EPISODE · Jan 27, 2025 · 24 MIN
Free to bleed: escaping menstrual shame
from Ladies, We Need To Talk · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Menstruating. An ordinary bodily function. Like breathing or sweating or digesting, it's as natural as the hairs on our heads, period (pun intended). And even though there has been some progress in our openness in talking about periods, we're still largely a bit…grossed out.Yumi Stynes investigates the lingering shame around women's bleeding and speaks to women who are shifting the tide on how we think about periods. (R)This episode contains references to menstruation, period, shame, women, blood, ovulation, hormones, women's health.
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Menstruating. An ordinary bodily function. Like breathing or sweating or digesting, it's as natural as the hairs on our heads, period (pun intended). And even though there has been some progress in our openness in talking about periods, we're still largely a bit…grossed out. Yumi Stynes investigates the lingering shame around women's bleeding and speaks to women who are shifting the tide on how we think about periods. (R) This episode contains references to menstruation, period, shame, women, blood, ovulation, hormones, women's health.
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Free to bleed: escaping menstrual shame
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