Padgirl: A positive initial experience
Neema and I discuss her menarche (first period) story, what happens when you bleed through your pad in an Uber and the Neema way to dispose of your menstrual products. This is Part 1 of a two part con...
28 Jan 202138min
Sponges, vinegar, and bum guns
In this episode I talk with Tara (and Kathy) about the cycle of getting on and off birth control, the use of sea sponges as a period product and the glory of the bum gun. Tara's medical concerns and h...
30 Des 202051min
Normalize that shit (middle school boys)
In this episode, I speak with Takanori about his experiences of putting together the puzzle pieces of menstruation and menstrual products, menstruation when thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail and the d...
30 Nov 202046min
Ever vigilant
In this episode, we speak to June, the mother of Kathryn (our guest from the "Sleeping on the bathroom floor" episode)! If this is your first episode, we suggest going back that episode for a listen f...
30 Okt 202044min
Sleeping on the bathroom floor
In this episode, we speak with Kathryn about her menstrual experiences from being diagnosed before birth with Mosaic Turner's syndrome through her being thrilled to start menstruating at 13 to her cur...
30 Sep 202054min
Coming of age for what?
In this episode, Eduardo and I talk about menstruation from a non-menstruators perspective. We discuss Eduardo's early introduction to periods which was interpreted as "girls are gunna go crazy and yo...
31 Aug 202031min
How does this end?
Trigger warnings: Sexual assaultChild abuse Sexual abuseDomestic/Intimate Partner violenceIn this episode I have a conversation with Annie Warmke about her path through menstruation, starting with her...
3 Aug 202045min
Bloody underwear in the closet
In this episode I have a conversation with Leslie about her experiences of menarche (read: first period story), her current relationship with menstruation, some of the healing practices she has used a...
5 Jul 202035min
