Some conversations are long overdue.
Not Designed for the Grind brings together evidence, lived experience and honest dialogue to explore menstrual health, fertility, miscarriage, perimenopause, hormones and the broader cycle ecosystem.
This is a space to rethink how we live and work within our cycles - challenging a culture built around constant output, and asking what becomes possible when we honour biology instead of fighting it.
meet the hosts
Marlou Cornelissen
Social entrepreneur and founder of Period Reality and JIBE. TEDx speaker and global advocate for menstrual and gender equity.
Marlou has partnered with institutions including the United Nations and spoken at the Vatican and British Parliament to advance health and equity worldwide.
She brings bold vision, lived experience and relentless curiosity - proving menstrual health is not niche. It’s systemic.
Dr. Katerina Bambang
Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine with over 20 years’ experience in women’s health.
Former Clinical Lead at a UK NHS fertility centre and founder of The Delphi Clinic.
Katerina blends advanced reproductive medicine with prevention-focused, whole-body care - always evidence-based, always person-centred.
She brings clinical depth, clarity and calm authority to complex conversations.
Together, they unite two worlds rarely side by side: clinical expertise and lived experience.
The Story Behind It
Their connection began during a deeply personal chapter — a doctor–patient relationship during Marlou’s experience of recurrent miscarriage.
Over time, it evolved into friendship, mutual respect and a shared conviction:
Women deserve clearer, more compassionate conversations about their bodies.
After one six-hour coffee (and many conversations since), it became clear — these dialogues needed a wider audience.
This podcast was born.
What You’ll Hear
• Evidence-based conversations about menstrual health and hormones
• Fertility, miscarriage and perimenopause
• Prevention-focused care and whole-body health
• The broader “cycle ecosystem” - work, culture and systems
• Honest, human dialogue without shame or stigma
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Dr. Katerina Bambang
Marlou Cornelissen
Isabella Lindahl
Not Designed for the Grind is:
Created and hosted by Dr. Katerina Bambang and Marlou Cornelissen
Produced by Isabella Lindahl
Audio editing and mixing by Delila Odima
Visual Branding by Millie Mensah
Operations by Favour Asuelimen
Special thank you to the team at Period Reality.
Delila Odima
Millie Mensah
Favour Asuelimen
