’t mean I slack off when my energy is low, rather, I try to align my tasks with those energy levels.
Like I discussed earlier, when I’m feeling highly focused and analytical during my luteal phase, I might tackle complex problems or detailed planning work. When I’m feeling more creative and big picture oriented during the follicular phase I might work on visioning for the business or brainstorming new ideas. And this approach has not only made me more effective in my work, but it’s also reduced my stress levels and helped me to actually enjoy my work more. I’m no longer constantly pushing against the grain, trying to force myself to be ’on all the time’.
One of my favorite quotes from a website that I love so, so much and definitely recommend checking out all the merchandise is selfcareisforeveryone.com, which as always I’ll link in the show notes. But the quote is, ‘your worth is not measured by your productivity’. I just love that quote and want all listeners to really embody it because our society and especially corporate culture has trained us to believe and act otherwise. And if we’re going to build businesses that don’t trade one form of burnout for another, we need to adopt this belief that our worth is not measured by our productivity.
The final insight I want to highlight because I’ve only briefly mentioned it before is about embracing our unique strengths as women. For a long time, I tried to fit myself into a traditionally masculine model of success, the 24 hour cycle that has me always pushing, always driving, ignoring my body’s signals in pursuit of my goals. But what I’ve come to appreciate is that our cyclical nature as women isn’t a weakness to be overcome, it’s a strength to be harnessed.
Our hormonal fluctuations throughout the month bring different strengths to the forefront at different times. By understanding and working with these natural fluctuations, we can tap into a wider range of strengths and abilities. We’re not limited to a single mode of operating. We have access to a whole spectrum of skills and perspectives throughout our cycle, we just need to know how to tap into them. This understanding has allowed me to approach my work and life with more flexibility and self-compassion.
So instead of trying to force myself into a one size fits all approach to productivity and success, I’ve learned to take notes and embrace my changing energies and to lean into whatever strength is most present at any given time.
Okay, so as a recap, we’ve talked about how you can better understand and work with your cyclical nature rather than against it as you take on the big task of starting your own business. We talked about listening to your body and honoring its needs. We also talked about reframing your relationship with productivity and recognizing the importance of rest and recovery as well as how the unique characteristics of our bodies is actually a superpower rather than something that holds us back.
I encourage you to start paying more attention to your own patterns and rhythms. Notice how your energy, mood and focus change throughout the month. Experiment with aligning your tasks and self-care practices with these natural fluctuations. Mark your calendar, and if you feel comfortable, utilize an app so you can easily know what phase you’ll be in at different points in the month and year. If you don’t necessarily feel comfortable using an app because of data privacy, you can always mark your calendar during your next period and then take a guess on the timeline of each of the next phases based on the ranges I’ve mentioned.
Again, visit jenna.coach/10 to check the transcript to see exactly when those times for each phase are. For me, it was helpful to actually put all day events in my Google Calendar with labels on what phase I’d be in during certain weeks. Now, this is all a moot point while I am pregnant because my body is going through its own hormone Olympics each week it seems, so I’m not able to apply most of this stuff to my schedule now. But I do still try to listen to my body and take the hormone information I do know during pregnancy and apply it.
But pre pregnancy and once my normal cycles return post baby what I’ll do is schedule my phases in my Google Calendar. That way when I’m looking for things like networking events to attend, especially in-person ones, I’ll be able to clearly see what phase I’ll be in during different times of the month. So again, I’ll try to avoid scheduling those social events during the menstrual phase and aim to find ones that fall within my ovulatory phase.
This also applies to non-work related events. So, if I want to plan a girl’s night out, I’ll look at my calendar and aim to plan it during my ovulation phase. Because what can sometimes happen and I know I talked about this briefly before, is the trap of having these conversations when we’re feeling energized, in our ovulation phase, but booking it to happen during our menstrual phase. And then the day gets here and I’m dreading going out for a fun night with my besties.
So, you want to have a system of visually reminding yourself, which I suggest is your calendar, and it’s a system to remind yourself when you go to plan things. And again, I’m not suggesting you approach these as rigid rules, it’s impossible, but awareness and applying these concepts when you can, absolutely will help you to work and feel better. And most importantly, be patient and compassionate with yourself as you explore these ideas. It takes time to understand and work with your unique patterns. And if you don’t have a regular cycle, which I know is so, so many women, I highly recommend picking up the book to learn more about why.
