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Period Cups | A How-To Guide for Beginners

Thinking about making the switch or starting off strong with period cups? Discover the best options for your body, wallet, and the environment. How periods affect the environment Most peopl...

A Livia Review – How this Spearheading Period Pain Reliever Changed My Life

As someone who has desperately researched how to get rid of period pain for over a decade, I want to share a little story with those seeking mental cramp relief as we speak. I just turned 29 year...

How To Get Rid Of Period Cramps?

Menstrual cramps – the necessary evil women must go through every month. Evil, we agree. But necessary? Not so much. Over the centuries, many women, scientists, and innovators have come out wit...

I would not want to be a uterus

I just love Halloween. I start in August every year, thinking about what my original theme costume will be all about. This year all I will be doing is dreaming about it… no parties… no go...

Halloween Dress Up for a Day

As Halloween is around the corner, I thought it might be interesting to have a look at who, we as women, would like to emulate and maybe dress up as for the day. How many women have create...

5 Reasons Why We Should Talk About Periods at Work and School

The following post is a guest blog post written by our friends at Natracare. Across the globe, people with periods have been conditioned to feel shame about their menstruation. In fact, ov...

Your Cycle, Your Period and Your Diet

Cycle syncing is a great way to gain a better understanding of how your body reacts to its different stages and hormones and how to work around the PMS and menstrual cycle symptoms such as pe...

You Can Be a Champion Even During Your Period

In females, hormones such as estrogen and progesterone are responsible for maintaining a healthy menstrual cycle and they ultimately have an influence on athletic performance. Estrogen secret...

Your Period and the Pandemic

Covid 19 has completely disrupted our lives. From distancing us from our family and friends, from keeping us away from our hobbies, the gym, traveling and partying. OMG how our lives have cha...

9 Reasons That You Might Miss Your Period (Other Than Pregnancy)

Photo by Freshh Connection The reproductive system is a miraculous thing. It is an organism that comes alive every month for the majority of people that experience a cycle. Even more incredible th...

Give In To The Cravings: Our Guilt-Free Guide To Period Snacks

Photo by Ava Sol I know exactly when I am about to get my periods. Right before that time of the month rolls around my cravings go haywire, as I find myself consuming anything and everything i...

Popsicle Melting under the Heat of Summer

What It Could Mean When You Bleed In Between Your Period

Photo by Erol Ahmed Caught some blood in your underwear, but you’re still two weeks away from your period? Don’t panic, this can be normal. Light bleeding in the middle of your cycle or ou...

Evolution Of The Period: How Attitudes Have Changed Over Time

Photo by Ava Sol Women have been dealing with backwards attitudes towards menstruation since the dawn of time when we came into existence as a species. You would think that 2000+ years of surv...

8 Ways You Can Support Your Partner During That Time Of The Month

Photo by Ava Sol Whether you are someone who experiences periods or not, at some point in your life you are likely to have a partner (or friend) who is going through menstruation. Our society ...

From Taboo To Celebrated: How Periods Are Perceived Around The World

Photo by Ava Sol Periods. Ew, gross. Heard that before? You would think that periods would be seen as the most normal thing ever, considering that half the world’s population experience them...

6 Books That Explore The Power Of Menstruation

Photo by Ava Sol Periods are a powerful, sacred thing that a large amount of the world experiences. Despite this, there is unfortunately a serious lack of resources that promote menstruation a...

Shame Free Sisterhood: The Story of My First Period

Photo by Josefin I was 13 when I got my first period. I recall feeling weirdly sick that day at school – nausea that I had never experienced before – and then coming home to discover my un...

We Answer 7 Things That Men Are All Dying to Ask You About Menstruation

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez Despite being 2019, the age of technological advancements and growing social awareness, there is still an incredible divide between the sexes, with certain topics b...

6 Period Positive Movies to Watch

Photo by Myke Simon Periods, the rag, that time of the month, Aunt Flo. Whatever you prefer to call it, a large percentage of the world experiences menstruation, and yet, it is a topic that is...

How to Relieve The Stress of Travelling on Your Period

Photo by Tim Gouw You’ve got your dream holiday booked; accommodation paid for and your bags are ready for a week of jam-packed activities in your ideal location. Then the worst happens – ...

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