Where do femininity and internalized misogyny cross?
What is femininity? Is it an innate part of womanhood or is it a desired and learned trait? Is it enough to be feminine to the extent of your nature, or does natural femininity need enhancement? And where does this feeling of need for improvement come from? Does womanhood need improvement? And what does it […]
Mental health: regenerative vs. sustainable
We can approach our care for the mental health of women and people with estrogen cycles from two directions. It can be regenerative, featured by mix of grounding meditation, invigorating physical routines, conversations, or inner silence, going pharma or staying holistic and every combination in between, or sustainable, approaching the natural flow of things with […]
Where does womanhood begin?
Not in temporary societal norms and beliefs, fleeting standards, and rules on femininity, conditioned by ideas (how), time (when), and space (where). What do women of ancient times or Renescance, from Bangladesh, Brazil, or London of today have in common throughout space and time? What does connect them beyond standards and opinions? What lays in […]
In search of womanhood. Part 2.
By the age of twenty, I lived frightened of my cyclical nature with monthly blood, pain, and mood swings. I feared being punished for acting out, speaking out, appearing weak, or the way I looked or behaved. I was afraid of being unseen, serving others, and living my life unfulfilled. I yearned for dignifying gender […]
In search of womanhood. Part 1.
As any woman born into a man’s world, I had to learn its linear ways. For representing just half of the world’s population, men’s ways surely had overtaken the world. And yes, matriarchal societies exist but represent only 0.062% of the world’s population. Not even 0.1%. Before I learned to think on my own, I had deeply […]
Congratulations, you got your period!
I just congratulated my colleague on the beginning of her period. I am well aware of how dreading the days before the period are and how alleviating the rise of estrogen feels for the body and mind after its absolute low. As someone says – a good thing of being down is that there is only […]
Cycle syncing or what is next for Feminism and Girl’s Power
Achieving gender equality and addressing patriarchy has been a focus of feminist movements for many years. Cycle syncing, on the other hand, does not offer a framework for protests and manifestos, but plays a deeper role in uniting women through a deep understanding of womanhood, raise of self-awareness, and leading to a stigma and shame-free […]