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Let’s talk about periods! Period poverty affects millions of people all over the world, but we rarely talk about it. Because there’s so much shame and stigma surrounding menstruation, people who can’t afford period products—whether in schools, prisons, or in their daily lives—are often left with nowhere to turn for help. But, thanks to activists and advocates like the guests featured in this episode, that’s changing.

You’ll meet Leah Rodriguez, a journalist who covers period poverty globally; Breanna and Brooke Bennett, 12-year-old sisters who started a nonprofit to promote menstrual equity in their community; and Dr. LaToya Clark, a physician committed to making sure every young person who has a period knows how to take care of their body. Let’s put an end to period stigma, once and for all!

### Stuff We Talked About on This Episode

* [Leah Rodriguez Twitter](https://twitter.com/leahrod)

* [Global Citizen](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/)

* ["US Government Acknowledges Period Products Are Necessities in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill"](https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/cares-act-covid-19-menstrual-products-fsa-hsa/)

* [Pandora’s Box: Lifting the Lid on Menstruation](https://www.pandorasboxthefilm.com)

* [Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity](https://www.periodequity.org/book-1)

* [I Support the Girls](https://isupportthegirls.org)

* [Women In Training](https://www.womenintraining.org)

* [WIT Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WITKITS/)

* [WIT Twitter](https://twitter.com/womenintrainin1)

* [WIT Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wit.womenintraining/)

* [Menstrual Hygiene Day](https://menstrualhygieneday.org)

You know when you meet someone and you just know that meeting them will change your life? That is how I felt meeting Tom Cronin and it's true! If you want more peace, clarity, joy and connection in your life, join me for this edition of The Spark and learn how, as I speak with author, producer, meditation master and founder of The Stillness Project, Tom Cronin. Your life may never be the same!

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Hosted by Stephanie James. Produced by Chris Lanphear for NoCo FM.

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Tonight we have a special guest joining us: Mariah Foster of The Artis Project, a new artistic collaboration network based down the road in Greeley, CO. Check them out on Twitch!

Also on the show:

• What is The Artis Project, and how did it start?
• Why is collaboration and community more important now than ever?
• We create a new non-playable character for the Talk N Roll Cinematic Universe
• KevKat got a new job, and they'll be working with Charles!

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(Aired live on NoCo FM on May 18, 2020)

“What are the most important words a kid can say? There are no words, but there are ACTIONS.” ~ Craig Secher

No Child Should Be Forgotten. On this episode, Dr. Natalie Phillips chats with Craig Secher, Founder and Executive Director of Realities For Children.

Realities For Children was incorporated in 1995 and has been funding the unmet needs of Larimer County children who have been abused, neglected, or at-risk through supporting the services of 39 Partner Youth Agencies and are represented by nearly 250 Business Members invested in making it their business to make a difference.  Realities for Children provides emergency funding, youth activities, and critical distributions through their collaborative resources.

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