An extended winter…

So you’ve began charting your cycle, you’re aware of your seasons, and then comes a cycle that has you scratching your head.

Sometimes it happens, we don’t feel like how we ‘should’ feel. That’s a trap we must be wary of by the way when we begin to practice cyclical living and cycle awareness.

While it’s great to *finally* have this guide map and framework of understanding ourselves better we can’t forget that it’s really about coming into better relationship with ourselves and being able to show that curiosity, compassion and acceptance, rather than it becoming yet another perfect mold to fit into.

Let me share my last cycle story.

My Inner Winter dropped me into the void* early, on my Day 25, inconveniently the day before Valentine’s Day.

💨 Energy- gone

➖ Mood- flatlined

📉 Capacity- plummeted

Then came cramps and lower back pain and nausea (all unusual or much more than what I typically experience), for a day and a half, with my 🩸finally arriving on Day 28. 

I’m now Day 7, should be in my Inner Spring and feeling that expected rise of feel good Estrogen, but here I am sick with a head cold and still run down. 

In hindsight none of it is surprising, I had such a big month last month. Birthed huge things that mattered so much to me and really took my fear for a wild ride as I buckled her up and I went on one vulnerable go after another.

I’m sure you’ve experienced something similar, where you had your head down in some big project, whether personal or professional. You were in so deep you barely came up for air. You were riding big momentum so why pause? Then came a crash.

What practicing MCA has helped me to do better is to listen to my body and her wisdom. I’ve even learned to befriend my Inner Critic and really listen to what she’s trying to tell me. What’s the truth nugget that’s wanting to come to the surface?

And then, even though it’s so anti cultural, to really give in to the surrender and being undone in my Winter. To believe that rest is safe and that it’s ok to slow down. To trust that Winter, though it has been longer than usual, will not be forever and that Spring will come again. 

Our cycles are wise and always looking out for us. Alerting us when we need to slow down and take care of ourselves better. Bringing us closer to our intuition so we can be guided towards what the most aligned path is. 

If you find yourself in this situation, I hope you can recalibrate and re-adjust. Trust your cycle and her wisdom. And if you need more support, I would love to hold that space for you as your Cycle Coach. Find out more info on how to work with me by clicking here.