This week, Isabella sat down with Victoria Spiliopoulous, Founder and Principal Instructor at Vicalates. In the midst of COVID-19, Vic, like everyone else, found her plans dramatically changed! What started out as fun online pilates classes with friends during lockdown, pivoted into a business idea.

In this episode, Isabella sat down with Summeet Seyan, who was born and raised in Canada and the US, as a first generation Indian-Canadian, before moving to London with her husband, shortly after she was diagnosed with PCOS due to irregular and lengthy cycles. After 6 years of being on the pill and then working on her diet, Summeet was able to fall pregnant naturally and have her first child.

In this episode, Isabella sat down with Lauren and Catherine Lee, the founders of Semaine Health. Lar and Cath are identical twin sisters both living with endometriosis. After a 15 year wait to be officially diagnosed, Lar had multiple surgeries for her stage IV endo and Cath excision surgery for her stage II. Based on their experience of having their period pain dismissed for years, Cath and Lar started their own plant-based supplement company called Semaine. Their first supplement is an all-natural anti-inflammatory for people with painful periods. Their biggest dream for Semaine is that it pushes the medical and pharma industries to take womxn's pain seriously.

In this episode Isabella talks with Georgia about her experience with endo and adeno, and the process it took to be diagnosed, as well as the ongoing management of these conditions. She also talks on why she started her instagram account @theendojournal, how and why she's amassed such a large following, the impact and highlights she's had as a result of her online community, anxiety, mental health stigma and Georgia's journey with medicinal cannabis, after being approved last year.

This week Isabella sat down with Psycho-Sexologist, Chantelle Otten and Pelvic Physiotherapist, Dora Pandeloglou! Chantelle is Australia's leading Psycho-Sexologist who is passionate about empowering people to feel great about their sexual health, self-esteem, communication and education. Chantelle is the director of the Australian Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, where she and her team of sexologists work to positively change the sexual lives of the Australian’s, also using her social media to spread sexual empowerment to all. Dora Pandeloglou is a Melbourne-based Physiotherapist who has worked extensively in Women’s Health, Musculoskeletal and Sport Physiotherapy. Dora uses a holistic and proactive treatment approach that combines hands on therapy, education and exercise therapy for optimal client centred care.Dora works extensively with women that have pelvic floor related problems including incontinence, prolapse, pelvic pain and sexual pain. These are problems that women commonly suffer from, but are rarely talked about, meaning they often go untreated for years.

This week Isabella sat down with Maddie Ossovani and Matt Cohen, the co-founders of Bloody Good (Bins), a Melbourne-based sanitary bin company fighting period taboo with gorgeous, colourful bins. They also donate 50% of their profits to projects that empower women in low-income countries. Bloody Good is entirely self-funded and currently has about a dozen customers, but their dream is to one day have a Bloody Good Bin in every commercial bathroom stall in Australia.

This week Isabella sat down with Milina Opsenica. Milina is the founder of Beyond The Cusp, workshops that work to empower Mums and their daughters to be comfortable with their first period, understand their menstrual cycle, and welcome them into becoming a young woman. She is on a mission to teach girls to understand and trust their bodies, to not be ashamed of their periods, and to be comfortable with the changes they are going through.

In this episode, Isabella talks with Elissa Harris. Elissa is trying to navigate the present over a perfect way of life, finding her way through motherhood and her ‘new’ identity, having recently undergone a hysterectomy, due to suffering from fibroids. Elissa is warm, bubbly and when she reached out to share her story, she wanted to do so in the hope that she can bring awareness to others.

In this episode, Isabella talks with Eleni Gabrielides, Eleni is a sexual health promoter, currently completing a masters of sexology. She’s dedicated to educating others and smashing stigma. Eleni has cultivated a super engaged online following through her Instagram account, @sextalkwitheleni where she smashes stigmas and breaks taboos on all things sex.

In this episode, Isabella talks with Bethany Noble, Founder and Chief Executive Ovulator at The Periodical! Beth has had over 250 periods, used over 3,000 tampons and enjoys netflix binges, candle lit hot water bottle sessions and vegan chocolate while she periods. She understands what it’s like to be caught without a tampon and realised that since everything else can be delivered to your door, why can’t a period care package subscription be included, for what is the most natural ‘subscription’ of all! Beth is passionate about environmentally friendly products and working with organic materials to ensure the products that are in direct contact with our skin isn’t doing us any harm.