LIVTOSHARE

Did you know women make up 85% of consumer spending and drive 80% of healthcare decisions? We quite literally run the world, which is why I'm passionate about sharing these insights with you each week.

✨ This week's personal update: Embracing My Lunar Phase

This week, I intentionally slowed down to honor my body's natural energy dropping during my lunar phase. Between quality time with friends who bring peaceful energy and moments of solitude, I've been focusing on resting and reflecting. I've been dealing with severe period cramps (currently waiting on seeing an endometriosis specialist), so I recently have been going to a naturopath to help naturally heal some of my symptoms. Here's what I’ve been trying: 

• Anti-inflammatory diet: Daily ginger tea and whole foods focus

• Raspberry Leaf Tea: A traditional remedy (fun fact: it's often recommended to expectant mothers for its uterine-relaxing properties). I drink 3 cups daily during my cycle

• Ginger Supplements: There are a ton of research-backed studies showing the connection between ginger and period cramp relief

✨ This Week's Rich Girl Hack: Buying Back Time 

As I build my richest life across health, wealth, relationships, and experiences, I've made a strategic investment in time. Meal prep and cooking typically consume 5-6 hours of my week. While I deeply love cooking (food truly heals my soul!) I needed to be honest with myself and realize busy seasons require different solutions. I've just started with Factor meals (yes, those ads finally got me!). Going to try them during the week, and save weekends for cooking time. Would love to hear your healthy meal service recommendations!

✨ Current Read: "The Big Freeze" by Natalie Lampert - A Reporter's Personal Journey into the World of Egg Freezing and the Quest to Control Our Fertility

✨ This week's journal prompts: How can I be more compassionate with myself going into this week? What does my body need right now? What am I grateful for?

This week’s photo board 📸

🛍 Small Business Spotlight: Women-Owned & Bootstrapped 🛍

Sip & Swing with @Bov Active

Michelle Choi is revolutionizing golf culture in North America. While golfing in Asia embraces everyone - families, girlfriends, all generations - North American golf has historically been male-dominated. We spent this Sunday morning with girlies learning golf, sipping on pumpkin spice latte’s, and yapping. It was SO much fun! Highly recommend trying out classes with a group of girlfriends. Michelle will also be selling her very cute women’s golf-wear at Stackt Market this month, so check her out at Blend Space (with other local vendors)!

Aiori Pop Up - The Ears Tour

A personal find I'm excited to share: After my journey with pierced ears ended in three infections, I discovered Andrea's clip-on earrings. I've been wearing their hoops for 48 hours straight - SO comfortable and SO cute! Check out their pop-up next weekend to experience them in person (check out their IG for more info)!

🍒 WOMEN’S HEALTH NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION 🍒

Funding News

• India IVF secured $1.25M after a decade of profitable operations across five North Indian centers - their first external investment since 2014.

• VC funding for european femtech hits record funding levels, led by Flo Health & Natural Cycles' app-based women's health solutions.

Consumer 

• Evvy launches new prescription products for vaginal health, now available without their microbiome test requirement. Intended to empower patients to manage symptoms quickly while their advanced testing is intended to find the root cause of symptoms.

• We (Women) are busy people with full lives and don’t always have the time to research products and find what’s best for us. That’s why the new e-commerce platform, Ladibug, specifically for women’s health products is launching soon. They’re still in the early days of development, but they plan to include products across sexual health, vaginal health, dietary supplements and more! They’re being incredibly intentional about the review process to ensure all products are clinically validated by medical professions and are of the highest quality. Very excited for this one! 

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Coming Up Next Week

I'm excited about two upcoming conversations:

• Maven Clinic's founding team member who helped scale from Seed to Series E ($300M raised, 600 employees)

• Foreground Capital's Co-founder & Managing Partner, a new VC firm dedicated to advancing women’s health innovation

Want me to ask them anything specific? Let me know!

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Have a BEAUTIFUL WEEK!!!

With love & light,

Livia Han 💗