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Day 116 - Thursday 9th July 2020

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown I came across this incredible advert by BodyForm today - Womb Stories. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/bodyform-womb-stories-periods-taboo-stigma-advert-a9599346.html?fbclid=IwAR3w88bvuw1ctYTKoC521CnR5ux0KXkkPVEsscbqimfJPLx3ugQZoipqnRo Why is it so powerful?  Because it doesn't shy away from the many things that women, 50% of the population, go through every month and also the many stages of conception and the issues that there can be around it. Blood is red, not the sanitised blue we have been shown for so long on commercials for sanitary items. We are very squeamish when it comes to talking about periods and we shouldn't be.  It's one of the most natural things in the world and we all, women and men, should feel ok to talk about it. Periods can be debilitating for so many women and if we don't share this information, women will continue to suffer in silence.  I know so many women, my self inc...