Period chat has come a long way over the years. Today’s youth feel much more comfortable chatting to their parents about puberty and periods. And today’s parents are also much more open to having these conversations with their children. But what about perimenopause? How many of us are talking to our daughters about perimenopause and…
If you keep track of your period, you may have noticed a pattern emerging to do with how you feel on certain days. Some days you might feel utterly miserable – bad cramps, heavy bleeding, emotional etc., whereas other days you’d barely even know you had your period. And even if you don’t keep track…
I’ve been writing trends posts for years now. Covering areas such as wellness, health, fitness, food, and beauty. Never once did I think that one day I’d be writing about menstruation trends 2023. I mean, we bleed, every month, we deal with it, life goes on, surely there’s not a lot that changes. Turns out…
Getting your period is sucky enough as it is. I mean I’m all up for this female empowerment, period power shizzle, but honestly it’s an absolute pain in the backside, right? If we had a choice, would we really choose to bleed out of our vaginas every month? I think not. But what’s even more…
The average age a girl starts her first period is gradually getting younger, which is why it’s more important than ever for us to prepare them as soon as possible. And this preparation comes in the form of education about what is happening to her body, as well as the finer details of how to…
There are at least 34 symptoms associated with the perimenopause, so it’s no wonder us women are confused about the whole thing. Although is unlikely that a woman would experience all of these symptoms, there aren’t many women fortunate enough to go through their perimenopause journey completely unscathed. Today, I’m going to look at 5…
Getting your first period is a momentous occasion. It marks the first step into womanhood and should be celebrated as such. But let’s not beat around the bush here, your first period is also a bit scary, right? You’ve had the lessons at school, you’ve had the chat with your mum, you’ve read the books,…
Sounds ludicrous I know. But yes, you read that right. There are places in the world that ban women from going there when they are menstruating. Even in this seemingly liberal day and age, if you’re a woman who’s got her period, you will not be allowed to enter certain places and I’m going to…