# The Cycle Method™ - Full Site Content > The Cycle Method™ is a leadership and self-awareness methodology that turns the menstrual cycle into a strategic asset for individuals and businesses. Founded by Carmen Amador Barreiro (Business Psychologist, BSc & MSc UCL, 300+ research citations), it blends business psychology, menstrual health research, nervous system science and womb-led practices into training, talks, workshops, a planner app and a private community. This file contains the full text content of every public page on https://itsthecyclemethod.com, formatted for AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) that cannot execute JavaScript. For the short index version, see /llms.txt. Contact: hello@itsthecyclemethod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthecyclemethod/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/thecyclemethod --- # Page: / (Home) ## Unlock the power of the menstrual cycle. The method, tools and community that turn taboo into strategy. Trusted by individuals & businesses globally: Deloitte, Soho House, LinkedIn, The Social Hub, Stylist, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, Culture Amp, SheSapiens. ## Start today - how would you like to learn? The Cycle Method™ helps individuals and teams use the cycle as a strategic tool. ### Individual - by yourself, at your own pace The Method gives you the tools to understand your cycle and turn your patterns into clarity, creativity & self-trust - in your own time. Take the Cycle Method™ quiz today and gain immediate clarity on how to use your cycle strategically. ### The Collective - with our community, together The Cycle Method™ turns your cycle into your strategic ally. The Collective makes sure you're not doing it alone. Connect with women who get it. Learning in person, and online, through monthly sessions with founder Carmen and guest experts. Deepen the practice - cyclically and in community. ### Teams & Organisations - with your team, at work Trusted by Deloitte, LinkedIn, Culture Amp & Soho House. Talks, corporate workshops, leadership training & tools that shift stigma into strategy, support women at work & give your organisation a genuine edge. ## The Cycle Method™ Framework A strategic framework that turns your cyclical patterns into your greatest source of clarity, creativity & self-trust. - Layer 1: Self-awareness - Understand your unique cyclical patterns, needs and tendencies. - Layer 2: Application - Integrate your rhythm into work, wellbeing, planning and decision-making. - Layer 3: Mastery - Your cycle becomes a strategic ally, no matter what's on your schedule. ## Real results from real people Sharper focus, better decisions, less burnout - and teams that actually thrive. - Candice (Culture Amp): "It was not only eye-opening, but also incredibly empowering. Carmen created a safe, supportive, and even fun environment to talk about something so often left unspoken. We walked away with knowledge, tools, and a new sense of connection." - Rachel (Boldly Unbounded): "It was awesome. You brought such a great authentic energy. It was super engaging. I felt so seen and connected to everything you shared. It was so potent. I'm so in love with what you're doing." - Ayavaa (Reprogram Your Mind): "Carmen is an incredible facilitator, she creates a beautiful space and energy that lets people connect to themselves without any fear of judgment." - Elizaveta (Google DeepMind): "It was brilliant, I loved your energy, the people you attracted, everything was so engaging and inspiring." - Mina (Saffron): "Carmen is an absolute dream, so kind, spacious, aware, sensitive and safe." ## Meet the Founder Carmen Amador Barreiro, founder of The Cycle Method™, is a Spanish-Dutch Business Psychologist (BSc & MSc, UCL) with 300+ citations in peer-reviewed research. Her client list includes Deloitte, LinkedIn, Soho House, Bayer, and Novartis. She blends business psychology, cycle mastery, and embodied leadership into one integrated system - credible enough for the boardroom, soulful enough for the body. Credentials: - BSc Psychology & MSc Organisational & Business Psychology (UCL) - Certified in Trait Emotional Intelligence - Certified Body Compass Practitioner - Holistic Women's Wellness Mentor - Certified in Hogan Personality & Motivation Inventories --- # Page: /about ## The menstrual cycle, reimagined. A strategic leadership framework helping leaders, founders, and organisations turn the menstrual cycle into a competitive advantage. Science-rooted, womb-led, modern and practical. ## The Cycle Method™ A strategic framework that turns your cyclical patterns into your greatest source of clarity, creativity & self-trust. The Cycle Method™ helps you move from simply knowing your cycle, to applying it, integrating it, and ultimately unlocking its deeper