🐚Topics covered

• Reflecting on an intensely difficult year & choosing to see lessons in hardship
• Health journey through typhoid fever, pregnancy loss & thyroid dysfunction
• Deciding to go all in on healing rather than splitting focus with business
• Learning horseback archery to honor dad's love of archery & overcome riding trauma
• Picking up crochet to honor grandmother & connect with ancestors through embodied skills
• Cultivating intuition by choosing embodied practices over logical thinking
• Finding peace through skills that require full presence & attention
• Discovering audiobooks paired with crochet as perfect combination
• How ancestral skills bring deceased loved ones closer in felt presence
• Choosing to be your own peace & peace for those you love

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/cyclseeds-newsletter

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-37-f-a

🐚Topics covered

• Why measuring progesterone directly changes everything
• The difference between temperature tracking & hormonal data
• How technology can be a conversation partner
• What true contraceptive autonomy requires
• Why contraception should be collective responsibility
• The shift that happens when you stop the pill
• How to evaluate "non-hormonal" options
• The pharmaceutical industry's response to declining pill use
• Nature's collective design of fertility

About Eirini Rapti

Eirini started inne in 2017 motivated by her own desire to use natural contraception, but realised that traditional natural fertility methods were almost impossible to use reliably in real life. She was determined to find a way of leveraging technology to enable all women to have a greater understanding of their bodies and take control of their contraceptive choices, so that they could make the most of their careers and relationships. Eirini set about developing a saliva biosensor device that enables women to identify and predict the fertile phase in their natural cycle. Based on her own experience and through multiple user interviews, Eirini understood that a new product had to be compatible with a busy daily life, simple and hygienic to use, and more insightful than the period-tracking apps already on the market.

Where to find Eirini Rapti and Inne

📝Website: https://inne.io/
📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inne_io/

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/cyclseeds-newsletter

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-waitlist-2027

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• Karissa's journey from corporate wellness to birth work through personal initiation
• Why intellectualizing birth doesn't prevent power outsourcing during labor
• Four waves of Wavework: physical prep, emotional alchemy, trance state, primal intelligence
• Rehearsing birth intensity through simulations before labor arrives
• Emotional cathexis versus catharsis: befriending fear rather than clearing it
• The cervix as frequency gate responding to safety & environmental attunement
• Bringing birth partners into rehearsal for nervous system regulation
• Why men struggle witnessing powerful birthing women without preparation
• Connection between birth trauma & postpartum depression epidemic
• Wavework for postpartum integration, loss, preconception & life thresholds

About Karissa Bollinger

Karissa is a physiologist, birth worker, and founder of WaveWork™, a method that bridges biomechanics, nervous system science, and altered states of consciousness to prepare the body for birth. Her work reframes labor as an initiated state of expanded awareness and teaches women how to condition their physiology for intensity, coherence, and trust. After supporting hundreds of women through birth, trauma healing, and psychedelic integration, Karissa created WaveWork™ to bring the body back to the center of birth. She’s passionate about helping women rehearse intensity before they meet it, rewire their nervous systems for safety, and return to their power as creators of life.

Where to find Karissa Bollinger

📝Website: http://www.goldenteacherwellness.com

📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wavework.birthing/

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wavework.birthing

Join Karissa’s Masterclass and get a $50 usd off (CYCLESEEDS50) https://www.goldenteacherwellness.com/waveworkbirthing

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• Zaid's journey from competitive athlete to circadian biology educator
• Circadian biology defined: body as a timing system tied to the sun & moon
• Master clock (SCN) & peripheral clocks in every organ & cell
• Natural versus artificial light impacts on the circadian system
• The light bulb invention correlated with chronic disease emergence
• Ancient sun worship confirmed by modern circadian science
• Early 1900s heliotherapy curing tuberculosis & lupus with sunlight
• UV light as a hormetic stressor, not inherently toxic
• Near-infrared preconditioning removes isolated UV cytotoxicity
• Sunscreen breaks apart the hormetic signaling
• Chemical sunscreens are transforming into photo-carcinogens under light & heat
• Sunscreen blocking UVB & preventing vitamin D synthesis
• Morning sunlight creates collagen, elastin, & natural SPF
• Midday UV treated like exercise: progressive overload approach
• Sunglasses blocking master clock signals & creating light sensitivity
• Sunglasses prevent melanin production & increase burn risk
• Violet light stops myopia progression via the EEG1 gene activation
• Circadian eyesight regeneration through unfiltered light exposure
• Skin is a circadian organ with light-sensing proteins in all layers
• Blue light disrupts skin's circadian signaling, not just eyes
• Practical timing: sunrise, UVA rise, midday UV, nighttime darkness
• Natural fabrics for nighttime skin protection from artificial light
  
  
  

About Zaid K. Dahhaj

Zaid K. Dahhaj is a circadian biology educator and coach, helping people reconnect with sunlight, natural rhythms, and the body’s innate clocks to restore health. His work bridges quantum biology, ancestral wisdom, and modern lifestyle design, making circadian science practical, relatable, and transformative.

