Mentrual Rhythm
Onset Of Mentstruation
When your body begins to slow down and release, asking for rest rather than pushing forward
How it feels
Lower energy, like everything has dipped
Wanting quiet, space, or to be left alone
More emotional or sensitive than usual
Slower thinking, less interest in doing
Relief for some, heaviness for others
How it may look
Cancelling plans or pulling back socially
Moving slower, doing less
Wanting comfort, warmth, familiar things
Struggling to focus or stay productive
Feeling more inward than outward
The on set of menstruation phase isn’t a problem to push through, it’s a natural pause.
After everything building and peaking earlier in the cycle, this is where the body comes back down.
You might feel less like doing, less like being around people, or less able to keep up with your usual pace.
That isn’t you falling behind, it’s your system asking for something different.
In a world that expects you to stay the same every day, this phase can feel frustrating or inconvenient.
This is often where your body is doing some of its most important work, slowing down, clearing out, and resetting.
If you ignore this and keep pushing, it can build into deeper tiredness, irritability, or burnout later on.
How to work with it
Lower expectations where you can
Prioritise rest over productivity
Keep things simple and familiar
Allow yourself to move slower
Create small pockets of quiet
👉 This isn’t about stopping life —
just softening how you move through it
What’s happening in your body
At this point, oestrogen and progesterone drop to their lowest levels.
This drop is what signals the body to shed the lining of the uterus — your bleed begins.
With both hormones low:
Energy dips
The nervous system can feel more sensitive
The body naturally shifts toward rest and repair
Nothing is wrong here,
this is your body moving into a reset phase