della dott.ssa Annarita Corradini, Psicologa clinica

by Annarita Corradini, Clinical Psychologist, Italy

I first met Alexandra Pope reading one of her books The Wild Genie, translated into Italian with the title of Mestruazioni. Something stirred in me from the first pages. I couldn’t at once realize the reason why I felt so much liking and closeness then I started understanding that what I liked about her were two precise things.

La pastilla anticonceptiva es un medicamento que interfiere en las funciones normales del organismo de la mujer y con efectos adversos en su salud y en la del medio ambiente.

l cumplir 27 años, tras tomar pastillas anticonceptivas durante diez años, Holl dejó este método. Había probado varias marcas, pero se  dio cuenta de que todas le provocaban efectos secundarios, tanto físicos como emocionales: se sentía deprimida, tenía ansiedad,  cambiaba constantemente de humor, se cansaba más de lo normal, estaba confusa y desorientada y experimentaba síntomas parecidos a los de la gripe. “No me sentía como debe sentirse una chica de 26 años que vive con todo tipo de lujos en Londres. Por las mañanas, prácticamente tenía que ir arrastrándome al trabajo”, explica esta joven londinense.

Published in Integrale Magazine, 2010, Spain

http://www.larevistaintegral.com/

For most women, menstruation is a hassle – something we just learn to put up with once a month. And for those women who suffer problems, it can be distressing. But what if our menstrual cycle could be a real asset, a means by which we can live a more empowered and healthy life?

Published in Psychologies Magazine September 2010
http://www.psychologies.co.uk/

Do you suffer from menstrual problems? Do you dread getting your period every month? Maybe you think of it as a curse or something you just put up with. Or could you be one of a growing number of women who are waking up to the power of the menstrual cycle and using that knowledge, not only to heal their bodies, but also, to be more creative and empowered in their lives.

An article published in Positive Life Magazine June 14, 2010
http://www.positivelife.ie/2010/06/the-power-of-menstruation/

Most women resort to painkillers to deal with period pain but there is another way to solve this monthly malaise -- you just need to pay attention to your cycle.

An article published in the Irish Independent, 10 May 2010

http://www.independent.ie/health/from-curse-to-blessing-2173926.html