"If we are lucky, we learn to ride our cycles. We grow to understand we are alchemically different during the time of ovulation than the time right before and during bleeding. In the first half of our cycles, we are open to newness and welcome great change. As we approach our bleeding time, we explore the darkness, take inventory of what is not working, feel the pole of negativity. Then we bleed and release and start anew."
I've never been on birth control and have always felt so intimately in tune with where I am at in my cycle. I love how ovulation feels me with such boundless energy and makes me feel like a goddess, and lean into my melancholy leading up to my period. The ebbs and flows throughout the month really do make me feel like a whole version of myself.
That's beautiful. I wish this viewpoint was nurtured more in wider society. What types of reactions do you get from other women in your life when to share this viewpoint? I find that sharing with other women about my cycle or perimenopause experience often elicits sympathy or suggestions, even when I express a neutral point of view or feeling challenged rather than being distressed about my experience.
I remember the sense of loss when I no longer bled..my journey through menopause had a Lot of Emotional confusion & brought me to surrendering my sense of being in control; taking my tears + a blanket out under a tree helped more than anything. My almost 74 trips around the sun have been rich, full & Blessed with Sisters like you Thea who wear the responsibilities of being Women with a blend of compassion + fierceness. I believe Ram Dass coined the term 'Fierce Grace' which seems fitting to describe Menopause ~ Thank you once more Thea 🙏🦋
Great article, thank you. I wonder how much of the distress we feel around these transitions is due to oppression in which we're cut off from connection with ourselves and other women. Even when we do find community, distress and a "problem-solving" mindset can be so pervasive, it ends up being more stressful than helpful.
"If we are lucky, we learn to ride our cycles. We grow to understand we are alchemically different during the time of ovulation than the time right before and during bleeding. In the first half of our cycles, we are open to newness and welcome great change. As we approach our bleeding time, we explore the darkness, take inventory of what is not working, feel the pole of negativity. Then we bleed and release and start anew."
I've never been on birth control and have always felt so intimately in tune with where I am at in my cycle. I love how ovulation feels me with such boundless energy and makes me feel like a goddess, and lean into my melancholy leading up to my period. The ebbs and flows throughout the month really do make me feel like a whole version of myself.
That's beautiful. I wish this viewpoint was nurtured more in wider society. What types of reactions do you get from other women in your life when to share this viewpoint? I find that sharing with other women about my cycle or perimenopause experience often elicits sympathy or suggestions, even when I express a neutral point of view or feeling challenged rather than being distressed about my experience.
I remember the sense of loss when I no longer bled..my journey through menopause had a Lot of Emotional confusion & brought me to surrendering my sense of being in control; taking my tears + a blanket out under a tree helped more than anything. My almost 74 trips around the sun have been rich, full & Blessed with Sisters like you Thea who wear the responsibilities of being Women with a blend of compassion + fierceness. I believe Ram Dass coined the term 'Fierce Grace' which seems fitting to describe Menopause ~ Thank you once more Thea 🙏🦋
Great article, thank you. I wonder how much of the distress we feel around these transitions is due to oppression in which we're cut off from connection with ourselves and other women. Even when we do find community, distress and a "problem-solving" mindset can be so pervasive, it ends up being more stressful than helpful.