The Power of Naming: Finding Language Liberation in Menstruality

From the Authors & Contributors:
Language shapes the beliefs and attitudes around our experiences. It affects how people who menstruate — and those who do not — feel about and understand periods.

This is why Madami and PERIOD. took on the challenge of curating and centralizing a holistic document that celebrates the diversity of terms used to describe menstrual experiences, as well as the many strands of education, activism, and advocacy within the menstrual movement.

From me:
Here’s your chance to explore all the words related to the menstrual cycle. No excuse not to understand what’s happening in your body — and to have the language to communicate it. This is agency. This is learning about your cycle. This is the beginning of your cycle literacy journey.

Click the link below to dive in.

https://period.org/uploads/Global-Glossary-for-the-Menstrual-Movement-v1.3.pdf