A Guide to Mindful Zero-Waste Periods
Ah, the joy of being a woman. I know, I know, most of us don't necessarily feel "joy" when we think of our monthly knock on the door by Ms Uterus Cramps. Yes, I've been there, she visited me as her most wrathful self every single month for years and I know how it feels. The struggle is real, ladies. Over the past 3 years, my perspective on periods has gradually changed. How I experience my period has also shifted greatly for the better. And I can tell you as a woman who is on average predicted to endures some 456 total periods over 38 years which adds up to 6.25 years of her life, the sooner we form a holistic relationship with our monthly cycles the better. In this post, I will share with you how I went from having extremely painful cramps which even the strongest pain killers couldn't numb to having almost no cramps with no painkiller at all. I will also share my journey into forming a deeper relationship with Mother Earth through experiencing p