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November 19, 2025 46 mins

What does "healthy" look like for women — and who gets to define it? In this episode the Movement Is Medicine hosts talk with Tierra Duncan, author of The Birth Control Illusion (coming out soon), about how hormonal birth control, endometriosis, and a siloed medical system can mask the most important signal of women's health: the menstrual cycle.

Tara recounts her personal journey off hormonal contraception, explains why periods are a vital sign, and walks through how to build a meaningful baseline for hormones using better sleep, nutrition, strength work, targeted lab testing, and clear questions to bring to your clinician.

We also tackle a darker reality: how well-intentioned medical pattern-recognition can become gaslighting — and why knowledge, context, and informed consent are the best tools for reclaiming care. Practical, grounded, and full of real-life examples from coaching and clinic work, this episode gives listeners the language and first steps to make smarter choices about hormones and performance.

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