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Been thinking about the ways we talk about emotions surrounding menstruation.
The message remains that “during that time of the month people are irrational, crazy, childish, unhinged, etc..”
But what if we made room for the possibility that those emotions serve a purpose?
The message remains that “during that time of the month people are irrational, crazy, childish, unhinged, etc..”
But what if we made room for the possibility that those emotions serve a purpose?
Reflecting honestly, is there anything you ‘snapped’ about when you were at an irritable point of your cycle that you weren’t already upset about all month?
Are these realisations new? Or does the effort needed to mask them just triple?
Are these realisations new? Or does the effort needed to mask them just triple?
Not just the anger, the sadness too. What if the case is simply that your body has recognised a need for gentleness and care and is telling you that? Have you been getting and giving yourself enough love all month?
What if we honoured the things we feel and leaned in to listen?
What if we honoured the things we feel and leaned in to listen?
Very often we gaslight ourselves & dismiss what we feel because of the “irrational crazy hormonal woman” stereotype. But we aren’t irrational because of what we feel. And contrary to what we’re always told, emotions don’t tarnish logic. They should be what our logic is guided by
I think a lot of our barriers to self-love are in the ways we’ve been taught to speak about ourselves and our bodies.
We really aren’t enemies.
Our bodies and brains are not out to get us.
They’re sending us messages they think we need to hear.
What if we listened?
We really aren’t enemies.
Our bodies and brains are not out to get us.
They’re sending us messages they think we need to hear.
What if we listened?
