Publisher
Holy Hormone Journal
Leslie Carol Botha
Called one of the twenty first century’s most prominent cycle thinkers, Leslie Carol Botha, Women’s Health Educator, is a publisher, author, and broadcast journalist. A member of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, she is an internationally recognized expert on women’s hormonal health. Botha is a social and political activist who has recognized the significance of the menstrual cycle in relation to other natural cycles that govern the world that we live in.
Botha is a member of the Cycles Research Institute whose mission is to: “discover, understand, and explain the true nature and origin of cycles, thereby solving the mystery of recurrent rhythmic phenomena, as has been observed in both the natural and the social sciences, and while so doing, to instruct others, and to apply this new knowledge for the greater good of all life.”
Her work and research focuses on the significance of the hormone cycle and its profound relationship to women’s psyche. Botha’s 30 years of research demonstrates how hormone changes/fluctuations in the menstrual cycle affect women’s physical, mental and emotional well being.
In 2007, Botha received a certificate of study and training in Whole Health and Whole Health Sciences from the National Institute of Whole Health. NIWH has been the pioneer in providing Whole Health Education® and Whole Health Care® since 1977. The organization is aligned with Harvard, Duke and Vanderbilt Universities and the Mayo Clinic to bring credentialing to health and wellness coaching. The National Institute of Whole Health (NIWH) is a nationally Accredited Provider of Professional Continuing Education and Development programs, endorsed and approved by leading national health care organizations.
In 2006, Botha received the Edward R. Dewey Award for her pioneering research on how women’s hormonal fluctuations affect their behaviors. The award was bequeathed by the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.
Her work is also featured in a new book titled: The World According to Cycles- How Recurring Forces Can Predict the Future and Change Your Life by Samuel A. Schreiner, Jr., published by Skyhorse Publishing, New York City.
Currently, Botha, with her writing partner Chevalier-Batik, is developing an educational pilot program for adolescent girls titled, Girls Empowered. The curriculum focuses on menstrual health education within the social, political and historical context of women’s worth, value and rights.
Botha has just published her first book, co-authored with H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik, titled Understanding Your Mind, Mood, and Hormone Cycle. The book is the first, in a series of Menstrual Health Education publications.
Botha is currently the host of her own radio show titled, Holy Hormones Honey – The Greatest Story Never Told on KRFC FM radio at www.krfcfm.org. The hour-long show airs every Monday from 6-7 pm MST.
Botha’s main focus has been on educating women about their menstrual health and how their hormones affect their behaviors. She has dedicated the past 30-years sharing this information via workshops and lectures, articles, publications, digital media, and now, The Holy Hormones News Journal.
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