strengths. Built on modern science, behavioural psychology, menstrual health research, nervous system wisdom, and womb-led intelligence. From awareness to application to full cyclical mastery: - Layer 1: Self-awareness - Understand your unique cyclical patterns, needs and tendencies. - Layer 2: Application - Integrate your rhythm into work, wellbeing, planning and decision-making. - Layer 3: Mastery - Your cycle becomes a strategic ally, no matter what's on your schedule. ## Created by Carmen Amador She breaks taboos for a living, turning things society says to hide into a strategic advantage. Carmen Amador Barreiro, founder of The Cycle Method™, is a Spanish-Dutch Business Psychologist (BSc & MSc, UCL) with 300+ citations in peer-reviewed research. Her client list includes Deloitte, LinkedIn, Soho House, Bayer, and Novartis. ## Join the team Reach out by email: hello@itsthecyclemethod.com --- # Page: /themethod (The Method - 12-week certification program) ## From self-doubt to unshakeable self-trust. The only cycle-led leadership program integrating business psychology, menstrual cycle research and womb awakening practices. - 12 weeks - 20 women - Cohort starts April 14, 2026 - Applications close April 7, 2026 - Application only, first come first served ## This program is for you if you... - Have been tracking your cycle for a while but KNOW there's more untapped potential - Feel on fire some days and flat on others - Struggle to rest, push through, self-criticise & try to fix yourself when things feel low - Want to trust your decisions and stop second-guessing yourself - Want unshakeable self-trust that doesn't waver when things get hard - Want to feel anchored and secure in your life & projects - Know your body is sending signals but haven't learned how to actually listen - Are tired of forcing yourself into linear, mind-only systems that weren't built for you - Have been craving a program that bridges mind, body & business - the ancient AND the modern - Have been curious about womb awakening & healing but haven't had the tools or space to go deeper - Are building something that REALLY matters to you ## This is leadership intelligence, not wellness. Most leadership programs give you strategy and ignore your body. Most wellness programs honour your body and ignore your business. Neither works on its own. Programs without hormones miss half the picture. The Cycle Method™ is both. The rigour of psychology. The depth of womb work. The practicality of business strategy. In one 12-week program. The spreadsheet AND the surrender. That's what creates leaders who don't burn out. ## Where are you right now? This program takes you to Level 5. 1. You know your period exists. That's most people. 2. You track it. You do nothing with it. 3. You're noticing patterns. You're onto something. 4. You're adapting in real time. Building around how you actually operate. 5. Mastery. Heightened creativity. Sharper intuition. Strategic clarity. Your cycle is your most powerful strategic ally. ## Curriculum - 12 weeks, week by week 10 live sessions on Zoom. 5 with Carmen, 5 with expert guests. All recorded. Phase 1: Understand - Week 1: The Foundation. The full Cycle Method™ framework. The science. - Week 2: Womb Listening. How to create real connection with your body. - Week 3: Deep Dive into the Phases. Each phase unpacked, with Carolina Spiess. Phase 2: Apply - Week 4: Sync & Implement. How to apply this to YOUR life. - Week 5: Integration Break. - Week 6: Nervous System & Boundaries, with Rachel. - Week 7: Nutrition & Movement, with Rita. Phase 3: Master - Week 8: Activating Your Voice. Owning your channel, with Natali. - Week 9: Endings & Renewal. Luteal and menstruation, with Daniela. - Week 10: Feminine Leadership & Creation. The womb as creative centre. - Week 11: Integration Break. Prepare your commitment. - Week 12: Commitment & Certification. You present your leadership declaration. Why 12 weeks? 12 weeks = 3 full cycles. Mastery isn't a weekend workshop. ## Founder's story "I didn't build The Cycle Method™ from a whiteboard. I built it from the floor. In my late twenties I came off the pill. What followed was years of debilitating period pain. I was running my business, performing - while my body was screaming at me. The turning point wasn't a doctor. It was a decision to actually listen. I'm a Business Psychologist. Advanced degrees from UCL. 300+ research citations. I'd spent years training leaders at LinkedIn, Deloitte, Bayer, and Novartis. I rebuilt my entire business around my cycle. Not as an experiment. As a strategy. Within a year, The Cycle Method™ was trusted by some of the biggest brands in the world. My cycle went from the thing that was breaking me to my most powerful strategic ally." - Carmen ## What you get - 10 live virtual sessions (all