Emotional Literacy

  • Period Pain Is Not Normal, But Can We Talk About It Differently?

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    Does it help when we say 'period pain is not normal?

    Is Period Pain Not Normal? Rethinking our language around health, pain and the wisdom of the cycle The phrase “period pain” paints a myriad of experiences in one brush stroke. For example, not all period pain is a sign of an underlying condition like endometriosis. Pain is a message, but not a one-size fits all […]

  • Menstrual Denial & Challenging Cultural Gaslighting

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    Challenging Menstrual denial

    What is menstrual denial? Menstrual denial: the symptom of a culture that would rather overlook, dismiss, and suppress  the deeper meaning of menstruation. A cultural gaslighting forged over decades. Menstrual denial is reinforced by period product advertisements which depict women rejoicing over their ability to hide and ignore their menstrual blood whilst wearing white. It […]

  • Mapping The Inner Seasons of Your Cycle

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    Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) I first learnt the idea of The Inner Seasons of the menstrual cycle from Maisie Hill, but it was originally Alexandra Pope (founder of The Red School) who conceptualised this ancient knowing. To summarise it, the four distinct seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter can be looked to as a […]