# Eros and Honey A weekly-ish female nervous system ritual, part education, part personal essay, part cultural deep dive—exploring female biology, hormones, relationships, leadership, culture, and the lived experience of womanhood. Page: Feed: --- ## [the yearning playlist](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/songs-that-taught-me-how-to-yearn) _2026-08-11 · Ally_ for anyone who's ever been undone by three minutes and a voice ## [what if I never know if I want to be a mother](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/what-if-i-never-know-if-i-want-to) _2026-08-04 · Ally_ notes from inside the uncertainty [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208488947/b6922f588bd55b4355f87b530898d825.mp3) ## [the neuroscience of becoming someone new](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/how-i-use-neuroplasticity-to-get) _2026-07-28 · Ally_ the research on how your brain actually rewires itself, why your mindset still deserves real attention, and the practice I run every season to make the change permanent ## [I’m Just a Girl (And I’m Also a Woman)](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/im-just-a-girl-and-im-also-a-woman) _2026-07-20 · Ally_ What our obsession with girlhood, aging, feminism, and becoming a woman reveals about the parts of ourselves we’re afraid to hold ## [How to Read Body Sensations as a Language (Somatic Guide)](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/how-to-read-body-sensations-as-a) _2026-07-16 · Ally_ Watch now | your brain assigns meaning after the fact. your body already moved. a somatic look at why sensation, not emotion, is where regulation actually starts. ## [The Nervous System Doesn't Want Safe. It Wants Met.](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/choke-me-like-you-mean-it) _2026-06-30 · Ally_ kink, surrender, and the first time I stopped apologizing for what I wanted. ## [God Lives in My Eros](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/god-in-my-hips) _2026-06-05 · Ally_ A poem on the female body as scripture, pleasure as devotion, and eros as a doorway to the divine. ## [Why I Write Through the Lens of Female Biology](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/why-i-write-through-the-lens-of-female) _2026-06-01 · Ally_ As my work reaches more people, I wanted to offer clarity on who it's for—and why. ## [The Role of Oxytocin in Female Nervous System Health](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/the-role-of-oxytocin-in-female-nervous) _2026-05-29 · Ally_ A recording from Allison's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196865864/349e97a85c3b2b8d9ea0acbb1207270c.mp3) ## [Nervous System Regulation for the Astrology Girls](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/what-each-zodiac-sign-actually-needs) _2026-05-29 · Ally_ A playful psychoanalysis of the zodiac signs through the lens of female nervous systems, sensory cravings, emotional patterns, and the oddly specific things that make us feel alive. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zs9CramRr3eD) _2026-05-29 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [The Female Nervous System Guide to a Hotter Summer](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/aura-maxxing-for-summer-the-female) _2026-05-25 · Ally_ When I was 17 I read Seventeen Magazine religiously. ## [Why So Many Women Feel “Regulated” But Not Alive](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/why-so-many-women-feel-regulated) _2026-05-08 · Ally_ A recording from Allison's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196833453/dd1dbbcc9236beb80d9a288a980a88eb.mp3) ## [The Fully Fed Woman](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/the-fully-fed-woman) _2026-04-03 · Ally_ Desire, appetite, and the art of being fully fed — plus a somatic practice to embody it ## [Films That Taught Me How to Yearn.](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/films-that-taught-me-how-to-yearn) _2026-03-27 · Ally_ A study of longing, restraint, and the feminine art of desire ## [The Unexpected Sign Your Nervous System Is Healing: You Become Horny for Life Again](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/the-unexpected-sign-your-nervous) _2026-03-16 · Ally_ A woman with a nourished nervous system is a little horny for life. ## [I am deliciously fed woman.](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/i-am-deliciously-fed-woman) _2026-03-12 · Ally_ I am a deliciously fed woman. ## [Why Are Witches Throwing Away Their Oracle Cards?](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/why-are-witches-throwing-away-their) _2026-03-06 · Ally_ A meditation on faith, shame, and the pendulum swings of modern spirituality. ## [I Don’t Want to Be the Hot Girl Anymore](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hot-girl-anymore) _2026-02-25 · Ally_ What happens when you stop trying to be hot and start becoming erotically alive. ## [The Seven Myths of Female Nervous System Regulation](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/the-seven-myths-of-female-nervous) _2026-01-26 · Ally_ (and why “calm” was never the point) [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185902283/b3ee60d6ecff38060fff671afdfcd4da.mp3) ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wR5pL47afG8r) _2026-01-26 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [I slept near a jaguar cave and fasted for seven days in the jungle when I was sixteen](https://allisoncanales.substack.com/p/i-slept-near-a-jaguar-cave-and-fasted) _2026-01-21 · Ally_ —and here’s what it taught me about nervous system regulation