My Story
We all have one and here is a bit about mine
Menstruation Problems?
Melissa Gonella | Neuro-Training Kinesiology | Licenced Workshop Facilitator
When I was a teenager, I did not have any menstruation problems, I just wanted to avoid the hassle of it really. I felt peer group pressure to go on the Pill with my friends, in order to provide contraception. Without a healthy understanding of the benefits of the cycle I just wanted to put it into a convenient compartment where I could control the timing of my bleeding. It wasn’t until later in my teenage to young adult years when I wanted to re-connect with my body naturally that my menstruation problems became evident.
In my early 20’s because of the concern I felt about the damaging effects of the Pill, I stopped taking it. Somewhere, deep inside I knew that whilst I remained on the Pill I was not experiencing the ‘real’ me. I knew that one day I would most likely want to have children so addressing any potential menstruation problems naturally seemed to make perfect sense to me.
However, after I stopped taking the Pill, I experienced irregular periods which were often very long and confusing to me. In the late 90’s, I met my life partner and we were beginning to make long-term plans together. We decided to see a natural fertility consultant to learn more about my ovulation and explore why my cycle was irregular. Learning how to chart and understand my cycle helped me to gain answers and I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries.
With the help of Kinesiology and following some recommended dietary and lifestyle changes I was able to create new pathways of healing, regulate my cycle, clear up my menstruation problems and fall pregnant.
Melissa Works With Men, Women and Children of All Ages
Neuro-Training Kinesiology
Melissa’s main areas of interest are issues relating to hormone balance, stress, energy, recuperation, detoxification and general well-being.
Celebration Day for Girls™
Also available is a two hour workshop for dads where they can address concerns and hear about tips to foster a continued connection with their daughters through puberty.
The Journey Continued to Unfold…
During my first pregnancy in 2000, I became an informed birthing consumer. I trusted in my ability to give birth naturally, so I made some powerful choices about where, and with whom I was to give birth. Following the birth of my second child, I was inspired to continue to support other women and families in this way so I became a qualified Doula supporting other women and families in achieving birth from an empowering, well supported place.
In 2005, I gave birth to my third child, and some time later, following a miscarriage, my partner and I consciously chose not to conceive any more children. This was a challenging time for me, during which I came to the powerful realisation of the transformational energy available to women who choose to consciously engage with their menstrual cycle. Relating to my own cycle with more awareness, I was able to express and move on from the sadness and loss I had felt as a woman who had come to an end of my phase as pregnant and birthing.
I began facilitating women’s circles, Celebration Day for Girls and launched a local grass roots group, the Diamond Valley Red Tent. I’d been initiated into deep understanding and empathetic capacity through my own personal journey of self-discovery.
Menstrual problems are not normal and should not be swept under the carpet as something to put up with, yet so many women will suffer in silence. Do not allow these problems to continue, I encourage you to make some positive change, it’s worth it on so many levels.