Softcover Book
112 pages
"I wrote, painted the cover and self-published this book to honor my daughters and all girls at this momentous time. I believe strongly the way to heal our world is to start by honoring girls and women. A girl's first period can be scarey especially if she has little knowledge about her body. I have heard many horrible stories.
Our society does not promote a healthy attitude with a woman's period, instead it is hidden and our young girls see and sense this. This continues the cycle of unspoken words and girls low self esteem.
I envision a supportive place for girls and women to be upheld with the deepest respect, allowed time to care for themselves and be surrounded with supportive women and men during their period."
~Joan Morais
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A Time to Celebrate as mentioned on Dr. Christiane Northrup's television special and recommended in her book Mother-Daughter Wisdom, shows the menstrual cycle as a gift and a healthy function of the female body. It is a book a mother, father, sister, aunt, grandmother, friend or mentor can give to a girl to celebrate her first menstrual period. This momentous time in her life should be recognized like all other occasions and her transition from girlhood to womanhood honored.
This book portrays a positive picture of menstruation which helps empower girls and teaches them to love, care for, and respect their body. The more a girl knows about her body, the more she will take control of it and make the right choices for herself.
-Charts to keep track of your menstrual period
-Journal for creative writing and drawing-softcover, 112 pages, 6x9
-ISBN: 0-9746304-5-4
Book Endorsements
"A
Time to Celebrate is just splendid!
Bless you for putting
it all together in such a practical, uplifting, and straight
forward way."
-CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D.,
author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and Mother-Daughter Wisdom
"Your
period is the ideal time to balance mind, body, and spirit-to
find your center and get to know yourself. This lovely book
from Joan Morais is full of great ideas for how to do this,
and how to stay healthy and happy during the whole of your
menstrual cycle. I hope every girl gets to read this useful
and inspiring book."
-LARA OWEN, author of Her Blood is Gold: Celebrating the
Power of Menstruation and Honoring Menstruation:
A Time of Self-Renewal
"This
lovely wise book is just the gift I've wanted for every girl
aged 8-16. Filled with Wise Woman ways that support and encourage
young women to love themselves and their bodies."
-SUSUN S. WEED, author of Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
"I
love A Time to Celebrate. It is beautifully written
and a pleasure to read. It is both an inspiration and a guide
to restoring sacredness to the female art of menstruation.
This is the perfect gift for any young woman at the beginning
of her menstrual years. Thank you, Joan for this valuable
contribution to women's health and well-being."
-KAMI MCBRIDE, author of 105 Ways to Celebrate Menstruation
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