We are ready to party!!!

To celebrate one year of #PeriodTalk tweet chats we will be hosting our First Annual Menstrual Party (July 13th) with our wonderful co-host, You ARE Loved.

This month’s chat will include conversation, questions, polls and lots of interaction on a variety of menstrual products. And because no party is complete without prizes, there will Instead Softcup Giveawaybe plenty of those too! Thanks to our awesome friends at Softcup we are excited to announce that we will be giving away a Super Sweet Goodie Basket to one very lucky participant.

The winner will receive a Black Softcup Tote Bag STUFFED with:

– A $50 SpaFinder.com Gift Card

– A Box of Softcups

– A Box of Reusable Softcups

– A Softcup T-Shirt

– A Softcup Tumbler Mug

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We are ready to party!!!

To celebrate one year of #PeriodTalk tweet chats we will be hosting our First Annual Menstrual Party (July 13th) with our wonderful co-host, You ARE Loved.

This month’s chat will include conversation, questions, polls and lots of interaction on a variety of menstrual products. And because no party is complete without prizes, there will be plenty of those too! Thanks to our awesome friends at Feby.com we are excited to announce that we will Feby (Female Empowerment) Braceletbe giving away a Female Empowerment Bracelet (Feby) to one very lucky participant.

The Female Empowerment Bracelet helps you get in touch with your Body and your Self! Feby’s unique color system makes it easy to identify the natural cycles of a woman’s body.

How it works:

Red is for blood signifying the days of your period. The first bead is the most important.

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We are ready to party!!!

To celebrate one year of #PeriodTalk tweet chats we will be hosting our First Annual Menstrual Party (July 13th) with our wonderful co-host, You ARE Loved.

This month’s chat will include conversation, questions, polls and lots of interaction on a variety of menstrual products. And because no party is complete without prizes, there will be plenty of those too! Thanks to our awesome friends at DivaCup we are excited to announce that we will be giving away a DivaCup AND DivaWash to one very lucky participant.

For those of you that are not familiar with The DivaCup, it is a wonderful menstrual alternative. It ends hassles with unreliable disposable tampons and sanitary pads in endless absorbencies, shapes and styles. This makes it perfect for all activities.

“I bought one of these two months ago and it is the greatest thing ever! I don’t need pads or tampons at all anymore. It has made getting my period a much more tolerable experience. No leaks, no worries! I recommend this product to every woman! I dont think I will ever switch back to pads after using The DivaCup!” – Kristen

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Prepared for PubertyI was 13 when I got my period and although it was 33 years ago, what I remember most about that day is how lonely I felt. Menstruation wasn’t something discussed among friends, much less at home. I was prepared in the literal sense. I had a box of pads under my bathroom sink and I knew I would bleed and what to do about it. Still, I wasn’t prepared emotionally. Facts weren’t very helpful when I felt like nobody understood and nobody wanted to talk about it.

When I found myself the mother of not one, but three daughters, I knew it would be up to me to make sure they were not only physically prepared for whatever life threw at them, but emotionally prepared as well.  From the time they were born, I made it a point to talk to my girls. We talk about everything… from school to friends to puberty and even those darn boys. I always knew that talking and being open and honest with them was going to be the answer to raising smart, secure and self-confident children. I never wanted my kids to feel they couldn’t come to me and ask questions, or talk, or tell me how they were feeling. READ MORE… »

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My Tween, Her Period, & Summer FunA guest post by S. Medlock

My oldest daughter is almost a teenager.  Recently, we have been going through a lot of changes together.  She started her period a few months ago; this will be her first summer to have her cycle. Neither one of us is sure exactly what this will be like.

So far her cycles have been irregular, and her flow has been incredibly light.  Since it has been easy so far, she’s super confident to the point of being over-confident.  “It’s no big deal” is her favorite thing to say, but I know that she’s going to be in shock when her flow finally comes full blast.  Even though there will be caregivers around wherever she may be, it’s not like knowing I will be there when “the BIG cycle” comes.  Because her cycles have been unexpectedly light, I’m afraid I’m not going to be around when the “BIG cycle” comes.  I also worry she or I will forget something important during our summer travels.  I’m just afraid that when the “BIG cycle” comes she won’t be prepared.  I have so many questions.  Summer makes this much more complicated, especially for our family travels (knowing we may need to take more traveling breaks while on the road).

I want to know so much!  Does anyone have a checklist of things not to be without on a short trip, long week vacationing or summer camp?  READ MORE… »

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