#17 - Faithful Tides🏖️
Follicular phase - the fifth cycle - Every Phase Collection
Faithful Tides
Follicular Phase
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The quiet phase of hormones - the onset of the follicular phase.
Its a lot like standing on the beach at night. The seemingly infinite vast depth and stretch of the ocean as it shapes the horizon line. Our perspective from where we stand can have us feel so small, yet in rhythm with the largeness.
The small hypothalamus in the brain kicks off a very large responsibility and process, signaling the pituitary gland to deliver FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) to the ovaries, helping some of the eggs mature as estrogen rises.
I created this photograph to embody what washing away the doubt would look like. What would it look like to exfoliate your fear just as the sand does your skin?
Fear tolerated is faith contaminated.
One of the most powerful practices I incorporated while healing myself was to stop wondering and just know. Worrying literally accomplishes nothing except having you feel crappier. Living in fear is what creates disease.
When your faith is strong, there is no need to explain yourself to anyone, or resist against anything. You can simply stand in your authenticity & belief, because your faith and the truth are sustainable on their own--they don't require anyone else for reassurance.
& in case you've forgotten, I love you 💌
How Does the Infradian Rhythm Influence Your Body and Brain?
Did you know...
The infradian rhythm creates a 25% change in your brain chemistry over the course of the month?
Your metabolism speeds up and slows down predictably across the month and that you need to change what you eat and the intensity of your workouts each week in order to optimize your metabolism?
Your cortisol levels are higher in one part of your infradian cycle, so pushing yourself through an intense workout bumps up cortisol levels even further, adding to your stress and inflammation, disrupting your hormones, and making you feel anxious and unfocused?
People with female biochemistry need more sleep than men because we have a more complex brain and it needs 20 minutes longer to clean itself and reset for the cognitive day?
People with female physiology tend to need less in the way of extreme self-care practices because we have more efficient biology.
As this list shows, your body and brain change significantly throughout the course of a month. Specifically, we move through four distinct phases within the course of 28-days. They are:
Phase 1: Follicular (the 7 to 10 days after your period)
Phase 2: Ovulatory (the to 4 days in the middle of your cycle)
Phase 3: Luteal (the 10 to 14 days between ovulation and your period)
Phase 4: Menstrual (the 3 to 7 days of your period)
During each of these four phases, you experience normal hormonal fluctuations that influence your body temperature, skin elasticity, sleep cycle, energy, emotions, and cognitive function
*Info above from floliving.com
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More info on Follicular phase here
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