Have you heard that you should switch to organic pads because plastic and harsh chemicals in conventional (plastic) pads can cause cancer? This rumor has been shared hundreds (if not thousands) of times on social media, likely because the fear...
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Sustainable Periods: Progress not Perfection
Why is an eco-blogger like me always talking about periods? Well, I bleed. And every person who bleeds has their own period history and experiences. It’s simultaneously a personal and shared experience. And it’s only through coming together as a...
Periods: When is the Pain too Much?
Have you ever wished away your period because the pain is too much to handle? Missed work or school because of your period symptoms? I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to live like this. Contrary to popular...
Moontimes - The Impact Of Colonial Values
It’s been my monthly visitor for the past 15 years, and yet I’m just now, in my early thirties finding the courage to say it out loud, let mention it in public: Moontime (aka your period, aka menstruation, aka “Aunt Flo” - wtf came up with that?).Â