Where to find Zaid K. Dahhaj

📝Website: https://www.zaidkdahhaj.com

✍️Substack: https://zaidkdahhaj.substack.com

📲X: https://x.com/zaidkdahhaj?s=21&t=lMyKdyY1i1JiMEgQImSA-w

📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaidkdahhaj

🎙️The 2AM Podcast: https://beacons.ai/the2ampodcast

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• Applied quantum biology as the missing link in hormone health
• Food as information, light, and time rather than just calories or macros
• How your body reads the light, season, and environment stored in food
• Syncing your inner rhythms with the outer rhythms of Earth through food
• Why eating tropical fruit in the European winter creates a biological mismatch
• Each organ has its own clock, and how meal timing affects them
• Why your gut goes to sleep before you do
• Food is stored light - photosynthesis creates slowed down light in matter
• How your mitochondria decode light information from food
• The difference between eating the same food in different environments
• Summer eating - handling more carbs with increased UV and melanin
• Winter eating - body asking for more fats, proteins, and grounding foods
• Why there's no one perfect diet - everything is cyclical and location-dependent
• Practical steps: breakfast with sunrise, local seasonal foods, stop eating after sunset

🌙 Join the Cyclical Course Waitlist: https://www.cycleseeds.com/cyclical-waitlist

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

🌙 Join the Cyclical Course Waitlist: https://www.cycleseeds.com/cyclical-waitlist

⏱️Get my free Circadian Morning Guide https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNviuz42EO7/?igsh=MTE1aWZ2cnQwZ3kxdA==

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• Alessandro's personal journey to becoming a men's coach
• Why men aren't stepping up - pendulum swing from toxic to passive masculinity
• The difference between "spine" versus "heart" in men
• Cultural role models shifting from the Marlboro Man to Homer Simpson
• Creating safe spaces for men to share vulnerably
• Speaking truth without negative consequences
• The Boy to Man model - five key differences
• Men operating from boy patterns without rites of passage
• Life ship concept: mental load and shared responsibility
• Women's superior forethought abilities as natural alert systems
• The "rug" metaphor: sweeping problems under the rug
• Women's anger as signals that something needs attention
• Seeing through your partner's tone to understand care
• Discussing conflict styles proactively
• Shortening the gap between conflict and reconciliation
  
  
  

About Alessandro Frosali

Alessandro Frosali is a man’s coach, speaker, and retreat leader helping men break free from passive patterns and step into mature masculine leadership, especially in their relationships. Through rites of passage, coaching, and real conversation, he guides men from boy-like behaviour into grounded presence, emotional strength, and purpose-driven action.

Where to find Alessandro Frosali

📝Website: https://alessandrofrosali.com/

📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessandro_frosali/

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones, and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• The difference between guilt and shame - guilt says "I did something wrong" while shame says "I am something wrong"
• How shame disconnects us from our true identity and wraps itself around who we are
• Understanding healthy shame vs toxic shame and recognizing the difference in your own life
• Shame is a learned behavior that only exists in relation to the outside world
• Why shame sits at the lowest frequency and vibration of human experience
• Cultural shame around menstrual cycles - hiding pads, not talking about bleeding, being called "too emotional"
• How toxic shame severs us from our cyclical power and ancestral knowing that menstruation is sacred
• The physical experience of shame in the body - dissociation, lightheadedness, feeling like fading away
• Why shame is used as a tool of control by oppressors and organizations
• How shame makes boundaries blurry because we dissociate from our bodies
• The antidote to shame: connection to truth, compassion, body, and community
• Practical reflection questions for identifying where shame shows up in your cyclical continuum
• Why repairing the connection to self is one of the most powerful things we can do

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97

🐚Topics covered

• Jeanne's journey from mainstream modeling to discovering authentic craftsmanship in Nepal
• The founding and growth of Zazi Vintage, working with 1200+ women globally
• Decolonizing fashion and reconnecting to the stories behind our clothing
• The energetic difference between natural fibers and synthetic clothing
• Working with indigenous communities and traditional textile practices
• Himalayan women singing to the Spider Goddess while weaving
• The cyclical nature of fashion is in harmony with Earth's seasons
• Reclaiming Dutch and European ancestral wisdom and goddess traditions
• Creating altars for ancestors and celebrating seasonal festivals
• Fashion industry statistics: 80% women workers, 10% capital ownership
• Cyclical dressing through menstrual cycle phases
• Sexual and sensual liberation in your thirties

About Jeanne de Kroon

Jeanne de Kroon connects worlds and stories through craftsmanship. She is the founder of Zazi Vintage, partner of the UN Ethical Fashion Initiative, and co-founder of Woven the Foundation. With a background in philosophy and political science, she started her first company at age 22 in Germany, where it was named "Best Fashion Business Idea of the Year" by both Vogue and Harper's Bazaar just after launching.

Working both circularly with natural fibers and with women-led artisanal projects, Zazi Vintage focuses on the environmental and social impact behind the garment industry while weaving the stories of nature and women together. Since 2018, Zazi Vintage has become the main partner of the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative across Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Jeanne has led several innovative partnerships in the creative and wellbeing industry that platform ancestral wisdom through craft, and works as a consultant for both governmental bodies and global businesses on respectful co-creation. She has been featured as a storyteller, activist, and thought leader in Vogue, Forbes, TEDx, and The New York Times, among others.

Where to find Jeanne de Kroon

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeannedekroon/?hl=en

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theworldofzazi/

About the Host

I’m Iris Josephina, a functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more.

Let’s stay connected:

📸 Instagram: @cycleseeds

📧 Join my newsletter: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

💻 Visit the Cycle Seeds website: https://www.cycleseeds.com/

📝 Check out the blog: https://www.cycleseeds.com/blog

🎓 Holistic Hormone & Cycle Coaching Certification Training: https://www.cycleseeds.com/hhcc-training-2025-selfstudy-vip

📚Join my courses: https://www.cycleseeds.com/courses-masterclasses

📊 Chart Your Cycle Masterclass: https://cycleseeds.plugandpay.nl/checkout/chart-your-cycle-97