Hey, I'm Vania, and like many women who bleed, I have gone through the ups and downs of a monthly cycle. I'm in my 40s now, which means that in the past few years it's gotten worse, and it's gotten to a point where it's debilitated me in many ways.
I wanted to have a space for me and others to feel safe to talk about this. There are definitely a lot more resources, vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies, and more that are available now.
There are also movements to support women who bleed online. A couple of the most endearing projects are those that deliver sanitary products to women and also the projects in India, aimed at providing women in poverty with access to clean, menstrual products.
It's time for us, as women, to empower those that do not have access to clean period products, and time for us to connect and share what works for us, and basically just a call to connect women because we are always facing some form of inequality in our lives, whether it be because we bleed, or just because we're women.
What is your monthly relief story?