Using your menstrual cycle to guide your life with Herbalist, Veronica Ricksen

The Resilient Fertility Podcast

Veronica Ricksen is a clinical Western herbalist and creator of Kapu, a holistic care company for women. She loves creating resources and products that connect women to nature and their bodies. In this episode Veronica shares about her experience in finding herbal medicine and natural contraception through her own grueling decade-long experience of using a variety of hormonal contraceptives and IUDs, resulting in pelvic pain, severe acne, and more. These experiences led her to reconnecting with her menstrual cycle, both as a form of informed contraception as well as a way to inform the choices she makes in her life throughout her cycle. She shares about important herbs that women of fertile years should consider to promote their wellbeing while blending in the use of the Fertility Awareness Method in conjunction with her beautiful Menstrual Calendar Journal (co-created along with Anna Friedland). Toward the end of our conversation, we touch on the topic of pelvic herbal steaming and when it may be a beneficial tool in a woman’s holistic health care regimen. Veronica lives in the Bay Area of California where she researches, creates, educates and offers herbal consultations. You can learn more about her herbal services and menstrual calendar journal at kapu.community. IG: @kapu.community Show notes can be found at woodallwellness.com/show-notes/kapu Join my FREE masterclass: https://anisawoodall.lpages.co/masterclass/ Download my FREE Preconception checklist: https://anisawoodall.lpages.co/preconceptionchecklist/ To enroll in Anisa’s Resilient Motherhood course and coaching visit https://www.anisawoodall.com/resilientmotherhood