“We can reclaim the wisdom of the menstrual cycle by tuning into our cyclic nature and celebrating it as a source of our female power. The ebb and flow of dreams, creativity, and hormones associated with different parts of the cycle offer us a profound opportunity to deepen our connection with our inner knowing.”

-- Christiane Northrup

I once heard a woman in a film talking about her premenstrual experiences. She said, “It is the most creative part of my month.” Hearing this changes my life! At the time I could not relate one ounce. But I’ve been hooked. I am on a new path. My worldview has been altered. I know now it can be different.

I now reject the pathologizing and syndromizing of my natural experience of being a woman. When it is written that 75% of women have PMS—HELLO!—it is not far to the equation that being a woman = being sick. NO THANK YOU! … I believe in the power of words. I do not choose to use the word ‘syndrome.’ I choose ZEST.

~ Patti Sinclair