recorded) - Weekly 30-min Q&A - Lifetime access to recordings and resources - Meditation subscription - free, forever - Certificate upon completion - Private community of 20 powerful women - Founding member status ## Pricing Launch Price: €1,290. Payment plans available. Scholarship spots available. It will never be this low again. ## FAQ - Do I need a certain experience level? Basic cycle awareness is enough. - Do I need to be spiritual for the womb work? No. Just curious. - What if I have PCOS, irregular cycles, or I'm perimenopausal? Yes - the method adapts. - What if I miss a live session? Everything is recorded. - Is there a payment plan? Yes. Ask when you apply. --- # Page: /collective (The Collective community) ## For women who know a different world is possible The Cycle Method™ turns your cycle into your strategic ally. The Collective makes sure you're not doing it alone. The doom-scroll news, AI slop, hustle culture and terrible state of leadership - you see it, you feel it, and you refuse to participate in it anymore. You're done waiting for the systems to change. Here we come back to our bodies, our rhythms, our cycles. We remember what was forgotten and show up for ourselves AND for each other. The Cycle Method™ gives you the tools. The Collective is where you deepen the practice - cyclically and in community. ## What it feels like Part TED talk - cutting-edge research, an incredible array of guest facilitators, frameworks you actually use on Monday. Part women's circle - radical honesty & sharing in a safe container, ancient wisdom practised for millennia. Part girl's night in - cosy, playful, games, activities, strangers become friends faster than you expect. ## What's included - A practice, not a course. Return monthly & go deeper every time. - Evidence-based & ancient. Cutting edge science, menstrual health research and psychology bridged with ancient wisdom and somatic practices. - Every month a different theme. Guest experts from an array of disciplines. - Community sharing and accountability. - Practical. Every session ends with something you can use that same week. - Meet YOUR people. Real conversations, real friendships. --- # Page: /memberships ## Membership packages Three tiers of The Cycle Method™ membership. Doors open June 3, 2026. ### The Online Collective - €15/month (founding price, was €19) - Monthly LIVE sessions (ONLINE) - 30-min live Q&A (ONLINE) - Session recordings on demand - Resource library - Community space - Weekly Carmen reflections - Seasonal challenges - 20% shop discount ### The Collective - €20/month (founding price, was €25) Everything in The Online Collective, plus: - Monthly in-person gathering - Sticker pack - 20% shop discount ### The Inner Circle - €125/month (founding price, was €145) - Application only, 4 spots Everything in The Collective, plus: - Private 45-min 1:1 session with Carmen each month - 30% shop discount Founding member prices for the first 50 members only. --- # Page: /business ## Work with the cycle, not against it. Reduce burnout, improve communication, and unlock performance across your organisation. Trusted by Deloitte, Soho House, LinkedIn, The Social Hub, Stylist, Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, Culture Amp, SheSapiens. ## Your workforce has a cycle. Your strategy should too. 1. Menstrual health shapes performance: Focus, energy, creativity, communication, and stress-response all shift across the cycle. 2. It affects half your workforce: Ignoring menstrual health means ignoring a major factor in employee wellbeing, retention, and productivity. 3. Silence creates stigma: When workplaces don't talk about it, menstruators feel unsupported, misunderstood, or forced to hide their needs. 4. Evidence-based frameworks work: Our approach blends behavioural science, psychology, and hormonal literacy. Workshops can be tailored for menstruator-only spaces or designed for all genders, fostering empathy, inclusion, and shared understanding. ## Four corporate offerings - Keynote Talks: High-impact talks for conferences, panels, and company events. Blending psychology, menstrual health research, and workplace strategy. - Corporate Workshops: 90-minute interactive sessions introducing hormonal rhythm literacy and how it impacts focus, communication, creativity, stress, and team dynamics. - Leadership Training: A 12-week certification programme turning cyclical intelligence into leadership strategy. - Brand Partnerships: Collaborations with brands, conferences, and organisations aligned with women's health, wellbeing, and innovation. ## Client testimonials - Irene (LinkedIn): "Carmen delivered a brilliant onsite session at LinkedIn's Madrid office, highlighting the impact of the menstrual cycle on everyday life and work. Fun, engaging, and interactive - including men." - Candice (Culture Amp): "This is a game changer. Carmen makes something that feels so abstract and confusing into something simple, practical, and empowering." - Carlota (Soho House): "Carmen delivered an engaging and insightful session that made the science of the menstrual cycle clear, practical, and relatable." - Kat (Mischief Makers): "Carmen didn't just bring in relevant content; she created a space that felt accessible, inclusive, and alive. Participants felt seen & the energy was warm and open." --- # Page: /cyclical-business-cohort (Chief Cycle Officer) ## Chief Cycle Officer - 2026 Cohort A high-level, womb-led, psychology-rooted business immersion for founders, creatives, and leaders who are ready to build, lead, and create in alignment with the deepest intelligence of their bodies. Q2 2026. Application Only. Limited to 10 Women. This is not another strategy program. This is not "cycle syncing for entrepreneurs." This is full-spectrum feminine leadership, built on the multi-layered framework of The Cycle Method™. Your body, creativity, intuition, nervous system, and mission become your greatest strategic assets. ## What we explore - all four layers of The Cycle Method™ 1. Self-Awareness (Your Inner Operating System): Read your cycle, body, and emotional landscape with clinical clarity and intuitive precision. 2. Application (Living & working with your cycle): Weave cycle-intelligence into business planning, creative flow, speaking & communication, sales & visibility, boundary setting, leadership energy, project cycles, embodiment & nervous system regulation. 3. Preparation & Prediction (Cyclical foresight): Anticipate energetic shifts, prepare for high-stakes moments, align business projects with your internal seasons. 4. Womb-Led Power: The deep work - the womb, the intuitive channel, the creative intelligence that leaders rarely access. ## Inside the cohort - 12 weeks of deep cyclical business evolution - Weekly group sessions (live) - experiential, embodied, strategic, psychological - Expert guest teachers (cohort-exclusive) in somatic work, feminine business strategy, creativity, nervous system science, embodiment & womb work - Personal support: access to 1:1 Womb Awakening or Cycle-Strategy sessions - Private cohort community - Tools, templates, and cyclical business frameworks designed only for this group ## Who it's for Women who lead, create, or build from vision; are done with burnout, force, and masculine-only business blueprints; want to scale sustainably, intuitively, and powerfully; feel the pull toward deeper embodiment and inner leadership. --- # Page: /1-1 (Womb Awakening & Healing - 1:1 Sacred Work) ## Womb Awakening & Healing Are you ready to remember what you've always known? For thousands of years, cultures worldwide honored the womb as the seat of creation, intuition, and power. Not just biological. Energetic. The source of life force itself. Then we forgot. We were taught to ignore our cycles, suppress our knowing, push through pain, disconnect from our bodies. Womb Awakening is the remembering. This work reconnects you to the energetic intelligence of your womb space. It's not about fixing hormones (though that can shift). It's not about managing symptoms (though many find relief). It's about reclaiming the power that's always lived inside you - creativity, intuition, knowing, life force. ## This work is for you if... - You feel disconnected from your body - You've been told you're "too sensitive," "too emotional," "too much" - You experience chronic womb-related health issues (endometriosis, PCOS, irregular cycles, painful periods) - You feel creative blocks or stuck energy - You're navigating a life transition (career change, motherhood, menopause, ending a relationship) - You carry ancestral or personal trauma in your body - You feel the pull to do deeper womb work but don't know where to start ## What happens in a session Each 2-hour session is tailored to where you are and what wants to emerge: - Energy Healing: Releasing emotional, energetic, and ancestral imprints stored in the womb space. - Somatic Practices: Breathwork, movement, and body awareness. - Guided Journeys: Connecting with your womb's intelligence and creative power. - Integration Tools: Practical practices to continue the work between sessions. ## What it offers Deep healing, energetic activation, embodied integration, inner authority. A free 20-min discovery call is available before booking a session. --- # Page: /quiz_start (Cycle Style™ Quiz) ## Discover Your Cycle Style™ Free 34-question diagnostic. Takes about 2 minutes. No tracking. No judgement. Just intelligent self-awareness. Your body holds a rhythm. Your mind moves with it. Your work is shaped by it - whether you realise it or not. Most cycle tools track symptoms. Most advice is generic. But