Every month, she returns.
Not always welcome, not always graceful.
But always honest.
PMS — Premenstrual Syndrome — is a misunderstood messenger. It arrives in the days before your bleed, a soft and sometimes stormy voice from within. Your hormones shift, your nervous system speaks, and your body begins to ask for something most of us have been taught to ignore: care.
In the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, progesterone rises and then falls. Estrogen dances. Serotonin dips. Blood sugar becomes more delicate. Energy wanes. Emotions deepen. And suddenly, you are not who you were two weeks ago — and that is not a flaw.
We live in a culture that tells women to be the same every day. To perform, push, and perfect. But you are not linear. You are lunar. Cyclical. Changing. Alive.
PMS is not a weakness. It’s a whisper. A signal. A sacred pause.
This is not a time to force yourself through heavy social calendars or intense to-do lists. It is a time to soften, to surrender, to let the body and the mind recalibrate. Living in alignment with your cycle isn’t indulgence — it’s intelligence.
During this phase, choose foods that comfort without crashing you. Think warm meals, slow-cooked stews, roasted root vegetables, herbal teas, and rich broths. Avoid skipping meals, and listen to cravings not as a failure, but as a form of communication.
Move slowly. Stretch. Walk. Let your exercise become intuitive, not punishing. It’s okay to cancel a workout and lie on the floor, just breathing.
Rest becomes a sacred act of resistance in a world that worships burnout. Sleep more. Say less. Pull back from noise. Read something that makes you feel seen. Light a candle and let the evening arrive early. Choose softness as your strategy.
This is also a time for honesty — with yourself and others. Boundaries become more necessary, and truth more vivid. You may find yourself feeling everything more deeply. That’s not chaos; that’s clarity. Honor it. Let yourself write, reflect, release.
Your body is not working against you. She’s working **with** you. And the more you live in rhythm with her phases, the more ease you’ll begin to feel.
You are not too much.
You are not broken.
You are simply in a sacred season of your cycle.
And it deserves to be lived, not silenced.
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