https://www.brireddick.com/healing daily 0.75 2021-05-28 https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2021/5/28/who-is-free-to-bleed-in-america monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1622175612700-HGD34I6TWM2N2SDX3ETC/Screen+Shot+2021-05-27+at+9.19.22+PM.png Healing - Who is Free to Bleed in America? - Make it stand out PHOTO: ASHLEY ARMITAGE https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/7/27/bleed-red-go-green-thinx-underwear-review monthly 0.5 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1595873790621-4S2ZZ9YTXECU53PC3TB4/IMG_5558.JPG Healing - Bleed Red Go Green: Thinx Underwear Review Picture is my own https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/6/19/blood-on-their-hands monthly 0.5 2020-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1592582435054-E3AC5NZPTAPIVZZDEK34/IMG_4809.jpg Healing - Blood on Their Hands Artwork by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh IG: @tlynnfaz https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/4/8/how-my-period-healed-my-trauma monthly 0.5 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1586366243827-1AIPNUOMAO80VQB0AULW/image-asset.jpeg Healing - How My Period Healed My Trauma Source: @thebodyahomeforlove on Instagram https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/4/1/why-your-period-hates-capitalism monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585780805720-EG4EXZ27ER3E3B1KMG16/image-asset.jpeg Healing - Why Your Period Hates Capitalism Source: @Slutmouthdesign on Instagram https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/3/30/my-period-is-not-pink monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585607683220-MW4Y0W1HA2E10SX30DFR/blood.jpg Healing - My Period is not Pink Source: @RupiKaur_ on Instagram https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/3/25/5-books-for-women-of-color-to-read-during-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585174763346-KLNM8IAEVKYI7CQJ9IJ3/freshwater.jpg Healing - 5 Books for Women of Color to Read during Quarantine Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi This novel remains one of the most rewarding books I have ever read. It tells the story of a Nigerian immigrant that moves to America for college, where her difficult circumstances make her separate into different selves that seem to constantly be at war with one another. Freshwater is a beautiful tale about surviving, navigating mental health, and exploring gender identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585174877270-L8F51S0R6DGQZI40T5TT/image-asset.jpeg Healing - 5 Books for Women of Color to Read during Quarantine This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color I was given this book at a time in my life where I was ready to give up activism altogether. I felt defeated, but I credit This Bridge Called My Back for rehabilitating me. This anthology is a collection of writings by radical women of color that tell stories of family, love, activism, and struggle. It shares real experiences by women who have put their lives and body on the line for justice. It is inspiring but also realistic about the intersections of race, gender, and activism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585175121249-WJ3IVE7YYUCDT69HYT5X/image-asset.jpeg Healing - 5 Books for Women of Color to Read during Quarantine The Summer We Got Free by Mia Mckenzie This novel tells the story of a passionate black femme artist, Ava, living in the deep south. After her family is ostracized by the Church and their community, Ava begins to lose the fire that she was always known for. With the arrival of a mysterious woman, Ava’s flame reignites and she is able to experience passion once again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585175186493-O7HYII7BCCYN8I0L7B29/women+on+the+ground.jpg Healing - 5 Books for Women of Color to Read during Quarantine Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World These collections of essays are written by Arab journalists that were reporting in the region that the western media loves to dismiss as war-torn territory. These women explain the complexities of being a journalist in a region where women experience culture and religious based oppression, while not conforming to the west's idea of the Arab woman victim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585174987172-I81GJAUIE68KADG8YMS2/image-asset.jpeg Healing - 5 Books for Women of Color to Read during Quarantine Me, My Hair, and I: Twenty-seven Women Untangle an Obsession I bought this book after I cut off all of my hair. I was in dire need to find a community of women that