A Sacred Connection: My Path to Cycle Mastery

Me as a young maiden

Once upon a time, I was an incredibly shy, self-conscious, and insecure girl who couldn’t say anything nice about herself. I was disconnected from my cycle and my feminine energy. To be honest, I didn’t even have a concept of what that was.

I was born into a world where menstruation and feminine energy were hardly talked about. There were no examples of what it meant to live in sync with your cycle or to be connected to your feminine essence. The energy surrounding menstruation was hush-hush, cloaked in shame, and burdened with the unspoken belief that “there’s something inherently wrong with being a woman.”

When I started bleeding, there was no welcoming into womanhood, no honoring, no celebration. No one told me my blood was sacred. No one explained the hormonal fluctuations I would experience or how they would influence my mood, energy, and emotions. I was never taught that, as a woman, my power lies in my inherent feminine energy and magnetism.

These teachings were not passed down by my mother, nor by her mother before her.

It was a lineage of disconnection.

Growing up in a household with five women, I witnessed painful periods and crazy PMS—it all seemed normal. Nothing was ever talked about. It felt like an unspoken rule that this suffering was simply part of being a woman.

When I got my first period, I was distraught, in tears, and deeply embarrassed because my dad had to take me to the store for pads. I called my mom, and she talked to me briefly over the phone, saying we’d discuss it more when I got home. When we did, she taught me how to use tampons and pads, but that was it. That was my initiation into womanhood.

Throughout my teenage years, I had no deep sense of self-love. I felt self-conscious and uncomfortable in my body. I had no real examples of empowered women around me and only a faint, untapped sense of what it meant to embody the feminine.

Everything began to shift when I turned 18. I attended my first retreat, called ‘The Awakening,’ and it blew my world wide open. This was my introduction to inner work and taking radical responsibility for my life. Through this experience, I encountered people who introduced me to energy work, massage therapy, coaching, and other transformative life paths.

That fall, I enrolled in a nine-month course focused on inner healing, coaching, and intentional living. My goal: to understand self-love. By the end of the program, I was in tears of gratitude because, for the first time in my life, I could authentically say I loved myself.

Around the age of 19, my perspective on menstruation began to shift. It started with a small but significant choice: switching to organic tampons without an applicator. That simple act created a new connection with my body. I began to sense that there was something more to my cycle. Could it really be that menstruation wasn’t just about pain, shame, and hiding? I started questioning everything I’d been taught.

Wilderness therapy years when I had dreads!

In 2009, I became a licensed massage therapist, deepening my connection to the body and the healing arts. From 2009 to 2010, I worked as a guide for troubled youth in a wilderness therapy program, immersing myself in the healing power of nature and human connection. These experiences shaped my path and gave me tools for supporting others.

In 2010, I met a woman who changed the course of my life. She introduced me to the sacredness of menstruation. I began tracking my cycle and reading about the deeper meaning of menstruation. For the first time, I discovered that my cycle followed a predictable pattern, and this discovery awakened something dormant within me. I began to establish a relationship with my inner sage, and I realized much of my menstrual pain came from ignoring my womb and the sacredness of my blood. This was a lightbulb moment that changed my life.

Embracing nature-based skills during a 6-month permaculture apprenticeship in 2012 when I had my pregnancy scare.

By 2012, I had been on this journey of embodiment for several years. When a pregnancy scare highlighted the limits of my basic cycle tracking, I knew I needed something more precise. That’s when I discovered the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM). It wasn’t just a way to confirm ovulation and avoid pregnancy naturally; it became a profound tool for understanding and aligning with my body. I’ve now been charting my cycle through FAM for over a decade, and it’s the foundation of how I live my life. I base everything—from work to rest to social commitments—on my cycle.

This practice has made me more connected to my intuition and my body’s wisdom.

In 2017, I studied Arvigo Therapy, which further deepened my work in supporting women’s health and womb healing. That same year, I began teaching a self-created course called ‘Embody Your Flow,’ which I ran until 2020. This course taught women how to connect with their cycles, understand their hormonal patterns, and live in alignment with their bodies. It was a transformative experience for both me and my students.

The Well graduates 2025!

In January 2023, I began a two-year training at The Well: School of Body Literacy, with Sarah Bly, to become a certified Fertility Awareness Educator. This training is rigorous and comprehensive, focusing on the science of fertility, body literacy, and how to teach this life-changing method to others. My mission is to empower women to understand their cycles, avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally, and connect deeply with their bodies.

Discovering the power of menstruation has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life.

Learning to embody my flow is an ongoing dance, with each cycle reflecting where I am in life, my health, and my inner state. This practice has bled into every aspect of my life, transforming how I care for myself, make decisions, and show up in the world.

Me now: radiating passion, joy and totally in love with my body and cycle!

Cultivating a relationship with my cycle has also inspired those around me. A former partner once told me, “The way you are with your cycle is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.” This connection to my body feels ancient, like I’m tapping into a lineage of wisdom that has been forgotten by many.

Our society doesn’t teach us to honor our cycles.

It is my mission to change that and help women rediscover their power through the sacred wisdom of menstruation.

A Native American proverb says, “At her first bleeding a woman meets her power.  During her bleeding years she practices it.  At menopause she becomes it.”

This is the wisdom I want to share with the world.

Through education, inspiration, and empowerment, I’m here to support women in reclaiming their sovereignty and embodying radiant health.

I’m committed to teaching body literacy, the wisdom of menstruation, and how to live in alignment with your cycle. Your cycle is not your enemy—it is your greatest ally.

I’d love to guide you on this journey to living a more empowered,

inspired, and balanced life.

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