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Periodic ChatsEndometriosis : The difference between menstrual discomfort and serious period pain.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 experiences and the importance of raising awareness about the difference between menstrual discomfort and serious period pain.
2021-11-1135 min
Periodic ChatsBlack Female Reproductive Health & History: Part 2In 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 unethical black contributions to the founding of gynaecology and speaking about current reproductive social and medical issues the African diaspora faces today. In this part two episode Ashley will also be giving us an account if her own experiences as a black mother.
2021-11-0225 minPeriodic ChatsBlack Female Reproductive Health & History : Part 1In 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 unethical black contributions to the founding of gynaecology and speaking about current reproductive social and medical issues the African diaspora faces today. Listen to hear more and check out Part 2 on Friday 29 October 2021. Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness https://giftwellness.co.uk
2021-10-2621 minPeriodic ChatsThe Importance Of Underwear In The Period Poverty Fight, with Y.O.U Founder Sarah JordanIn 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. Listen to the episode to hear more and don't forget to check out Your Own Underwear, or to donate underwear when and where you can.Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness: https://giftwellness.co.uk/Y.O.U: https://www.youunderwear.com/
2021-10-0523 minPeriodic ChatsBeginning In Communities, with Osoya GeorgeToday 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 honestly so inspiring to talk to Osoya and hear the difference that is being made for young girls and women from someone in the middle of the action.Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness: https://giftwellness.co.uk/Football Without Borders: https://twitter.com/borders_kenya
2021-09-2916 minPeriodic ChatsPeriodic Roundtable: Our Stories, Shames and Period Truths (Part Two)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! Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness: https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-09-2111 minPeriodic ChatsPeriodic Roundtable: Our Stories, Shames and Period Truths (Part One)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 our social media! Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness: https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-09-1419 minPeriodic ChatsPeriod Poetry: Our Own Bodies, RepelledThis 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 September. You could even win a £150 art supply kit. Go to www.periodpoverty.uk for more information on this competition.https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-09-0202 minPeriodic ChatsChanging The Narrative: Victoria Causley on Safe Spaces, Managing Pain and Being HeardThe 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 not a taboo, and trying to get an endometriosis diagnosis in a system where many struggle to be listened to. The Empower Periods page: https://www.instagram.com/empowerperiods/Lovingly produced by Gift Wellness: https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-08-2416 minPeriodic ChatsPandemic Periods: Who Is At Risk?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 same time, the biggest challenges covid-19 has caused for them, and the post-pandemic future of organisations that have started in such unprecedented times such as the pandemic. Joining her are our ever-inquisitive hosts Ellen and Christina. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-07-0824 minPeriodic ChatsThe Autism-Friendly Guide to PeriodsActivist, 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-selling book 'The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods', and what we can do better to include individuals diagnosed with autism. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-06-2925 minPeriodic ChatsThe Power of Language: An Author's PerspectivePeriods? 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 things we ask her, what should we say when we talk about periods? https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-06-2224 minPeriodic ChatsPeriod Poetry: To Bleed in Nature's StepsChristina performs her poem, 'to bleed in nature's steps', exploring the language we associate with periods. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-06-1502 minPeriodic ChatsTalking Action: What is being done? What can we do?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 Russell, who has decades of experience working for non-profits and as a Co-Chair for the U.K. Governments Period Poverty Task Force. Along with our wonderful hosts Ellen and Christina, we try to get to the root cause of all of this, in this, our first episode of our second Season!https://giftwellness.co...
2021-06-0835 minPeriodic ChatsWidening the conversation around menstruation, with Allyson CraysIn 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 be exclusionary in our definitions of womanhood. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-05-0712 minPeriodic ChatsMenstrual Health in Ghana, with Sarah BoatengWe 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. Tune in to find out how a 21 year old straight out of higher education created IGEA out of sheer passion and ingenuity, and the obstacles and necessary steps required in her fight against period poverty. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-04-1206 minPeriodic ChatsWhat is Endometriosis? with Elaine DennyWhat 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, pain, and has decades of experience working with healthcare practitioners trying to get to the bottom of these questions. Basically, the authority on these matters.https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-03-2514 minPeriodic ChatsExploring The Taboo, with Sarah SmidiHiding 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'll be sharing our embarrassing stories, looking at how the taboo persists across other cultures and, above all else, asking why on earth should having a period be embarrassing in the first place? https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-03-1719 minPeriodic ChatsThe Tampon Tax, Where Do We Go From Here? with Laura CorytonThis 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 around the world, to her new book Speak Up! In this episode we explore one of the most sexist issues around period poverty, and look to its future. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-03-0910 minPeriodic ChatsRepresenting Periods with Dr. Maria TomlinsonOn 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. We're delighted to also offer an exclusive sneak peek into Maria's current research, 'Menstrual Activism in the Media: Reducing Stigma and Tackling Period Poverty', as well as her new book which is set to be published in June. https://giftwellness.co.uk/
2021-03-0219 min
Periodic ChatsIntroduction to Periodic Chats & Interview with Dr. Zareen Roohi Ahmed, PhDWelcome 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 the questions about menstruation you've always wanted answers for. From looking to the future of the Tampon Tax, to how menstruation is represented by women writers in literature, we'll be producing bitesize content on big topics.Host Ellen O'Keefe interviews Founder & CEO of Giftwellness, Dr. Zareen Roohi Ahmed, to find out about how her company fights period poverty in the U...
2021-02-2223 min