And I want you to know, there’s so much support out there beyond your gynecologist as people that help women with their hormones. Alisa’s book is just a great place to start.
Next week, we’re going to talk about one of the biggest obstacles that I see with clients, which is the belief that they need to learn more in order to pursue their goals. I see education used as a tool for procrastination all the time and definitely have my own examples of it. So, I want you to keep tuning into this podcast as we continue to explore strategies for creating a life and business you love. Remember, we’re building momentum together, one step at a time. I’ll see you next Wednesday.
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. If you want to learn more about how I can help you stop making excuses and start making moves, head on over to www.jenna.coach. I’ll see you next week.
Welcome to How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. It’s a podcast that helps working moms just like you, optimize your time, manage your mind, and start a business that helps you create more freedom, flexibility, and, yes, fun. I’m business and mindset coach Jenna Rykiel. And I offer practical tips to help you ditch the nine-to-five. I have been exactly where you are, and I know what it takes to make the transition without trading one form of burnout for another. So, let’s get started.
Welcome back to How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. I’m your host, Jenna Rykiel and we have reached a milestone, our 10th episode. I’m so grateful for each of you who have joined me on this journey so far, and especially to those that have shared their feedback either directly with me or by leaving a rating or review, it’s incredibly encouraging.
And today I want to do something a little different. Instead of our usual career strategies and entrepreneurship tips, I want to share with you a book that profoundly changed my life several years ago. This book transformed the way I think about my body and taught me how to work with it instead of against it, which has made a huge impact on how I approach my work and life. And while this episode is a little bit different than the others, I promise that it actually is going to include a ton of career strategies and entrepreneurship tips, but it’s also going to provide so much more than that.
Okay, so the book is called In The Flo: Unlock your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize your Life by Alisa Vitti. And I know what you might be thinking, a book about hormones. How does that relate to my career or life goals? And I want you to trust me. I had the same thought at first. I stumbled upon Alisa’s work because she was an expert guest in a coaching program I was in.
And I almost missed the presentation because it didn’t really sound all that interesting to me. But the insights I gained from her, and this book have been invaluable, not just in managing my health, but in approaching my relationships, my personal growth and building my business. I’m not suggesting this as a one size fits all solution, but rather sharing some powerful ideas that really have helped me.
And whether you’re still in your corporate job or in the midst of that career transition or full-fledged building your own business, I believe there are nuggets of wisdom here that can help you live more in harmony with your body and as a result, approach your goals with more energy and clarity. Today’s episode isn’t about completely overhauling your life or following a strict set of rules. It’s about gaining a new perspective that I know will help you understand yourself a little bit better and make choices that align more closely with your body’s natural rhythms.
The first point I want to address is, how you can better understand and work with your cyclical nature rather than against it as you take on the big task of starting and running your own business. One of the most eye opening concepts I learned from In The Flo was the idea that as women we operate on a cyclical pattern rather than the linear 24 hour cycle that our society often expects us to follow. For years, I pushed myself to maintain the same level of productivity every single day, I’d get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t keep up and I’d wonder why I felt so energetic and creative some days and so foggy and tired on others and I’m sure that sounds familiar.
So, what I learned is that these fluctuations are not just normal, they’re a natural pattern of our monthly cycle. Our hormones ebb and flow throughout the month, influencing our energy levels, mood, creativity, and even our ability to focus on different types of tasks. Now, I’m not saying we should structure our entire lives around our cycles, that’s often not practical in the real world. But having this awareness has been incredibly liberating for me. It’s helped me be more compassionate with myself and make small adjustments that have had a big impact on my overall wellbeing and productivity.
For example, I’ve noticed that I tend to have more creative energy in the first half of my cycle. So, when possible, I try to schedule brainstorming sessions or work on new project ideas during this time. In the second half of my cycle, I often feel more detail oriented. So, I might focus on tasks that require careful analysis or planning. The key here isn’t to completely overhaul your schedule, but really to start paying attention to your own patterns. And you might be surprised at what you discover about your own rhythms and how you can work with them instead of against them.
