How Femmi Helps Women Run With Their Hormones, Not Against Them

Femtech At Work by Maaike Steinebach

Episode notes

What happens when an elite runner is praised for losing her period in the name of performance until it nearly breaks her body, and forces her to truly listen to it?

In this episode, elite runner, coach, and Femmi co-founder Lydia O’Donnell joins us for a raw and honest conversation about disordered eating, hormone health, and how training with her menstrual cycle helped her rebuild performance, health and confidence from the ground up.

If you care about women’s health, sport, or creating solutions that are genuinely built for women, this is an episode that will stay with you long after it ends.

Key Takeaways:

  • Find out how losing her period and being told it was a “good thing” pushed Lydia to completely rethink her body, her health and her running
  • Learn why most coaching and spo ... 
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Maaike Steinebach Femtech At Workwomen’s health podcastFemmi appLydia O’Donnellwomen’s running appmenstrual cycle and runninglost period athletetraining with your cyclefemale athlete's health