Menstruation Madness
On average, women will have periods for this total time, sometimes called a decade.
What is 10 years?
This brand is the sponsor of Spelmans Project Pad and is the collaborator that allows students access to free pads and tampons all around campus.
What is anxiety and depression?
How can you cope when you are struggling with mental health struggles during your luteal phase?
Journaling, opening up to a trusted friend, and seeking counseling services at Spelman’s Counseling Center.
Evidence shows that periods can get worse due to the changes in the climate. With periods lasting longer and becoming heavier during this season, which is sometimes known for its grey disposition
What is winter?
This was the year of URGE's founding on Spelman's Campus, making this year Project Pads' fourth year on campus.
What is 2021?
This phase of the menstrual cycle, known for mood swings and depressed moods, is also associated with the exacerbation of mental health crises due to the swing in hormone levels.
What is the Luteal Phase?
What is one way to conserve your naturally-lower energy levels during your luteal & menstruation phase?
Low-intensity workouts like walking, hiking, stretching, and swimming, instead of high-intensity workouts like cycling, running, and strength training?
The causes of this syndrome are still widely unknown, and many individuals experience a range of symptoms from mood swings and irritability to anxiety and even bloating and usually occurs prior to the beginning of the menstrual cycle.
What is Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)?
The name Project Pad was changed to Project Pad.
What is URGE?
This app provides free mental health screenings to its users and is provided to the student body at Spelman College
What is the Welltrack app?
What should you regularly do to ensure normal mood patterns and energy levels throughout each day?
Sleeping for 7-8 hours each night.
Changes in hormone levels in the body alter the way this aspect of a woman, which is usually used for communication, may sound slightly different at the beginning of the menstrual cycle than at the end.
What is voice?
This Spelman Alumna founded the first URGE Chapter on Spelman Campus
Who is Asia Brown?
This office on campus provides students with up to 6 free one-on-one counseling a semester, as well as self-help resources, crisis intervention and more
What is the Spelman College Counseling Center?
What is a place called where you do not do work and you do not live, but you connect with others and do activities you enjoy, like church, an off-campus sports club, or your favorite cafe?
What is a third space?
These two hormones, which spike in the week leading up to menstruation, are typically kept stable with the use of oral contraceptives.
What are progesterone and estrogen?
This now Spelman Alumna chartered the first Project Pad Chapter
Who is Kourtney Payne?
This section of the menstruation cycle is known for increased mood, concentration, and motivation.
What is the follicular stage?
What is this one scientifically proven way you can instantly reduce stress levels at Spelman College?
Gardening at Spelman’s Victory Garden?