Your Cycle Isn't the Problem, Your Calendar Is

We’re diving into something no one taught us in school but somehow expects us to just figure out as adults: how women’s cycles impact productivity.

While men experience a 24-hour hormone cycle, women go through an average 28-day cycle — meaning our energy, focus, creativity, and motivation shift week by week. And no, that doesn’t make us “dramatic”… it makes us biologically normal.

We break down the phases:

• Menstrual: rest, reflection, and strategic planning
• Follicular: creativity and fresh-start energy
• Ovulatory: communication and collaboration power
• Luteal: detail work and boundary-setting season

Instead of forcing ourselves to perform the same every single day, we talk about how learning to work with your cycle can actually improve productivity, reduce burnout ...