A quick anatomy, science, sex, education, whatever you want to call it, a lesson that somehow our education system skipped for all those years, and we didn’t find out about it until our mid-30s. I’m only a little bitter as you can tell. So, when I talk about cycles, there are actually four phases in a given 28 day cycle which are number one, the follicular phase, number two, the ovulatory phase, three, the luteal phase and four, the menstrual phase.
We’re all pretty familiar with the ovulatory phase and menstrual phase at this point, I’m sure, especially if you gave birth to a human. And even if you’re a mom who didn’t physically give birth to a human, you probably had to take it upon yourself to learn about at least two of these phases no matter what your journey to motherhood entailed. Because I know it’s different for everyone and not as easy as the adults in our life make it seem when we’re in high school. So, understanding these can help you optimize your productivity and wellbeing.
Vitti introduces the idea of cycle syncing, which involves aligning our work, nutrition, exercise and even social activities with the four phases of our menstrual cycle. This episode is just going to scratch the surface of all these concepts and tie it into your career and business building, but there’s so much more. I highly, highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book. I’ve gifted it countless times to so many women in my life because it’s just so important for all of us to know how this all works. So, check out the links in the show notes, get the book, follow her on social media, all the things.
Okay, so continuing with that science lesson. The menstrual phase, which is the one we all know and love, happens on the first day of your cycle and goes for about six days on average, it can be more or less. So, there’s also really great tools and apps that help you track your cycle, just like there are to track ovulation when you’re trying to make a baby, so, check some of those out. I’ll link the one that Alisa created, but there are so many out there.
And I believe wearable technology even tracks it at this point. So maybe I’ll link the Garmin watch I wear. But I do know there are issues out there with health data privacy, so use them at your own risk. I’m not an expert on data security, just someone using technology to be more aligned with my body. So please do your own research on what you’re comfortable with, with these apps.
So, the menstrual phase is known as your inner winter, hormone levels drop, which can lower your energy, but heighten your intuition. So, this phase is ideal for reflection and evaluation, setting intentions, resting and self-care, of course, and really big picture thinking. It’s so, so important to honor this phase and I know that it’s not something I was doing for my entire adult life. It’s a time to slow down, reflect and really listen to your intuition about your life direction and your work.
So, if you’re like me, you try not to skip a beat during your period. You fight through it and get frustrated at yourself when it’s harder to wake up, when the alarm clock goes off or you’re quick to snap when someone in the household isn’t following directions. So, if you’re like me, you try to maintain the status quo and judge yourself when your body doesn’t agree, but our bodies weren’t made to function that way. And in our hustle culture, rest often gets a bad rap. We’re told to sleep when we’re dead, or that rest is for the week. But what I’ve come to understand is that rest isn’t just important, it’s absolutely crucial for our success and wellbeing.
I used to feel guilty about needing downtime, seeing it as a sign of weakness or a lack of commitment to my goals, but here’s what I’ve learned. Rest isn’t the opposite of productivity. It’s an essential part of it. When we allow ourselves proper rest and recovery, we come back to our work with renewed energy, clarity, and creativity. We’re able to solve problems more effectively, make better decisions, and approach our goals with a fresh perspective.
The drop in hormones during the menstrual phase can lower your energy, but it also tends to increase introspection and intuition. This makes it an excellent time for reflection, evaluation and connection with your inner wisdom. So, what exactly does this look like? It looks like using this time for activities that really tap into that introspection, so things like reviewing your career progress, evaluating work-life balance, or even reflecting on your parenting approach.
We also want to tie in strategic planning. So, your heightened intuition makes this a good time for big picture thinking. So, you want to consider your long term career goals and family plans, spend some time listening to previous episodes, especially episode one, three and six, which offer some big picture topics for you to reflect on when considering what a future business might look like. It’s also a time for something like mindful parenting, practicing more mindful, low key activities with your children. This could be quiet reading time, gentle crafts or simply having thoughtful conversations.
