05/31/2026
Rainy Sunday. Luteal phase. My body asking me to slow down and I’m finally getting better at listening.
If the week before your period brings breast tenderness, cramps, or that low-grade heaviness, your hormones aren’t broken. Progesterone is dropping, prostaglandins are rising, and your body is asking for support, not a fight.
This is when I reach for Moontime tea from . Cramp bark to ease uterine tension, vitex to nudge progesterone back into balance, ginger for inflammation, lady’s mantle for its gentle cycle-regulating tannins. Real herbs, doing real things. Found mine at - if you haven’t wandered in there yet, you should.
Worth noting - this blend contains vitex, which works on pituitary hormone signalling. It’s well suited for cycling adult women and perimenopause, but not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and worth a conversation with your practitioner first if you’re under 18.
The mug is from - picked it up at last winter. There’s something about drinking from something handmade - the weight of it, the imperfections you can feel under your hands - that actually helps me land in my body. Presence as medicine.
Your luteal phase is real. Your symptoms are data, not drama. 💛