Episode 21: The Flow Down series finale

It’s been a minute—and we’ve got news. We share a look into our lives during these wild times and why we decided to end our show. To go out on a high note, we interview the founder of Girlology, Dr. Melisa Holmes, who’s teaching young people about periods. And period activists Ariana Rodriguez and Julie Sanchez tell us how they fought to get free period products on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi campus. Even though times are tough, the future looks bright for periods. Thank you so much for being part of The Flow Down!

Resources + links

In episode 2 we talked about how little we knew when we first got our periods.

And in episodes 7, 10, 11 and 19 we dive deeper into the topic of menstrual equity.

Check out Dr. Melisa Holmes’ work and period education classes on Girlology.com.

Ariana Rodriguez and Julie Sanchez fought for free period products at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. You can support the ongoing project at https://giving.tamucc.edu/.

Plus, periods don’t stop during a pandemic. Flo Code is helping provide menstrual products to schools, shelters and those affected by COVID-19. You can make a donation here: https://flocode.org/

Lastly, Stef’s working at Maven Clinic. Check it out, and feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn.

Episode graphic by Cienpies Design.

Our theme song is Crimson Wave, performed by Tacocat, courtesy of Hardly Art Records.

Additional music used in episode 21: “Anders” by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License and “Something Elated” by Broke for Free, under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.