Welcome to Talk About Your Period: The podcast that normalizes and celebrates all things menstrual. After all, it’s just blood. I'm Karen Daubert, and each episode I talk with fellow menstruators about their experience having a period. Periods can be messy, complicated, hilarious, joyful, devastating, and more. Let’s stop shying away from these conversations, and let’s start talking about periods. Because as any menstruator can tell you, periods can make for a pretty damn good story.
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“My Flo App-- She Works Overtime.” Preparing For Your Period With Guest Alice Zou of Period. The Menstrual Movement Ontario
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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 i…
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"Let’s Talk About It. Period." Guest Jaya Amin and the Child Rights and You Period-Positive Campaign
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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 menstruat…
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“I Did Not Ask to Have a Period!” First Menstruation Hesitation with guest Jaya Amin of Child Rights and You India
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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 abo…
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“What Did I Do To Deserve This?!” Cursed Cramps and a Conniving Cyst with guest Nikki Kamp
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"On Friday the 13th, I got my first period." Bloody Beginnings with guest Paula Pineda
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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…
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"This doesn't feel right." Tampon Applicator Troubles with guest Vivian Krishnan
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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 co…
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