{"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/6a4e5ef581fe1f6460cee206?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jo Barry: Stop Playing Down Your Pain","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/1783523292524-80bddb7b-f688-49eb-bd31-3b12efe7363d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For many entrepreneurs, a personal experience provides to inspiration to start a business. This is certainly true for Jo Barry, the inventor of Rae, an award winning wireless portable heating pad and the founder and CEO of Scarlet, a period care company, &nbsp;who I speak to on today’s episode of Period Story.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Jo shares:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How difficult her periods were from the very beginning&nbsp;</li><li>How at age 10, she had to deal with flooding and very heavy periods and how this affected her confidence</li><li>Her endometriosis diagnosis at age 19</li><li>Why she invented Rae, a wearable rechargeable heating device&nbsp;</li><li>The hurdles she faced when building Rae, including people wincing at the word blood</li><li>What it’s like running a bootstrapped business&nbsp;</li><li>And of course, the story of her first period</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Jo says that women need to stop playing down their pain, especially if it’s something that is interrupting your day or life in any way. She says we don’t have to dismiss our pain.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Jo!</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with Jo:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://scarletperiod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlet Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/scarlet_period/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlet Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/msjoannabarry/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></p>","author_name":"Le'Nise Brothers"}