[Music] hello I’ll be speaking today about
hello I’ll be speaking today about
hello I’ll be speaking today about menstrual cycle awareness and I don’t
menstrual cycle awareness and I don’t
menstrual cycle awareness and I don’t mean when is not a good time to ride a
mean when is not a good time to ride a
mean when is not a good time to ride a bike white pants I’m talking about the
bike white pants I’m talking about the
bike white pants I’m talking about the power of the period it’s a growing
power of the period it’s a growing
power of the period it’s a growing movement that aims to educate girls
movement that aims to educate girls
movement that aims to educate girls women anyone who men straights and
women anyone who men straights and
women anyone who men straights and actually everyone that the menstrual
actually everyone that the menstrual
actually everyone that the menstrual cycle is so much more than just the
cycle is so much more than just the
cycle is so much more than just the presence or absence of your monthly
presence or absence of your monthly
presence or absence of your monthly blood it’s called a cycle for a reason
blood it’s called a cycle for a reason
blood it’s called a cycle for a reason because we’re gifted actually with four
because we’re gifted actually with four
because we’re gifted actually with four unique hormonal phases and just like the
unique hormonal phases and just like the
unique hormonal phases and just like the seasons they each come in turn with
seasons they each come in turn with
seasons they each come in turn with their own strengths and ways of making
their own strengths and ways of making
their own strengths and ways of making us feel and once you know about them you
us feel and once you know about them you
us feel and once you know about them you can use them to plan and maybe even
can use them to plan and maybe even
can use them to plan and maybe even enjoy your whole month so let’s have a
enjoy your whole month so let’s have a
enjoy your whole month so let’s have a look at this cycle now this isn’t just a
look at this cycle now this isn’t just a
look at this cycle now this isn’t just a graph of how the female hormones change
graph of how the female hormones change
graph of how the female hormones change throughout the month broadly speaking
throughout the month broadly speaking
throughout the month broadly speaking you can look at this like a woman’s
you can look at this like a woman’s
you can look at this like a woman’s spirit level and this is how it works so
spirit level and this is how it works so
spirit level and this is how it works so I’m going to begin on day one in winter
I’m going to begin on day one in winter
I’m going to begin on day one in winter it’s the first day that you bleed and it
it’s the first day that you bleed and it
it’s the first day that you bleed and it lasts for about five days and right now
lasts for about five days and right now
lasts for about five days and right now all of your hormones have completely
all of your hormones have completely
all of your hormones have completely flatlined and you’re letting go
flatlined and you’re letting go
flatlined and you’re letting go literally letting go of the possibility
literally letting go of the possibility
literally letting go of the possibility of life so this is the perfect time to
of life so this is the perfect time to
of life so this is the perfect time to rest and restore and nurture yourself
rest and restore and nurture yourself
rest and restore and nurture yourself for the month ahead and if you feel like
for the month ahead and if you feel like
for the month ahead and if you feel like having pizza for dinner in the bath this
having pizza for dinner in the bath this
having pizza for dinner in the bath this is the time and ask yourself what is it
is the time and ask yourself what is it
is the time and ask yourself what is it that I want to grow and give life to
that I want to grow and give life to
that I want to grow and give life to next and feel it because the more you
next and feel it because the more you
next and feel it because the more you can surrender to that slowness and
can surrender to that slowness and
can surrender to that slowness and stillness that your body is craving the
stillness that your body is craving the
stillness that your body is craving the more energy you actually have in store
more energy you actually have in store
more energy you actually have in store for the rest of the month
for the rest of the month
for the rest of the month especially in
especially in
especially in next phase which is when you really need
next phase which is when you really need
next phase which is when you really need it spring now this begins once you’ve
it spring now this begins once you’ve
it spring now this begins once you’ve finished bleeding at about day five and
finished bleeding at about day five and
finished bleeding at about day five and this is your power week it’s brought to
this is your power week it’s brought to
this is your power week it’s brought to you by rising estrogen and a shot of
you by rising estrogen and a shot of
you by rising estrogen and a shot of testosterone and everything is happening
testosterone and everything is happening
testosterone and everything is happening faster for you now you are getting ready
faster for you now you are getting ready
faster for you now you are getting ready to lay a golden egg so you have some
to lay a golden egg so you have some
to lay a golden egg so you have some things to do and I find I wake up
things to do and I find I wake up
things to do and I find I wake up earlier with this urge to organize and I
earlier with this urge to organize and I
earlier with this urge to organize and I want to make plans and wholemeal muesli
want to make plans and wholemeal muesli
want to make plans and wholemeal muesli and lists and go rock climbing and just
and lists and go rock climbing and just
and lists and go rock climbing and just take over the world
take over the world
take over the world and then sometimes I can feel a little
and then sometimes I can feel a little
and then sometimes I can feel a little bit overwhelmed but don’t be afraid of
bit overwhelmed but don’t be afraid of
bit overwhelmed but don’t be afraid of this power just take one step after the
this power just take one step after the
this power just take one step after the other and use it you’ve got this and
other and use it you’ve got this and
other and use it you’ve got this and then once your estrogen Peaks ovulation
then once your estrogen Peaks ovulation
then once your estrogen Peaks ovulation occurs and so begins your summer which
occurs and so begins your summer which
occurs and so begins your summer which is about day 14 and with rising
is about day 14 and with rising
is about day 14 and with rising progesterone and a booster top-up shot
