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We spend YEARS of our lives menstruating, and still we avoid saying the word \u201cperiod.\u201d Don\u2019t get us wrong, we appreciate the creativity in \u201cshark week,\u201d \u201cthe crimson tide\u201d and \u201clady business,\u201d but not talking about our periods is hurting all the work we\u2019ve done to break the taboos around menstruation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First Periods Are Scary<\/b><\/p>\n

Consult with any woman and she\u2019ll probably tell you she thought she was dying the first time she got her period. Even though most of us are required to take some form of health class in order to graduate, our first periods are never what we expect them to be. That first drop (or gush) of blood has you asking questions like \u201cAm I hurt?\u201d \u201cDo I have any more clean pairs of underwear?\u201d and \u201cDoes this mean I\u2019m finally a woman?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I mean, blood in general is a sign that something\u2019s not right, and the lack of talking about menstruation doesn\u2019t help the freak outs. Then you throw in the factor that it could happen at any time, like at school, or while hanging out with your crush, or the most terrifying\u2026 while wearing white pants. <\/span><\/p>\n

I guess it\u2019s all part of our initiation into puberty. It takes time to understand the relationship between you and your period, but once you get a grip on it, it can feel pretty powerful being in tune with your body. It\u2019s probably the most important listening lesson we\u2019ll ever learn since womanhood is full of fun surprises.<\/span><\/p>\n

Break the Culture of Silence<\/b><\/p>\n

Did you know that monkeys, apes, and bats also menstruate? I\u2019ll never forget when my friend\u2019s dog got her period (turns out it was actually her estrus cycle, but still) and we made her a diaper and gave her belly rubs. Later in life I got to thinking, why don\u2019t we treat young women with this kind of support when they start their periods? I\u2019ll also never forget the first girl in the 5th grade who got her period. We all acted like she was a freak and honestly, it was pretty f\u2019d up. But that\u2019s because no one had talked to us about periods!<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s moments like this where the taboo needs to be broken. The more we refer to menstruation as \u201cAunt Flow\u201d and use code words for period products, the more we prevent the young babes out there from kicking ass. We have the ability to save them a lot of pubescent stress and ease their minds to focus on more important issues. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our periods should be empowering, reminding us that our bodies are efficient machines and that anything you can do, we can do bleeding, backwards, and in thigh-high boots if we want to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Periods Are a (Big) Part of Life<\/b><\/p>\n

Out of the 7.53 billion people on this planet, about 26% of them menstruate regularly. That\u2019s almost 2 BILLION women who are sharing these experiences… in secrecy. While our experiences might vary, we each hold important knowledge that can and should be shared in the name of science and sanity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve come a long way with media finally starting to integrate accurate depictions of menstruation on the big screen. When I was young, the only place to learn about periods was in \u201cThe Care & Keeping of YOU\u201d book (Google it, you\u2019ll know exactly what I\u2019m talking about). <\/span><\/p>\n

Now there are better books like \u201cPeriod.\u201d by Natalie Byrne<\/strong>, who discusses periods for \u201ceveryone; children and adults, mums and dads, womb-owners and ex-womb-owners.\u201d But books alone are not enough. We need ample resources that begin with shameless conversations in the home. Talk to your friends, family, and kids about periods. It\u2019s important.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let this be an opportunity for menstrual equity. Goodbye \u201cshark week.\u201d Goodbye \u201cAunt Flow.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

XOXO,<\/span><\/p>\n

Our PERIODS<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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