by Laura Wershler | Nov 14, 2012 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Girls, Internet, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Perimenopause, Reusable menstrual products, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Bloggers at re:Cycling often challenge and invite readers to open up and talk about our menstrual experiences. In a September post, Heather Dillaway asked : “Why don’t we talk about the important variations in our menstrual cycles?” In another, she wrote about the...
by Chris Bobel | Jul 9, 2012 | Activism, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Does the notion of a Menstrual Party smack of an oxymoron? For most, that’s a yes. And that’s why we need one. There’s so much more to Period=Yuck, and a good party can show us how much. Like any winner social event, this party is a time and place...
by Heather Dillaway | Jun 21, 2012 | Communication, Girls, Language, Men, Menarche, Menstruation, Philosophy
How do you tell a preschool-aged boy that he’ll never menstruate? I thought I was doing a great thing. Ever since my daughter was born I’ve spun a positive story about menstruation for her. Even when she was 2 and 3 years old I’d tell her it was the “good blood,” the...
by David Linton | May 22, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Internet
Scary Little Menstruating Girl [note: Although re:Cycling has an international audience, the following post is written from the perspective of an North American consumer.] As is well known, cultural practices and attitudes regarding menstruation vary widely from place...
by David Linton | Apr 27, 2012 | Communication, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
Despite occasional efforts by manufacturers of menstrual pads and tampons (the giants of the menstrual-industrial complex – thanks, President Eisenhower) to present period-positive images, they still seem unable to resist representing menstruation as an undesirable,...
by Chris Bobel | Apr 16, 2012 | Activism, Girls, Menarche, Menstruation
For the last decade or so, like so many others who read and write for this blog, I have been researching, reading and writing about how we think, talk and act (out) about menstruation. My particular interest is the various interventions that some brave activists make...
