Susan Heitzman

Ahn's Awakening Susan Heitzman

"Ahn's Awakening" begins with a ten-chapter story of a pre-historic girl. The heroine, Ahn, and her family are walking in a North American forest that guides their understanding of life and death. As they journey, Ahn notices monumental changes in her physical body and her soul as her first menstrual period begins. The story includes blank lines for journaling to the left of the written word. After Ahn's story, adults will find inspiration and guidance
for turning "the talk" about first menstruation into an ongoing conversation. There are questions and prompts to explore their own first menstrual stories. "Ahn's Awakening" ends with a ritual that helps adults see the sacred nature of our bodies' natural functions and how they interconnect with our soul's journeys. With such guidance, adults will become more confident in framing first menstrual cycles in positive, life-affirming ways.