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Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

136. Seed Cycling Explained: Supporting PMS, Period Pain, and Perimenopause with Kaya Purohit and Yasmin Nouri

Oct 14, 2026 · 1h 26m

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Most of us know when our period is coming because we have learned how to prepare for it. But how much do we know about what happened in the weeks before it arrived? Would we recognize whether we ovulated, understand why the same symptoms return at the same point each month, or know when pain has crossed from common to something that needs attention? We are taught to handle each symptom as it appears. We take something for the cramps, cover the breakout, push through the exhaustion, and wait for the mood shift to pass. The cycle itself is rarely treated as one connected story. Yet if it is considered a fifth vital sign, how much information have we learned to ignore? In this episode of…