STARTING YOUR PERIODS

Dr Kathy Morton

'Starting your Periods' is the perfect watch for anyone about to start or have recently started their periods. An honest, frank and funny chat with GP and friend of HOW Dr Kathy. Includes some great advice, product overviews, some home made diagrams and laundry advice! 

32 mins 11 secs

THE MENOPAUSE

The HOW People chat to Dr Heidi Kerr and Dr Victoria Hobbs from VHK Education about the menopause the peri menopause, and the 'hormone soup' that is  menopause plus teens. 

Intro then chat with VHK starts at 5 mins 24 secs

MENOPAUSE (continued)

The Brit Pop girl from the 90's who has written a very honest book on her challenges and discoveries around the menopause. Meg has sent us a little message with her top tips on managing the menopause with teens! 

PERIODS IN ADVENTURE

We talk to explorer Charlotte Austwick all about periods and how she managed them in the jungle... the stories might make you cringe but they are a real life insight into the reality of periods in adventure, with some great advice! 

25 mins 19 secs

PERIODS IN ADVENTURE (continued) 

Our second guest is mountain leader, blogger, adventurer and climber Mikaela Toczek. Mikaela talks all about her period adventure so far in life, and all about her dealing with them while harnessed on a rock face!

38 mins 13 secs

PERIOD POVERTY

The HOW People co founders Jo and Polly chat about Period Poverty, aided by 'Hey Girls UK' and 'www.UFULU.org'. Discussion on period poverty starts at 5.20 secs after an introduction 

PERIOD POVERTY (continued)

17 year old Molly from @loveyourperiod is a passionate Cardiff school girl with a mission to end period poverty. Follow her and watch her journey to spread this important message. 

2 mins 38 secs

PERIODS IN SPORT

A frank and insightful conversation on periods in sport with researcher and expert in sport and the menstrual cycle Dr Natalie Brown. How to handle them, what to use, and how they are linked in terms of performance and energy levels. 

PERIODS, ACTIVITY and PRODUCTS

Periods and products suitable for active girls with an environmental conscience from Yvette Curtis founder of Wave Wahines in North Devon. 

6 mins 49 secs 

Resources

• An overview of Plastic Free Period products + discount codes:
  https://www.citytosea.org.uk/campaign/plastic-free-periods/products/
• Full blown FAQ’s on products + explainer videos:
  https://www.citytosea.org.uk/campaign/plastic-free-periods/faqs/
• CIty to Sea teacher training program (if anyone wants to forward to their school): http://rethinkperiods.org.uk/
• Hey Girls. Environmentally friendly period products and tackling period poverty https://www.heygirls.co.uk
• Hey Boys. All they need to know and more! https://www.heygirls.co.uk/education/hey-boys/
• Ufulu. Likoma, Malawi is a charity delivering menstrual cups to throse that need them in Malawi. https://www.ufulu.org
• The NOW Series has been filmed and produced by the brilliant young film maker and environmentalist Emma Askew from Earth Minutes. This series is available for schools and has incredible films on a spectrum of environmental topics. LINK HERE

Take Home Messages 

• Periods are a normal and wonderful bodily process that ultimately happens to enable us as women to have children 
• Periods are not dirty, smelly and should not be hidden
• Our speakers have all gained a different relationship with their periods that is a positive one
• Period Pants and Menstrual cups ROCK
• Never flush any period products down the loo
• Always rinse your stained clothes or bedding in COLD WATER not hot
• Use your school sweatshirt tied around your waist if you have some leakage at school
• Talk to your mum, sister, parents, friends. Periods should be TALKED ABOUT
• We need to try and embrace the menopause once our periods are coming to an end and see it as the start of a new chapter
• Hormones in a house with menopausal mum and teens are pretty tricky.
• Be kind to yourselves and each other