understood the complexities of hair and could empathize with my need to cut all of mine off. This book was exactly that. The stories in Me, My Hair, and I range from stories about cancer survivors losing their hair to hijabis that choose to cover their hair. It is a collection of experiences that explore hair as an identity marker in a larger society that places value on women by their appearance. https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2020/3/23/can-my-period-make-me-more-creative monthly 0.5 2020-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585003884468-JF4YFQBB5SXPTQ2R41CW/IMG_2563.jpg Healing - Can My Period Make Me More Creative? photo by @michel_e_b on Instagram. https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2019/9/9/tampons-amp-pads-are-over-party-menstrual-cups-are-here monthly 0.5 2020-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1568065946582-FZXHEDA0C202YCROI2Z9/IMG_9222.jpg Healing - Tampons and Pads are Over Party - Menstrual Cups are Here! Picture from the @Saaltco Instagram https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2019/7/23/6-testimonials-on-6-different-birth-control-methods monthly 0.5 2019-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1563930939432-1U5JN99BBGIVPJLT28SA/Birth%2BControl-01-2.jpg Healing - 6 Testimonials on 6 Different Birth Control Methods Graphic by Mehdi Bennouna (IG: @meadybanana) https://www.brireddick.com/healing/shrill-and-unpacking-your-fatphobia monthly 0.5 2019-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1553841552324-AN8TLOI2C2BJNML2IO3T/IMG_5205.jpg Healing - Shrill and Unpacking Your Fatphobia https://www.brireddick.com/healing/2019/3/22/plant-forward-not-based monthly 0.5 2019-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1553235107250-0HSJDM7IXPBHUEQVKHRY/0990B8FD-AAC7-4994-B283-0AFB4B4EB608.jpg Healing - Plant Forward Not Based https://www.brireddick.com/healing/tag/healing monthly 0.5 https://www.brireddick.com/healing/tag/plant+based monthly 0.5 https://www.brireddick.com/healing/tag/plant+forward monthly 0.5 https://www.brireddick.com/healing/tag/vegan monthly 0.5 https://www.brireddick.com/harmony daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://www.brireddick.com/harmony/2020/6/25/the-words-will-come-a-writing-playlist monthly 0.5 2020-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1593114011259-V6GAVT150WBPD1SGRZXQ/image-asset.jpeg Harmony - The Words Will Come ✨A Writing Playlist - the words will come ✨ Let this play while you write your best and your worst. Just keep writing. https://www.brireddick.com/harmony/2020/3/26/you-make-me-love-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1585280185286-ZCADWN6KSPDITVDMF64H/IMG_2650.jpeg Harmony - you make me love quarantine Playlist image: @marinelartt https://www.brireddick.com/harmony/2019/4/8/new-playlist-mercury-is-in-retrograde monthly 0.5 2019-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1554752706378-J0UB1PSTW6LYP6GYT0LM/IMG_5239.jpg Harmony - New Playlist Alert - Mercury is in Retrograde This playlist is for chill moods but deep feelings. Listen in the shower, before bed, or even on a long drive. Think, breathe, and heal. Listen here https://www.brireddick.com/harmony/2019/3/22/when-i-get-home monthly 0.5 2019-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1553240136030-V9I9P4CCN03PIF93T1FZ/IMG_5086.jpg Harmony - When I Get Home https://www.brireddick.com/history daily 0.75 2020-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1583788227088-6IWHIDA52Q40IA87FVGV/23.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1583788251541-GD8B9OK5WX61JI87V3B6/21.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1583788574774-KZQHSRFAVHDMSD9250BB/19-2.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1583788540719-44CYT057ENQO9X16W9SM/19-2.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/1583788319522-WAP1JC61DTVJT4W8ON6R/18-2.jpg History https://www.brireddick.com/her daily 0.75 2024-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5b63b8755be2644201f556/89fa24cd-e2b8-4bb2-b020-bd06cf8c358a/DSCF9932.jpg HER - Her My name is Bri Reddick, aka The Period Writer and your favorite Leo. To me, menstruation is an educational starting point that leads to larger conversations about sex, gender, and autonomy. I believe that if we teach young menstruators to feel shame from their period, we are furthering the narrative that their bodies do not belong to them. This website is meant to document my journey as a woman of color navigating the period space. I am still learning, still growing, and still healing. https://www.brireddick.com/home-3 daily 1.0 2024-09-20