About Minding Menstruation
Minding (verb): Integrating, emphasizing and observing; giving thoughtful attention to.
Minding Menstruation (verb): Observing and integrating the menstrual cycle into everyday life, shifting its role from overlooked to recognized as a vital source of wellbeing.
What We Do
Minding Menstruation provides the education and tools necessary to better understand the menstrual cycle's broader influences on your body, mind, and overall health. Our work is rooted in science and designed to help make sense of, and support, the well-being of menstruators.
Menstrual Education
Minding Menstruation offer a science-backed foundation for anyone curious about the broader influence of the menstrual cycle. Our Menstrual Cycle Basics course is designed for everyone, whether you bleed or not, to foster a deeper understanding of how hormones impact daily life, athletics, symptoms and overall health.
Cycle Support and Literacy
We help individuals move from guesswork to clarity. Through 1-on-1 coaching and specialized programs, we teach you how to "decode" your unique cycle. By treating the cycle as a diagnostic tool, we help you identify and decode what your menstrual cycle parameters are telling you about health. Understanding the menstrual cycle can support overall health, health issues, nutrition, mental health and athletic training.
Menstrual Education for Outdoor Spaces and Athletics
Minding Menstruation brings specialized cycle education to outdoor and athletic environments, decoding how hormonal fluctuations impact personal health, strength, and performance. This literacy empowers athletes and adventurers to navigate their unique physiology while helping organizations foster more inclusive, supportive outdoor communities.
Meet Erin
Hi, I’m Erin, your menstrual interpreter. I help people understand the menstrual cycle and how it influences far more than just reproduction.
My passion for this work comes from a personal experience of losing my period during a time of intense training. Soon after I lost my period my anxiety increased, I developed gut issues, and had persistent injuries that ended up sidelining me.
When I became certified as a hormone health specialist and learned about the cycle's systemic interactions, it ALL made sense! I’ve since used that knowledge to navigate my own health, from tracking my recovery through a chronic gut infection to monitoring my nutritional status while leading long expeditions. Now, I love seeing that same “ah-ha” moment when there is clear explanation for what someone has been experiencing or witnessing.
With a background in menstrual science and experience navigating learning differences, I understand how challenging it can be to fully grasp these systemic interactions. I designed my courses and my practice to be clear, approachable, and easy to understand. I believe menstrual education isn’t just for menstruators; it’s valuable for everyone. Understanding the influences of the menstrual cycle gives context to ourselves and the people we know that menstruate. Thanks for being here!