18/03/2025
For years, I thought something was wrong with my body.
I believed things about my period, my pain, my hormones—because no one told me otherwise.
And I believed these lies:
🚩 Lie #1: Painful periods are normal.
Truth: They are common, but they are not normal. Pain is a sign of imbalance. It’s your body trying to get your attention.
🚩 Lie #2: If you have to wear a tampon + pad at the same time, that’s just your “flow.”
Truth: Needing to double up constantly, or bleeding through in minutes, is a sign of heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)—and you don’t have to live like that.
🚩 Lie #3: Doctors have all the answers.
Truth: My doctors didn’t dismiss me—but they also didn’t offer options. It was painkillers or birth control. No conversation about why my body was acting this way.
🚩 Lie #4: Heavy bleeding is just genetics.
Truth: Your hormones, diet, and lifestyle all play a role in your cycle. When I went vegan, my symptoms completely changed—even though that diet wasn’t a long-term fit for me, it showed me how much my body responded to what I put in it.
🚩 Lie #5: If nothing has worked so far, nothing ever will.
Truth: Healing is always possible. The body is designed to be adaptable. You just need the right support.
It took me years to unlearn these lies.
Years of frustration. Years of feeling like my body was against me.
But once I started working with my body instead of against it, everything changed.
If you’ve been told “this is just how your body works” and something inside you knows that’s not true—trust yourself.
Your body is trying to tell you something.