I know I’ve mentioned Jenna Hermans on this podcast before, she wrote the book Chaos to Calm. And in that book she talks about how open she is with her kids about her cycle so that they know why she wants more alone time or why her fuse may be a little shorter that week. Her kids are old enough to understand of course. But I think it’s an important concept for all of us to consider, letting the people in our lives know what to expect and look out for so, it’s not confusing when we don’t want to run around or jump in the pool with the kiddos and really prefer to read a book or watch a movie with them.
Or honestly, just if we need some space and downtime to ourselves, which leads to the next thing that’s really important to prioritize during this phase and that’s self-care and rest. Rest and self-care is of utmost importance during this phase. This might mean saying no to non-essential commitments, delegating tasks to others or taking a mental health day if possible. If you’re a napper, prioritize naps during these days. Allow yourself to sleep in a little bit if possible. Don’t push yourself to keep up with your normal exercise routine. This is the week to take it easy, maybe doing light yoga or stretching if anything.
For me, implementing regular rest periods has actually increased my overall productivity and definitely improved my quality of life. I’m less stressed, more creative, and generally happier. And interestingly, I’ve found that some of my best ideas come during or right after those periods of rest. So, I encourage you to reframe how you think about rest. It’s not a luxury or a sign of weakness. It’s a crucial component of your success strategy. Experiment with building more intentional rest into your routine and see how it affects your energy, your mood and your productivity.
This phase is such a wonderful phase to take advantage of in this season of life, because this is a great time to tune into intuition for decision making around your career. Your inner wisdom is often clearer during this phase, so take advantage of it. And I want you to write down some questions to ask yourself and journal on. And I’m going to go through those questions now and if now is not the best time, which I assume it’s not for 99.9% of those listening.
You can always find the transcript on the website and in the show notes. So, all you have to do is go to jenna.coach/10, since this is episode 10. And you can do that for every episode if you are more of a visual person or if you want to take some of the transcript questions or notes.
Okay, here are some of the top questions that I think are really powerful to reflect on during this phase. I want you to reflect on how well you’re balancing your life and family. What adjustments might improve that balance. Ask yourself, what do I envision for myself and my family in the next year, five years, ten years? Am I truly fulfilled in my current career path, if not, what changes do I need to make? What are my long term career goals and am I taking steps towards them? Am I spending my time and energy on things that truly matter to me? That’s such a good question.
How connected do I feel to my children right now? Are there areas where I’d like to improve our relationship? Am I modeling the values and behaviors I want my children to adopt? How can I better support my partner in our shared parenting responsibilities? What personal goals have I been putting off? What’s holding me back from pursuing them? What negative self-talk patterns do I need to address? What habits or patterns do I need to break or establish to move closer to my ideal life? And what are my unique strengths as a mother and professional, how can I leverage these more?
Remember to approach these questions with self-compassion and without judgment. The menstrual phase is a time for gentle introspection, not harsh self-criticism. These reflections can provide valuable insights that will guide decision making and personal growth in the coming cycle. And again, if you heard those questions and were like, “Oh my goodness, let me pause so I can write all these down. There’s no way I’ll remember them.” No need to fret. Every episode is transcribed by my wonderful production team. So, all you have to do is type in jenna.coach/10. Remember, your period is now your superpower.
Next is the follicular phase, which was completely new to me when I first read this book. And it happens for the next week or two weeks of your cycle. This is described as your inner spring. And during this phase, estrogen starts to rise, it boosts your energy and creativity. And it’s an excellent time for starting new projects, brainstorming and idea generation, learning new skills and strategic planning.
I love thinking of these phases as the seasons, because just like when winter turns to spring in nature, it’s like a new birth that happens, and I feel like that’s what this phase is all about. The follicular phase’s increased estrogen levels enhance your ability to think creatively and take on new challenges. You’re more receptive to new ideas and more willing to step out of your comfort zone, so you want to think about things like career planning.
This is an ideal time to actually start creating the business plan, mapping out some of the finer details, exactly how you’re going to bring value into the world and how to monetize that value. Your rising estrogen boosts creativity and optimism, which makes it perfect for that strategic planning. Take some of the notes from reflection during the last phase and create an outline for the steps you need to take over the next few months. Capitalize on creativity and optimism. This is also a great phase to learn new skills, so you’ll want to take advantage of that increased ability to absorb new information.
