If you've never heard that a menstrual cycle can be a powerful tool to maximize a woman's natural capacity for getting stuff done, you're not alone. Most of us are told it's just a gross and inconvenient thing women have to get through, preferably quietly. Meredith Ashton Cohen, a certified holistic doula and menstrual expert, educates us on the better news: There's way more to the period than something to endure, and by supporting a woman's natural capacities in each stage of her cycle, it can be something we all benefit from.