Mind your bloody language! Half of the world’s population does, has or will have a period, but we spend most of our lives pretending or hiding that we do.  Even when we do talk about it, we use silly names “Aunty Flo”. “Time of the Month”, “Red Wedding” - we’re made to feel so ashamed about something so natural that there are over 5,000 slang terms for ‘period’.

Generations of women have been conditioned to believe that their periods are disgusting or shrameful, which has massive consequences for our bodies, our healthcare decisions, our sex lives and our overall well being.

Around the world, menstruation is framed as a problem (to be hidden) rather than a healthy bodily process....yet the menstrual cycle has enabled pretty much every single person on Earth to be born!

Join Meta's Sophie Neary as she speaks to charity Bloody Good Period about how to tackle period shame, period language and all things menstruation.