inPhase: The Cycling Syncing Podcast

15: The Wine Episode: Pairing Every Phase of Your Cycle

This week on InPhase, Lauren and Robin are joined by wine enthusiast, actress, and certified cool girl Natalie Pelletier for the episode they have been dreaming of doing: what to drink in every phase of your cycle. Natalie got her start in the wine world at Dominic's in LA under a female wine director who changed everything for her. She has since worked alongside some of the most respected women in the industry, and now sells organic, sustainably farmed wines across California. Together, Lauren, Robin, and Natalie break it all down: a warming Pinot Noir or lighter-bodied red for your menstrual phase, a crisp Sauvignon Blanc or skin contact orange wine for follicular, something sparkling for ovulation (Lambrusco counts, and yes it pairs perfectly with pizza), and a fuller-bodied red blend or textured rose for luteal. Plus what's actually happening in your body during each phase, why your alcohol tolerance shifts throughout your cycle, and the one simple thing to look for on the back of a bottle that can change everything. Also covered: the case for pet nats, why intentional red blends deserve more credit, how Robin accidentally thought Normal People was a love story, and the time Lauren found herself half a glass into ovulation and ready to write a thesis. Natalie is on Instagram at @irishfrecklegirl and @drinknattywines. Robin Dybevik: I’m good with that! Want me to quick draft episode description

14: Cycle Syncing for Your Career: When to Present, Negotiate, and Rest

This week on InPhase, Lauren and Robin are tackling one of the most aspirational corners of cycle syncing: your career. Because yes, your hormones affect how you think, how you communicate, how you lead, how you create, and how you handle stress. And once you understand that, everything changes. Lauren is fresh off a 40-hour trip to Miami with Gabe and riding the high of day one follicular. Robin is deep in luteal, color-coding her Google Calendar, and already drafting her to-do list mid-recording. Together they break down exactly how each phase of your cycle maps to a different working style and what that means for when to brainstorm, when to present, when to negotiate, and when to quietly clear your inbox and call it a win. They cover the menstrual phase as the strategic reset (solo work, big picture thinking, vision planning), follicular as the expansion phase (brainstorms, first drafts, saying yes to new things), ovulation as your peak performance window (presentations, negotiations, the job interview you actually want to nail), and luteal as editor-in-chief mode (refining, finishing, tightening up the things that have been driving you crazy all month). Plus: why the modern workplace was built for linear productivity but women are cyclical by design and what to do about it. This week's Luteal Made Me Do It submission comes from a listener who decided to do a 24-hour fast while moving apartments. During her luteal phase. She ended up on the closet floor crying. She's okay and we're so glad she sent it in. Got your own Luteal Made Me Do It story? Leave us a voicemail through the link in our Instagram bio @inphasepod and we read and listen to every single one.

13: Luteal Crimes & Ovulation Mysteries

This week on InPhase, Lauren and Robin are doing a full girlhood catch-up — Robin's wedding dress shopping trip to New York with her mom (she may have found the one), banana belt guy in Brentwood, and why electric guitar is apparently the passive-aggressive weapon of choice in Robin's household. Both hosts are deep in luteal, and it shows. Robin had a heavy but breakthrough therapy session. Lauren journaled through Encanto playing in the background. They get into what it actually feels like to go from main character energy to feeling like the side piece in your own life overnight. Then: Luteal Made Me Do It is back. This week's submissions include a woman who exiled her husband to the basement the night he surprised her by coming home early (Thai food was ordered, face mask was on), and another who spent nine days simultaneously learning French and Spanish because not knowing either felt "embarrassing." Finally, Lauren and Robin answer a listener question about everything nobody told you about ovulation — mid-cycle spotting, mittelschmerz, whether you can actually feel which ovary is releasing an egg, and all the weird symptoms your health class definitely skipped. Got a Luteal Made Me Do It story? ⁠Tell us here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Inphasepodcast [https://www.speakpipe.com/Inphasepodcast]

12: The Luteal Phase Made Me Do It

Ever convinced yourself your relationship is over… only to get your period the next day? Welcome to the luteal phase. In this episode, Robin and Lauren dive into the most unhinged, emotional, and weirdly specific things women experience in the week or two before their period - from picking fights and overanalyzing texts to crying over nothing and almost quitting your job. They asked the community to share their wildest luteal moments, and let’s just say… you’re not alone. But beneath the chaos, there’s a reason this happens. They break down what’s actually going on hormonally during the luteal phase, why your brain suddenly starts scanning for problems, and how this phase can amplify emotions, insecurities, and underlying truths. Plus, they share our own very real (and slightly dramatic) luteal stories. If you’ve ever thought “wait… is it me, or is it my hormones?” - this episode is for you.

11: The Workout Guide for Every Phase: Train With Your Cycle, Not Against It

In this episode of InPhase: The Cycle Syncing Podcast, the hosts are breaking down one of the most searched cycle syncing topics — how to work out smarter by letting your hormones lead. From "Why does Barry's feel impossible one week and effortless the next?" to "When should I actually go for a PR?" — they're covering exactly what's happening in your body during each phase of your cycle and how to move with it, not against it. Lauren opens up about being a former All-American wrestler turned marathon runner and yoga teacher, and how even she still has to remind herself to give her body grace during her period. Robin shares how adjusting her workouts was the very first cycle syncing change that made her a believer — and why walking is secretly one of the most powerful tools in your cycle syncing toolkit.