Here are some of the resources from our first event of ‘The Healthy Period Series’, where we got the opportunity to speak with Augustina Jekennu of ‘We Live Our Values’, all about some basic habits and actions we can to take to support our period health.
TIPS
- Start Prioritising Rest – Phase before your period and during your period
- Track Your Cycle – For a few months, even a sentence a day. 1. Journal noting how you feel, what your bleed is like (how long, colour), cervical fluid, symptoms, cravings.Use an app to give you a little more insight or support to track but use in support of journaling. Try the free app ‘Flo’ (Tip: Check out ‘secret chats’ in Flo for some chats from people who are having similar experiences)
- Advocate For Yourself – Get checked out by GP if you want to investigate a symptom that is effecting your life. Bring your journal, insist they either provide a check up with blood tests – that you are meeting your nutritional requirements such as iron, vitamin d, b12 and checking out your thyroid, blood pressure. If they don’t provide what you need, insist they give you a referral. A gynecologist is well worth a visit if you are having bad symptoms.
- Practice Speaking Openly – About your symptoms to those around you to give them the opportunity to be supportive. Speaking about our needs can be so helpful when around others during our bleed or before hand when we feel most vulnerable.
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