Periods: It’s Time To End The Shame

Wild Violet
Nov 1 · 4 min read

Overcoming the shame embedded by culture.

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Growing up the subject of periods was taboo. It brought me more shame than using a four letter word. Speaking about these things was only to be done when absolutely essential and only to my red-faced mother. A trip to the sanitary isle was tantamount to torture.

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Wild Violet

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Wild Violet is an author currently working on her first novel. Her areas of specialism include self-development, spirituality, writing, fiction & poetry.

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