Periods!
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<p>We were delighted to welcome Saskio Boujo on to the podcast to talk about periods and period poverty. </p><p>Saskia is a relationship and sex educator who has been teaching young people for over 20 years. Her work involves delivering workshops to young people, training teachers and organising parent events. Saskia self-published her book, <em>This Period In My Life</em>, in July 2020 – it is a period guidebook dedicated to the many young people she teaches. </p><br><p>This was such a fascinating and insightful chat where we covered: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>What period poverty actually is. </li><li>The issues around period blood and the negative connotations associated with it. </li><li>How girls find out about the fact that they will have periods. </li><li>The budget available to schools for period products and education in this area. </li><li>The work going on in schools to change the language around periods. </li><li>Saskia’s book - This Period In My Life.* </li><li>Hormones..! </li><li>Suggestions for what parents / carers can do to help prepare their daughter / charge for their period. </li><li>Which period products are best to start off with. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bespokefamily/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram - @bespokefamily</a> /<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bespoke-Family-247449005951650/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook - @bespokefamily</a> </p><p>Saskia - @factsoflife.ed / @thisperiodinmylife </p><p><a href="http://www.saskiaboujo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.saskiaboujo.com</a> </p><p><a href="https://saskiaboujo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This period in my life by Saskia Boujo</a> – use the discount code ‘<strong>Teens15</strong>’ for 15% off!* </p><br><p><strong>Saskia’s recommended books</strong> </p><p><a href="htt
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