Lara Briden

Lara Briden (née Grinevitch, born 1969) is a naturopathic doctor, women’s health speaker, and author of the book Period Repair Manual. She runs the Sensible Alternative clinic in Sydney, Australia, and travels widely to speak on issues of women’s health.

Lara Grinevitch was born in 1969 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Briden is a 1993 graduate of the University of Calgary and 1997 graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She has Bachelor of Science degree in evolutionary biology, and worked as an evolutionary biology researcher at the University of Calgary from 1990-1993. From 1993-1997 she studied at CCNM, to become a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine.

From 1997 to 2002, Briden worked in private practice in rural Alberta. In 2002 she moved to Sydney, Australia where she established a practice focusing on women’s health issues.

In 2015 she moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, but continued to travel regularly to Sydney to provide ongoing care for her Australian patients.

Briden is a regular speaker on women’s health issues, writes for a variety of publications and health-related websites, and is a regular guest on health-related podcasts.

In February 2015, Briden published her first book, “Period Repair Manual”. The second edition was picked up by Pan Macmillan for the Australia/New Zealand market in 2018. The book is available in print, multiple eBook formats, and as an audio-book, published through Audible.

Additional language translations

• German translation: “Die Perioden-Werkstatt”, published in 2018.
• Spanish translation: “Cómo mejorar tu ciclo menstrual”, published in 2019.
• Estonian translation: “Paremate päevade käsiraamat”, published in 2019.
• Further language translations are underway.

Briden has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR) at the University of British Columbia, since 2018.