A bit of a different episode this week, with a HUGE amount of rawness & vulnerability. In this episode, I had the great honour of sitting down with my friend Joel (he/him). Joel is a cis man, who is always curious & wanting to understand the experiences of other humans. We end up reversing the role of the podcast, and Joel holds space for ME to open up the conversation around periods, and what life’s like for people who menstruate & how to support us.

Our wish for this podcast is for us to both lead by example by showing how simple and easy conversations around periods can be with the cis men in our lives. Even further, it’s Joel stepping up, leading by example, & and encouraging other cis men to do the same.

In this episode, we chat:

-Where Joel & myself have learnt about periods growing up (the answer to this surprised us both)

-Joel & my own personal stigmas around periods and journey to unravelling these as an adult

-I give him an opportunity to ask ME questions about periods, and what it’s like to bleed

-How to support people in your life with their menstrual cycle

-How to have conversations around menstrual health in the various relationships in your life

This episode is by far one of the most impactful conversations I’ve ever had around periods & it was an honour to chat with Joel.

Grab a cuppa, & come join us!

**The chats specifically around periods begins at 43:49 ...before that Joel & I explain how we met, & our hopes for the podcast episode...& how Joel feels about coming onboard. He puts me in the hotseat to answer some questions to get to know each other better. While we would highly recommend listening to the first section...if you're here for the period chats, skip ahead to 43:49 ;)

**Joel & I would like to acknowledge the Dharawal people as the traditional owners of the land on which we sat down to record this episode. We also pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and their elders past, present and emerging.