This is when you want to sign up and start those online courses that you’ve been considering, whether it’s related to your current job or the business you want to create. And be careful because sometimes what we do is we sign up for everything when we’re in this phase and then it doesn’t start until one of the other phases where we need to be more resting. So be sure that you plan ahead and you’re actually taking the course or watching the YouTube video during this phase, not always looping it into another one.
This is also a really good phase for home organization. So, channeling that creative energy into reorganizing your home office or family spaces. You might come up with innovative storage solutions or a new family chore system that works better for everyone. This also means that you shouldn’t beat yourself up for the pile of hand-me-downs that need to be sorted during your menstrual phase. Save that for your follicular phase and schedule it in your calendar so you don’t forget.
This is also a great time to plan for fun and adventurous activities with your kids. So, your increased energy and enthusiasm will make you more likely to enjoy things like hiking, bike riding or trying a new sport together. And while this phase is not necessarily prime for networking, what it is good for is reaching out to old colleagues or making new professional connections, maybe on a one-on-one basis, or even just sending an email or text. So, your naturally optimistic state during this phase can help you make great first impressions and help you to actually send the message, but in the next phase is really when we want to capitalize on networking.
And that next phase is the ovulatory phase and it’s approximately day 14 to 21 of your cycle. And this is your inner summer. Estrogen peaks and testosterone rises, making me feel really confident and charismatic. So, it’s ideal for networking and social events, public speaking or important presentations, especially, maybe client presentations and collaborative projects.
The combination of peak estrogen and testosterone levels during this phase enhances your communication skills, confidence and social energy. So, you’re more likely to express yourself clearly and persuasively during this time. That means it’s a perfect time to schedule crucial work presentations or client meetings. Your peak in confidence and verbal acuity will help you communicate your ideas effectively.
And for folks who are listening, who might be staying in corporate for a little longer, make sure that any job interviews or negotiation conversations are happening during this phase. Whether it’s asking for a raise or discussing flexible work arrangements, your natural confidence during this phase will serve you well. And I know a lot of the times those things are out of your control, but now that you know, you can at least make an effort if there are multiple timeframes given to you.
This is also a great time for big family discussions, so you want to use this time to have important family conversations, like discussing school choices or setting family goals. If you have a partner, this is a great time to communicate with them about shared responsibilities or how they can support you in your business venture, whether that be physically or emotionally. Your enhanced communication skills will help you express your thoughts clearly and listen effectively to everyone in your family.
Like I said, this is also the perfect phase for all those social events. Host a neighborhood gathering or attend school events. In episode seven, I talked about the transformative power of networking. And networking only works if you’re feeling charismatic going into that event. So as much as possible, load up your schedule during these two to three weeks with networking events. Your increased social energy will help you connect with other parents and build the support you’re looking for.
And yes, like I said, I know it’s impossible to work entirely around your cycles within our work. Sometimes a sales call or a client proposal meeting is scheduled during our menstrual cycle, and we aren’t able to push those, but we can prepare differently for them, knowing that we’ll be lacking some energy. And we can take care of ourselves better after the meeting, knowing that it will absolutely drain us more than normal.
When we know why we’re showing up differently we can be compassionate rather than critical. But there are events we can be intentional about scheduling that align with our cycle and the phases within our cycle, especially networking and social events. Try to maximize these during the ovulatory phase and minimize them during the menstrual phase.
Okay, lastly, we have the luteal phase, another that was completely foreign to me when I read the book and it’s approximately days 22 to 28 of your cycle and this is your inner autumn. Progesterone rises, making you more detail oriented and it’s perfect for detailed work and analysis, editing and refining projects, organizational tasks, completing those last minute things on ongoing projects.
So, during this phase, there’s an increase in your attention to detail and critical thinking skills. So, you’re more likely to notice and address small details that you might overlook at other times. So, you want to make sure in this phase to plan out your detail oriented work, so focusing on tasks that require attention to detail like financial planning, editing reports or reviewing contracts. This is a great phase, if you listened to episode nine, to go back and do some of that financial planning that I recommend in episode nine during your luteal phase.
