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Self-Care That Matches Your Menstrual Cycle
When you align self-care with where you are in your menstrual cycle, everything will feel much easier.
Your menstrual cycle can be a blessing or a curse. It might be a blessing when you get your period and you were afraid you might be pregnant. But severe cramps, bloating, and backaches can make it a curse. Tracking your periods can be a blessing that allows you to know when you ovulate so you can try to get pregnant when you’re ready.
If you pay enough attention to your cycle, you begin to notice many things. For example, your energy levels change throughout the month, rising and falling with the increase and decrease in estrogen and progesterone. You can realize certain times of the month are more conducive to work that requires mental focus, and some are better suited to having emotional discussions. You can even begin to track when PMS symptoms begin, making you aware that when a particular symptom arrives, your period is only hours or days away.
Aligning your self-care with the phases of your menstrual cycle can ease unpleasant symptoms, boost self-care benefits, and just make you feel better in general. But how do you do that?
It’s not as hard as you think.
