"I do get upset when it comes to the societal norms as they're applied to women and women's health." - Ellen Mihalovich

Last week, host @anastasiabarbuzzi introduced you to the concept of this two-part series on #menstrualequity. This week, she’ll conclude the series with the help of @ellenbrecken, the founder of @gemmwell 💎: a fem-health marketplace focused on vaginal health, periods, pregnancy, postpartum and pleasure.

Before @gemmwell came into the picture, Ellen founded La Belleforte, a platform that fostered authentic conversations about periods, cutting through all the branding and medical jargon on the internet. She'll give you the details on the transition in her introduction to this episode (since we recorded it prior to the switch).

Nevertheless, it’s full of valuable information about the inaccessibility of menstrual products and the effects. Did you know that one in five women in the U.S. are faced with difficult decisions like whether they should supply themselves menstrual products or feed their families every month? ...Now you do.

In their chat today on $HMONEY Radio, Ellen and Anastasia discuss the lack of federal laws surrounding the disclosure of ingredients and materials used to make menstrual products (which factored into her decision to start @gemmwell), access to education on reproductive health, and the link between systemic racism and uterine fibroids.

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Follow Ellen on Instagram here. To check out her favourite educational accounts, companies and organizations, explore the following links: @hatethedot, @coderedcollective, @bloodygoodperiod, @lola, @corawomen, @girlshelpinggirlsperiod, @thehomlessperiodproject, @isupportthhegirls, @periodequity, @wearehappyperi

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Edited and produced by Anastasia Barbuzzi, founder and creative director of $HMONEY ($HMONEY Radio).