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The Wild Genie

The Wild Genie: The Healing Power of Menstruation. A book by Alexandra Pope that presents a unique approach to menstruation that moves beyond biology to restore a dignity and deeper meaning to a woman's cyclical nature.

It is a book for all women in their menstruating years who want to deepen their knowledge of, and relationship, to the cycle, and learn how to harvest the power and wisdom. Based on this empowering model, The Wild Genie is a also a self care guide for parents wanting to pass on a positive experience of menstruation to their daughters, and for men to help them gain an insight into the world of women.

 

 
Reviews - The Wild Genie
"...a courageous book...[that] is set to change the way a woman's menstrual cycle is viewed in Western society. Pope's vantage point has such resonance and potency as to be life-changing"
- Ruth Ostrow, The Weekend Australian

"The Wild Genie...is an interesting read for women (and their partners) in distress."
- Dr James Wright, The Sunday Telegraph

"This book...perform[s] the magic of re-framing not only menstruation but women's experience of their bodies and lives. Alexandra Pope presents an affirming, rich and poetic view of an area of our lives all too often ignored, disliked or pathologised...this author writes with clarity and gentleness, demonstrating with stories how attention to the rhythms of women's lives and working with menstrual problems can lead to increased self knowledge, esteem, sensitivity and strength...a valuable present for any women and a worthwhile read for our partners. We could all benefit by learning more about the wild genie which inhabits our lives."
- Jane Hall, Diversity magazine

"In The Wild Genie Alexandra Pope weaves her personal story, numerous case studies, and a wealth of practical knowledge into a seamless cloth of menstrual wisdom. I highly recommend this book as a source of thoughtful insight into the power of our menstrual experience."
- Lara Owen, author of Her Blood Is Gold and Honouring Menstruation.

"... a delightful conjunction of common sense and poetry. Alexandra's own experiences of the imaginative power of the Wild Genie have loosened her tongue and given birth to some rich and creative prose. I'm sure many others will respond with gratitude to her ability to put into words innate truths that are waiting to be spoken. This book is destined to become a classic."
- Francesca Naish, author of a number of books including Natural Fertility.

"This is one of those rare books that if read with the right intent will gently but persuasively change your life forever. [Pope] weaves ... individual stories into a wider cultural experience, revealing the great hidden power and meaning of menstruation ... this is the first book of its kind to consider a holistic body/mind/soul/spirit approach to healing. There is a personal courage and frankness in this writing and Pope's own experience of severe menstrual pain and her path to healing is an inspiration.

"It strikes me that many women - modern, feminist, self-aware women - still deny the power and meaning of their feminine cycle. This book highlights the ways that culture is literally written in the body and shows us how notions of linear time, rationality, competition versus co-operation are challenged by the beauty and strength of the menstrual cycle."
- Dr Anna Cole, Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, amazon.com

"I strongly recommend this book to all therapists, and particularly men who often really and truthfully have little knowledge about what happens to women experientially during their menstrual cycle...Using this book with clients by tasking them to read it at home will save a great deal of time and explaining within the clinical environment and [will] allow those clients to have much more efficacy in their own development...This is a very informative and enjoyable book, which celebrates the positive experience of menstruation."
- Dr Tracie O'Keefe DCH, Professor of Sex, Gender & Sexuality, Calamus International University, Hypnosis Australia magazine

 

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