Shoutout to all those kids who were praised and encouraged when they wanted to be marine biologists and surgeons and physicists and wanted to cure diseases or go into politics, only to meet radio silence when they decide to be writers or artists, to study human behavior and become therapists or actors. The softer pursuits are only softer because society says they are so, and you are important. You deserve to be heard, and encouraged, and praised, and I hope you are.
okay yeah finally gonna say it. if you support loverofpiggies in any way (reading her comics, buying her merch, etc etc) i do not want you following me. i understand “death of the author” but when that author actively gr00med and abused me i don’t really care! you’re still engaging with her content when you could be engaging with /other/ content.
Hi Tumblr! I have embarked on a new project, and it is a book about periods for kiddos. It is pretty straightforward and doesn’t really wax poetic about periods, it follows a little girl named June who asks her mom questions about her period. I’m excited about it, although it has been hard to find time to work on it. Release date will be sometime in 2021.
And if you were thinking, awww man I was thinking of creating a kid’s book on periods - please continue to do so. There are thousands of books about Santa and the Tooth Fairy, so why would we need any less about periods? We need many many books about this topic told from diverse perspectives.
@nikkitajiri I read your beautiful poems last night, by a fire, under the new moon and stars. Your words floored me and so eloquently captured thoughts and feelings I didn’t even know I had.
I didn’t know how much I needed this book. My only regret was that I finished it too quickly, but I plan to read it with every new moon and every period I have.
Thank you for writing this. It is important.”
- Beautiful photo and kind words by @laurencurtain on Instagram
Happy to report that a year and a half later, we have garnered millions of views and over 100 copies sold on Amazon ❤️❤️❤️ With deep gratitude, Nikki
Podcast! The lovely @samamorningstar invited me on her podcast, Writing From The Womb. Listen in to hear poetry readings and discussions about dismantling and cyclical creativity. Plus, I share and read from my newest project for the first time!
Please have a listen wherever you listen to podcasts, and subscribe to Writing From The Womb to hear more from womb-inspired writers. You can also watch the video on YouTube - linked below. Happy listening! ❤️❤️
My soul sister and friend IRL Jenna Longoria (aka the Period Guru) is hosting a Masterclass for Period Solutions.
If you have painful periods or have been diagnosed with a period-related condition like endometriosis or PCOS, I highly recommend that you start following Jenna (@jennalongoriahealth on Instagram) and take this Master Class.
I have personally been working with her over the last 4 months with some of my hormone imbalances, and her awareness of all things hormones is unparalleled. I believe hormone health is something that is not well-understood or supported by standard medical practice, and much of the suffering is quite unnecessary. Jenna’s website is linked below.
Hope you are all in good spirits and undeterred by this current climate. Xoxo Nikki
[So excited to share that Dr Christiane Northrup, a well-known women’s wellness author, shared my book on her Instagram! I greatly admire her, and especially love her book Dodging Energy Vampires. So cool! I sent her the book one year ago, so I was surprised to see her post about it now. Amazing ❤️]
“Through sustained attention and thus acceptance, there comes transmutation. The pain-body becomes transformed into radiant consciousness, just as a piece of wood, when placed in or near a fire, itself is transformed into fire.
Menstruation will then become not only a joyful and fulfilling expression of your womanhood but also a sacred time of transmutation, when you give birth to new consciousness. Your true nature then shines forth, both in its female aspect as the Goddess and in its transcendental aspect as the divine Being that you are beyond male and female duality.”
I’ve cut my menstrual cup’s ring! And it feels much better now ;) I’ve had an continuous feel of it poking me and it was irritating my vagina, now I can’t feel it at all ;)
I wanted to wait with cutting the stim utill I get comfortable with inserting and pulling out my cup. I adapted to this quickly ;)
I’m also considering buying a bit smaller cup, but for now this one is okay.
What’s the difference between PMS and PMDD? My gyno said to me that I have PMDD, but is that just…PMS in a different flavor? Is it worse?
That’s a great question. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that causes depression, anxiety, and other physical and mental health symptoms leading up to your period. PMDD symptoms can be so extreme that your daily life — like work, school, or your relationships — is difficult to manage. Other symptoms of PMDD include panic attacks, fatigue, and trouble sleeping. Regular PMS symptoms are less intense and don’t usually disrupt your daily life.
PMDD symptoms may go away once your period starts, or a day or two after. And while there’s no single treatment for PMDD, your doctor or nurse can talk with you about your options. Treatment may include antidepressants, hormonal birth control, over-the-counter pain medicine (like ibuprofen or aspirin), along with diet changes and getting regular exercise.
A whaler’s daughter, out at sea. An orphaned son, building a treehouse for her return. The letters they write back and forth to one another, carried by the waves via the ship-captain’s liquor bottles.
Their love.
Their beginnings. Their new beginnings.
Their Correspondence.
-{I DID NOT WRITE ANY OF THIS ALL CREDIT GOES TO LEVI …
♥︎ “heyyy your requests are open! can I request period sex with Lucifer? can I also request oral in the story? I’m on mine rn and it’s all I can think about please and thank you ”
I’m having a really hard time dealing with my hormones. I’ve been on the pill for over 10 years but over the past month my hormones and period went haywire so I had to change. It was significantly affecting me psychologically as well as physically. I saw the GP yesterday and started a new pill. I’m very sensitive to medication and although my morning was absolutely ace, right now I feel like I’m about to cry, breathing is hard emotionally and I feel overwhelmingly tired. What makes this harder is that I’m trying to keep this largely from my husband as not to antagonise his depression, and the person I usually bounce things off and confide in is having her own issues. My mum is helpful but is having a hard day herself, so I needed to let it out somewhere.
I need to accept that in a couple of weeks, my hormones will be better again, they will become more manageable. I’m just responding poorly because I’m super vigilante about my health and any changes. I need to accept that this is how I feel right now and it will pass. But oh, it is hard…
