Category:Women’s Health + the Female Body

This category explores women’s health through an embodied and holistic lens. Here I write about the female body, hormonal health, cycle awareness, and the ways our physical systems influence energy, mood, and wellbeing. These pieces are for women who want to understand their bodies more deeply, listen to its signals, and work with their natural rhythms rather than against them.
22 May 2025

Menstrual Seasons: How Your Cycle Influences Energy and Mood

Exploring the phases of the menstrual cycle, this post helps women understand how hormones affect energy, mood, and daily life.

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27 June 2023

What is change: A Cyclic Approach to Growth and Transformation

A reflection on change through the lens of the feminine cyclic nature, exploring how our bodies and rhythms guide personal growth.

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2 February 2023

She is Alive: birthing an earthly baby after stillbirth

A powerful and tender story of birthing a baby after experiencing stillbirth, exploring grief, hope, and the resilience of the body and spirit.

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6 April 2022

Life Transitions: Navigating the Moments That Shift Your Foundation

Reflections on navigating life transitions — those moments when everything familiar shifts and your foundation feels swept away. A reflection on the need for...

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9 May 2021

Dreaming of a Feminine Economy

A reflection on how women’s energy, creativity, and productivity naturally rise and fall with the menstrual cycle, and how to work with it rather...

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12 April 2021

The Cyclic Feminine: Honoring Rites of Passage with Support and Celebration

Exploring the cyclic feminine and the importance of supportive, celebratory guidance during life’s rites of passage. A reflection on the journey of She Blooms,...

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22 March 2021

Transforming Pressure Into Pleasure: Lessons from Pregnancy

A personal reflection on navigating the pressures of pregnancy—societal expectations, “shoulds,” and self-judgment—and how slowing down, softening, and trusting the body allows space for...

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21 December 2020

Constructive Rest Pose: Calming the Nervous System and Releasing the Psoas

A simple, deeply restorative pose that supports psoas release and signals safety to the nervous system—inviting relaxation, grounding, and a return to the body’s...

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9 February 2019

Queen of Love: My Journey into Heartwork, Self-Love, and Healing

Exploring the phases of the menstrual cycle, this post helps women understand how hormones affect energy, mood, and daily life.

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