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Period Power Stories

Episode #4 | The Birds and the Bees

Period Power! Club members Siobhan and Makayla talk periods, education, and shame, plus a visit from a special guest – Siobhan’s dad and Kingston High School teacher Mr. Burch!

Siobhan shares her TMI Project monologue on getting her first period, and how her family’s openness and education around menstruation conflicted with the social stigma she internalized about menstruation.

“The moment I got my period, I knew what was happening deep down, but I didn’t want to accept it, so it was kind of a scary moment. I didn’t know what to do, so I waited to tell anyone about what was happening. And I guess part of that was because of society. Society has always taught us to keep quiet about our periods and not really tell anyone.” – Siobhan

Episode Notes:

This episode was produced in partnership with HUDSY and Kingston High School’s Period Power! Club. It was written and produced by Hayley Downs, Blake Pfeil, and Raine Grayson. It was directed by Raine Grayson. All episodes are shot and edited by HUDSY.

Episode Contributors:

Storyteller:  Siobhan

Storytelling Prompt:

Write a true story about something you were taught to hide that turned out to be “perfectly normal”.

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