Journal Prompts to Connect With Your Cycle
Our cycles are not only physical, they are emotional landscapes too.
Each month, as hormones rise and fall, so do our feelings.
Energy may expand outward in the first half of the cycle, then naturally draw us inward as we move closer to bleeding.
When these emotions are honoured, they can act as gentle guides; when they’re ignored or suppressed, they often show up as stress in the body, sometimes even altering the cycle itself.
This is where journaling becomes more than words on a page. It is a quiet alchemy, a way of taking raw feelings all the heaviness, the joy, the restlessness, the clarity, and giving them form.
By writing them down, we move them out of the body and into the light, where they can be witnessed with compassion rather than carried in silence.
Over time, this practice creates harmony.
The nervous system begins to soften, the breath deepens, and the body feels safe again.
In that safety, hormones can find their natural rhythm.
Journaling becomes both a ritual of release and a bridge back to balance, helping you walk through each phase of your cycle with more ease and presence.
As you begin to explore your inner landscape through journaling, it can be helpful to work with prompts that mirror the natural shifts of your cycle. Here are a few gentle invitations to guide your writing in each phase
Phase One:
Menstrual + Follicular (Days 1–14)
Hormones: lowest at Day 1, then oestrogen gently rises toward ovulation.
Seed cycling: flax + pumpkin.
Suggested Journal Prompts
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What am I ready to call in or create this month?
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When do I feel most energised and alive?
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How can I trust my body’s wisdom more fully?
Ovulation is the brief doorway between halves - the peak at the end of Phase One before your body settles into the quiet focus of the luteal phase.
It can be powerful to pause here and reflect:
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Where in my life do I feel most magnetic and open right now?
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How do I wish to share my energy or creativity with others?
Phase Two:
Luteal (Post-Ovulation, Days 15–28)
Hormones: progesterone leads, energy turns inward; if no pregnancy, both hormones fall toward your next Day 1.
Seed cycling: sesame + sunflower.
Journal Prompts
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What is asking to be released right now?
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How can I offer myself softness and rest in this moment?
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What small daily ritual would help me feel held and supported?
Journaling is more than writing, it’s a conversation with your body, a space to honour the shifting rhythms within you.
Each prompt, each line, is an invitation to notice, reflect, and release, helping your hormones and your heart find balance. Over time, these small daily practices create a gentle harmony, turning your cycle into a guide rather than a challenge.
Take a moment each day, listen to yourself, and let your pen carry what needs to be expressed.
In this way, your cycle becomes not just a rhythm to follow, but a path to knowing, nurturing, and trusting yourself...one month at a time.
