Dr. Sohere Roked discusses hormone health, the menstrual cycle, trauma, lifestyle factors, and how to navigate supplements with clarity and confidence.

In this episode of The M Talk, we sit down with Dr. Sohere Roked to explore hormone health through a menstrual-cycle-informed lens. Have you ever wondered how trauma can influence your hormonal cycle or why stress can show up so strongly in your period? Drawing on her clinical experience, Dr. Roked breaks down how lifestyle factors, emotional wellbeing, and lived experiences can shape hormonal balance across the menstrual cycle.

Together, we unpack why understanding your own body matters, especially during key life stages like puberty, perimenopause, and menopause. We address the power of self-advocacy in healthcare spaces, the role of community in supporting menstrual and hormone health, and how to approach supplements with clarity rather than confusion in today’s overwhelming wellness landscape.

This episode offers practical, compassionate insights for anyone who menstruates or has menstruated and wants to make more informed, empowered decisions about their hormone health. Whether you’re just starting to tune into your cycle or relearning how to listen to your body, this conversation meets you where you are.

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Reality Winner on The M Talk discusses incarceration, periods in prison, women’s healthcare, and the failures of the U.S. justice system.

In this episode of The M Talk, Reality Winner shares an unfiltered look at what incarceration is really like for women, especially when it comes to menstruation, healthcare, and being treated as fully human.

Reality reflects on her time in the U.S. prison system and how something as natural as having a period becomes a source of control and neglect behind bars. From limited access to menstrual products to dismissive medical care, she explains how incarcerated women are expected to endure pain and humiliation in silence. Drawing parallels to her experience in the military, Reality highlights how institutions built on punishment and hierarchy often fail women at every level.

This conversation goes beyond individual experience and into the bigger picture: why prisons don’t rehabilitate, how the justice system disproportionately harms marginalised communities, and what it could look like if we centred care, dignity, and accountability instead of punishment. This episode invites listeners to question what justice really means and who the current system is designed to protect.

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Join us for a powerful conversation with Miriam Vishniac on the hidden abuse, fear, and silence menstruators face in prisons and why real support systems are urgently needed.

In this episode, we sit down with Miriam Vishniac from the Prison Flow Project to uncover what really happens to women and those who menstruate behind bars. We talk honestly about abuse, humiliation, and the crushing fear that comes with simply asking for help. Together, we explore why so many incarcerated menstruators suffer in silence and how community expectations, punishment culture, and emotional burdens shape their experiences. This conversation gets personal, raw, and real as we reflect on what it takes to create safer, more compassionate support systems for people who are already deeply vulnerable.

Trigger warning : This episode content mentions SA and other violences made against women.

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