Maisie Hill

Period Power is the handbook to periods and hormones that will leave you wondering why the hell nobody told you this sooner. The hormones of the menstrual cycle profoundly influence our energy, mood and behaviour, but all too often we're taught that our hormones make us unreliable, moody bitches, or that it's our lot in life to put up with 'women's problems'. Maisie Hill, a women's health practitioner, knows the power of working with the menstrual cycle and refuses to accept this theory. Instead, Maisie believes that our hormones are there to serve us and, if utilized correctly, can be used to help you get what you want out of life. Yes, we are hormonal, and that's a very good thing. This revolutionary book reveals everything you need to know about taking control of your menstrual cycle and outlines The Cycle Strategy to help us perform at our best, throughout our cycle. Period Power is a no-nonsense guide with all the tools you need to improve your menstrual health.

Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

Period Power

Emma Hak-Kovacs

When we talk about testosterone as a ‘male' hormone, we attribute what it's associated with - ambition, sexual desire, and muscle mass - with men, and that does those of us with female reproductive systems a disservice because these factors are important in our lives too. Not everyone who is a woman has a menstrual cycle or womb, and not everyone who has a menstrual cycle and a womb is a woman.

Why is it that tampons are taxed but Jaffa cakes and Viagra are not?

They're also fond of describing it as phallus-like but given the fact that the clitoris in its entirety is larger than an average flaccid penis, I prefer to think of the penis as a small clitoris.

The time of menstruation is your Winter. Your pre-ovulation phase is your Spring.  The time around ovulation is your Summer. Your premenstruum (the week or so before your period starts) is your Autumn.

This is about your cycle. Your body. Your life. Most of us have been taught that our hormones and reproductive systems will hold us back in life somehow, but I'm calling bullshit on that because it's our cycles that will get us where we want to be in life - we've got them so let's use 'em!

The cycle acts as a container; it's a way to know where you are and who you are, with everything you need to grow and evolve into whomever you damn well please. It grows you and it grows with you, and it allows you to come to rest more and more in yourself.

Take your cue from nature; nothing blooms all year long so why would we bloom continuously? Winter is the natural time to hibernate, to rest and recharge, and to plan for the coming year, or in this case, menstrual cycle.

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