"Weird, But Worth It: Making Peace With Her Period at 40" (with Lily Palmer)

For most of her life, Lily Palmer was told her irregular periods were nothing to worry about unless she wanted to get pregnant. So she stopped paying attention. It took 40 years, and a lot of unlearning, for her to start asking real questions about her own body. In this episode, Saalt co-founder and CEO Cherie Hoeger sits down with Lily to talk about growing up afraid of her period, getting dismissed by doctors for years, and what changed once she found products and education that spoke to her like a real person. Lily walks through learning to use the menstrual cup over three cycles, why Saalt's straight-talk education clicked when cutesy nicknames didn't, and how she now pairs a disc with leakproof period underwear for heavy nights. Along the way she hands Cherie a line worth keeping: trying something new can be weird, but worth it. Cherie also shares what a new consumer study found about cramping, fatigue, and bloating after people switched from tampons to cups and discs. Listen to The Saalt Show at saaltshow.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Saalt products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Study findings reflect self-reported experiences of 188 participants who completed all three cycles; individual results vary. Follow The Saalt Show: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-saalt-show/id6788836685 Website: https://saaltshow.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saaltco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saaltshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saaltshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saaltco X: https://x.com/saaltshow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/saaltco Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/saaltshow/ Substack: https://substack.com/@saaltshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033IuQiax82sbrooU2JPyD iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-saalt-show-338020999/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/944d9d9b-7ab8-44f4-920b-846008bc88ea/the-saalt-show Shop Saalt: Website: https://saalt.com Follow Saalt: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saaltco Follow Cherie Hoeger: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherie.hoeger LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-hoeger-5b3679b