Period Education

Practical things that actually help, not just "don't worry about it"

Quick answer: Period confidence comes from practical preparation, not reassurance alone —...

What actually holds up through six hours of school

Quick answer: The best period products for school are rated for longer wear (4+...

The essentials, the extras, and what actually matters

Quick answer: A first period kit needs three things: pads she's already familiar with, a...

"Sorry, I'm just really heavy today" — I must have said some version of that sentence a thousand times. To colleagues when I needed...

Quick answer: Prepare her by talking about periods before any physical signs appear (around age 8–9), letting her handle a pad in advance so...

I found out what a period was in a school toilet cubicle, alone, at eleven years old, staring at blood in my underwear and...