EP67: All Things Period with Alisha Gaddis

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Dive into this thought-provoking and insightful interview with Alisha Gaddis as she breaks down barriers, challenges norms, and celebrates the power of knowledge and understanding regarding menstrual health.

1. The taboo around menstruation and how Alisha’s book can help destigmatize this idea

2. Period myths that need to be debunked

3. Issues when it comes to inequitable access to menstrual products

4. Actionable steps to normalize talks about periods

5. Reasons to organize period groups and empower women through Alisha’s book

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Periods, Period. by Alisha Gaddis and Steph Garcia | Kindle and Hardcover
• EP13: The Tampon Tax, Period Poverty, and Menstrual Equity with Laura Strausfeld
• That's My Story, Period. | Apple and Spotify
• Periods, Period. by Alisha Gaddis and Steph Garcia | Target and Barnes & Noble

About Alisha Gaddis

Alisha is an Emmy Award-winning actress, multi-Grammy Award winner, humorist, and filmmaker still bubbling with Midwestern hospitality while living in Los Angeles. As an executive producer and co-creator of a hit PBS show, she garnered multiple Emmy nominations and one win. She works with major networks, such as CBS, Freeform, NBC Universal, and Netflix, to develop content on multi-platforms, often starring in them. She and her writing partner, Meg Swertlow, turned their extensive stand-up and improv backgrounds into a delightful wedding romcom currently in development with Four Leaf Productions.

Alisha is a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient. She is a best-selling author, publishing multiple books to critical acclaim covering topics from acting to weaning, menstruation to parenting. She has appeared on Broadway, at the Sydney Opera House, on numerous television shows, films, and voices many national commercials. With her band, the Family Jam Band, and husband, Lucky Diaz, Alisha has received numerous Grammy wins while touring internationally, performing shows for families. She's on multiple billboards in Asia and will gladly tell you the tales of why. She has a deep passion for using her art for activism, social justice, and equality. Alisha adores Broadway, brie and badasses.

Connect with Alisha

• Instagram: @alishagaddishere
• Facebook: Alisha Gaddis
• TikTok: @imalishagaddis

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