Welcome back! In the sixth episode of my podcast, I talk with period activist Alice Zou (she/her) of PERIOD. The Menstrual Movement Ontario about her up and down relationship with her period, getting her first period while traveling across the world, and her current period activism initiatives. Alice reminds young listeners that there is no shame in having our periods and that they are not gross, but in fact a beautiful part of life. I appreciate Alice for joining me on my podcast and shari...

In the fifth episode of my podcast, I talk with activist Jaya Amin (she/her) of Child Rights and You (CRY) India about their recent “Let’s Talk About Periods” campaign. Jaya shares in detail the role CRY plays in actively impacting the culture around periods for children across India. CRY has helped create a movement that encourages young menstruators to talk about their periods openly and to educate thousands of children in India about the truths vs. the myths about menstruation. They provid...

If you are a menstruator, you wouldn’t be surprised to know that some of us really did not like the idea of getting our period when we were younger. If you aren’t a menstruator, maybe you should listen in on this one… In the fourth episode of my podcast, I talk with activist Jaya Amin (she/her) of Child Rights and You India about her reluctance about getting her very first period and her current, newfound appreciation of her menstrual cycle. Jaya shares some amazing insight about her constan...

Have you ever experienced period cramps so painful that you couldn’t walk? What about a period so heavy that you bled through an entire maxi-pad in less than an hour? Well, Nikki has! In the third episode of my podcast, I talk with artist, art educator, and dear friend of mine, Nikki Kamp (she/her), about the tumultuous relationship she has with her period. Together, we reflect on our time teaching abroad together and all of the period mishaps she encountered, coincidentally in my presence! ...

What’s the most iconic day for somebody to get their first period? Why, the bloodiest day of the year, of course– Friday the 13th! In the second episode of my podcast, I talk with my best good friend Paula Pineda (she/her) about a very special Friday the 13th in her life: the day she got her first period! I had so much fun chatting with Paula about her menstrual experiences, and we bonded over some shared coming of age milestones, such as reading the quintessential American Girl girl guide, ...

Do you remember the first time you used a tampon? I can probably guess it didn’t go quite as planned… In my very first episode, I talk with artist, children’s book author, and one of my dearest friends Vivian Krishnan (she/her) about just that and more. I sat down with Vivian as we discussed her first memories of menstruation, period stains, and confusing tampon applicators. I appreciate Vivian for sharing untold stories from some of her most formative years, stories that I had never heard b...