This is also a great phase for tackling home tasks like meal planning for the month or creating a family budget or organizing endless digital photos, things like that. Like I said before, it’s also great for tying up loose ends on projects so using this time to wrap up or review ongoing projects that you have at work or at home, and making sure that nothing is falling through the cracks.
I also want to plug self-care planning in this phase because after the luteal phase is the menstrual phase. And since the luteal phase is all about being detail oriented, it’s a great time to plan your self-care routines for the upcoming phase. This might include meal prepping, scheduling downtime or arranging childcare for some personal time. It will help the next phase for you to be able to prioritize self-care and rest.
The last thing I want to mention about activities to take advantage of in this phase is, if you need to provide feedback to team members or have a constructive conversation with your children about behavior or performance. This is a great phase to do it because increased attention to detail can help you communicate specifics effectively. When we think about these different phases as areas of opportunity in our life and business, it changes how we look at our body.
We are not broken, and we aren’t at a disadvantage because of how our body operates, in fact, our bodies are amazing. We have just been working against them instead of tapping into their superpower. Another important point here is the importance of listening to our bodies. So, in our busy lives, it’s so easy to ignore what our bodies are telling us. We push through fatigue, dismiss aches and pains, and often prioritize everything else over our own wellbeing, but our bodies are incredibly wise. They are constantly sending us signals about what they need, whether that’s rest, nutrients, movement, stress relief.
The trick is learning to listen and respond to these signals rather than pushing through it and this doesn’t mean indulging every whim or craving. It’s about tuning in and really paying attention to how different foods, activities, lifestyle choices and different times of your cycle, how they all make you feel. It’s about recognizing patterns and making informed choices based on what you observe, working with your body instead of against it.
I’m sure we’ve all had the experience where we go to an event and feel super blah, or we sit down to work on something, maybe our new business idea and we just don’t feel like doing it or can’t get past thinking this is just a dumb idea. We immediately jump to it, meaning something negative about us and how capable or motivated we are to actually take action instead of taking a closer look at our cycles and understanding that we may have scheduled too much or too many activities that don’t align with how we feel in that phase.
Sleep is also so important in this equation, and when considering our cycles more generally. When I started paying attention to my sleep patterns and recognizing that I needed more sleep during my menstrual phase, I realized that when I didn’t get enough sleep, it affected not just my energy levels, but also my decision making abilities and even my emotional resilience.
So now I prioritize getting enough sleep and what enough is during each phase because it changes even if it means saying no to late night work sessions, social events, or the beloved routine that I have of watching Orioles games almost every evening during baseball season. Well, sometimes I choose to watch those in bed, which my husband does not like as he’d prefer not having the TV on right before bed, but I mostly win that argument.
But again, this isn’t about following a rigid set of rules. It’s about developing a dialog with your body and making choices that support your overall wellbeing. And let me tell you, when you start honoring what your body is telling you, it can have a ripple effect on every area of your life, especially your career and your ability to pursue your goals. Which leads me to another point that I really need to address in this episode which is, I want to talk about productivity.
Like many of us, I used to believe that being productive meant pushing myself to do as much as possible all the time. I equated productivity with constant output, but what I’ve come to realize is that true productivity isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters when it matters most. It’s about working smarter, not just harder. Understanding my body’s natural rhythms has allowed me to approach productivity in a whole new way. Instead of fighting against my energy fluctuations, I’ve learned to work with them, and this doesn’t mean I slack off when my energy is low, rather, I try to align my tasks with those energy levels.
Like I discussed earlier, when I’m feeling highly focused and analytical during my luteal phase, I might tackle complex problems or detailed planning work. When I’m feeling more creative and big picture oriented during the follicular phase I might work on visioning for the business or brainstorming new ideas. And this approach has not only made me more effective in my work, but it’s also reduced my stress levels and helped me to actually enjoy my work more. I’m no longer constantly pushing against the grain, trying to force myself to be ’on all the time’.
One of my favorite quotes from a website that I love so, so much and definitely recommend checking out all the merchandise is selfcareisforeveryone.com, which as always I’ll link in the show notes. But the quote is, ‘your worth is not measured by your productivity’. I just love that quote and want all listeners to really embody it because our society and especially corporate culture has trained us to believe and act otherwise. And if we’re going to build businesses that don’t trade one form of burnout for another, we need to adopt this belief that our worth is not measured by our productivity.
