Mirror Talks

Ep 7. “I Was My Own Guinea Pig” — Alisa Vitti on Creating Cycle Syncing® When No One Was Listening

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Teodora Sabau, Alisa Vitti) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:53:19 +0000

Our new guest is Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, hormone expert, best-selling author, and the founder of FLO Living, one of the first companies in the world to focus entirely on women's hormonal health.

In her early 20s, doctors told Alisa that her PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) was incurable and that she might never have children naturally. Refusing to accept this, Alisa took her health into her own hands, scouring medical journals to become her own "guinea pig".

In this episode, Alisa breaks down the science of the infradian rhythm (women’s second biological clock), shares the revolutionary results of her 2025 clinical study, and explains how to move away from "patriarchal" health rigidity toward a more intuitive, sovereign relationship with your body. Alisa pioneered the Cycle Syncing® Method to help women align their nutrition, fitness, and productivity with their unique biological rhythms.

You’ll hear about:

Alisa self-diagnosed her condition (PCOS) using medical journals before the age of the internet.
How the infradian rhythm works: discover the 28-day biological clock that governs a woman’s metabolism, brain function, and immune response.
A breakdown of Alisa’s four-step sequence for endocrine support: blood sugar management, cortisol protection, gut and estrogen support.
The results of a 2025 clinical study showing that Alisa’s method reduced PMS symptoms by 86% for 92% of participants.
What “medical feminism” is: moving from "passive suffering" to proactive advocacy by treating your cycle as a fifth vital sign.
Alisa shares how hormonal imbalance affected her physical and emotional well-being, causing symptoms such as brain fog, insomnia, and depression.
The realization that the medical establishment often only offers synthetic birth control as a "solution" for complex hormonal issues.
Alisa announces her upcoming 2027 book focused on the latest research regarding ovarian health.

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

If this episode resonated with you, follow Mirror Talks wherever you listen to podcasts — and share it with someone who needs to hear Sylvia’s story. You can also join Mira’s community for more stories, resources, and guidance on your hormone health journey.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 6. “Nobody Told Me I Was Going Into Menopause the Next Day” — Monica Molenaar on Hormone Therapy

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Monica Molenaar, Teodora Sabau) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:55:07 +0000

In this episode, Monica shares what surgical menopause really feels like — and what no one prepared her for. She talks openly about losing estrogen overnight, trying every form of hormone therapy available, and why so much fear around estrogen is based on outdated information.

We discuss the lasting impact of the Women’s Health Initiative study, the black box warning that shaped a generation of doctors, and why only a small percentage of OB-GYNs are formally trained in menopause care. Monica explains why hormone therapy is not just about hot flashes — but about brain, bone, heart, skin, and long-term health.

She also shares how her personal struggle led to building Alloy — a menopause telehealth platform connecting women to licensed OB-GYNs across the U.S., reducing years of suffering to days of access.

You’ll hear about:

What happens to your body in surgical menopause — beyond hot flashes
Every form of estrogen Monica has tried: compounded creams, patches, pills, pellets, sprays, gels — and how each one worked for her
How to know if your hormone therapy dose is wrong — and when to switch
The difference between oral and transdermal estrogen — and the myths around safety
Vaginal estrogen: incontinence, UTIs, dryness, and why it’s often overlooked
Perimenopause symptoms to watch for — anxiety, sleep loss, heavy bleeding, weight gain
When birth control pills make sense in perimenopause — and when they don’t
The black box warning, what changed, and what women need to know now
Why progesterone, testosterone, and thyroid hormones also matter in midlife
How hormone therapy, strength training, sleep, and nutrition together support long-term health and quality of life in menopause

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 5. “We Are Swimming in the Sea of Misogyny”: Farideh, on breaking the silence about women’s bodies and medical gaslighting

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Farideh, Teodora Sabau) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:15:36 +0000

Farideh writes songs from things most music ignores: diagnoses, symptoms, and sentences women repeat to each other when they’re trying to make sense of their bodies. In this conversation, she explains how her songs are built — from lists of conditions, overheard phrases, and moments when something finally clicks.

She talks about living with PCOS for years before it had a name, about motherhood as a shift into a fuller female experience, perimenopause as another stage of bodily change, and 12 Breakdowns of Christmas — her sketch series about mental load, burnout, and the emotional work behind the holidays.

This episode is about turning what women live through into music — and trusting the body when it keeps asking to be heard.

You’ll hear about:

How Farideh’s songs are built from diagnoses and real conversations
Early PCOS symptoms and medical dismissal
Turning The Female Body into music
You Are Such a Good Dad and invisible labor
Comment sections as shared spaces for women’s stories
Motherhood as an embodied shift
Perimenopause and ongoing hormonal change
12 Breakdowns of Christmas and holiday mental load

Follow Farideh on Instagram.

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 4. “Perimenopause Isn’t the Villain”: Dr. Carrie Jones, Women’s Health Educator, on Perimenopause

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Dr. Carrie Jones, Teodora Sabau) — Thu, 4 Dec 2025 13:17:54 +0000

Perimenopause often begins in the late 30s or early 40s — earlier than many think. In this episode, Dr. Carrie Jones explains what those early years actually look like: the 3 a.m. wake-ups, the sudden irritability, the phantom smells that send women checking the kitchen for burning wires, or maybe itchy ears from low estrogen — and all the symptoms we’ve been trained to call “stress”.

