{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/6938378cf05d0f3607483513?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kate Smith: We Don't Want Anyone To Be Held Back By Their Period","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/1765291412488-253cb759-37dc-42c6-9e6b-e2e25dea5392.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Period Story, I speak with Kate Smith, the CEO and co-founder of Hey Girls CIC, a multi-award-winning social enterprise dedicated to ending period poverty in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Kate shares:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How she went from looking forward to her first period to feeling overwhelmed by shame once it arrived&nbsp;</li><li>How her experience of teaching menstrual education has helped her feel more in control of her period&nbsp;</li><li>Why the luxury of menstrual product choice is so important and empowering</li><li>What the term period dignity means and why it’s connected to period equality&nbsp;</li><li>The importance of non-stigmatising and inclusive language when it comes to menstruation&nbsp;</li><li>The work Hey Girls are doing to help reduce period poverty, including the 42 million products they’ve donated into the community since 2018!</li><li>Why you should buy from social enterprises and why Hey Girls was set up this way</li><li>The work Hey Girls have done with This Girl Can to share low cost ways to move during each phase of the menstrual cycle&nbsp;</li><li>And of course, the story of her first period&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Kate says Hey Girls doesn’t want anyone to be held back by their period, whether that’s speaking up in a meeting or participating in sports. She says that menstruation shouldn’t be a barrier to being equal in society or feeling dignified.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Kate!</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with Kate:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.heygirls.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hey Girls… Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.heygirls.co.uk/shop/pads4dad-kit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pads for Dads Kit</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/heygirlsuk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>A transcript is available on <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/www.periodstorypod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.periodstorypod.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch:</p><p>IG <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/periodstorypod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@periodstorypod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Email&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"mailto:periodstorypod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">periodstorypod@gmail.com</a></p>","author_name":"Le'Nise Brothers"}