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What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? Periods are just the beginning.

In this award-winning podcast India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story of the menstrual cycle, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.

What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? In this award-winning podcast India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.

28ish Days Later: Day Nine: Finding Power

Day Nine: Finding Power

BBC Radio 4 - 28ish Days Later, Day Nine: Finding Power

India explores how your first period can shape how you feel about the rest.

India meets Lisa Lister who shows us how to find the power in your cycle.

This episode is all about the experiences across life that can shape how we view our cycle - particularly our first bleed. India is joined by author and creatrix Lisa Lister who tells a story of empowerment. 

Along the way India chats to a tropical island resident called Nirai and a refugee named Marie who is struggling with period poverty. 


Credits: 
Presented by India Rakusen. 
Producer: Ellie Sans.
Assistant Producer:Jorja McAndrew.
Executive Producer: Suzy Grant. 
Original music composed and performed by Rebekah Reid. 
Sound design by Olga Reed. 

Special thanks to all contributors and audio diarists. 

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