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- Narrated by: Maisie Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Period Power is a profound but practical blueprint for aligning daily life with the menstrual cycle, to give all menstruators a no-nonsense explanation of what the hell happens to us every month and how we can use each phase to its full advantage.
Ninety per cent of people who have periods experience symptoms of PMS, a syndrome which features a wide range of signs and symptoms, and yet there's an enduring lack of understanding about what it actually is and a disappointingly meagre range of treatment options.
So many of us have a Jekyll and Hyde experience of our lives; we feel on top of the world, capable, confident and sexy for part of each month, then find ourselves in a state of physical and emotional discomfort and fatigue, wanting nothing more than to collapse on the sofa in front of Netflix.
But what if instead of just trying to plan for our dark days, we were equipped with ways to improve them? What if our desire to improve ourselves could be combined with our need to know just what our womb and ovaries are getting up to every month?
Not to mention how to take advantage of the natural superpowers that sit in each phase of our cycle so that we can plan our month to perform at our best.
Maisie Hill is uniquely placed, as an acupuncturist, women's health practitioner and doula, to explain just how we can achieve this as well as focusing on particular milestones that require an altered approach, such as coming off hormonal birth control, infertility, pregnancy, motherhood and the perimenopausal years.
Using what Hill calls 'The Cycle Strategy' - a secret weapon when it comes to improving our relationships, career and health - Hill will give us all the information we need to make sense of our cycles as well as accessible and practical suggestions through which we can improve our physical symptoms and stop berating ourselves because of the way we evolve through each menstrual month.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-10-2021
I wish I had read this earlier
I’m in my 30’s and while I thought I knew mostly everything there was about my cycle, I realise how little I truly knew about my hormones and their interaction with my body and mind throughout the month. Highly recommend this book!
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-2021
Amazing!
All menstruating people should have access to this book! It's my favourite book on periods so far!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-08-2021
every woman should know this.
Beautifully read by the authors own calming voice this book is a pleasure to listen to even though it is information heavy. I wish I knew this all when I was younger and look forward to passing this precious information to my daughter when it's time. think of it as sex ed/ anatomy on steroids and for grown ups.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-03-2021
Everything I wish I knew years ago
I am so grateful to have come across this book I have learnt so much and I feel like I had been living in the dark with only a basic awareness of what was happening to me in terms of being a woman. Thank you Maisie
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- Anonymous User
- 21-12-2020
enlightening
I found this book very enlightening. It has definitely helped put into perspective why I feel anxious or tired at different times in my cycle and why I have good times. While I don't agree with everything said in the book as some is unproven (e.g. seed cycling), for the most part it has been well worth the listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-2021
Inspiring, educational, eye opening
Wow wow wow - epic information that has completely shifted how I think about women’s health - thank you from the bottom of my heart Maisie Hill
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- Anonymous User
- 31-05-2020
A must read for all women
Empowering information! Recommend for all women, it covers so much in one book.
Thank you Maisie
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-2020
A Must read!
Highly informative, easy to understand and encouraged me to stop and learn more about my body and how I can better benefit from my hormones and what they can do for me.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-2020
Fantastic resource!
I recommend this book to everyone I know. It has changed my relationship with my body in a positive way. Knowledge is power, and Maisie provides resources, tools and information for working with and getting to know your menstrual cycle. I return to it again and again for comfort and wisdom.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-09-2019
Brilliant!
I was worried I wouldn't learn much more than what I already knew but I learned and discovered so much. Us women, are goddesses! Thank you Maisie.
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- Emma S. Wight
- 19-06-2019
This book is LIFE-CHANGING
Knowing EVERYTHING about your cycle is powerful. Tuning in to
your daily, weekly and monthly cues frees you up to focus on the other parts of your life in a healthy, balanced way. Maisie Hill explains all you would ever want to know in an accessible
and interesting manner. There are even dedicated chapters for your first period and menopause
- which will be a tremendous help for my daughter, and for me later in life. I can’t imagine how
puberty would have been different if I had this book. Now I have such a greater understanding
of my body and feel in control. Read this book and harness the power of your cycle.
One last thing: I really valued how the author carefully chose her language/pronouns and
acknowledged that not all menstruators are women and not all women menstruate. She also
included a very powerful section on period poverty and ways to help while accounting for the
bias her own privilege brings to the conversation. It was inspiring and a good example of how to
go about affecting social justice.
And a last, last thing: I got the audio version too which Maisie Hill reads herself, and it is
fantastic.
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- Athena
- 26-05-2020
An eye opener!
Felt the need to keep notes in every single section! I’m a mother in my 40s and learned things I wish I knew earlier! Please read this if you respect your self!
The only recommendation I would like to make is for a better division of the chapters in audible, so to be able to go back to specific parts of the book at anytime.
Thank you Maisie for all the knowledge!
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- Melissa
- 23-06-2020
every mestruator must read this!
Maisie has done an amazing job of giving science-backed education and real-life experiences. This book will help any menstruator gain understanding and control of their cycle... and ultimately their body. Well done Maisie Hill!
