Don’t Blame The Hormones

It’s not their fault

The Menstrual Cycle, 1939; Designed by Herbert Bayer

Before I learned how my cyclical body works, I had a consistent urge to burn bridges. It would happen nearly every month, to the point where it was a bit of a joke. Mysteriously, but in oddly regular intervals, I would want to take a torch to something—maybe everything—in my life. These intrusive thoug…