progesterone and a booster top-up shot
progesterone and a booster top-up shot of estrogen this is when I feel like
of estrogen this is when I feel like
of estrogen this is when I feel like saying yes yes everything starting new
saying yes yes everything starting new
saying yes yes everything starting new musical projects adopting rescue dogs
musical projects adopting rescue dogs
musical projects adopting rescue dogs letting people merge in front of me on
letting people merge in front of me on
letting people merge in front of me on the freeway I have so much to give you
the freeway I have so much to give you
the freeway I have so much to give you go no sir you go just y’all go and
go no sir you go just y’all go and
go no sir you go just y’all go and that’s why actually you need to be a
that’s why actually you need to be a
that’s why actually you need to be a little bit careful right now that you
little bit careful right now that you
little bit careful right now that you don’t give everything away because if
don’t give everything away because if
don’t give everything away because if you skid in to your next phase autumn on
you skid in to your next phase autumn on
you skid in to your next phase autumn on empty that’s when you can feel a little
empty that’s when you can feel a little
empty that’s when you can feel a little bit prickly right now at about day 21
bit prickly right now at about day 21
bit prickly right now at about day 21 your hormones are plummeting as you get
your hormones are plummeting as you get
your hormones are plummeting as you get ready to let go again and if you feel
ready to let go again and if you feel
ready to let go again and if you feel pressured to maintain the emotional
pressured to maintain the emotional
pressured to maintain the emotional generosity that you had in your summer
generosity that you had in your summer
generosity that you had in your summer then you will feel out of sync and
then you will feel out of sync and
then you will feel out of sync and frustrated I know that I have less to
frustrated I know that I have less to
frustrated I know that I have less to give at this time and that’s when I make
give at this time and that’s when I make
give at this time and that’s when I make time to write
time to write
time to write music and songs and I guarantee you will
music and songs and I guarantee you will
music and songs and I guarantee you will feel a lot less prickly if you can make
feel a lot less prickly if you can make
feel a lot less prickly if you can make some time to do something that you love
some time to do something that you love
some time to do something that you love something that makes you feel the most
something that makes you feel the most
something that makes you feel the most you sounds easy doesn’t it it’s paying
you sounds easy doesn’t it it’s paying
you sounds easy doesn’t it it’s paying attention to your body and giving it
attention to your body and giving it
attention to your body and giving it what it needs but it isn’t always easy
what it needs but it isn’t always easy
what it needs but it isn’t always easy because we do still reward and Herald
because we do still reward and Herald
because we do still reward and Herald the linear’ so to take care of yourself
the linear’ so to take care of yourself
the linear’ so to take care of yourself in this way is actually quite a radical
in this way is actually quite a radical
in this way is actually quite a radical act but now you know that the menstrual
act but now you know that the menstrual
act but now you know that the menstrual cycle is made up of four phases and they
cycle is made up of four phases and they
cycle is made up of four phases and they are each deserving you don’t need to
are each deserving you don’t need to
are each deserving you don’t need to push through them with coffee and
push through them with coffee and
push through them with coffee and panadol because just like the seasons
panadol because just like the seasons
panadol because just like the seasons everything has its own natural time so
everything has its own natural time so
everything has its own natural time so what are you going to do with yours
what are you going to do with yours
what are you going to do with yours someone said to me recently that she was
someone said to me recently that she was
someone said to me recently that she was asked to go to Sydney to write a
asked to go to Sydney to write a
asked to go to Sydney to write a screenplay and instead of just checking
screenplay and instead of just checking
screenplay and instead of just checking her diary to see when she was free she
her diary to see when she was free she
her diary to see when she was free she made sure that she was going when she
made sure that she was going when she
made sure that she was going when she was in spring and that’s how you go with
was in spring and that’s how you go with
was in spring and that’s how you go with the flow
you’re gonna have about 500 of these
you’re gonna have about 500 of these cycles so you use them if we can harness
cycles so you use them if we can harness
cycles so you use them if we can harness solar power if we can harness wind power
solar power if we can harness wind power
solar power if we can harness wind power it’s time that we harness menstrual
it’s time that we harness menstrual
it’s time that we harness menstrual power it’s time we realized the greatest
power it’s time we realized the greatest
power it’s time we realized the greatest life hack of them all is the menstrual
life hack of them all is the menstrual
life hack of them all is the menstrual cycle and that is the power of the
cycle and that is the power of the
cycle and that is the power of the period
period
period [Applause]
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[Applause] coming home from a little ones quest may
coming home from a little ones quest may
coming home from a little ones quest may be new again play the game now I long to
be new again play the game now I long to
be new again play the game now I long to miss slay those dragons dead and I die
miss slay those dragons dead and I die
miss slay those dragons dead and I die and still my shadows and pits rubies
and still my shadows and pits rubies
and still my shadows and pits rubies farm rubber I will never be the same
farm rubber I will never be the same
farm rubber I will never be the same again
and I lose this universe gonna rest even
and I lose this universe gonna rest even if it goes and bleeding to her and a
if it goes and bleeding to her and a
if it goes and bleeding to her and a cave you fear to enter if you seek you
cave you fear to enter if you seek you
cave you fear to enter if you seek you find treasure I will never be the same
find treasure I will never be the same
find treasure I will never be the same [Music]
[Music]
[Music] No
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