It's Not Normal

My Experience w/ Birth Control + Addressing Misinformation | It’s Not Normal | Ep. 22


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In this week’s episode, we’re talking about periods! If blood, bleeding, cramps or vaginas make you uncomfortable, this episode might not be for you.

As I’ve made progress managing some of the more mental health focused challenges in my life over the course of this last year, I’ve started to shift my focus to include prioritizing my physical health too. Birth control is something that I have personal experience with, it’s something that affects both your physical and mental health, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s read the Washington Post Article that’s been circulating, ‘Women Are Getting Off Birth Control Amid Misinformation Explosion.’ I felt that the article was a bit misleading, it really didn’t sit well with me, and this is a big sister topic, so this seemed like the perfect way to kick off Season 2 of INN.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:15 Washington Post Article

5:24 Different Forms of Birth Control

8:08 Social Media Can Give Us Perspective

9:30 My Experience with the Pill

16:45 Getting an IUD 

24:42 How the Pill Affects Women’s Response to Stress

27:37 Feeling Like I Was Doing a Drug Deal

29:53 Birth Control Side Effects Feed the Narrative

31:43 Experts on Social Media

32:22 My Experience Applying for Healthcare 

34:26 Are Natural Remedies Ineffective?

36:30 Conduct Your Own Research

40:24 Outro

Resources:

https://nypost.com/2023/01/30/young-women-abandoning-birth-control-pills-for-mental-health/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/21/stopping-birth-control-misinformation/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/04/02/birth-control-misinformation-female-voters-democrats/

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control


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