Raya Reaves hit her financial rock bottom while living in Los Angeles. She came home one day to discover a letter taped to her door, "Pay your rent or you're out." She knew she needed to make some tough financial changes, but she was able to build up an emergency fund, pay off her debts, and finally start saving for the future. Since she was able to figure out her finances, she realized that a lot of other women probably needed her help too, she decided to start her company, City Girl Savings to help others get to their money in order. She's now helped thousands of women build budgets, get out of debt, and create plans for their future goals. Raya joins us on the podcast this week to talk all things money and what you should be doing first if you need some financial help.

Kimberly didn't know that she was headed to the Bachelor Mansion for Zach Shallcross' season until 2 weeks before filming. When she received the phone call she realized she needed to shop till she dropped to be able to fit the unknown wardrobe she would need for the shoot. Her best friends flew out to LA to help her find her looks and she pulled up to the Bachelor Mansion with a rap memorized to impress the Bachelor. Kimberly gives us the lowdown on life in the Bachelor Mansion & her life outside reality tv. To learn more about Kimberly or any of our other Weekly Women, visit Jubilance.com/blog

Emma Wilson didn't know about fitness till after the birth of her daughter, overweight at the time, she realized she wanted to be a mom who could keep up with her growing daughter. She started Buggy Mums (similar to the fitness sensation in the US, Stroller Moms) in her hometown of Cheshire and the rest is history. As she's aged, she's come to terms with how bodies need to change their routines and nutrition over a lifetime - she now offers courses on going into perimenopause and menopause - how our bodies as women continue to develop. As a fitness professional she started her own business Emma Wilson Fitness to help anyone, all over the world, feel their best. If you want to learn more about Emma and our other Weekly Women, be sure to check out our website www.jubilance.com/blog

This week on the podcast we’re talking all about endometriosis - what it is, how to go about finding out if you have endo, and we’re talking to Larissa Kutny, an osteopath who has endometriosis herself. Endometriosis is a painful disorder where tissue similar to the tissue that is normally found in your uterus grows on the outside of your uterus. In the same way that the tissue in your uterus will thicken, break down, and bleed during each period, the tissue will do the same on the outside of your fallopian tubes or ovaries (wherever this tissue is growing), but since there’s no way for the broke down tissue to exit your body- the blood becomes trapped and thus results in sever pelvic pain during menstruation. Researchers believe that endo affects about 11% of women and menstruators - it’s characterized by painful periods that extends before and after your period, there’s more bleeding than usual with heavy periods or even bleeding between periods, pain during sex, and pain when you go to the bathroom. If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms go to the doctor and ask them about endometriosis, and Larissa, our guest on the podcast has a couple of questions that you can ask your doctor - she explains how she was diagnosed and also how long it took to get the diagnosis. To learn more about Larissa or our other Weekly Woman, visit jubilance.com/blog

Angharad Davies is a Nutritionist who started Bloom Nutritional Therapy to look at each individual and see how they can feel their best with the foods they eat. Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance, and individual care, something Angharad is familiar with. Angharad comes from Wales, growing up on a farm she learned about how food was sourced and became interested in how nutrients come to our body. She focuses on helping women and menstruators so they can feel great during the four phases of the menstrual cycle, but also during peri menopause and menopause. To learn more about Angharad or our other Weekly Women, visit our blog at Jubilance.com/blog

From her MBA to her JD, Taylor realized that she wanted to create a boutique law firm where she could help female entrepreneurs protect themselves with legal advice. She created a firm that is accessible, approachable, and empowering to help other female business owners to succeed in their chosen professions. Living in Austin, Texas, this fabulous lawyer has worked with all kinds of clients from wedding planners to content creators to software companies to clothing boutiques - she really does it all. We talk about her story, her decision to pursue law, and what you should ask a lawyer to best protect yourself and your assets.To learn more about Taylor & all our other Weekly Women, check out our blog at Jubilance.com/blog

Asia Hilario is an island girl who was born in the Northern Marianas Islands, and since moved to Silicon Valley & Los Angeles. She’s a self love coach that also works as a philanthropist, motivational speaker, and blogger focusing on helping women find their best selves. She was awarded the 2019 Woman of the Year Award by Women on the Rise & transformed her own life - getting away from toxic relationships, going vegan, finding an exercise routine, and starting a business she loves to help others empower themselves. We talk to Asia about finding joy & loving yourself.  If you want to learn more about Asia or the other amazing women from our podcast visit Jubilance.com/blog

Gayneté Jones, the founder of Best, Periodt., had a horrible period, a super heavy flow that rendered conventional pads, tampons, and menstrual cups ineffective. And she realized that there was space in the market to create a great new menstrual cup. She aimed to create a menstrual cup that could handle both light and heavy flow, eliminate the inconvenience of cloth bags, offer a comfortable fit, be made from high-quality materials, and provide education about menstrual care, which is how Best, Periodt was born. To learn more about Gayneté and all the Weekly Women from our podcast, check out Jubilance.com/blog

Today we’re chatting with Dr. Megan Garlapow, about her life working in genetics, getting her PhD, and finding Crossfit. Dr. Garlapow received her PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University and went on to get her postdoc at Arizona State University studying how environmental factors can affect body weight. After her time in academia, she went on to learn about different careers for a scientist- one of them being a medical writer.  Dr. Garlapow went on to start her own entrepreneurial medical writing company and along the way continued to try different athletic activities, challenging both her mind and body. Dr. Garlapow was always sporty - she raced bikes for a while before turning to Crossfit.  We’re chatting with her about all of her amazing work in the medical field and turning to her own health and strength!

