EP 6: Menstruating in a Western Culture [PART 1] - a podcast by Kat D James

Menstruating in a Western Culture [PART 1]

3:16 internalized period shame

5:00 proud period friends

5:51 "don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable" - talking in code, period.

7:00 a difference between being private & feeling shame; the patriarchal idea that something is wrong with us; married to a man and hiding all signs of bleeding; shame, shame, shame; don't let the men find any proof of menstruation (e.g. hiding the tampon/pad wrappers in the waste basket)

9:40 period sex

11:16 for those of us who were not taught to honor, love, or even like our bodies

12:00 "I'll be missing work this week, I'm menstruating."

13:12 how can I rest more during this time of my cycle?

15:30 reclaiming our periods

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control - Katherine Morgan Schafler

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