Its common to hear women talking about period pain, but what’s uncommon is the much-needed conversation about how much pain is too much pain. In this episode endometriosis advocate Sophie Kinloch will be talking to us about her diagnosis experi

Black Female Reproductive Health & History: Part 2

Nov 2nd, 2021 25m 17s

In honour of Black History Month, Periodic Chats' season three premier episode will honour Black reproductive health and history. Handing over the podcast to two black female voices ; Our host Ebony will be discussing with Ashley Smith, the un

Black Female Reproductive Health & History : Part 1

Oct 26th, 2021 21m 14s

The Importance Of Underwear In The Period Poverty Fight, with Y.O.U Founder Sarah Jordan

Oct 5th, 2021 23m 39s

In this episode, Christina and Ebony talk to Sarah Jordan, the founder and CEO of Y.O.U. She wisely guides us through the problem with forgetting underwear when it comes to period aid and how YOU has been making an impact on the lives of women.

Beginning In Communities, with Osoya George

Sep 29th, 2021 16m 40s

Today Christina and Karen are talking to Osoya George from Football Without Borders, who has gone from a non profit focused on sport to providing reusable sanitary pads directly to young girls in Kenya to support them through hardship. It was h

Periodic Roundtable: Our Stories, Shames and Period Truths (Part Two)

Sep 21st, 2021 11m 45s

Join our hosts Ellen, Christina, Sara, Karen and Aalya as we talk all things periods, this time our own. Listen to the end for the most heartfelt goodbye from Ellen as she takes on a new path. Join in the conversation over on our social media!

Periodic Roundtable: Our Stories, Shames and Period Truths (Part One)

Sep 14th, 2021 19m 41s

Join our hosts Ellen, Christina, Sara, Karen and Aalya as we talk all things periods, this time our own. Part Two coming next week! Hoping you find something you resonate with in this roundtable-type discussion. Join in the conversation over on

Period Poetry: Our Own Bodies, Repelled

Sep 2nd, 2021 2m 1s

This poem was bought to you to mention the Period Poverty UK art competition, in collaboration with our mother company Gift Wellness. It’s £5 per entry and all you need to do to be is produce an art piece focused on Period Power by the 30th Sep

Changing The Narrative: Victoria Causley on Safe Spaces, Managing Pain and Being Heard

Aug 24th, 2021 16m 52s

The team is back from a season break! Join us as we talk to Victoria Causley from Empower Periods all about managing chronic illness alongside menstrual health, building a community where undiagnosed symptoms are heard and asking for help is no

Pandemic Periods: Who Is At Risk?

Jul 8th, 2021 24m 7s

Dr. Jennifer Martin of Pandemic Periods joins us to discuss how her organisation have tackled world-wide gender inequality, which has been heightened during the pandemic. We ask her how you go about instigating local and global change at the sa

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods

Jun 29th, 2021 25m 30s

Activist, Author, and Consultant Robyn Steward is our guide for this week's episode on looking at periods through the lens of autism. Our hosts Ellen and Christina ask her what has her experience has been like, the takeaways from her best-selli

The Power of Language: An Author's Perspective

Jun 22nd, 2021 24m 40s

Periods? Menstrual Health? Having the builders in? From the humorous to the bizarre, there are a lot of ways we refer to periods. Joining us this week is acclaimed wordsmith and menstrual activist extraordinaire Janie Hampton. Amongst other thi

Period Poetry: To Bleed in Nature's Steps

Jun 15th, 2021 2m 56s

Christina performs her poem, 'to bleed in nature's steps', exploring the language we associate with periods. https://giftwellness.co.uk/

Talking Action: What is being done? What can we do?

Jun 8th, 2021 35m 6s

Period Poverty: What actually is it? How is it recognised by the government? What do we mean by improving 'access', and why is employment law for women in Taiwan important for us to consider? Joining us this week is Period Poverty expert Lucy R

Widening the conversation around menstruation, with Allyson Crays

May 7th, 2021 12m 11s

In our final episode of Season One, we interview PERIOD Youth Advisory Council Member Allyson Crays. We find out how Transgender men get excluded from the conversation on menstruation, what you can do to help, and why it's so important to not b

Menstrual Health in Ghana, with Sarah Boateng

Apr 12th, 2021 6m 42s

We invite IGEA CEO Sarah Boateng onto the show this week. Her company IGEA has done pioneering work in Ghana in teaching people about menstrual health, in distributing environmentally-friendly pads, and in changing the world one girl at a time.

What is Endometriosis? with Elaine Denny

Mar 25th, 2021 14m 34s

What is Endometriosis? Why is it not taken as seriously as other conditions? And just how many women suffer from it? Ellen is joined this week by one of the leading experts in the field, Elaine Denny, who has written books on endometriosis, pai

Exploring The Taboo, with Sarah Smidi

Mar 17th, 2021 19m 27s

Hiding period products, pretending we don't menstruate, awkward conversations with family, all commonplace situations...but why? Joining Ellen this week is Sarah Smidi, a member of PERIOD's Youth Advisory Council and budding attorney-at-law. We

The Tampon Tax, Where Do We Go From Here? with Laura Coryton

Mar 9th, 2021 10m 16s

This week, we are ecstatic to invite one of the UK's foremost Tampon Tax campaigners and activists, author Laura Coryton. From having her petition calling for the abolishment of the Tampon Tax debated in parliament, to the current situation aro

Representing Periods with Dr. Maria Tomlinson

Mar 2nd, 2021 19m 40s

On this episode, join Ellen and Maria as they delve deep into how what we see in media reflects how we feel about certain issues. From young people's attitudes, to how women writers represent periods in literature, and quite a lot in-between. W

Introduction to Periodic Chats & Interview with Dr. Zareen Roohi Ahmed, PhD

Feb 22nd, 2021 23m 39s

Welcome to Periodic Chats! Periodic Chats is a podcast produced by Giftwellness where we explore key topics relating to menstruation.Periodic Chats will host world-leading experts, activists, artists, politicians, professors, and more, to ask

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