Today the word we are going to talk about "Period" and I don't mean the punctuation mark. We start by discussing the taboo that surrounds the word "period" and why there is so much stigma around having a period, talking about your period or even saying that very loaded word - period. Stasha shares her decades of experience, research and learnings with us and explains why shaking up this taboo is so important for women on so many levels. The Crisp Takeaways * Yum * We use euphemisms because we view this experience as such a negative one. How damaging the current trends that suggest "you don't even need to have your period" can be for the female body, hormones and mental state. "If you are any kind of birth control, you are basically mimicking menopause" The biggest block holding people from back from embracing their own psychic abilities is simply the fear of opening their mouths. You have be actively ovulating to make estrogen and progesterone, and here's the thing - these are the two hormones that make us ladies feel sexy, juicy, high energy, feel happy etc. When you don't ovulate - you miss out on these. There are no studies done on the real, long term effects of birth control. There are so many long term side effects that come from not having your cycle for years at a time. We talk about some very heavy issues, including how important words are in keeping your kids safe from sexual predators. Using the right words and really learning how your own body works is an act of revolution because it is how we as women are going to reclaim our power and ultimately change the world for the generations of women who came after us.