Women Let S Talk Periods

BOOK 2 IN THE IGNITE YOUR INNER GODDESS SERIES A guide all about menstrual cycles—from color and clots to charting like a pro. *** How do you feel about your periods? No, really. This isn’t a trick question! And it’s where we begin the second part of our Ignite Your Inner Goddess journey! Well, actually, we start off talking about things like Aunt Flo, Shark Week, Code Red, Ketchup Week, Moontime, Dragon Week, and Potato Chip. “Wait, did she just say ‘Potato Chip’?” Yes. Yes, I did. And you’ll definitely be clued in on the insider’s secret as to why. ;) In Women, Let’s Talk Periods!, we, well, we talk all thing periods. Shocker, I know, right? “What should my period look like?” “How long should my period be?” “Why am I birthing jelly eggs?!” (Unfortunately, this is not entirely a joke here because this used to happen to me every cycle.) “Ughhhh! I’m spotting again?! I just want to wear those white pants, damn it!” “Hormones suck!” (Actually, they don’t. I promise you, they really, really don't. You totally want these precious babies by your side as a part of your super-she-ro team!) “Follicu-what?” (Follicular. And yup, you’ll learn why this is a word every woman should know. ;) ) Soooo, hop on the Ignite Your Inner Goddess Express and take a journey to a magical land filled with young witches and wizards as they learn at the school of Hog—Oh wait, we don’t live in the world where we get letters by owls, fly with majestic hippogriffs, and suffer through potions classes! Unfortunately. I know, this pales in comparison to that. But, hello! Your body is bleeding and she’s trying to tell you something here. (PS: It’s not because she’s a sadist and deliberately torturing you every month just for kicks!) So, women, let’s get this party started and talk All. Things. Periods! ***ENTIRE SERIES NOW AVAILABLE*** Women, Let’s Get Woo! (Ignite Your Inner Goddess Book 1) A guide to ignite your intuition with meditation, awareness, and ancient techniques. Women, Let’s Talk Periods! (Ignite Your Inner Goddess Book 2) A guide all about menstrual cycles—from color and clots to charting like a pro. Women, Let’s Break Up With Birth Control! (Ignite Your Inner Goddess Book 3) A guide to breaking up with your hormonal birth control from mindset to nutrition. Women, Let’s Steam Our V! (Ignite Your Inner Goddess Book 4) A guide to the basics of vaginal (yoni) steaming, how to do it, and some tips and tricks. ***PRAISE FOR IYIG*** “Marina Schroeder is part of a new generation of healers who are at the forefront of helping empower women to tune into the wisdom of their bodies, and access a level of healing that they never thought was possible. This is a must-read book for women everywhere!” “The book you hold in your hands is the result of these years of intense training, study, and personal experience. You’ll find in these pages profound wisdom to enrich your appreciation of being a woman, exercises that allow you to deepen the experience of yourself as the goddess that you are, and straightforward and direct information to enhance and accept your innate beauty and sexuality.” “This offering stands out from the crowd in that it is written in a light tone, easy to understand, and brings the topics of periods, and the amazing things that they unlock to a level that someone not versed in anatomy and physiology can understand.” “Marina brings a nurturing, patient, and authentic energy to everything she creates. There is nobody I know who is more passionate about helping heal the divine feminine and guiding others who feel empowered to heal it within themselves.”

This open access handbook, the first of its kind, provides a comprehensive and carefully curated multidisciplinary and genre-spanning view of the state of the field of Critical Menstruation Studies, opening up new directions in research and advocacy. It is animated by the central question: ‘“what new lines of inquiry are possible when we center our attention on menstrual health and politics across the life course?” The chapters—diverse in content, form and perspective—establish Critical Menstruation Studies as a potent lens that reveals, complicates and unpacks inequalities across biological, social, cultural and historical dimensions. This handbook is an unmatched resource for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and activists new to and already familiar with the field as it rapidly develops and expands.

The first book to explore menstruation in the current cultural and political landscape and to investigate the new wave of period activism taking the world by storm. After centuries of being shrouded in taboo and superstition, periods have gone mainstream. Seemingly overnight, a new, high-profile movement has emerged—one dedicated to bold activism, creative product innovation, and smart policy advocacy—to address the centrality of menstruation in relation to core issues of gender equality and equity. In Periods Gone Public, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf—the woman Bustle dubbed one of the nation's “badass menstrual activists”— explores why periods have become a prominent political cause. From eliminating the tampon tax, to enacting new laws ensuring access to affordable, safe products, menstruation is no longer something to whisper about. Weiss-Wolf shares her firsthand account in the fight for “period equity” and introduces readers to the leaders, pioneers, and everyday people who are making change happen. From societal attitudes of periods throughout history—in the United States and around the world—to grassroots activism and product innovation, Weiss-Wolf challenges readers to face stigma head-on and elevate an agenda that recognizes both the power—and the absolute normalcy—of menstruation.

Written by autistic author Robyn Steward, this is a detailed guide for young people aged 9 to 16 on the basics of menstruation. Created in consultation with young people, an online survey and a group of medical professionals, this is a book that teaches all people about periods, which can be a scary and overwhelming issue. Promoting the fact that everyone either has periods or knows someone who does, the book reduces the anxiety girls face in asking for help. It offers direct advice on what periods look and feel like and how to manage hygiene and pain. It also breaks up information using flaps and step-by-step photos of how to change pads and tampons, it discusses alternatives to tampons and pads, and gives information about possible sensory issues for people with autism.

PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed—and how to engage in youth activism. Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more. Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.

Menstruation provides one of the few shared bodily functions that most women will experience during their lifetimes. Yet, these experiences are anything but common. In the United States, for the better part of the twentieth century, menstruation went hand-in-glove with menstrual hygiene. But how and why did this occur? This book looks at the social history of menstrual hygiene by examining it as a technology. In doing so, the lens of technology provides a way to think about menstrual artifacts, how the artifacts are used, and how women gained the knowledge and skills to use them. As technological users, women developed great savvy in manipulating belts, pins, and pads, and using tampons to effectively mask their entire menstrual period. This masking is a form of passing, though it is not often thought of in that way. By using a technology of passing, a woman might pass temporarily as a non-bleeder, which could help her perform her work duties and not get fired or maintain social engagements like swimming at a summer party and not be marked as having her period. How women use technologies of passing, and the resulting politics of secrecy, are a part of women's history that has remained under wraps.

The Nagoskis explain why women experience burnout differently than men-- and provide a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. With insights from the latest science, prescriptive advice, and helpful worksheets and exercises, they explain why rest, human connection, and befriending your inner critic are key to recovering from and preventing burnout. -- adapted from publisher info