your experience is personal - shaped by your hormones, psychology, nervous system, and behavioural patterns. This quiz helps you understand your unique Cycle Style™ so you can: - Work with your natural rhythm, not against it - Feel more grounded, focused, and clear - Make better decisions at the right moment - Understand your strengths across the month - See your cycle as a strategic advantage, not a burden Email is required before viewing results. This quiz offers educational insight - it is not medical or therapeutic advice. --- # Page: /align (Leadership Alignment Tool) ## Start aligning your week with your cycle A 6-question tool that gives you a personalised tip for showing up well this week, based on your current phase and what's coming up. In under 2 minutes you'll discover: - Whether your task is aligned with where you'll be in your cycle this week - How to sync, adjust or prepare based on your specific situation - What you actually need this week to show up well - A personalised tip based on your energy right now ## The four phases - Menstrual (Days 1-6): Low energy, inward, truth-telling, deep rest. - Follicular (Days 6-12): Rising energy, fresh ideas, planning, curiosity. - Ovulatory (Days 13-18): Peak energy, expressive, visible, connected. - Luteal (Days 18-28): Declining energy, discerning, detailed, boundary-setting. ## The six needs the tool checks - Physical: rest, movement, food, space. - Emotional: validation, calm, processing time. - Relational: connection, solitude, support. - Mental: clarity, focus, low stimulation. - Creative: expression, flow, open space. - Boundaries: less commitments, protected time. ## Possible results 1. Aligned - You're already in sync. Trust it. 2. Sync - Move it. Your cycle has a better slot. 3. Adjust - You can't move it. Reorganise around it. 4. Prepare - You can't move it or reorganise. Go inward. --- # Page: /planner (The Cycle Method™ Planner App) ## £27 one-time payment. Lifetime access. A monthly leadership planner that maps your cycle to four executive archetypes - CEO, CIO, CMO, COO - so you can plan your month around your phases. Cycle-to-phase mapping: - Menstrual phase = CEO (vision, strategy, big-picture decisions) - Follicular phase = CIO (innovation, ideation, learning) - Ovulatory phase = CMO (communication, visibility, collaboration) - Luteal phase = COO (execution, detail, completion) Onboarding captures cycle day, average cycle length, and last period start. The planner then personalises monthly pages, phase prompts, growth-edge reminders, and reflection prompts based on your Cycle Style™ quiz archetype. --- # Page: /shop Shop coming soon. EU fulfilment via Printful (Spain + Europe). Stickers, socks, and small branded merchandise. --- # Page: /contact ## Let's connect Whether you're a menstruator, a business, or a brand - we'd love to hear from you. Email: hello@itsthecyclemethod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthecyclemethod/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/thecyclemethod --- # About the Founder (full bio) Carmen Amador Barreiro is a Spanish-Dutch Business Psychologist and the founder of The Cycle Method™. She holds a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Organisational & Business Psychology from University College London (UCL), with 300+ citations in peer-reviewed research. She is certified in Trait Emotional Intelligence, the Body Compass, holistic women's wellness, and the Hogan Personality & Motivation Inventories. Her client list includes Deloitte, LinkedIn, Soho House, Bayer, Novartis, Culture Amp, The Social Hub, Stylist and the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association. After coming off the pill in her late twenties, Carmen experienced years of debilitating period pain while running her business. The turning point was a decision to actually listen to her body. She rebuilt her entire business around her cycle as a strategy, and now teaches this work to individuals, communities, and global organisations. --- # Product Ladder (full overview) 1. Free - Cycle Style™ Quiz (/quiz_start) - 34 questions, identifies your archetype across 8 dimensions 2. Free - Align Leadership Tool (/align) - 7-question diagnostic for C-suite inner leadership archetypes 3. £27 one-time - The Cycle Method™ Planner App (/planner) - monthly cycle-mapped leadership planning 4. €15-€125/month - Memberships (/memberships) - The Online Collective, The Collective, The Inner Circle 5. €1,290 - The Method 12-week certification (/themethod) - 20 women, April 14 2026 cohort 6. Application only - Chief Cycle Officer Cohort (/cyclical-business-cohort) - 10 women, Q2 2026 7. 1:1 - Womb Awakening & Healing sessions (/1-1) - 2-hour sacred work 8. Custom - B2B services (/business) - keynotes, workshops, leadership training, brand partnerships