{"product_id":"heavy-flow-amanda-laird-9781459743137","title":"Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation","description":"\u003ci\u003eFinalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do you know about your menstrual cycle?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour menstrual cycle is your fifth vital sign -- a barometer of health and wellness that is as telling as your pulse or blood pressure. Yet most of us see our periods as nothing more than a source of inconvenience and embarrassment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reasons for this are vast and complex and many are rooted in misogyny. The fact is, women the world over are taught the bare minimum about menstruation, and the messages they do receive are negative: that periods are painful and gross, that they turn us into hormonal messes, and that they \u003ci\u003eshouldn't\u003c\/i\u003e be discussed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy examining the history of period shame and stigma and its effects on women's health and wellness today as well as providing a crash course in menstrual self-care, \u003ci\u003eHeavy Flow\u003c\/i\u003e aims to lift the veil on menstruation, breaking the \"curse\" once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Laird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 145974313X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459743137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Amanda Laird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045250560255,"sku":"9781459743137","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f67d84f3-397e-4ea3-9505-231596a5326e.jpg?v=1684977635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heavy-flow-amanda-laird-9781459743137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}