Menstrual cramps? How to relieve your period pain from a holistic & embodied lens
- Author
- Kay'aleya Hunnybee
- Published
- Tue 10 Jun 2025
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Got cramps? The truth is there is not just one answer to how to relieve menstrual cramps, and my guess is that if you've got cramps you've realized this yourself.
It took me years to understand that there are many different KINDS of menstrual cramps, and they all come from different imbalances in the body and the pelvis.
Today I explore a question I received from a listener about how to stretch or support your ligaments that hold the uterus in place.
But before I dive into that, I share what I consider to be foundational ways to observe your menstrual cramps to become a detective of your own body and consider what qualities of your cramps and other symptoms might be telling you.
Then I share about my first step with almost everyone, and a little glimpse into how herbs might be allies - and why many herbs won't work, too.
And finally, I give a little insight into some of the hands on (and possibly hands in) ways you can both assess and tend to your tissues in the palace of your pelvis.
Resources:
- Grab the free guide: Track your cycle with FAM (and symptom tracking)
- Today's shownotes: Holistic & embodied approach to menstrual cramps
- Episode 19: The importance of softening the pelvis w Chaya Leia Aronson
- Episode 32: Herbal spotlight on motherwort
- Episode 176: Integrative approach to fibroids
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DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only, I am not providing any medical advice, I am not a medical practitioner, I’m an herbalist and in the US, there is no path to licensure for herbalists, so my role is as an herbal educator. Please do your own research and consult your healthcare provider for any personal concerns.
