Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
From fertility wins to pain relief, it’s time for the next chapter: Period Prep.
Hi friends!
I’ve been sitting with this one for a while. So many of you have written to me about painful cycles, endometriosis, hashi’s, and the frustration of not being heard by healthcare systems that still dismiss women’s pain. And as we know, I’ve been there too. It has been one of the most challenging years of my life (will share more on that this week!), and at the core of coming back to myself is coming back to the fact that as much as I hate to admit it, if I don’t care for my endo like a full time job, it really does run the show.
That’s why I’m so excited to finally share a brand-new series with you: Period Prep.
This isn’t just about recipes (though you know I’ve got you covered with those). This is about food as a tool for resilience, about syncing with your cycle instead of fighting against it, and about creating space for conversations the world too often ignores.
Why Period Prep?
Some of you might remember our Cycle Syncing Challenge - it was hands-down the most popular program we’ve ever run. Thousands of women around the world joined in, and the stories that came back still blow me away:
✨ Women who got pregnant after years of infertility.
✨ Women who reduced their pain for the first time in decades.
✨ Women who finally felt confident asking for the care they deserved.
✨ And women who, maybe for the first time ever, felt like they had the tools to change the outcome of their own period experience.
That program taught me something: when women are given knowledge and community, everything shifts.
The World Doesn’t Listen… But We Do
Here’s the staggering reality:
Over a billion people worldwide live with period pain.
1 in 10 women have endometriosis, yet the average wait for a diagnosis is nearly a decade.
And still, we’re told it’s “normal.”
I’m done with that. You’re done with that. Period Prep is about rewriting the story, together.
What You Can Expect
Each month, I’ll share:
🥗 Cycle-supportive recipes you’ll actually crave (comfort food included).
📚 Digestible facts about hormones, endometriosis, and women’s health.
🪞 Personal reflections from my own healing journey.
🌍 Global perspective on why our pain is so often ignored - and how we take power back.
🩸 We’ll focus on a different phase of the cycle each month, so by the end of the year you’ll have a full library of recipes and tools to support every part of your cycle.
A Sneak Peek
We’re dropping the first full Period Prep post this Thursday - but I couldn’t wait to give you a taste.
Today’s recipe? Butternut Squash Mac n Cheese.
It’s cozy, comforting, and designed with your luteal phase in mind. Because sometimes healing starts with a bowl of pasta and the courage to question the “norm.”
Why this recipe works in your luteal phase 🩸✨
The luteal phase (the 10–14 days before your period) is when cravings kick in, energy dips, and for a lot of us with endo, symptoms start to flare. That’s why comfort food that also supports your cycle is everything.
This mac n cheese hits all the right notes: grounding squash for steady energy, cashews and tofu for hormone-balancing protein + magnesium, garlic and onion to help your body clear excess hormones, and turmeric for soothing inflammation. It’s cozy, creamy, and made to give your body exactly what it needs when you need comfort the most.
🌸 This series is for every woman who has ever been told her pain is imaginary. For every person who has missed school, work, or joy because of cramps. For all of us who are ready to say: we deserve better.
I can’t wait to walk through this with you.
With love & rage (the good kind),
Bai
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