When the Moon and the Body Lose Touch

I once lived in Würzburg, where the river bends beneath the moon and the nights still feel ancient. A new study from that same city reveals that women’s menstrual cycles once moved in rhythm with the moon — a connection now fading under the constant glow of modern light. As a sailor, a birth worker, and a researcher of maternal mood, I see that loss everywhere: in our sleep, our stress, our longing to feel steady again. This is a reflection on what happens when the body and the moon fall out of step — and how we might find our rhythm once more.

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