For many women, their own bodies are something of a mystery to them. The intricacies of their monthly cycles can seem too confusing to fully understand.
This beautiful workbook and video course teaches girls about their bodies in a way that honors their inherent dignity.
Christina Valenzuela is a Natural Family Planning educator who found that, again and again, her clients were amazed to learn the full details of their fertility and monthly cycles. She writes on her website:
That common question was part of what led her to create Pearl and Thistle, where she offers “innovative, lifelong learning resources to help Catholics share body literacy with their family, friends, and parishes.”
So what does this have to do with raising daughters?
The coolest part of her work is the body literacy education program she’s created for girls and young women to learn to understand their bodies, all through the authentic lens of the Theology of the Body.
She explains on her website:
Valenzuela has created a beautiful workbook and video series designed to teach girls all about their bodies in a way that honors their inherent dignity.
She’s even designed the Pearl and Thistle course for different ages, as girls grow up. There are two different tracks:
The colorful 40-page workbook and guide covers the following topics:
Understanding monthly cycles and how our bodies change at different times is an invaluable resource for girls and women to understand their overall health.
Pearl and Thistle is an incredibly helpful option for teaching girls to understand their bodies, and definitely worth checking out with the young women you love!
