Shark Week

Join us this week, as Saniya dives into the fascinating biological process that shapes the lives of people who menstruate. Period poverty, the stigmas in society, the taboos all over the world and why it wasn’t until 1985 they actually used the word “period” in a period commercial. Whether you menstruate or not, join us as we celebrate the beauty and complexity of this natural phenomenon and its profound impact on our lives and remember we all were an egg in someone’s ovaries once!Join us this week, as Saniya dives into the fascinating biological process that shapes the lives of people who menstruate. Period poverty, the stigmas in society, the taboos all over the world and why it wasn’t until 1985 they actually used the word “period” in a period commercial. Whether you menstruate or not, join us as we celebrate the beauty and complexity of this natural phenomenon and its profound impact on our lives and remember we all were an egg in someone’s ovaries once!

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