It seems quite intuitive that the cyclicity is in the core of nature. The same natural physical and emotional cyclicity entered into my own life with my first menstruation and every month after that, yet it never occurred to me that the menstrual cycle is much more than its visible signs occurring to me once […]
I remember quite well the day I menstruated for the first time. It was a regular weekend, and I was practicing piano lessons alone in my room. I think I practiced D minor and hated all the minors, by the way. I was sitting on a cushioned chair when suddenly I felt warm “Plop!” in […]
Today, I congratulated my colleague on the beginning of her period. I know firsthand how heavy the days before a period can feel when estrogen is at its lowest, and how much lighter life becomes once estrogen begins to rise. I am sure you’ve noticed, too, how time seems to stretch endlessly right before your […]