PERIOD is a podcast where we explore anything and everything to do with the menstrual cycle, most especially the bloody bits. I'm your host, Kate Clancy, and I am a ladybusiness scientist. Join me in the Red Tent to turn periods into exclamation points!
Breakthrough bleed - Illness Stigma and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Well, we were going to talk menstrual stigma, but then the pandemic happened. Join me and Drs. Amber Wutich and Alex Brewis as we talk about stigma - what it is, how it affects people, and its repercussions on health. Race is playing a significant role in how stigma is laying on people through this pandemic - first through where this novel coronavirus originated, and then through who seems to have the worse health outcomes. Race-related stigma is allowing us to scapegoat certain groups, which has profound consequences for how we handle this disease and help those who are most affected. Please be sure to check out more from Drs. Wutich and Brewis through their new book, Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health (there's even a coupon code if you click the link!). They also have a fabulous blog, Diagnosis: Human, and recent posts elaborate on the things we talk about in this episode.
14 Apr 2020
Breakthrough bleed - menstrual pads as masks?
Return guests Drs. Jodi Flaws and Jessica Brinkworth help us understand why disposable menstrual pads as masks should NOT be a thing (see example here)... but that some cloth masks may do at least a little something. One of the better options is from Suay LA (https://suayla.com/). And see Dr. Brinkworth's page on cloth masks more generally.
31 Mar 2020
Breakthrough bleed - my kid's review of Go With the Flow
Go With the Flow is a new graphic novel about friendship and periods, written by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann. My kid has read it about twenty times, so I thought you should hear all about it too! Enjoy a short departure from Tiger Kings and pandemics, and expect a few more of these in the coming months. Buy the book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250143174
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