Heavy Flow: Breaking The Curse Of Menstruation
$22.99
Paperback
Earn 115 plum® points
Buy Online
Find In Store
Not sold in stores
Prices and offers may vary in store
Loading
about
Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction
What do you know about your menstrual cycle?
Your menstrual cycle is your fifth vital sign — a barometer of health and wellness that is as telling as your pulse or blood pressure. Yet most of us see our periods as nothing more than a source of inconvenience and embarrassment.
The reasons for this are vast and complex and many are rooted in misogyny. The fact is, women the world over are taught the bare minimum about menstruation, and the messages they do receive are negative: that periods are painful and gross, that they turn us into hormonal messes, and that they shouldn't be discussed.
By examining the history of period shame and stigma and its effects on women’s health and wellness today as well as providing a crash course in menstrual self-care, Heavy Flow aims to lift the veil on menstruation, breaking the "curse" once and for all.
What do you know about your menstrual cycle?
Your menstrual cycle is your fifth vital sign — a barometer of health and wellness that is as telling as your pulse or blood pressure. Yet most of us see our periods as nothing more than a source of inconvenience and embarrassment.
The reasons for this are vast and complex and many are rooted in misogyny. The fact is, women the world over are taught the bare minimum about menstruation, and the messages they do receive are negative: that periods are painful and gross, that they turn us into hormonal messes, and that they shouldn't be discussed.
By examining the history of period shame and stigma and its effects on women’s health and wellness today as well as providing a crash course in menstrual self-care, Heavy Flow aims to lift the veil on menstruation, breaking the "curse" once and for all.
Title:Heavy Flow: Breaking The Curse Of Menstruation
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:224 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.6 in
Shipping dimensions:224 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.6 in
Published:February 23, 2019
Publisher:Dundurn Press
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781459743137