Let's Talk with Amy Atkins | Artist, Actor + PERIOD. Creator

Happy Wednesday beautiful souls and get keen for a banging interview ep! Today’s episode is with Amy Atkins! Amy is a creative artist, actor, and event manager based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is an alumna of the John Bolton Theatre School in Narrm Melbourne.  Amy has a passion for puppetry, live art, and theatre. She finds ways to combine these into interactive works for the community to inspire social change. It was her passion for social change which led her to create her solo performance PERIOD. centering around Karla, who gets her first period and is navigating everything that goes along with that for the first time! PERIOD. has received many accolades since its initial season, having won and been nominated for a range of awards!We chat on: Amy's experience getting her first periodThe education she received growing up around periods, puberty and sex educationWhat sparked Amy's interest in creating theatre around periods and her show PERIOD.All about the show PERIOD. and why it was important to include multiple perspectives How the show has evolved since its first iteration in 2017Plus so much more! Throughout the ep Amy mentioned a couple of books! Here are those links The Red Waters - A Celebration of WomanhoodMenstrupedia Comic - a guide for 6-13 year olds Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Amy Atkins!  If you want more from Amy,  you can follow her on instagram @amygracelaura. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau. Don't forget we also have our Let's Talk, Period. Community on facebook. It's the place for people with endo, adeno, pcos or chronic illnesses to ask questions, get support and connect with others who get it! You can join here!Are you going to join me for LTP LIVE 2.0 in Toowoomba!? If so get your ticket ASAP! It's going to be such an amazing evening full of fun, laughs and conversation with the LTP fam and thought leaders in the chronic illness and pelvic health space! Get your ticket here. Let’s Talk, Period. is an independent podcast, so if you did enjoy this episode and want to support the show,  it would be amazing if you could  follow on apple podcasts and leave a rating and review, or if you're listening along on spotify, you can follow the show  and leave a rating!If you want to help grow the Let's Talk, Period. community, you could share this episode with a friend or anyone who you think might enjoy our show or even share that you’re listening on your instagram grid or stories! This really helps to find new listeners and build the beautiful LTP podcast community!Your host  is Isabella Gosling (@i_gosling)Support the show