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Wellbeing
Alleviate period pain with ’pillow yoga’ – and without leaving your bed
An expert yoga instructor swears by it when she’s on her period.
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- Alice Barraclough
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Podcasts
“Why can I not stop thinking about sex sometimes?” This podcast explains all
Maisie Hill has the answers on the Period Power podcast.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Women
6 of the best eco-friendly sanitary brands you need to know about
27,938 used tampons and applicators were found on the world’s beaches in a single day. Let’s change that.
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Life
60% of women need to “budget” for their periods, and how is this 2019?
Our periods cost us £5000.
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- Jessica Rapana
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- Jessica Rapana
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Are “period badges” really the way to tackle menstruation stigma?
A company is asking female employees to wear a “special badge” if they are on their period.
Life
A third of male office workers think discussing periods is unprofessional
It's 2019, and 32% of men still think talking about periods at work is inappropriate, study finds.
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- Jessica Rapana
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People
How Charli XCX is fighting period shame, one tampon string at a time
Every woman should watch this video and be reminded that we don’t need to be ashamed by menstruation.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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Life
Are we over the pill? Meet the women opting for hormone-free contraception
Is the pill really all it's cracked up to be?
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Long Reads
We asked 50 women about smear tests. The answers were unexpected
“Who knew your cervix could move around so much and then hide at the worst possible moment?”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Beauty
“I tried Cyclical Living for a month and here's what happened”
Can living in tune to your period sort out your hormonal skin?
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- Chloe Burcham
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Quotes
On sex, beauty and self-care: brilliant Caitlin Moran quotes to live your life by
You can always rely on Caitlin Moran’s words of wisdom to guide you through all aspects of life.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Teens in Nepal document the stigma surrounding periods
“We are kept separately and not touched. I feel hated.”
Life
The comedy night fighting period poverty one laugh at a time
It's going to be bloody funny
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- Megan Murray
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Life
Scotland is first to offer free sanitary products in every university, college and school
The government is funding a new £5.2m scheme to tackle period poverty
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Long Reads
Alesha Dixon has a simple, yet powerful, solution to period poverty
137,000 girls in the UK are regularly missing school because they can’t afford sanitary protection. That needs to change
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- Alesha Dixon
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People
Halsey absolutely refuses to let male managers make her feel ashamed of her endometriosis
“This is a reality for me and you need to suck it up and deal”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
This new invention promises to make your period eco-friendly
You can prevent 12,000 pieces of plastic entering the sea by using it
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- Moya Lothian-McLean
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Life
Woman claims she was fired for leaking during a heavy period at work
“Every woman dreads getting period symptoms when they're not expecting them, but I never thought I could be fired for it.”
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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Science reveals the surprising truth about “period brain”
Looks like we can no longer blame our periods for everything...
Life
‘Period shame’ causes nearly half of girls to skip PE lessons: study
This girl can, but she's too afraid to. Isn't it time we busted the taboo?
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- Anna Brech
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