{"podcast":{"title":"Embracing Flow","slug":"embracing-flow-6710823","podcast_index_feed_id":6710823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/iddlVpAh","website_url":"https://embracing-flow.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7097a184-62f7-4697-afc1-20e316cb804a/20428156-ad4f-4a27-895a-2b1bca862762/3000x3000/2025-20podcast-20button.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Heather Allmendinger","episode_count":87,"summary":"Imagine celebrating Christmas with a newborn, a 9 year old, and your 39 year old husband passing away suddenly in your bedroom. On the outside, I looked calm and collected, yet internally, I was numb and actually telling myself to breathe, any thought beyond the inhale/exhale pattern was too overwhelming. Not only was I dealing with the passing of my husband and life with a newborn, my corporate life changed too when a new management team was assigned. As I pulled the broken pieces back together, realization hit, I needed a new start; I’d outgrown the corporate world, it was time to share my love of the products I’d been using, but sales felt gross to me. So, I went back to school, earning three health coaching certifications. In the process, I saw how little we know and talk about the menstrual cycle. We don’t know how it works or how it interacts with every single system in our body. The taboo of menstruation had to stop! Flashbacks of my grandmother giving me the period talk, the absolute hatred of my painful, heavy, nauseating, passing out periods, to the embarrassing nurse’s office trip with bled through dark pants and being handed WHITE sweatpants! I remember the shock and e…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T08:21:22.670365+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823"},"episode":{"title":"64-Shannon Toner – She Almost Died from a Tampon—Now She’s Educating the Next Generation","slug":"64-shannon-toner-she-almost-died-from-a-tampon-now-she-s-educating-the-next-generation","published_at":"2025-05-21T19:03:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823/64-shannon-toner-she-almost-died-from-a-tampon-now-she-s-educating-the-next-generation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823","url":"https://embracing-flow.simplecast.com/episodes/shannon-toner-she-almost-died-from-a-tamponnow-shes-educating-the-next-generation-kxKC7Psn","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/9e187f4b-2be8-4cb1-9296-3ba9f142e049/episodes/eb018e5e-72ef-4a60-bae5-5eab024420a4/audio/eb437d48-1f03-4a09-8456-60ea14d2d57a/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=iddlVpAh","summary":"In this powerful episode of Embracing Flow, Heather speaks with Shannon Toner, founder of Protect Her, Inc a nonprofit dedicated to ending period stigma and educating youth about menstrual health. Shannon opens up about her experience with menstrual toxic shock syndrome at 15, the years of painful periods that followed, and her discovery of natural healing. She shares how her health journey led to the creation of Protect Her and its mission to reach youth, families, and schools with comprehensive menstrual education. Whether you're a parent, educator, or simply someone with a cycle, this episode is a must-listen.","meta_description":"In this powerful episode of Embracing Flow, Heather speaks with Shannon Toner, founder of Protect Her, Inc a nonprofit dedicated to ending period stigma a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3177,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/embracing-flow-6710823/episodes/64-shannon-toner-she-almost-died-from-a-tampon-now-she-s-educating-the-next-generation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embracing-flow-6710823/64-shannon-toner-she-almost-died-from-a-tampon-now-she-s-educating-the-next-generation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}