Period Disasters

From a very young age, I was scared of my own vagina. I didn’t understand how there was a hole there. I thought “There’s no way… where would it be???”

I was so queasy when it came to things like blood, cuts, scrapes and apparently canals.

Someone submitted a question to my Human to Human inbox asking for support on period products. It took me two years to answer it on the pod. Mostly because you’ll hear in the episode, I’m lowkey cringing so hard, feeling so embarrassed over revealing all the awkward moments, tampon insertion attempts and product drama I’ve had over the years.

Embarrassment is a funny emotion because you could let it act as a warning sign against something… to stop, to not do it, to not admit to it. Not me, clearly. I share anyway because my younger self NEEDED THIS!!! I felt like a loser for not knowing how to even find my hole and an even bigger weirdo when multiple close girlfriends and female family members tried inserting tampons for me. Yes you heard that right, for me, and it still didn’t work properly.

This episode is my older, wiser self talking to 14 year old Jess, and 16 year old Jess and even 22 year old Jess, and you better believe I hope future 40-something Jess tells 25 year old Jess lots of new life things too.

We shouldn’t have to feel so damn alone in all the weird ass shit we go through as humans. But often times we do. So if you want a good laugh, to hear me spill the period tea, or get real support on your period journey, listen to this episode.

I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t share about this on any platform after posting it because I’m still terrified to be this vulnerable. BUT my mom told me she was cackling when she listened and that made me feel better. So happy laughing or happy crying when you gotta take a dry tampon out, ouch.

Lots of love,

Jess

P.S share this with a young woman in your life… she needs it.