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- AnnaLouise Brunton
- 31-05-2020
All Over the Place
This book was a real struggle to finish. I enjoyed the first section about the cycle strategy, especially listening while on my period. I found it comforting, albeit at times unrealistic on how much control people have to plan their schedules around their period (if every woman did this I can imagine a very disordered society).
If the book had ended there I probably would have given it 4 stars however the 'self-care' chapter was infuriating. With an air of social media 'expert' it promotes an orthorexic inducing lifestyle and suspicion of medical professionals who have higher qualifications than the author. I would honestly advise against reading this chapter.
In the epilogue, Hill states her aim for the book as making women feel better about themselves. For me that was completely unsuccessful. The only way you can feel good about yourself in light of the advise in this book is if you have a completely restrictive lifestyle.
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- Jade
- 14-04-2020
Reliant on anecdotes not scientific data
There is a lot of information in this book that is verified by solid scientific research, however she delves into anecdotal advice a lot which can be quite unhelpful. Some of the advice is nbased on cherry picked data and her biases do show through at times because of her personal issues.
If it's your first book on this subject, hormones, female health and diet, then I'm sure you will learn a lot but there are better books out there with more qualified and less biased advice.
I find the use of strong language unprofessional at times, though I generally enjoy foul language lol maybe there are more appropriate books for that type of thing.
I was warmed by her consideration for those who don't identify with a specific gender. I did find the over the top sterotypical feminism and politics a difficult read. She does paint women as victims that are blown around by our hormones. Buying into sterotypical views that women feel x at this time of the month and y at this time of the month. Rather than women are influenced by their hormonal fluctuations but not controlled by them. Chapters that revolved around this were difficult to finish and felt very patronising.
If your looking for a friendly chat about hormones then go for it, but if your looking for an informational book backed by science not opinions then there are much better.
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- Music lover
- 08-06-2019
Quack quack...
So. Much. Woo. 😔
Save your money and look for a book about the menstrual cycle that sticks to facts and evidence.
There are portions of this book, like the first section, which provide a genuinely helpful insight into how our cycles work from a biological perspective. I did learn a lot about my body.
But (and it’s a big one) beyond that there is so much woo and quackery that I almost couldn’t finish the book (I held out in case there were any more nuggets of useful information - there weren’t)
Beyond the pseudoscientific “treatments” I also find it unhelpful to suggest restricting one’s life and work according to a *largely* arbitrary set of “seasons”. Who in the real world can reorganise all public speaking to land on a handful of days in the month? Or to restrict creativity, socialising, introspection, developing plans etc etc according to someone else’s imposed timetable? I really do find it odd in 2019 to be restricting women to be slaves to the monthly calendar. Feels like a real step away from equality.
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- N. J. Badger
- 16-08-2020
Not what i thought it was going to be
Didn’t meet with what I was expecting from the description. Tried to listen but couldn’t stay attentive.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2021
Good but also flawed
I did really enjoy the first few parts of this book. And I definitely think women should think more about their cycles so thank you Maisie for writing this. However, I was disappointed that a lot of the advice was rooted in unscientific practises and things that to me seem to steer people away from modern medicine. It was still very informative in some parts hence the 3 star review but I found it to be topped with hooey statements that made me question the overall validity of the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-2020
1.5 stars, struggled to finish
1.5 stars. I'm glad Audible had this on sale, I would have been disappointed to waste a credit on it. There was 20 mins left in the recording that I didn't finish. Anything useful or interesting in this book, I already knew (to be fair if you knew less about the human body and or menstrual cycle you would rate this higher).
I just felt really conflicted over some of the messages in this book. Although Hill maintains she "doesn't judge" any woman's decision with how they manage their cycle.. she's fairly staunch in her anti-hormone anti-western leanings. I think any natural measures one can take for their health are always to be considered and tried, however sometimes medication is necessary, end of.
She kept referring to oestrogen (or maybe progesterone, I can't remember) as the "Beyonce" of hormones...
I did find bits about black women's disproportionate access to healthcare & women's health in particular, fairly interesting.
Look, I just didn't find anything in here particularly groundbreaking. It was the same "eat well, exercise often but not too often, cut down on alcohol intake" self-help advice you'd find in so many other places.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-02-2020
One Stop Book for Women
The book has lots of great information and is well structured. I didn't enjoy the narration (sorry to writer) or the swearing. A very passionate writer who seems very knowledgeable. Enjoyed the quotes and backing up of statements too, had a scientific element. Also had really good practical advice. Loved that the book had all information needed in one place from starting period to fertility to menapouse. Also, information for transgender etc. Writer is a passionate advocate for women! Thank you
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- FrenchTeacher
- 25-11-2020
Wish I'd read this years ago
I'm buying a copy of this for every woman I know for xmas. unexpectedly entertaining too.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-11-2020
Inspiring
Every menstruator needs to read this book. Extremely grateful for the knowledge I now have, Thank you Maisie Hill!
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- Aphra
- 14-08-2020
Every person with a uterus needs to read/listen
Amazing, so informative. We should be taught all this in school. Many medical practitioners need to be much more aware of the female body, it isn’t fair that so many of us are not taken seriously. This book is a necessary education! Thank you Maisie Hill
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