Welcome to the week of the last quarter moon. This week is big surge energy, where you can handle doing a big output of work before we rest next week.

And honestly, I kinda fell into the zone this week because I have a BIG, really great Substack post for you today to see all the ways you can connect your life to the moon.

As someone who's in menopause, I can tell you that this shit ain't for the faint of heart. But the moon (and a little HRT) really does help to create your own plan of resistance and rebellion in a world that demands way too much of women.

New on Substack​
​Menopause + the Moon: 11 Ways to
Create Rhythm, Balance, and Ease in Your Life

Most women of my generation were never taught to live with our cycles. (Hello, GenX here…)

We were taught to ignore them. To hide them. To tuck a tampon up our sleeve on the way to the bathroom like it was something shameful instead of one of the most normal human experiences in the world. We were taught to take some ibuprofen, keep going, push through the cramps, sit through the meeting, finish the laundry, make the dinner, take care of the kids, show up for everyone else, and pretend our bodies weren’t asking for something different.

And honestly, I don’t think most of us even realized how strange that was at the time. Hell, even in the age of information we’re in - some folks still don’t see it.

The May issue of Illumine is here!

The May issue of Illumine is a love letter to the woman who is done shrinking—done asking for permission, done editing herself down. Let this issue be a reminder that showing up as yourself—fully, strangely, boldly—is the most powerful thing you can do. That authenticity is a homecoming, not a trend. This is the issue that hands you back your own voice and says: you already know.

Find it now in digital or print copies

Playlist: Enya Essentials

If you don't know this already, there is something about the cadence of the music of Enya that really helps you hyperfocus if you're ADHD like me. I shared this hack a few weeks ago and a LOT of you told me how much it helped you to get stuff done. Since this week is the big surge energy of the last quarter moon, then this playlist can help you get focused if you need it.

Embrace the big surge energy - and I'm sending you an extra big hug and lots of good vibes cheering you on to do all those things that are important to you.

Love you.
Mean it.
Big time.
xoxo,
gina