50. Period

I recently joined my friend Mariam Ahmed on her podcast Last to Arrive First to Leave.

As luck would have it, I was on my period at the time we recorded. In our conversation, we talk period journeys, period shame, period products, and lots more. Listen to the episode here.

My holistic approach to period pain relief.

• Acupuncture by Yoevita Wrensch L.Ac. of Light & Joy Acupuncture

• Ayurvedic Analysis by Viji Natarajan, Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA) of Divine Journey

• Holistic Pelvic Care™ by Dr. Danielle Cornelius DC

Period products.

• Period panties — Dear Kate is my brand of choice

• Menstrual cups — try the Put A Cup In It quiz

Related reading material.

• Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit & Joy in the Female Body by Tami Lynn Kent

• Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

• How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

• ”If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem