Maryon is driven by injustice. She shares the story of a menopausal woman  “sectioned” (institutionalized) in the UK, her menopause experience dismissed repeatedly… How can awareness transform the lives of those experiencing menopause? …how about the lives of those who love someone experiencing menopause?

Happy early Valentine’s to all Menopausal menstruators - we love you so much!

Join Sarah and Jessica on FLOW as they unpack the essential health benefits of Menopause Awareness with author and educator Maryon Stewart. Maryon is driven by injustice, having witnessed so many menopausal individuals with “no hope“. 

FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month. Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. 

Program Notes:

Maryon Stewart 

WEBSITE http://www.maryonstewart.com/book

FACEBOOK @ms.maryonstewart

TWITTER @maryonstewart

IG @maryonstewartmenopause

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrg33q-OzFaPwV4V86irOg

Order Maryon’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608686825/

HOST: Jessica RIchmond

• Website: jrich.online

• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• Twitter @geniuspills 

HOST: Sarah Watson

• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com

• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door

• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy

• IG @swsxtherapy

• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

“When we launched we realized how little people with periods knew about their own bodies” - determined to create a positive and welcoming space to focus on reproductive health, founder Robyn McLean started Hello Period Products - helloperiod.com. 

Robyn offers FLOW a lesson on vaginal shape (shot glass, champagne flute, or lab dish?), unpacks sustainability challenges, and gives a peek into the New Zealand healthcare scene.

FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month. Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. 

Program Notes:

LINKS

• Hello Period https://helloperiod.com/en-us
• Hello Period IG, @helloperiodco
• Hello Period Twitter, @thehellocup
• Hello Period Facebook, @helloperiodco

HOST: Jessica RIchmond

• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 
• Twitter @geniuspills 

HOST: Sarah Watson

• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

This month Jessica and Sarah share clips from Civia Tamarkin’s Birthright: A War Story.

The Documentary is a call-to-action and offers access points to get informed and get involved in the fight. Focusing on the continued fight ahead, topics include: Trigger Laws, Pro-Roe Abortion Bans, Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Bans, Domestic Gag Rule, Contraception Deserts, and Catholic Healthcare. 

FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month. Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. 

Program Notes:

Birthright: A War Story

• Follow Along with FLOW’s Hosts: Key Area Issues Begins Here www.birthrightfilm.com/key-issue-areas/catholic-healthcare

Abortion Resources and Content

• Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Information - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion 

Book Reference

• Ejaculate Responsibly by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

HOST: Jessica RIchmond

• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 
• Twitter @geniuspills 

HOST: Sarah Watson

• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

This month Jessica and Sarah Flow with Dr. Julia Jaffe, NYC based OB GYN and abortion provider: “There is not a single system of the body unaffected by pregnancy…and there is no other area in our society where we determine if someone should up their life at risk against their will.”

FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month. Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand your menstrual awareness.

“I really felt proud to do this. These are people who really needed care. I felt nothing but a sense of pride to be able to help people who really did not have a lot of other places to go.” NYC based OBGYN and abortion provider Dr. Julia Jaffe delves into the reality of abortion.

FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month. Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. 

Program Notes:

Dr. Julia Jaffe, NYC

• Gramercy Gynecology https://www.gramercygynecology.com/julia-jaffe-gynecologist-new-york.html
• Dr. Jaffe, IG: https://www.instagram.com/millennialgyn/

Abortion Resources and Content

• Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Information - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion 

HOST: Jessica RIchmond

• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 
• Twitter @geniuspills 

HOST: Sarah Watson

• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

Jack Teter is the Regional Director of Government Affairs for Planned Parenthood (PPRM) and has dedicated his efforts to championing that abortion should be free, private and acccessible to all.

On this month’s episode of FLOW, Jack shares insights into the legislation creation process and offers actionable advocacy advice (“Always Be Organizing” - “Vote Your Feelings”)! Join hosts Sarah and Jessica to normalize the conversation around reproductive health - and tune in for more of FLOW’s Abortion is Healthcare series, throughout 2022.

Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month.

Program Notes:

• Abortion Resources and Content
• Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Information - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion 

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

FLOW’s Sarah and Jessica sit down with Dr. Ashley Brant - Ohio provider, OBGYN and Complex Family Planning Specialist. Dr. Brant joins the conversation to affirm that abortion is life-saving - part of FLOW’s straight talk about abortion series. (Review helpful  treminology necessary to hold a conversation about abortion in Part 1: Abortion is Healthcare.) Upcoming episodes focus on: The Reality of Abortion, Abortion Adovacy, Reproductive Justice - and handling stress.

Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to expand menstrual awareness. FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month.

Program Notes:

• Abortion Resources and Content
• Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Information - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion 
• Dr. Brant’s recommended folks to follow across the country:
• Dr. Colleen McNicholas - (St Louis, MO) https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-st-louis-region-southwest-missouri/who-we-are/press-releases/planned-parenthood-of-the-st-louis-region-and-southwest-missouri-announces-dr-colleen-mcnicholas-as-chief-medical-officer
• Yashica Robinson - (Huntsville, AL) https://www.aclu.org/bio/yashica-robinson-md
• Ghazaleh Moayedi - (Texas) https://www.thecmecenter.org/speaker/ghazaleh-moayedi-976923
• Katie McHugh - https://www.katiemchughmd.com/about-us - https://www.instagram.com/ktmch/

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

Flow’s Sarah and Jessica sit down to discuss the fact that abortion is healthcare - and embark on a series of “straight talk about abortion” with part 1: Abortion Is Healthcare. 

There are a myriad of medical situations in which pregnancy is a short-term experience. Review helpful terminology to engage in conversation. Upcoming episodes focus on: clinical situations that may call for abortion, necessary and currently missing reproductive health education, and current activism going on to support suffering menstruators. 

Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to be part of the growing menstrual awareness movement! FLOW is straight talk about extreme periods, with new episodes the second Thursday of each month.

Program Notes:

• Abortion Content and Resources
• This American Life - https://www.thisamericanlife.org/774/the-pink-house-at-the-center-of-the-world
• Shameless Mom Academy - https://shamelessmom.com/episode/amanda-kingsley-speaking-light-into-abortion/
• Shout Your Abortion - https://shoutyourabortion.com/
• Abortion Fund Network - https://abortionfunds.org/

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

Flow’s Sarah and Jessica dive into straight talk with Bethany and Marybec, aka Dr. Period Hackers! One part hematologist, one part LGBTQ+ sexuality researcher - Dr. Period Hackers is a powerhouse team sharing menstruation intel on Twitter. With a wide range of knowledge and advocacy routes to share, the FLOW team urges all to follow along @DrPeriodHackers journey.

Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to be part of the growing menstrual awareness movement! FLOW is  with straight talk about extreme periods; monthly episodes the second Thursday of each month!

Program Notes:

• Dr. Period Hackers

• https://twitter.com/DrPeriodHackers

• https://twitter.com/bsamuelson_md

• https://twitter.com/MarybecGriffin

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy
• Twitter @swsextherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

FLOW’s Jessica and Sarah sit down with Mimi Millard of DeLune!

DeLune’s Whole Cycle support products use evidence-based research and the team is passionate about furthering clinical research into the period burden and the avoidance/endurance strategy that is common, but not normal!

Tune in for tips for self study, shared discoveries and to be part of the growing menstrual awareness movement! FLOW is  with straight talk about extreme periods; monthly episodes the second Thursday of each month!

Program Notes:

• Flow with DeLune 
• www.Delune.co / use code FLOWPOD20 for 20% off!
• www.periodcramps.com / take the quiz, help the research study!

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org

FLOW’s Jessica and Sarah review a variety of extreme period representations in pop culture - namely television and film of the past quarter century. “Vulva, not vagina,” expelling period shame and how to ask for support - what do mensturaters learn from media representations of uterine health?

FLOW’s hosts ask: How have period representations changed since the horror film CARRIE? Why does Pixar’s new movie TURNING RED cause upset in some mommy-circles? And how has premenstrual pain management been normalized in more recent television? 

FLOW continues its mission to normalize conversation around menstruation with straight talk about extreme periods; monthly episodes available the second Thursday of each month!

Program Notes:

PERIODS IN POP CULTURE

TURNING RED: trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdKzUbAiswE

IT CROWD: “Aunt Irma” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7mMAyttSE&t=1s

BLACKISH: first periods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZynhPpJDv4

NO STRINGS ATTACHED: period playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJFZLCoqB9w

BIG MOUTH: everybody bleeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEbQ7CQPfNI

MORE LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Period Pain for Non-Menstruators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl9LaisncLk

Kotex - Red:https://globalnews.ca/video/6458598/kotex-uses-blood-like-liquid-in-new-ad-instead-of-the-usual-blue

Free Bleeding: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/q-and-a/a44392/free-bleeding-marathoner-kiran-gandhi/

Menstruation for Plants (via Delune): https://www.delune.co/blogs/blog/fertilizing-your-plants-with-period-blood-how-to-do-it-and-if-you-should

• HOST: Jessica RIchmond:
• Website: jrich.online
• IG, @jessicalaurenrichmond 

• HOST: Sarah Watson:
• Website: sarahwatsonlpc.com
• Podcast: Behind The Bedroom Door
• Facebook: @sarahwatsonlpcsextherapy
• IG, @swsxtherapy

FLOW is sponsored by Takeda, the manufacturer of a treatment for adults with von Willebrand disease. To see if this treatment might be right for you and your needs, visit: https://ssshare.it/2rnK 

Connect with BloodStream Media:

Find all of our bleeding disorders podcasts on BloodStreamMedia.com

BloodStream on Facebook 

BloodStream on Twitter 

Check out Believe Limited’s Other Work:

BloodFeed: bloodfeed.com

Bombardier Blood: bombardierblood.com

Hemophilia: The Musical: breakingthroughhemophilia.com

My Beautiful Stutter: mybeautifulstutter.com/

Stop The Bleeding!: stbhemo.com

Teen Impact Awards: teenimpactawards.com

The Science Fair: thesciencefair.org