Putting a Stop to The Stops

Putting a Stop to The Stops

by | Jul 12, 2021 | Cycle Awareness

When I worked in the West End, we had a running joke that whenever anyone went on holiday, they’d get what we called ‘The Stops’. It’s when you’ve been running on adrenaline for an extended period of time; you finally take your foot off the accelerator, slam on the...
Levelling the Playing Field

Levelling the Playing Field

by | Nov 17, 2020 | Cycle Awareness

Please note: throughout this article, I refer to ‘women’ and ‘men’. When talking about women, I’m referring to those with a menstrual cycle. Not everyone who has a menstrual cycle is a woman and not all women have menstrual cycles. I...
Cycle Syncing and Privilege

Cycle Syncing and Privilege

by | Sep 1, 2020 | Cycle Awareness

When you’re passionate about this work, it’s easy to paint all women with the same brush: “You should sync with your menstrual cycle because that’s what’s good for you.” When saying this, we often cite the following: if you are post-menopausal, have had a...
If Men Had Periods

If Men Had Periods

by | Aug 22, 2020 | Cycle Awareness

If men had periods, there would be free menstrual products in every single bathroom. Companies would sweat over this expense no more than they sweat over toilet paper, because they would acknowledge that whilst not every person poops every time they go to the...