{"id":17156,"date":"2020-05-05T11:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=17156"},"modified":"2020-05-05T11:18:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:18:27","slug":"they-can-do-everything-whilebleeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/they-can-do-everything-whilebleeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the People Who Can Do Everything\u2014Even #WhileBleeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazing women are all around us. We gathered six of them to hear their stories about their pain and struggles, but more importantly, get to know them and see how they\u2019ve managed to overcome those obstacles. They are strong, accomplished and brave, especially <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/whilebleeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#WhileBleeding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they are just who we need to hear from for inspiration!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Annie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HayQ9VAIZ9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annie Tagoe<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cWe train four times a week. There are 11 people in the group\u2014two girls and nine boys. They do not understand <\/b><b><i>anything<\/i><\/b><b> about periods. Even my coach, he doesn\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an athlete for the British national team, Annie is used to having to push her body to its limits. She frequently experiences pain while menstruating, including lower back pain, cramps, and migraines. Yet, because she is an athlete she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/what-helps-period-cramps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">doesn\u2019t take any medication for her symptoms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She believes that her carry on attitude has let her channel her strength to overcome, even #whilebleeding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Clementine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdjtLefH8t0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clementine<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cIf I came on my period, I would probably have to [go] home. If I was out, there is a high chance that I would feel so unwell I wouldn\u2019t be able to stand.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her period pain was always severe, and after years of suffering, a doctor finally suggested she get a laparoscopy\u2014a procedure where a small camera is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs. Her diagnosis of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/endometriosis-sex\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">endometriosis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meant some of her life goals would involve distinct challenges, but she overcame those struggles.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Emily\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s2J4IDGxKz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emily Warbuton-Adams<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cBecause of the journey and because of being so malnourished I had osteoporosis\u2014it really just gave me the willpower to <\/b><b><i>want<\/i><\/b><b> to recover. And so getting my periods was the goalpost.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While all of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/our-first-period-stories\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">first period stories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a little different, Emily\u2019s health challenges caused by her fight with anorexia meant she wasn\u2019t sure when or if she would join her peers. When she did begin menstruating? \u201cIt was a special moment for me, like an award almost\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Katherine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ef8RBhKHzt0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katherine Moore<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cSince learning you\u2019re actually possibly at your most powerful during your period, it\u2019s completely changed the way I look at it. It\u2019s no longer a barrier.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even before she became a competitive cyclist, Katherine points to exercise as incredibly important for helping alleviate cramps and headaches brought on by her period. It also, she says, helps a lot with her mood, because cycling is something she lives for as both a competitor and someone who works in cycling media. She may know personally that her period helps performance, but she\u2019s also dedicated to making sure more women become part of, and are represented in, the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Natasha\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jsl8aDgjumo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natasha Dubalia\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cI think there is unfortunately still a bit of a taboo around periods. Everybody should know what it is, or what a woman goes through when she is on her period\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting out in the male-dominated engineering sector, Natasha found herself frustrated by a lack of general awareness about periods and what people go through when they are menstruating. It included, she noted, disrespect and dismissal of women\u2019s experiences. As she shifted toward a writing career, she felt empowered to use her voice to end period taboo, and has since collaborated with the Red Box to raise awareness of the End Period Poverty project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I can do everything - even #WhileBleeding: Emilie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R9OgmZIjTIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emilie Louisides<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u201cI think it\u2019s important to be strong, just because you never know what you\u2019re going to be facing,whether it\u2019s out on the street, in the workplace or at home. Strength can really take you a long way.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At age 13, Emilie knew her periods weren\u2019t the same as everyone else\u2019s. Every month, she would pass out from pain, throw up, get diarrhea, and essentially be stuck on the couch unable to go to school.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it took two years years of intense symptoms before she was diagnosed with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/pcos-polycystic-ovary-syndrome\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCOS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the doctor. The thought of experiencing this pain 12 times a year until menopause made her desperate enough to ask for a hysterectomy. Instead her doctor put her on a hormonal birth control pill, and she was able to achieve a level of normalcy that makes her sometimes forget her PCOS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Can You Accomplish #WhileBleeding? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you were as inspired by these stories as we were. We\u2019d love if you would share your stories of accomplishments, big and small, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/whilebleeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#WhileBleeding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You don\u2019t know what difference you might be able to make for someone going through the same challenges as you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazing women are all around us. 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