18/09/2026
♥️ Do you remember your first period? ♥️
Did somebody celebrate you?
Did the women in your life gather around you and tell you that something extraordinary was happening?
Did anyone tell you that your changing body was wise, powerful and nothing to be ashamed of?
The chances are, this was not your experience.
The stories of the vast majority of women I meet range from, at the better end, being handed a packet of pads, told briefly what to do, and then quietly introduced to a life of shoving sanitary items up your sleeve to hide them on the way to the toilet, to at the worse end being shamed, punished and told you were dirty, and feeling you were an evil outcast.
I keep thinking about how differently we could do this for the next generation….
Menarche - a girl's first bleed - is one of the great thresholds of her life.
In ancient times, this threshold into womanhood was revered and celebrated.
And yet we've turned it into something embarrassing, inconvenient, and something to manage quietly so nobody knows. Thanks, patriarchy!
I want to change that.
🌹The Red Thread - A Menarche Rite of Passage🌹
A beautiful, intimate ceremony created around one special girl as she begins this new chapter of her life as a young woman.
We gather together as Mums, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, guardians, friends - we gather together as the women who love her and the women who came before her.
We share stories and wisdom. We talk openly about periods, bodies and cycles. We laugh. We create. We honour the generations of women who came before her.
And we celebrate her as she steps over this threshold from girlhood to womanhood in a beautiful ceremony.
There will be flowers, cake, gifts, beautiful and bespoke - tailored to all the things she loves.
There will definitely be no shame.
Because imagine entering your menstrual years with the message:
Your body isn't dirty.
Your blood isn't shameful.
You don’t have to hide, and you don’t have to be embarrassed.
Your womb and your menstrual cycle is full of power and wisdom.
You are changing, and that change is worthy of being witnessed and celebrated.
Just imagine the power of entering womanhood with the message that you are amazing and powerful, rather than shameful, dirty and embarrassing….
Alongside private ceremonies, I also offer small Mother & Daughter Menarche Circles for girls approaching or beginning their menstrual years — part practical wisdom, part creativity, part ceremony and a lot of celebration. Perhaps a beautiful idea for a group of girlfriends to do together.
If you have a daughter approaching this threshold — or one who has recently crossed it — and this makes you think “I wish I'd had this when I was her age”, I'd love to hear from you.
Send me a message with RED THREAD and I'll send you the details.