Category Archives: Guest Writings

[guest post] Essential Vitamins For Menstrual Cycles

Essential Vitamins For Menstrual Cycles As if dealing with monthly bleeding isn’t enough of an inconvenience, the monthly menses also brings a host of annoying side effects. From bloating and wild mood swings, to painful cramps and heavy bleeding, the … Continue reading

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New Menopause book from Roslyne Sophia Breillat

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[guest post] check out 13 Ways to Love your Moon Time

gorgeous post from Moon Time Rising 

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[guest post] Herbal teas are a part of the wise woman tradition.

Herbal teas are a part of the wise woman tradition. By Amanda Rayment For centuries women have used herbal teas to support their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of their families. There is something comforting for me in the thought that … Continue reading

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[guest post] What Girls Need To Know About Painful Menstrual Cramps

If you’re a girl who just got your monthly period, congratulations you’re now entering into your womanhood. Painful menstrual cramps can be a likely normal experience, but it usually subsides as you get past in your mid-20s. However, if the … Continue reading

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New Film…Monthlies

http://www.indiegogo.com/monthlies?a=1801398 What is menstruation? What changes in a girl’s life when ”it” first arrives? Monthlies is a fresh film exploring the period with humor and sensitivity. http://www.mooninsideyou.com/v2/en/ Monthlies represents a fresh view of a taboo impacting the world of girls … Continue reading

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[guest video] What teenagers know about menstruation. Is it enough?

Do teenage girls know enough about menstruation and their bodies? The documentary film the Monthlies represents a fresh view of a taboo impacting the world of girls (and boys) to a larger extent than it may first seem. With humor … Continue reading

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[guest post] Menstrual huts protect Dogon men from cuckoldry

ENSURING your partner doesn’t cheat is a perennial problem. Perhaps one solution is religion. Beverly Strassmann at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has spent years studying the Dogon people of Mali, west Africa. Women who practise the traditional Dogon … Continue reading

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[guest post] First Period Ceremony

see this lovely site for DeAnna’s description of a Menarche Ceremony Sono Mama

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[guest post] Anemia, PMS, and Menstrual Irregularity By Jing J.

See Jings great article on her site- Cycle Harmony- Anemia, PMS, and Menstrual Irregularity

Guest Writings, Menstrual Health