By: Maddie Miles, Founder & Clinical Herbalist at Peace Love Hormones

For most of my life, I believed my body was broken.

Each month felt like an emotional rollercoaster: cramps so sharp they made me curl up on the floor, mood swings that turned me into someone I didn’t recognize, fatigue that no amount of coffee could fix. Doctor after doctor told me the same thing: “It’s just part of being a woman.” The solution? Birth control pills. Antidepressants. More pills.

But each prescription only silenced the symptoms for a while. Underneath, my body was still struggling to be heard.

That night at 2 a.m., sitting on my bathroom floor, I realized something that changed everything: maybe my body wasn’t betraying me. Maybe it was trying to tell me something.

That realization became the foundation of Peace Love Hormones, my modern apothecary for women’s health. We create clinical-grade herbal tinctures designed to support hormone balance, sleep, digestion, and period relief. But more than that, we’re part of a quiet revolution in women’s health, one where we listen to our bodies instead of fighting them.

When Symptoms Speak, Listen

Every cramp, breakout, mood swing, or sleepless night is a message. The problem is that we’ve been taught to treat these messages like noise.

When your skin breaks out, it’s not random. It could be your body flagging an imbalance in your blood sugar or liver function. When your period goes MIA, it might be your body whispering that it’s under stress, undernourished, or overworked. Anxiety before your period? That’s not your personality; it’s your progesterone levels dropping, leaving your nervous system more sensitive than usual.

For years, women have been told to mute these signals instead of decoding them. Take the pill. Take painkillers. Take anything that relieves the symptoms. But what if we responded differently?

Instead of suppressing the conversation, we could participate in it.

That’s what holistic healing is about: giving the body the nutrients, rest, and herbs it’s been asking for. Through herbal medicine, I’ve learned that balance doesn’t come from control; it comes from cooperation.

For example, our Soothe tincture supports daily hormone and cycle balance using adaptogenic herbs that help your body manage stress and maintain equilibrium. Crampy offers fast relief when menstrual pain strikes, using herbs that calm inflammation and relax the uterine muscles. Gutsy works to restore digestive and liver health, which are essential for hormone detoxification. And Sleepy nourishes the nervous system for deeper, restorative rest without the melatonin hangover.

Each formula is rooted in both ancient herbal wisdom and modern clinical research. We use organic ingredients, clinically proven dosages, and third-party testing, because your body deserves more than guesswork.

And here’s the beautiful truth: when you start supporting your body this way, it starts responding—energy returns. Cycles regulate. Moods stabilize. Skin clears. Your body stops screaming for attention because it finally feels heard.

From “What’s Wrong With Me?” to “What Do I Need?”

I like to call this shift body literacy. It’s the ability to understand what your body is saying, to read its language instead of fearing it.

This movement is growing everywhere. On TikTok, Instagram, and in wellness circles, women are reclaiming knowledge that was dismissed or medicalized for generations. We’re tracking our cycles, syncing our workouts with our hormonal phases, eating in rhythm with our biology, and learning how to rest when our bodies ask for it.

Research backs this up, too. More women are tuning in to their bodies, learning how stress, nutrition, and daily habits shape the way they feel and function (Source: Mintel, 2025). It’s no longer just about fitness or diets; it’s about connection.

The body literacy movement is about rewriting the script:

• From “my hormones are crazy” to “my hormones are communicating.”
• From “I need to fix this” to “I need to listen.”
• From “health means control” to “health means partnership.”

It’s why Peace Love Hormones exists. Every product, podcast episode, and educational post we share has one goal: to help women trust their bodies again.

When we start tuning in, everything changes. You begin to notice how your sleep affects your mood, how your meals affect your energy, how your stress levels shape your cycle. You realize your body isn’t random; it’s rhythmic. It’s responsive. It’s intelligent.

And once you see that, you can’t unsee it.

The Wisdom of Plants and the Science of Healing

When I first studied herbalism, I was blown away by how much plants understand us. They’ve evolved alongside humans for thousands of years, helping us adapt, repair, and thrive.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, herbs have been used for centuries to restore balance, not by forcing the body into submission but by reminding it how to function optimally. That’s the same philosophy behind every Peace Love Hormones tincture.

Our formulas combine time-tested botanicals like chaste tree extract, bupleurum root, orange peel, and dandelion root with modern clinical insight. Each ingredient has a job: regulating menses when they are too frequent or heavy, reducing abdominal distention, soothing digestive disturbances and cramps, or promoting healthy fluid balance. Together, they help your body do what it’s designed to do: heal.

And the results speak for themselves. Thousands of women have shared stories of transformation: cycles that regulate after years of chaos, cramps that disappear, anxiety that softens, sleep that finally feels deep and restorative.

These stories remind me why I started all this, because no woman should ever feel dismissed, unheard, or broken for experiencing symptoms that are actually signals.

Your body isn’t the enemy. It’s your most honest communicator.

Heal in Partnership, Not Perfection

If you take anything from this, let it be this: healing doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t require perfection.

It’s okay if you still have days where you feel out of sync. It’s okay if your cycle takes a few months to find its rhythm. What matters is that you’re paying attention. You’re listening. You’re responding with care instead of criticism.

That’s where real wellness begins, in the relationship you build with your body.

At Peace Love Hormones, our mission is to help you nurture that relationship every single day. Whether it’s taking a dropper of Soothe in your morning tea, using Crampy during your cycle, or winding down with Sleepy before bed, these small rituals are acts of communication. They say, I’m listening. I’m learning. I’m on your side.

Because your body doesn’t need to be fixed, it needs to be understood.

Your Turn to Listen

Your body has been speaking all along, maybe in whispers, maybe in shouts. The question is: are you ready to listen?

If you’re curious where to start, visit peacelovehormones.com and explore our line of herbal tinctures made for hormone harmony, gut health, sleep, and cycle support.

Because the truth is, your body isn’t broken. It’s brilliant. It’s talking. And it’s time we all started listening.

Disclaimer: The products discussed in this article have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.