Castor Packs: The Natural Way to Relieve Period Pain
Castor oil is a natural remedy that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of health problems. Recently, it has been gaining popularity as a way to reduce period pain, inflammation, and hormone...
8 Natural Remedies for Menstrual Cramps from an Herbalist
I’ve had menstrual cramps ever since I started menstruating. Some months the cramps are light and barely noticeable, but other months they’re so bad I can hardly stand up. Like menstruators everywhere, I’ve had to...
How to use this Somatic Care Deck for Chronic Pain
This care deck was created to support folks in feeling more freedom, ease, pleasure and safety in their bodies. It is intended to empower you in feeling more embodied and more connected to yourself: to...
4 Ways To Improve Your Chronic Period Pain
The dominant understanding of period pain is that it is a condition of the body. While accurate, this perception fails to address the very real and extensive mental, emotional, and physical implications that come with...
Holistic and Integrative Approaches To Period Pain Relief
There is currently a substantial disconnect between western and holistic medical treatment when it comes to chronic pelvic pain management. Most medical professionals aren’t familiar with and so don’t recommend natural options for menstrual pain...
Latest Online Resources to Learn about Period Pain Management
Throughout history, menstrual pain and the people that it impacts have been under researched and underserved. This has created a culture in which people who have menstrual pain are unable to effectively access the support...
Raspberry Leaf For Period Pain Relief
There is extensive research that supports the use of herbal and plant based ingredients to improve and alleviate various pelvic pain related issues. Raspberry Leaf is no exception and can be very effective in bringing...
Toxic Things I Learned About Periods in the Catholic School System
I got my first period in the summer between grades 6 and 7. I remember being at the park with my friends months later and one of them said, “I wonder which of us will...
Decolonizing The Pain Scale: Viewing Pain as Multidimensional and Non-Linear
Attempts at measuring pain, especially in the Western and European biomedical traditions which dominate medical systems in many countries, have continually fallen short. Especially when it comes to changing and healing bodies, in particular marginalized...
Why There Are Diagnostic Lapses for Pelvic Pain Conditions
When I first began researching chronic pelvic pain, I was blown away at how common these experiences were. I remember thinking back to those dreaded sex-ed classes in school and being angry—angry that there was no attention paid to pelvic pain when I now know the prevalence of the various conditions. ...