About this episode
Sam Reece and guest Kate Downey discuss periods, personal experiences, and health issues related to menstruation.
This week, podcast host and producer of CRAMPED: Kate Downey joins Sam to discuss all things periods. Growing up in rural Maine with a bowl cut, playing a dwarf in The Lord of the Rings play, and having her bedroom in the attic.. Kate had literally everything a y2k tween needed. Sam and Kate chat about the misleading advice in the 1998 ‘The Care and Keeping of You,’ the importance of doctors trusting young women’s severe menstrual pain, and navigating their respective diagnoses of PCOS and endometriosis. Let’s dive into all of our y2k memories that have been compartmentalized, repressed and forgotten. Let’s Talk, Girl. Follow the show! @talkgirlpod Follow Sam! @samreecetv
People in this episode
Host: Sam Reece
Guest: Kate Downey
Topics covered
- menstrual health
- PCOS
- endometriosis
- y2k memories
- adolescent experiences
- female health
Keywords
- periods
- menstrual pain
- y2k
- PCOS
- endometriosis
- adolescent health
- The Care and Keeping of You
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Care and Keeping of You
Places: rural Maine
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