Quick Brews - Episode 12 - Periods & Cycles

Periods. We get it. No-one want’s to take about it. But maybe that’s why we should?

In today’s episode we talk all things menstrual cycles including the shame and stigma attached of Aunt Flo coming to call. Things get pretty heated as we ask the questions about WHY there is such shame when it’s such a natural bodily function, how PMT has become the butt of many jokes and just how many women and girls in the UK are currently experiencing period poverty and cannot afford the necessary sanitary products.

As many as 9 working days are lost every year due to women’s monthly cycles and the stigma attached to them. In 2022 we really should be normalising the conversation for women and girls to feel comfortable with their bodies and the way they work.

The fantastic book, Period Power by Maisie Hill, that we talk about in the episode can be found and purchased here https://tinyurl.com/3nfjku29 and it’s well worth it!

If you want to read more, support the movement or help eradicate period poverty, take a look at these links:

https://period.org

https://periodpoverty.uk 

https://www.freedom4girls.co.uk

https://www.actionaid.org.uk/our-work/womens-rights/period-poverty