Sorry for the crude opening line. But it is really quite true. I have been researching a lot about periods and the effect they have on women’s training. I overheard a guy in the gym saying to his training partner midway through his Bro reps “take your tampon out and carry on lifting”. And it makes me so freaking angry. Comparing perceived weakness in a man to a female on her period. It got me thinking about how it does affect us and if it does even make a difference. Periods,

Respect is a strange concept really. It means different things to different people. And holds more weight in certain cultures, in certain countries. In healthcare, especially here, the hierarchy of practitioners demands respect. Demands it for themselves. Heaven forbid you treat people because that is your vocation. Since when did the practitioners treating the clients/patients become more worthy of respect than those they are treating? Is it becoming a tree falling in the wo