#FLODIARIES - Musings of the menstruating woman

'Women don't need to find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to use it

- Megan Markle

Today we share the stories of the menstruating woman, women on their periods navigating lives and bodies that are varied and complex. Periods have brought shame to girls and women for too long and we believe that by sharing these stories we can help remove the shame and bring understanding, compassion, humour and kindness to girls and women, but most of all we hope that these stories remind you that you are not alone.

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"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences".

- Audrey Lourde

Flo in the Midst of Ramadan

“And she thought then how strange it was that disaster—the sort of disaster that drained the blood from your body and took the air out of your lungs and hit you again and again in the face—could be at times, such a thing of beauty.”

―Anita Shreve,The Pilot's Wife

Bloody Bouquet

Fibroid Flo

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty".

- Maya Angelou

Human. Healthy. Whole.

“Stigma around menstruation and menstrual hygiene is a violation of several human rights, most importantly of the right to human dignity'

- Jyoti Sanghera

Musings

Thank you so much for reading and for submitting your stories.

If you would like to be featured in SHAKE Africa's Flo Fridays campaign - please send your Aunt Flo submissions to dear.auntflo20@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

All our love and Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day

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