Period Power Quotes

“I began to ask each time: “What’s the worst that could happen to me if I tell this truth?” Unlike women in other countries, our breaking silence is unlikely to have us jailed, “disappeared” or run off the road at night. Our speaking out will irritate some people, get us called bitchy or hypersensitive and disrupt some dinner parties. And then our speaking out will permit other women to speak, until laws are changed and lives are saved and the world is altered forever. Next time, ask: What’s the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare. Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it’s personal. And the world won’t end.”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

“Trust your instinct; what’s your gut response when someone requests something of you? If it’s not a resounding ‘hell yes’, then it’s a no. Let it be that simple.”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

“Though it might not be measurable, rest is constructive and productive.”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

“Because the menstrual dial is an easy way of looking at the whole of your cycle at once (see an example of a completed dial here), you can glue or tape copies of the dial into your notebook or get creative and draw your own. A blank dial is available to download for free from my website (see Resources).”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

“American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that your menstrual cycle should be considered as your fifth vital sign after body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate, because it can improve early identification of health issues.”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You

“The key to this phase is to trust your inner bitch and the messages she’s whispering to you.”
― Maisie Hill, Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You