Nadia Munla joins us on the podcast to chat all about finding your own power in your body.In her work she's created Embody, a workshop and dance based class to get you stop managing your body and start loving it so you feel powerful in the board room and the bedroom.We hear all about Nadia's work and how she's built her company.

In 2018 Rebecca received a phone call that changed her life forever; a friend informing her he'd seen a personal sex tape of her online. The tape had been leaked to one of the biggest porn sites in the world and, at that moment, it had over a million views and was downloaded globally. Rebecca had become an unintentional porn star. Rebecca joins us this week to talk about taking back her life, going through the legal process to take down the video, and what she's up to now. Learn more about Rebecca and all our Weekly Women at Jubilance.com/blog

Ever wonder what you should be doing fitness wise when you're on your period and those cramps strike?  Leslie chats with us about her life moving from the finance world into fitness and creating a new profession in NYC.  Leslie Sorenson joins us to talk all about being a personal trainer.  To learn more about Leslie and about our other women on our podcast, Weekly Woman, check out Jubilance.com/blog.

Makaela Stallworth started The Dot Project, an organization Providing access to menstrual care through education and self-love advocacy one period at a time in Baltimore!  She helps tackle period poverty in her community and pushes for access for all menstruators.  You even hear about her period library.

I’m With Periods was started by founder Dr. Taq Kaur Ahandal in November 2017 when she took a life-changing trip to her homelands of India and got a clear new mission to spread the worldwide love of periods. In 2020 she published a guidebook called Self-Care Down There and has an interesting take on self love with your period.

You’re in for  a treat this week, I’m chatting with Meelie Pemberton, cofounder of Wing Woman Lebanon, an organization founded to empower women by creating sustainable futures and Increasing access to reusable period pads, diapers & education about periods.

Erin Cary is a Holistic Financial Planner with North Star Resource Group.  We talk to Erin about moving from engineering over to finance, the emotional decisions behind spending money, and being a female in a primarily male centered work sector.  Join us for learning more about finances with this new year. With a dynamic mix of education and sophisticated strategy, Erin provides a financial road map giving her clients the highest probability of achieving their goals. Through this process, her clients gain clarity and confidence about their financial decisions now and for decades into the future. Erin Cary is a Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative of Securian Financial Services Inc. Securities and Investment Advisory services offered through Securian Financial Services Inc. member FINRA/SIPC. North Star Resource Group is independently owned and operated. 9370 Sky Park Court, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92123. 5007580/DOFU 10-2022

Shea Kushnir joins us to talk about working for Jubilance for PMS and going viral as an American Girl Doll thought leader.  She talks about Feminism, growing up with Queen Elizabeth's favorite Main Street, and Womanhood.  To hear more stories, go to www.juilance.com/blog

Developing the Sonia Series, a physical training and coaching platform for anyone, all over the world, Sonia Hare has grown so much in the past couple of years as she realized she needed to move her business online during the pandemic.  Growing up in the ballet world, she started to move to early, at her parents fitness gyms and also in the ballet studio.  She continued to dance throughout college, but realizing a career in dance was limited, she shifted over to the part of the training she loved, the physical and mental benefits of the physical sport of dancing.  So now as a certified fitness trainer and creating her own company from scratch, she's talking to Weekly Woman today about how she did it during a pandemic and what keeps her going. To learn more about Sonia, visit our blog for the full interview at www.Jubilance.com and her website, www.TheSoniaSeries.com

Period Dramas and Periods.  That's what Heather Milsted set out to develop with her newest play. Heather is a London based actor, theatre-maker, writer, poet and facilitator. She started creating work at university, where she realized that the gaps surrounding women’s history and the lack of female playwrights, needed addressing. Heather is a clumsy and queer history nerd who creates taboo-busting, cross-art form work that is chaotic and all embracing, telling stories that are too often pushed to the side. She has performed throughout the UK at venues including the National Student Drama Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Warwick Arts Centre. This year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she brought her new play PERIOD DRAMAS to life, we're talking to Heather all about creating this play along with the history of menstruation!  Learn more about her on our blog Jubilance.com/blog

Laura Murphy is the Director of Education and Awareness at IAPMD (the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders.  Suffering from PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) herself she came to the organization first as a moderator online and then joined the team becoming an integral part of the organization telling her story and creating educational campaigns.  Laura joins us to chat about the differences between PMDD and PMS, her own journey with PMDD, as well as the amazing work of IAPMD.  If you want to hear more about IAPMD, visit their website where you can learn more about PMDD and PME as well the ways they support their community.  Visit IAPMD.org  And to see more about Laura and her interview as well as other Weekly Women, check out our blog at www.jubilance.com/blog