Reduce Stigma and get Educated
Including resources that we’ve worked on and some that we haven’t, we just love so much that we need to share!
It's always been important to TPP, to be able to reach as many people as possible to receive period education through different formats, as we know we all have our different preferences!
Podcasts your thing? Amazing, we have 8 episodes available for you!
Prefer a super short read? That's great too, check out our social media platforms sharing facts, data, and info in a simple format.
Got a couple of minutes to read? Head over to our blog posts, where we are sharing personal stories and periods in the news.
I need something physical! Perfect - download and print out our FREE brochures on reusable period products and Nest's Guide to Periods!
The Period Place Resources
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The Period Place Podcast
From the basics to the biology, join hosts Tegan Yorwarth and Danika Revell as they smash the stigma surrounding periods, and dive head first into period topics we don' talk about enough. With sensitivity, personal stories, and guests from around Aotearoa, this podcast is for bloody everyone, whether you get a period or not.
Available wherever you listen to podcasts!
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The Period Place x The Warehouse Educational Resource
This resource isn audio series up on The Warehouse website. This is essentially The Period Place Podcast kids addition - shorter episodes cut from the main podcast but only including relevant age appropriate conversations and education.
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Reusable Period Products Guide
Breaking down the basics, and where to begin when looking at the different options out there when it comes to reusable period products!
Including info on Menstrual Cups, Period Underwear, Reusable Pads and Menstrual Discs!
Going with the flow: Menstruation and rainbow-inclusive practices in the outdoors
Education Outdoors New Zealand
Going with the flow’ is a multi-media resource about gender equity in the outdoors. It aims to inspire positive changes to outdoor practice and culture.
Designed for youth, educators, and outdoor practitioners, it includes:
a print resource
a four-part video series
lesson plans suitable to use with young people who are 10-15 years old (Years 6-10)
diverse stories of menstruation and rainbow experiences in the outdoors
practical tips and information about gender inclusive practices.
Your eBook Guide To The Ideal Period.
by hekate clinic
If you have period and hormone problems, you’re in the right place. It’s not your fault and it's not all in your head.
Learn what’s normal, what’s not, and what you can actually do about it.
Menstruators everywhere should know how their body works and what they can do to troubleshoot problems for themselves, or when to chat with an expert on periods.
The Period Place Library
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Red Moon Gang
By Tara Costello
Red Moon Gang aims to eradicate these stigmas, providing a thorough, unapologetic and humorous guide to menstruation. Free from cultural hang-ups and drawing on the latest research, this gender-neutral book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn the honest truth about periods.
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Vaginas & Periods 101
By Christian Hoeger & Kristen Lilla
Vaginas and Periods 101: A Pop-Up Book is a fun and creative way to learn more about... vaginas and periods! The book uses pop-ups and colorful graphics to normalize anatomy aesthetics and menstruation. It also describes various menstrual product options beyond just tampons and pads.
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Welcome to Your Period
By Yumi Stynes & Dr. Melissa Kang
This taboo-free guide is packed with honest advice and big-sisterly wisdom on all the things girls need to know: from what cramps feel like to whether you can feel blood coming out, to what you should do if your pad leaks onto your clothes
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Waiwhero: The Red Waters - A Celebration of Womanhood
By Dr. Ngahuia Murphey
Waiwhero: He Whakahirahiratanga o te Ira Wahine: A Celebration of Womanhood is based on Te Awa Atua but has been written specifically for whanau, rangatahi, the education and health sectors.
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Te Awa Atua
By Dr. Ngahuia Murphey
Te Awa Atua is a ground-breaking study of menstruation in pre-colonial Māori society. Many early ethnographic accounts of menstrual rites were distorted beyond recognition by the colonial lense of their authors, yet their misinterpretations continue to be accepted as authoritative.
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The Autism Friendly Guide to Periods
By Robyn Steward
Changes during puberty, such as the onset of periods, are challenging for girls on the autism spectrum. Written from experience by an autistic woman, this straightforward guide to periods helps the reader to prepare in great detail, from hygiene to pain medication and sensory experiences to mood swings.
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The Hormone Diaries: The Bloody Truth About Our Periods
By Hannah Witton
Inspired by her YouTube series of the same name, The Hormone Diaries draws on Hannah's own experiences and, through crowdsourcing on her social media platforms, those of her fans too. With her trademark honesty and humour, Hannah explores and demystifies topics surrounding periods, hormones and contraception, to offer readers support, information and advice.
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Period: Everything you Need to Know About Periods
By Natalie Bryne
Period. is a book for everyone; for children and adults, mums and dads, womb-owners and ex-womb-owners. There is no beating around the bush in this funny and informative book written and illustrated by Natalie Byrne, full of practical tips and advice from what a period actually is, to who and who doesn't have them.
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How to Endo
By Bridget Hustwaite
Inspiring, vivacious and completely honest, Bridget's book is for everyone on the endo spectrum: the battle-hardened warriors, the newly diagnosed and those still searching for answers.
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Period Repair Manual
By Lara Briden
Period Repair Manual is published by Pan Macmillan and is your guide to better periods. It explains how to use natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, and bioidentical hormones and provides advice and tips for women of every age and situation.
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Period Power
By Maisie Hill
Period Power is a profound but practical blueprint for aligning daily life with the menstrual cycle, to give women a no-nonsense explanation of what the hell happens to their hormones every month and how they can use each phase to its full advantage.
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Period Queen
By Lucy Peach
Author and period preacher Lucy Peach urges us to stop treating periods like nature's consolation prize for being a woman, banishing the notion that hormones reduce us to being random emotional rollercoasters. Become an expert in recognising what you need at different times of the month and learn how every cycle gives you a chance to cultivate the most important relationship of your life: the one with your precious self. It's
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The Period Project
By Bex Henderson
The Period Project delivers real period, menstrual cycle and fertility education in a fun and informative way. Taking the fear out of periods, while raising body confidence and equipping girls with the knowledge and tools to guide them through their menstrual cycle journey into adult years.
Reminder that when it comes to purchasing books, it’s a great opportunity to shop local!