PERIOD OF CHANGE IS A NEW PARADIGM IN HOW WE
PREPARE GIRLS FOR PUBERTY AND MENSTRUATION.
TOGETHER, WE RESTORE CYCLE LITERCY, RECLAIM BODY SOVEREIGNTY, AND STRENGTHEN THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER LEGACY.
Period of Change has been intentionally and lovingly crafted for kids age 7-16, focusing on the physical, emotional, and social changes associated with puberty and menstruation. The developmental differences between younger kids and tweens/teens are honored in Period of Change; offerings are divided into cohorts, and the materials and topics presented are tailored to be age-appropriate for each group.
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS WHO WANT TO MEET THIS MILESTONE WITH CLARITY, CONFIDENCE, AND CONNECTION.
Period of Change is not just for the girls though... it is for mamas too. Not only will you find support and community as you guide your daughter through puberty with truth, tenderness, and power, this work invites you to step into this phase of your parenting journey with confidence and clarity. As you write a new story for your child, you rewrite the story you inherited—healing yourself and the mother-daughter legacy in the process.
ABOUT MY OFFERINGS
A fun, hands-on weekend workshop where girls explore the changes of puberty, learn about their bodies and the menstrual cycle, and begin a journey of self-care, curiosity, and connection alongside their mothers or caregivers.
As our daughters approach puberty and menarche, they deserve a space that honors their journey - one which will instill a sense of self-love and worthiness that empowers them to advocate for their health and well-being throughout their lifespan.
An affirming circle for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth who menstruate (or will), created to provide inclusive, shame-free education about bodies, cycles, and self-care—guided by honesty, compassion, and belonging.
Our teens are the flag-bearers of a period positive, cycle savvy generation! This circle empowers them with info about how to maximize their menstrual health, including tracking their monthly rhythm, menstrual care items, and birth control options.
For families ready to cultivate a period-positive family culture, Period of Change offers workshops, resources, and coaching to promote confidence, and create shared language to help ensure that menstruation is respected, supported, and normalized.
All Period of Change offerings are inclusive, and lovingly welcome menstruators and future-menstruators of all gender identities and expressions.
"Fierce, tender, and long bloody overdue... A must-read for every mother who knows in her bones that there’s a better way."
- Lisa Lister, bestselling author of Code Red, Love Your Lady Landscape, and Witch
"May all women and their daughters know this embodied love woven in the wisdom of Wilding’s book, Period of Change."
- Tami Lynn Kent, bestselling author of Wild Feminine, Wild Creative, and Wild Mothering
I'm Amy Wilding
and I believe that the key to girls' and women's life-long well-being is the ability to reclaim the inherent power and wisdom of our cyclical nature. I am a queer and inclusive feminist, passionate about supporting menstruators of all ages in unlearning the toxic cultural messages of our patriarchal society by providing education, advocacy, and coaching.
Leo and I at a Period of Change retreat in 2016
(Shared with Leo's permission.)
Leo and I at a Period of Change retreat in 2016
(Shared with permission)
I created Period of Change for my first-born nearly 15 years ago, when it became clear that there was simply nothing out there to help truly prepare our kids for the journey of puberty and menarche in this culture.
When my son Leo - assigned female at birth - came out as a trans boy at age 14, it deeply impacted the way I curate and lead this work. His courage and authenticity invited me to look even more closely at the assumptions we bring into the ways that we talk about bodies, identity, and growing up. It made me more precise, more inclusive, and even more committed to offering a space where every child feels seen, respected, and supported.
WHAT MAKES PERIOD OF CHANGE UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'LL FIND?
IT'S MEDICAL AND MAGICAL
Some puberty programs stop at anatomy charts and hygiene checklists, focusing on the biological information with little heart or depth. Others lean into celebration and ritual, but leave families without the foundational knowledge they need to navigate this transition with confidence. Period of Change weaves both threads into one transformative experience: it's sacred and scientific.
