Kat Horrocks: Coming Off Hormonal Contraception Improved My Mental Health (part 2 of 3)

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For the eighth episode of Period Story podcast, I spoke with Kat Horrocks, a women’s life coach and fellow podcast host.



Kat shared the impact of getting her first period at 10 years old and how by default, she became the one that all her classmates went to for advice and with their questions. Kat says that even now she’s the person in her friend group that gets asked all the period questions.



Kat talked about her journey with hormonal contraception and why she decided to come off of it after 7 years. She says that a conversation with her partner about the impact the pill was having on her emotions and their relationship was the wake up call she needed to make changes.



Kat says she wanted to have a period and now that it has returned, she knows her body is healthy and operating in a natural way. Kat uses her period as a marker of where she’s at, physically and mentally and says it keeps her in check to make sure she’s looking after herself.



Kat discusses the research she did when she decided to come off hormonal contraception and how she geeked out on all the new information.



Kat says that we shouldn’t underestimate our bodies; they’re amazing and they work. She says that listening to our bodies and learning what our bodies are saying is really powerful and I completely agree!



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