💡 One of the most mind-blowing facts I’ve learned about periods & mahwari cycles (menstrual cycles in Punjabi) over the last few years:
🌙 Our ‘cycle length’ isn’t just how long our periods are. It’s the number of days from one period to the next. A helpful guide that really helped me figure out what the fork this all meant is the 4 seasons metaphor
❄️ Winter = period
🌸 Spring = pre-ovulation
🌞 Summer = ovulation
🍂 Autumn = PMS
If you’re curious to learn more about the 4 seasons, and figure out answers to questions like:
♥️ What happens in our bodies during each one?
💜 Why do our moods do crazy things in diff seasons?
💖 What can we do for self-care in each season to support mental & spiritual health?
In solidarity!!!
Taq
Hi & Sat Sri Akal, I’m ਤਕਦੀਰ ਕੌਰ Dr. Taq Kaur Bhandal, the CEO of I’m With Periods. To learn from me, enroll in my online courses for women and our boyfriends or get a copy of my book Self-Care Down There. I am physically based in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Mi’kmaq Treaty Territories. I was born and raised on the west coast of Canada close to Vancouver, British Columbia. My ancestors and family are from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. I’m passionate about long walks in the forest with my fiancé and dog, and reading rom-coms in the bath.