The final insight I want to highlight because I’ve only briefly mentioned it before is about embracing our unique strengths as women. For a long time, I tried to fit myself into a traditionally masculine model of success, the 24 hour cycle that has me always pushing, always driving, ignoring my body’s signals in pursuit of my goals. But what I’ve come to appreciate is that our cyclical nature as women isn’t a weakness to be overcome, it’s a strength to be harnessed.
Our hormonal fluctuations throughout the month bring different strengths to the forefront at different times. By understanding and working with these natural fluctuations, we can tap into a wider range of strengths and abilities. We’re not limited to a single mode of operating. We have access to a whole spectrum of skills and perspectives throughout our cycle, we just need to know how to tap into them. This understanding has allowed me to approach my work and life with more flexibility and self-compassion.
So instead of trying to force myself into a one size fits all approach to productivity and success, I’ve learned to take notes and embrace my changing energies and to lean into whatever strength is most present at any given time.
Okay, so as a recap, we’ve talked about how you can better understand and work with your cyclical nature rather than against it as you take on the big task of starting your own business. We talked about listening to your body and honoring its needs. We also talked about reframing your relationship with productivity and recognizing the importance of rest and recovery as well as how the unique characteristics of our bodies is actually a superpower rather than something that holds us back.
I encourage you to start paying more attention to your own patterns and rhythms. Notice how your energy, mood and focus change throughout the month. Experiment with aligning your tasks and self-care practices with these natural fluctuations. Mark your calendar, and if you feel comfortable, utilize an app so you can easily know what phase you’ll be in at different points in the month and year. If you don’t necessarily feel comfortable using an app because of data privacy, you can always mark your calendar during your next period and then take a guess on the timeline of each of the next phases based on the ranges I’ve mentioned.
Again, visit jenna.coach/10 to check the transcript to see exactly when those times for each phase are. For me, it was helpful to actually put all day events in my Google Calendar with labels on what phase I’d be in during certain weeks. Now, this is all a moot point while I am pregnant because my body is going through its own hormone Olympics each week it seems, so I’m not able to apply most of this stuff to my schedule now. But I do still try to listen to my body and take the hormone information I do know during pregnancy and apply it.
But pre pregnancy and once my normal cycles return post baby what I’ll do is schedule my phases in my Google Calendar. That way when I’m looking for things like networking events to attend, especially in-person ones, I’ll be able to clearly see what phase I’ll be in during different times of the month. So again, I’ll try to avoid scheduling those social events during the menstrual phase and aim to find ones that fall within my ovulatory phase.
This also applies to non-work related events. So, if I want to plan a girl’s night out, I’ll look at my calendar and aim to plan it during my ovulation phase. Because what can sometimes happen and I know I talked about this briefly before, is the trap of having these conversations when we’re feeling energized, in our ovulation phase, but booking it to happen during our menstrual phase. And then the day gets here and I’m dreading going out for a fun night with my besties.
So, you want to have a system of visually reminding yourself, which I suggest is your calendar, and it’s a system to remind yourself when you go to plan things. And again, I’m not suggesting you approach these as rigid rules, it’s impossible, but awareness and applying these concepts when you can, absolutely will help you to work and feel better. And most importantly, be patient and compassionate with yourself as you explore these ideas. It takes time to understand and work with your unique patterns. And if you don’t have a regular cycle, which I know is so, so many women, I highly recommend picking up the book to learn more about why.
And I want you to know, there’s so much support out there beyond your gynecologist as people that help women with their hormones. Alisa’s book is just a great place to start.
Next week, we’re going to talk about one of the biggest obstacles that I see with clients, which is the belief that they need to learn more in order to pursue their goals. I see education used as a tool for procrastination all the time and definitely have my own examples of it. So, I want you to keep tuning into this podcast as we continue to explore strategies for creating a life and business you love. Remember, we’re building momentum together, one step at a time. I’ll see you next Wednesday.
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of How to Quit Your Job: A Mom’s Guide to Creating a Life and Business You Love. If you want to learn more about how I can help you stop making excuses and start making moves, head on over to www.jenna.coach. I’ll see you next week.
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