She also breaks down which hormone tests are useful in this phase, why daily pattern-tracking can show what a single blood draw can’t, and what the WHI study did — and didn’t — prove about the safety of HRT. Dr. Carrie talks through the tools she relies on most, from magnesium and herbal supports to boundary-setting and getting the nervous system out of permanent alert mode.

You'll hear about:

The age range when perimenopause typically begins (late 30s–40s)
Why progesterone drops first — and how that affects sleep and mood
Phantom smells, itchy ears, and other hormone-driven symptoms most women misinterpret
Which tests actually help map hormonal patterns
What the WHI study really found about HRT and breast cancer
The lifestyle changes Carrie sees move the needle most
How to track hormones without entering a cycle-tracking obsession
The difference between true stress and hormone-driven stress symptoms

Follow Dr. Carrie Jones on Instagram.

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 3. “I Had to Explain What FemTech Is”: Karina Vazirova, FemTech Lab сo-founder, on products women really need

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Karina Vazirova, Teodora Sabau) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:51:10 +0000

In this episode, Karina talks about what it takes to build women’s health products that actually work — and what surprised her most after supporting more than 70 founders.

She explains why FemTech doesn’t only mean “female founders”, how early founders had to start every investor call by defining the word “FemTech,” and what she learned from cold-messaging hundreds of investors just to get the category taken seriously.

Karina also shares what’s next: why the future of FemTech depends not only on great products, but on a real infrastructure — capital, partnerships, and a system that doesn’t crumble every time a founder burns out.

You’ll hear about:

The tampon in clinical trials for BV and yeast infection prevention
The women-designed strap-on reshaping sexual wellness
The sperm test reframing fertility conversations
Why male investors and male consumers matter more than people admit
The biggest misconceptions she sees around women’s health products
Why building in FemTech is still harder than it should be — and what needs to change

Connect with Karina on Linkedin . Learn more about "Mother" podcast at Substack.

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 2. "When Science Can’t Define the Cause, Women Pay the Price": Priyanka Jain on Closing the Gender Health Gap

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Priyanka Jain, Teodora Sabau) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 16:52:39 +0000

“For so long, we’ve been told that women’s bodies are too complicated to study. The truth is, no one ever tried hard enough. I want to change that.”

When Priyanka Jain’s health started to decline, every doctor visit ended with the same vague advice — drink more water, sleep more, stress less. No one could explain what was really happening.

Her search for answers uncovered a shocking truth: women weren’t even included in U.S. clinical research until 1993, and they’re still diagnosed an average of four years later than men.

Determined to change that, Priyanka co-founded Evvy, a company using data from the vaginal microbiome to give women real insight into their own bodies. In this episode, she shares how frustration turned into innovation — from building schools with the UN at fifteen to building one of the most groundbreaking health-tech startups for women today.

You’ll hear about:

Facing years of “invisible” symptoms and unanswered questions
Discovering the massive data gap in women’s health
Leaving a stable tech career to found Evvy in the middle of a pandemic
Building a company that gives women back ownership of their health data
What “precision medicine” really means — and why it’s long overdue for women
Priyanka’s advice for anyone standing at the edge of a leap: you don’t need permission to start, but you do need conviction.

Connect with Priyanka on Linkedin. Learn more at Evvy.com

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Ep 1. "Don’t Ask Permission”: How Sylvia Kang Built Mira to Redefine Women’s Health

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Sylvia Kang, Teodora Sabau) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:28:14 +0000

“Young women need to see role models. They need to believe it’s possible. I want to show them — you don’t have to wait for someone to save you. You can make it happen.”

When Sylvia Kang left China at 18 to study engineering in the U.S., she had already spent her childhood training to be a concert pianist. Everyone around her told her to stay in her “safe” path — music was elegant, acceptable, feminine. Science, they said, wasn’t for women.

Years later, Sylvia proved them wrong by founding Mira, the world’s first at-home hormone health monitor that helps women truly understand their bodies. In this conversation, she shares how she went from self-teaching physics textbooks to building one of the biggest hormone data banks in the world — and what it means to trust yourself when no one else does.

You’ll hear about:

Growing up in a culture where girls were told science wasn’t for them
Leaving behind a career as a pianist to study biomedical engineering
Facing loneliness and doubt as a young immigrant founder
Explaining basic female anatomy to male investors — and still getting funded
Building a company that gives women real, personalized data about their health
The advice Sylvia gives to any woman with a dream: “Don’t ask for permission.”

Connect with Sylvia on Linkedin

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

Mirror Talks: season one trailer

elena.klimova@miracare.com (Mira) — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:06:44 +0000

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo — a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.

This podcast is powered by Mira — a hormone health monitor that empowers women to track their hormones at home and make confident, informed decisions about their health and future.

Hosted by Teo, a menstrual cycle coach helping women reconnect with their cycles, tune into their hormones, and live more in sync with their bodies.

Produced by Hatch Up podcasts.