Thank you for an amazing two seasons! I look back over the first two season of Menstruation ReWritten and consider some of the broader lessons I've learned. I also let you know what my hopes and plans for Menstruation ReWritten are moving forward. Interested in accountability partnership for tracking? Reach out: dreamspring.life@gmail.com with the phrase "tracking accountability" in the subject. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Get your ...
Feb 06, 2023•32 min
FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!I want to hear from you all! Reach out: dreamspring.life@gmail.com and tell me one thing you've learned about menstruation (or something else) from this pod!
Oct 22, 2022•2 min
This is a shorter, bonus episode of a conversation with Matt and Allison (guests on S2 Ep15) about their experiences with post-partum depression. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Subscribe for new episodes each full moon!If you like what you hear, leave a rating or review on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts so others can find us and have a chance to listen!Considering a menstrual cup? Check out Lunette (https://store.lune...
Oct 09, 2022•15 min
Allison, Matt and I chat about their individual and joint menstrual experiences. We discuss learning what happens outside of the bleeding part of the cycle, the path to PCOS diagnosis, and what will be different for their daughters. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting cardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics discussed:- menarche- discussing menstruation in all female and all male houses - attempts to get pregnant leading to PCOS diagnosis- learning about the WHOLE menstrual ...
Oct 09, 2022•55 min
Join my chat with Stasha, founder of the Period Coaching School, as we talk about debilitating period pain, realizing that people didn't want to hear about her periods and her winding path to endometriosis "remission" and becoming a menstrual coach.FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Links to Stasha's work and some research resources mentioned are at the bottom of the page. Topics covered:- a very dramatic menarche- living with endome...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Get ready for all the answers to your gynecology questions and to hear the personal and professional menstrual experiences of one badass gynecological surgeon. Meenal joins me to share her passion and knowledge. She's here to remind us that you have the right to be comfortable and if your gynecologist doesn't take you seriously- get a new one. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Links to sources and resources mentioned are below ...
Aug 11, 2022•54 min
Get ready for Brenna and I to get silly and serious. You’ll laugh, you’ll want to scream, you’ll get a Brenna-style pep talk. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:- menarche - the hush hush nature of menstruation - God and my body - Conservative Catholic childhood and young adulthood - How menstrual shame interplays with shame around sexual orientation- NASA (duh)- Aging and thoughts on preparing for menopause - Respecti...
Jul 13, 2022•51 min
Natasha and I chat "period earrings", the changes in her menstrual cramps over time, and navigating asking folks if they are or are not menopausal. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics discussed:- menarche story- education on menstruation - learning to use tampons- menstrual changes with age- variations in cultural significance of menstruation - eating and exercising for cycle optimization - menstrual misunderstandings (period rumors)...
Jun 13, 2022•53 min
Boris and I laugh our way through discussing his first knowledge of menstruation, living with a menstrual podcast host and working with menstruators. FREE Menstruation ReWritten card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:- First menstrual awareness- Period sex - Living with menstruators - What happens in the bathroom when I’m emptying my menstrual cup - Working with menstruators - Wishes for young menstruators Subscribe for new episodes each full moon!If you like what ...
May 15, 2022•39 min
Haley and I chat about her initial irregular periods, learning to work with her cycle and how she will talk to her son about menstruation. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:- menarche- education (or lack thereof)- the power of learning about your cycle- working with your cycle- period panties- realizing your body is sending you a message- the power of menstruation (and the stigma) - what will Haley tell her son, and when? Subscribe f...
Apr 16, 2022•29 min
Join Lauryn and I for a chat about menarche, how menstruation intersects with social work and feeling the power and sensitivity of menstruation. You’ll never look at your menstrual cup the same. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered: - menarche - menstrual education- menstruating as a social worker- teaching teen boys about menstruation - autoimmunity, depression and birth control- enjoying your cycle and the emotional changes - per...
Mar 17, 2022•42 min
Join Carie and I as we discuss what perimenopause actually is, how hormone imbalance played a part for Carie and the realities of being a menstruator in a male dominated field. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:- Menarche- A childhood where menstruation was not discussed- Discovering cysts on ovaries- Raising a menstruator- Perimenopause symptoms and support groups- Balancing hormones through dietCheck out Carie's bison products. The...
Feb 16, 2022•38 min
Nilam and I discuss menarche, going to temple while menstruating, stress, PCOS, weight shaming and much more! Listen to hear Nilam’s brave vulnerability in talking about the “hard stuff”. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!As always, this is an individual sharing their own experience and nothing mentioned in this episode should be taken as medical advice.Topics discussed: - Menarche - The silent shame of menstruation- Shingles, y’all - Irregular per...
Jan 17, 2022•51 min
Welcome to an exciting, educational and open conversation on menstruation. Kiana and I discuss the embarrassing and enlightening. Learn about womb wisdom, unlearning period stain shame and the power of menstrual offerings (with correct awareness and guidance). FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics discussed: - Kiana’s menarche - Unlearning shame - How sex education fails and Kiana’s work to make it better and more accessible - Understanding...
Dec 17, 2021•42 min
Xander shares their understanding of erasure of trans-masculine and non-binary pregnant persons in the writing and support of reproductive rights legislation. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Enjoy a little moment of joy at the end of the episode! Considering a menstrual cup? Check out Lunette (https://store.lunette.com/?rfsn=4709896.1507ef)Subscribe for new episodes each full moon! Reach out: dreamspring.life@gmail.comIf you like what you he...