I share accurate, age-appropriate education and language about anatomy, hormones, menstrual care, and body literacy alongside hands-on learning, craft creating, ritual, storytelling, and circle. Because girls deserve both: the truth of their biology and the beauty of their becoming.
IT'S INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMING
Period of Change recognizes that not everyone who menstruates is a girl, and not every girl menstruates. Every person deserves education that honors their body, identity, and lived experience.
Our language is gender-inclusive, our approach is compassionate, and our spaces are safe for all who wish to learn. Because when we remove shame and assumptions, we make room for truth, belonging, and self-understanding, for everyone.
IT'S FOR GIRLS AND MOTHERS
Other programs separate the very people who most need to grow alongside one another. Period of Change brings mothers/caregivers and daughters/kids together into shared space, where both can learn, heal, and step into their sovereignty hand-in-hand. Together, we reclaim our birthright of cycle literacy and womb wisdom, and lay a new foundation for generations to come.
IT'S FOUNDATIONALLY ANTIPATRIARCHAL
This isn’t sanitized puberty education wrapped in euphemisms. Period of Change dismantles the shame, silence, and misinformation that has been passed down for generations, and calls out the systems that benefit from keeping menstruators disconnected from their agency. We normalize pleasure and consent as we teach our daughters (and ourselves) to challenge patriarchal conditioning and gender stereotypes, and to understand, honor, and trust their bodies.
IT’S NOT A CLASS, IT'S A COMMUNITY
Period of Change isn’t a lecture - it’s a circle. We gather in shared story, ceremony, and reflection, reclaiming the lost birthright of sisterhood that so many girls (and women) never knew they were missing. These circles don’t end when the last activity is done; they create lasting bonds, rooted in trust and vulnerability, that continue long beyond the weekend.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY ON THE BLOG
THE FIVE THREADS OF
PERIOD OF CHANGE
Evolving organically through over fifteen years of sitting in circles with girls and their mothers – listening to their questions, their grief, their embarrassment, and their brilliance – I have shaped Period of Change as not just another health or sex ed class, but rather as an integrated framework for shame-free puberty education.
MY DAUGHTER STARTED HER PERIOD - WHAT DO I DO?
Here it is: the moment you’ve known was coming. You may have marked it quietly in your mind years ago, when you first held her as a baby, or when you bought her first bra, or when her body began to lengthen into adolescence. And now that it has arrived, you may notice that preparation and feeling ready are not always the same thing.
ARE IRREGULAR OR HEAVY PERIODS NORMAL AFTER A GIRL’S FIRST PERIOD?
One of the most common questions mothers ask in the first year after menarche is whether their daughter’s cycles are “normal.” The answer, in many cases, requires a wider understanding of how the menstrual cycle actually matures.
A clear guide to early cycle changes, heavy bleeding, and when to consult a provider.
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Empowering girls* with body
sovereignty and cycle literacy,
one circle at a time.
Be the first to know about upcoming circles, retreats, and offerings—plus receive heartfelt wisdom and resources to support your journey.
amy@periodofchange.com
All content, images, and event names © Amy Wilding 2025
Photo credit: Amy Wilding | Kitra Cahana | Sarah Hester
KGWildways font (based on Amy Wilding's handwriting) © Kimberly Geswein
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* All Period of Change events are inclusive, and welcome menstruators and future-menstruators of all gender identities and expressions.
Empowering girls* with body sovereignty
and cycle literacy, one circle at a time.
* All Period of Change events are inclusive, and welcome menstruators and future-menstruators of all gender identities and expressions.
Be the first to know about upcoming circles, retreats, and offerings—plus receive heartfelt wisdom and resources to support your journey.
All content, images, and event names © Amy Wilding 2025
Photo credit: Amy Wilding | Kitra Cahana | Sarah Hester
KGWildways font (based on Amy Wilding's handwriting)
© Kimberly Geswein
T&C