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The Happy Girl's Guide to Being Whole: What You Never Knew About Your Natural Body
Have you ever been confused or frustrated by your body?
Have you had questions about the changes and symptoms around your menstrual cycle without getting answers from your doctor?
You are not alone if you have...
experienced uncomfortable symptoms related to your menstrual cyclebeen told birth control pills are the only answerbeen frustrated by birth control side effects, but know no other optionsnever been told how your body works naturallydesired to take a more positive and natural approach to your body and health
It is time to learn what you may have never been your body is good.
In The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole, Teresa Kenney walks you through the basic knowledge of your female body—everything you never knew. This knowledge should be part of every high school health class, yet often even medical students are not taught this. Her simple and straightforward answers will leave you asking what Teresa hears daily from her “Why did no one tell me this sooner?” You’ll be inspired by stories of real women who were empowered to live the lives they wanted by working in cooperation with their bodies. With Teresa’s fresh and inspiring approach you will be empowered to get real solutions to health issues and make the best decisions for your body. With the knowledge in this book, you can be whole and healthy.
Have you had questions about the changes and symptoms around your menstrual cycle without getting answers from your doctor?
You are not alone if you have...
experienced uncomfortable symptoms related to your menstrual cyclebeen told birth control pills are the only answerbeen frustrated by birth control side effects, but know no other optionsnever been told how your body works naturallydesired to take a more positive and natural approach to your body and health
It is time to learn what you may have never been your body is good.
In The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole, Teresa Kenney walks you through the basic knowledge of your female body—everything you never knew. This knowledge should be part of every high school health class, yet often even medical students are not taught this. Her simple and straightforward answers will leave you asking what Teresa hears daily from her “Why did no one tell me this sooner?” You’ll be inspired by stories of real women who were empowered to live the lives they wanted by working in cooperation with their bodies. With Teresa’s fresh and inspiring approach you will be empowered to get real solutions to health issues and make the best decisions for your body. With the knowledge in this book, you can be whole and healthy.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2023
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April 7, 2024
Loved this book!! These nurses and doctors are so so knowledgeable and truly want to help women learn more about how they were created! If you’re ever looking for a good overall guide to women’s health, this is it!!
October 27, 2023
This book was good enough for what I needed. I am teaching a health class for the girls in our co-op and wanted bite size information that wouldn’t be overwhelming about puberty, hormones, menstruation, etc. This fit the bill.
My lower rating is because while it did exactly what I needed it to, I skipped A LOT of information. I realize it’s meant for young girls to read themselves but I would never hand my daughter this book. The topics (IMO) are better suited for organic discussion and I used the book for prompts to help me to do that.
I didn’t like the style that the book was written in: information all over the place in bubbles and sidebars - just include it in the actual text! I didn’t like the personal stories - they seemed out of place to me.
What I did like was: the focus on understanding our bodies better, the commitment the author had to embracing God’s design for woman (emphasis added by me; the author actually doesn’t bring up God but I filled in the blanks), the range of topics discussed - this book gave me a GREAT 30-week scope for my class.
From this book, I was able to put together a class that covered: hormones (I even printed off a nice graph for the girls from the book and laminated it for them), the changing body, female anatomy, the four phases of your cycle, fertility signs, pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.
Overall, I would recommend the book in this way:
Moms! Read the book yourself and then naturally bring these things up as needed with your daughter. This way your daughter can get the information from YOUR perspective instead of the authors.
These convos are better suited for mothers and daughters together because it forms a bond and cultivates the kind of relationship parents should be having with their children: a relationship full of guidance and encouragement about the world and our place in it.
My lower rating is because while it did exactly what I needed it to, I skipped A LOT of information. I realize it’s meant for young girls to read themselves but I would never hand my daughter this book. The topics (IMO) are better suited for organic discussion and I used the book for prompts to help me to do that.
I didn’t like the style that the book was written in: information all over the place in bubbles and sidebars - just include it in the actual text! I didn’t like the personal stories - they seemed out of place to me.
What I did like was: the focus on understanding our bodies better, the commitment the author had to embracing God’s design for woman (emphasis added by me; the author actually doesn’t bring up God but I filled in the blanks), the range of topics discussed - this book gave me a GREAT 30-week scope for my class.
From this book, I was able to put together a class that covered: hormones (I even printed off a nice graph for the girls from the book and laminated it for them), the changing body, female anatomy, the four phases of your cycle, fertility signs, pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.
Overall, I would recommend the book in this way:
Moms! Read the book yourself and then naturally bring these things up as needed with your daughter. This way your daughter can get the information from YOUR perspective instead of the authors.
These convos are better suited for mothers and daughters together because it forms a bond and cultivates the kind of relationship parents should be having with their children: a relationship full of guidance and encouragement about the world and our place in it.
March 5, 2025
This is a book I look forward to sharing with my future daughters someday! Even at 21 years old I learned far more about my body in two days than I have my entire life.
It has a scientific and empathetic approach for the reader.
It has a scientific and empathetic approach for the reader.
December 8, 2024
Absolutely amazing book that I would highly recommend to any woman struggling with health issues. It explains how beautiful our bodies are and how they work.
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