Hi, I'm Samantha. Speaker and educator in menstrual wellness and neurodivergence, and Professional Member of the PSA (MPSA).
🩸 I’m here to give every body & brain the language to work with their fluctuating capacity.
Diagnosed with Autism and ADHD at 43, I finally understood why I’d been fiercely advocating for better menstrual wellness education (plus, social justice is kinda my thing).
Hormones rule everything… especially how we think, act and feel.
When I discovered this in 2020, I was obsessed!
I dove headfirst down the cyclical living rabbit hole. I dove headfirst down the cyclical living rabbit hole. What started as a personal mission quickly became a drive to help others understand their fluctuating capacity and work with it, not against it.
Before I had the language for any of this, I was stuck in what I thought were panic attacks and depression. It was actually autistic burnout and meltdowns.
Cyclical living became my anchor, my first and most impactful coping strategy. Post-diagnosis, everything clicked into place, and the pieces made sense.
And now I talk about it. A lot. On stages, in boardrooms, at conferences and in workshops, bringing the missing education most of us never got, with enough humour and live visual facilitation to make sure nobody's checking their phone.
"Samantha's sessions have really helped our people in the Alzheimer’s Society to understand more about our own awareness & how our hormones can affect our menstrual health and neurodiversity." Shirley Grey, Alzheimer's Society
Whether it's menstrual wellness, neurodivergence, or the overlap between the two, I tailor my talks to fit your event or organisation.
This is the talk most people didn't know they needed.
Menstrual health affects every body - Most people were never taught how thier bodies and hormones work. My talks fill that gap, giving audiences the language and understanding to make sense of their own experience.
When you add neurodivergence into the mix - the picture gets more complex and more urgent. Hormonal shifts affect executive function, emotional regulation and sensory processing in ways that most people are navigating completely alone.
Take a peek at one of my talks...
Speaking Topics
I deliver keynotes, featured talks, lunch and learns, lightning talks, panels, workshops and facilitation, virtually and in person.
I speak about menstrual cycles, neurodivergent experiences, and how we can stop pretending these things don't show up in everyday life, because they do. Especially at work.
Here are some of the most popular sessions I deliver...
➡️ Being Bloody Marvellous
Cycle awareness, charting, and real-life strategies for energy mapping and well-being.
Perfect for individuals, groups or teams who want to understand how cyclical patterns affect mood, focus, and capacity, and how to work with them, not against them.
➡️ Bloody Brilliant Brains
Neurodivergence meets hormones: ADHD, autism, sensory overload and menstrual health.
We explore how hormonal shifts affect executive function, sensory processing, and emotional regulation, and what practical support can actually look like.
➡️ Managing Peri-Peri-Menopause
Late diagnosis, hormonal chaos, and surviving perimenopause as a spicy-brained human.
This session explores the double whammy of neurodivergence and midlife hormones, and why so many don’t realise what’s going on until they are already in the midst of it.
➡️ Menstrual Ease at Work
Language, inclusion, and what meaningful menstrual support looks like in real workplaces.
From everyday conversations to formal accommodations, this talk shows how organisations can support people who menstruate... without the awkwardness.
➡️ Late Diagnosed and a Little Bit Sweaty
My story of masking, missed diagnosis, perimenopause, and learning to live unmasked.
A personal, funny, and honest reflection on growing up undiagnosed, getting answers late, and figuring out how to be yourself in a world not built for spicy bodies or brains.
Why Book Samantha?
I've spoken for The National Trust, The Alzheimer's Society, schools, conferences and events. I know how to hold a room on a subject most people think they're not supposed to talk about (and help them put pieces together they didn't even know were missing).
As an IICT-accredited Cycle Coach who has navigated PMS, hormonal confusion, late diagnosis and now perimenopause, this isn't theory. It's lived experience. I know what it costs to live in a world that centres sameness over difference and asks you to bypass what your body and brain are trying to tell you.
The intersection of menstrual health and neurodivergence is my speciality because it's my lived experience, and that gives my talks genuine depth, not a surface-level overview. So everyone leaves thinking "why did nobody tell me this sooner?"
What to expect...
- Neurodivergent-friendly delivery that works for every brain in the room
- Talks tailored to your audience, your event and your brief
- Hand-illustrated slides for live events
- Live drawing for virtual sessions
- Wit and relatable storytelling
“Samantha brought energy and expertise, making the workshop so enjoyable and informative. With Samantha’s help, we can learn more about people’s menstrual cycle experiences at work and guide them to help and support”. Sara Bird, National Trust
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Let’s Talk!
Got an event, conference or workshop in mind? Get in touch, and we'll work out what fits.
And don't just take my word for it......