Dec 03, 2021•20 min
Join us as Xander and I discuss their experience of menstruation as a trans-masculine non-binary person. Xander shares about their miserable menarche, the decision to get a hysterectomy, menstruation in the men’s bathroom and more. FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:- menarche in the school director’s office - having a dad who won’t buy period products - being told your pain is “normal” - menstruation on Depo-Provera - the impor...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min
I review my first two periods with Thinx and trying to track my emotions throughout my menstrual cycle. Be assured, we have many great guests coming in the next few months. Thanks for listening, and tell a friend! FREE Menstruation ReWritten CardPurchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Considering a menstrual cup? Check out Lunette (https://store.lunette.com/?rfsn=4709896.1507ef)Subscribe for new episodes each full moon! Reach out: dreamspring.life@gmail.comIf you like what you hea...
Nov 21, 2021•10 min
Enii and I had a great chat about menarche far from home, the savage rumors of high school girls, and an unceremonious PCOS diagnosis. This conversation was funny, infuriating and enlightening. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topic's covered: - Why San Francisco has a special place in Eni's heart- Getting chocolate because... that's what you do- The anti-climactic response to "becoming a woman"- Managing menstruation with birth control-...
Oct 19, 2021•34 min
Jeff and I discuss his media introductions to menstruation, the menstruation talk with his parents, how menstruation interacts with money making and so much more! As a non-menstruator, Jeff describes living with menstruators, what he does and does not understand about menstruation and how he conceptualizes "that time of the month". Stay tuned to learn one creative way to use your menstrual pads. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics co...
Jun 24, 2021•48 min
Julie and I discuss her excitement at menarche (first period), her project of making reusable pads, and her adventure in cycle tracking. We also discuss her efforts to discuss PMS in a more positive way and her self-discoveries after deciding to ditch birth control once and for all - acne be damned. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered: - Julie’s menarche story- Discovering personal patterns by tracking her cycle and emotion-...
May 25, 2021•45 min
This is a BONUS episode focused on labor, delivery and the first weeks postpartum. Full show notes. I talked to Kaela two days before her son, Finn, was born and then again six weeks post-delivery. She generously shares details of her bodily experiences of labor, delivery and postpartum. Get all the information usually not discussed until you are in the proverbial mom's club. If you want to listen to Kaela’s first episode, jump back to Episode 11: Too late to be asking dumb questions.FREE Men...
May 11, 2021•56 min
Kaela and I discuss going through menarche later than your friends, her attempts to get on the same team as her body and learning how to support friends through hard times. We have lots of laugh at our own expense, which we hope you will enjoy.FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!This episode is menstruation/period focused, but this conversation was recorded 2 days before Kaela had her first child. I checked in 6-weeks post delivery too and...
Apr 26, 2021•44 min
Katy and I discuss her experiences learning about menstruation with a single dad, how she handles menstruation as a burlesque performer and how menstrual products are delivered in COVID-19 shelters. Join us to chat and laugh about things you’ve probably never even contemplated. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered: - menarche with a single dad - menstruating as a burlesque performer - how menstrual products are distributed at ...
Mar 27, 2021•41 min
In this episode, Neema and I chat about gynecology, getting medical professionals to believe your sexually inactive and menstruating around men. Join us for some anger and some laughter as we discuss the miseducation around menstruation and more. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered: GynecologistsBeing sexually inactive in a medical system that doesn't believe youThe "horror story" of a date where a woman wanted to have p...
Feb 26, 2021•39 min
Neema and I discuss her menarche (first period) story, what happens when you bleed through your pad in an Uber and the Neema way to dispose of your menstrual products. This is Part 1 of a two part conversation. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 next month for lots more on period sex, interactions with medical professionals, how to (or how not to) talk to men about our periods and more!FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics Covered:&nb...
Jan 28, 2021•38 min
In this episode I talk with Tara (and Kathy) about the cycle of getting on and off birth control, the use of sea sponges as a period product and the glory of the bum gun. Tara's medical concerns and how they intersect with menstrual regulation is discussed. We also talk about light flows, the mystery of a year-long missing period and shame around general "gooeyness". Come join us to learn, in Tara's own words, the "most intimate details of my vagina".FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!...
Dec 30, 2020•51 min
In this episode, I speak with Takanori about his experiences of putting together the puzzle pieces of menstruation and menstrual products, menstruation when thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail and the debate of having puberty education as a class united or separated. We also touch on some interesting experiences that allow non-menstruators to build empathy for menstruators- and we have lots of laughs along the way!FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeti...
Nov 30, 2020•46 min
In this episode, we speak to June, the mother of Kathryn (our guest from the "Sleeping on the bathroom floor" episode)! If this is your first episode, we suggest going back that episode for a listen first. We get an "adult in the room's" perspective on Kathryn's journey through Mosaic Turner's syndrome. We discuss June's own menarche story and she and Kathryn's medical experiences. June shares her experience with IVF 30 years ago, her diagnosis with endometriosis, her hysterectomy and the rec...
Oct 30, 2020•45 min
In this episode, we speak with Kathryn about her menstrual experiences from being diagnosed before birth with Mosaic Turner's syndrome through her being thrilled to start menstruating at 13 to her current struggles with debilitating menstrual migraines and navigating with whom periods can be discussed. FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card!Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics Covered:The confusion of being diagnosed with Mosaic Turner Syndrome, but receiving unclear resul...
Sep 30, 2020•55 min
In this episode, Eduardo and I talk about menstruation from a non-menstruators perspective. We discuss Eduardo's early introduction to periods which was interpreted as "girls are gunna go crazy and you just have to accept that" through his own reassessment of ceremonies around menarche for young women.FREE Menstruation ReWritten greeting card! Purchase Menstruation ReWritten greeting cards!Topics covered:What is menstruation? The impacts of early education on periods at schoolWhat menstr...
Aug 31, 2020•32 min
