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Practically Period Podcast

Practically Period Podcast


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  • 11. Practically Period Podcast Ep 11: Interview with Lucy from Save My Knickers

    40:14
    Join us as we speak to Lucy who is the creator and founder of Save My Knickers. Starting in her kitchen and ending up being the world's first blood stain remover, hear how Lucy left her job working for the NHS to focus on her business full time, changing the world one pair of knickers at a time! We talk about how Lucy was told that using tampons is masturbating with cotton wool, starting a business, WEN and of course loads about periods.

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  • 10. Practically Period Podcast Ep 10: Periods and Gender with Ed

    46:07
    Join us as we meet Ed (Instagram handle @arous.ed) who is non binary and shares their experience with identity and periods.Expect difficult conversations but some humour as we navigate this topic to help raise awareness.Please note, we did ask Ed to review our questions in advance to make sure they were comfortable answering them. 
  • 9. Practically Period Podcast Ep 9: Periods in Kenya

    25:11
    Today's guest is Eunice from Together With One Accord (one of our guests from an earlier episode!).Eunice chats to us about periods in Kenya and her own experience when she first started menstruating.We definitely learnt a few new things!
  • 8. Practically Period Podcast Ep 8: Chemicals in Period Products

    31:37
    Join Hannah and Cathy as we chat about the chemicals in period products, why companies get away with not disclosing ingredients and what we can do avoid this.This is a serious topic and we ask that people support the Natracare and Women's Environmental Network petition to get ingredients listed as a legal requirement. Find out more about Stop The Period NonScents HEREThis episode is sponsored by Cotton Pony - helping to fight period poverty by providing eco-friendly sustainable period products to everyone who needs them.
  • 7. Practically Period Podcast Ep 7: Interview with Cotton Pony

    46:26
    Everyone who menstruates should have access to period products...but reusables mean they don't have to keep struggling each month. Meet Vaishali Patel, the founder of Cotton Pony who is on a mission to fight Period Poverty and make reusables affordable (or even free) for those who want to give them a go or in need.Find out what made her start this and be prepared for some brilliant bloody banter!This episode is sponsored by Cotton Pony - helping to fight period poverty by providing eco-friendly sustainable period products to everyone who needs them.
  • 7. Practically Period Podcast Episode 6: Interview with DAME co-founder, Alec Mills

    45:20
    DAME launched the worlds first reusable tampon applicator! Find out more about this company, how they chose their name DAME and what drives Alec, the inventor behind the reusable tampon, to champion sustainable periods.Bloody Good Banter ahead!
  • 5. Practically Period Podcast Episode 5: Hormonology and tips to have a great period

    01:11:14
    Meet Gabrielle Lichterman, a women’s health journalist who launched the cycle-syncing and hormone awareness movement that's spread around the globe and followed by millions. Tune in for fascinating facts about hormones and periods AND some myth busting such as whether cycles sync or not!