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Hannah Torkelson's avatar

This is brilliant. And so incredibly relatable! Thank you for writing this!!! 🩷

Jasmine Caroline 🧡's avatar

Thank you for reading and the kind comment! I hope it helps :)

Magz Writes's avatar

I might be in the wrong place here, but I found it interesting, and couldn't stop reading. Boo you for making me do that 😂.

On a more serious note, while I was reading, I thought of something. Ever tried planning during the ... (Wait what was the phase's name), Luteal? The one where hormones go down, and life slows.

My square male mind's logic argues that if done then, you would have a less ambitious plan, which in case you over deliver, you get pumped and we know how that helps with getting in a flow and trying more things.

It also helps to put positives with negatives. When you start something you are by default optimistic and ambitious. If you juxtapose it with the low hormones, it might balance out.

Well, just a little thought to test things out. Great article btw

Jasmine Caroline 🧡's avatar

Haha thanks for reading! Glad you found it interesting.

Yes, planning in the luteal phase is a good experiment to try too! It depends on the woman, though.

For myself I find that I have more difficulty thinking clearly in that phase of my cycle, so I suspect planning might feel daunting. But I'll never know for sure unless I test it out! Thanks :)

the untold self's avatar

wow i never thought of this. this is such a brilliant idea.

Wenyue Ouyang's avatar

THIS is what I’m looking for. There are a lot of resources teaching you how to become better, but we women have our own conditions that only female mentors will be able to guide you.

Jasmine Caroline 🧡's avatar

Yes! I used to follow a lot of the self-help, how to optimize your life and health stuff taught by men. It always worked for a bit, but it was never sustainable. We have our own conditions, like you said :) Learning from the opposite sex can be useful, but we have to be able to mold it to our own physiology. Thanks for reading! :)

Sarah's avatar

I’ve always wanted to learn more about hormones -thank you for writing this! Can’t wait to get my period back so I can plan my life accordingly 😅

Jasmine Caroline 🧡's avatar

Thank you for reading! Yes, you’re definitely in that grace phase for yourself. Somehow you’ve still been producing lovely work though!

Sarah's avatar

You’re too kind. Only by the grace of God I guess 😝