If you are new to this whole cycle tracking thing and you want to remember or look for patterns in your cycle, I have a cheat for you. Whenever I want to remember a day gone by I go into emotional forensics mode. Let’s get started!
The stage was set for me to finally uncover my own cyclical nature and still, it happened quite unexpectedly. The reason for this is because no where, in all of the learning, did I find a representation of my own cyclical nature…and I didn’t know to look for it.
The wisdom I draw from my practice of menstrual cycle awareness truly helps me to understand things about myself so much more.
Why is it head scratching that a show entirely focused on the lives of Womxn would tackle the subjects of menstruation and menopause?
The episode title itself, is a nod to the hilarious “menstrual drama” that unfolds in the episode, which, was written by female writers, and mirrors their own experience with flash periods in menopause.
Whether the thing is exercise, responding to emails, or reconciling accounts. I used to really beat myself up about this one thing, my timing. I always needed to show up the same way. I always thought I was failing when I couldn’t force myself to do certain things on the schedule I had decided that I would do them on. Timing.
Menstrual Cycle Awareness is the self-care practice that changed my life. It wasn’t a course I took or a book I read. (Although I have book and course recommendations if you are interested) but it was the gradual practice of accepting, learning, and trusting my cycle wisdom.
In my knowing, a crossover day is a day of heightened hormonal shift or change from one inner season to another. For me it is usually characterized by a bit of turbulence as well.
Chief Executive Mensturator
