Reducing Period Pain with Lauren Lee-Crane & Catherine Lee of Semaine
On this episode of The Live Well Podcast, I’ll be speaking with sisters Lauren Lee-Crane & Catherine Lee, founders of Semaine Health, about their experience with endometriosis and reducing period pain. They see learning to live with endometriosis as a journey - taking care of themselves, listening to their bodies, and voicing what they need to be healthy. They’re on a mission to normalize the conversation around periods and period pain, and this is exactly why these twin sisters wanted to start Semaine Health, a health & wellness company that takes women’s pain seriously.
The team at Semaine combines deep personal experience with PhD-level research to address women’s health issues. Their first product specifically addresses period pain and empowers women by providing natural, plant-based products that have been rigorously researched and can be taken without a prescription. Their anti-inflammatory, Semaine, offers a solution that is grounded in science and compassion.
Today, we’ll hear more about Lauren and Catherine’s story and learn about the tools that have helped them along their journey.
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SHOW NOTES:
0:00 Intro
2:54 Guest introduction
3:43 Lauren and Catherine talk about their endometriosis journey
6:10 Deep dive into their endometriosis experience
6:30 The indicator that something was wrong for them
7:22 How the condition “felt” normal to them
8:27 On using birth control pills to avoid the period pains
9:06 When the pain started to get scary
11:50 Endometrioma
21:33 Most women who have endometriosis have IBS
24:00 The holistic approach Lauren and Catherine had to do
24:58 Wellness burnout
25:30 Diet and inflammation
30:00 Semaine product and holistic ingredients
33:18 Going in-depth into the products of Semaine Health and how it started
35:20 What was Matt’s role in Semaine Health
37:15 The different ingredients and their supportive roles
38:30 The market focus of their products
40:52 The importance of tracking your cycle
44:03 The big thought behind Semaine Health
45:10 The importance of understanding monthly periods and shouldn’t be a taboo
48:30 Where to find Lauren and Catherine and learn more about them and their journey
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