Our Honest Birth Control Journeys: The Good, The Bad, & The Hormonal
6/12/20261 hr 54 min
Today on Always Here, we’re talking all things birth control, hormones, periods, and the women’s health conversations we wish we’d had sooner. We share our experiences coming off birth control, navigating family planning, what we were taught growing up (and what we definitely weren’t), and some surprising things we’ve learned about our bodies along the way. We also chat about cycle tracking, “pull and pray,” period misconceptions, hormone health, and why we’re rethinking the way we want to talk to our daughters about their periods. Omaha Steaks: Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com and use promo code ABBY at checkout for $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. Flamingo: Our listeners get the Flamingo Starter Set for just $7 at https://www.shopflamingo.com/ABBY Better Help: Head to https://betterhelp.com/ALWAYS to get 10% off your first month of therapy with our sponsor, BetterHelp. #ad Follow Always Here: https://www.youtube.com/@alwaysherepodcast https://www.instagram.com/alwaysherepodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@alwaysherepodcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583535220280 Listen to the pod on Spotify/Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/38IRpe6gV1WnqIFNZ6CHF5 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-here/id1862654475 Chapters: 00:54 - trip to Tahoe 06:32 - Hope & the Hard 23:05 - Wow, that's Crazy! 30:53 - hit and run 40:35 - Slickback 42:07 - Birth Control 46:33 - Audience poll - what birth control do you use? 01:34:00 - Ask Abbys 01:48:38 - Always Hungry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:30
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Addy· Panelist0:34
Anywhere.
Speaker 20:35
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Addy· Panelist0:38
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Speaker 20:40
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Addy· Panelist0:43
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Speaker 20:45
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Addy· Panelist0:48
Are you gonna do this for all 9,000 properties?
Speaker 10:52
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Speaker 40:58
If you're curious why I'm wearing a turtleneck in June, it's because my husband gave me a fake hickey that turned into a real hickey. [laughs] Those take a minute to go away.
Abby Howard· Host1:06
So long.
Speaker 41:08
[laughs] I look back and I'm like, dang, going on birth control so young, if only I had gone back and then looked at lifestyle and given myself time and just, like, been educated maybe on my cycle.
Abby Howard· Host1:18
So you can get pregnant if you don't have a period.
Speaker 41:20
That's good to know.
Abby Howard· Host1:21
[laughs] Just want everyone to know that.
Speaker 41:22
[laughs] When I said, like, "We're just gonna do condoms," she's kinda like, "Just so you know, they're only, like, 98% effective."
Abby Howard· Host1:27
Just so you know, you have to use them.
Unknown speaker1:29
[laughs] [laughs]