by Editor | Dec 7, 2015 | Girls, Literature, Menarche
Guest Post by Jacqueline Thomas Having entered my Ph.D. program in English already aware of the general need to better prepare girls for menarche, I wrote Lizzy & the Light Below in the midst of my studies to give moms a tool for starting the conversation with...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 12, 2015 | Activism, Menarche
The menstrual community on Twitter keeps growing. Individuals, social action initiatives, non-profits, menstrual product companies and other organizations are sharing information and talking about the menstrual cycle and the menstrual experience. Here’s a short list...
by Jen Lewis | Sep 8, 2015 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Our Bodies Our Blood Now through September 30 Plan B Gallery 2180 Gottingen Street Halifax, Nova Scotia For more information about events visit https://www.facebook.com/ourblood.artproject?fref=ts. As we saw with Widening the Cycle at #SMCR2015, art has...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 8, 2015 | Girls, Menarche, Menorrhagia
Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden, ND The onset of menstruation (menarche) is an important time for girls. It heralds their future fertility, of course, but it’s much more than that. Menarche is also when girls start to make female hormones for the first time. Making...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 3, 2015 | Menarche
It’s Menarche Month at re: Cycling Menarche (mə-NAR-kee) refers to the first menstrual bleeding or period, the onset of menstruation. This month at re: Cycling we will explore menarche from many points of view. I think how we talk with our daughters and other...