In this week’s podcast Jinty and Lou talk Periods and endometriosis and dispel the stigma that both men and women have around this topic. Emma Barnett has written a go to book on the topic, It’s about bloody time Period and we hear period stories from the Collective. We meet Jess Jairath a woman with endometriosis who tells her story and how she has dealt with this debilitating illness through her life, one in ten women assigned female at birth endure unrelenting pain associated with this disease. We find out how Lou got on with her WI her letter of gratitude. We begin Sex Lessons From History by Dr Fern Riddell and discuss where the word fuck comes from. There’s a love potion to try from Lou who’s got a fab name for her potion.Lou talks about her trip to London and why drinking like it’s 1988 is not such a good idea and from an Instagram post Jinty shared we talk histamine and how it effects us.The Book Collective get stuck into the first 3 chapters of Sex Lessons From history by Dr Fern Riddell, chapter 1 is aptly named the first fuck and we find out where the word fuck derived from. There’s a naughty nun in the 17th century who used visions of God to make love to other nuns. The book is so rich in fact but weaves through the stories of sex.The Foodie Collective this week is a love potion by Lou and it’s non-alcoholic aptly named Love Potion 69, the recipe is below, it’s light and refreshing and alcohol could be added to your taste!Lou’s WI from Jinty was to write a letter of gratitude, Lou reads out the letter and we find out how negativity in your life can be turned around to make a positive impact.We hear period stories from the Collective and read excerpts from Emma Barnett’s new book, It’s about bloody time Period, who knew that the pill-period was only put in place to placate the pope and it to 58 years to overturn this mis-information, surely not the patriarchy at work again?!Our guest this week is the lovely Jess Jairath who tells us her story of endometriosis it’s a debilitating and under diagnosed disease that affects as many people as type 2 diabetes but with very little research. Jess dispels myths and opens up about what it is like on a day to day basis living with pain, the amount of bleeding and how she has to run her diary around her periods. Jess give us her 3 tips if you or someone you know has Endometriosis. She is raising awareness of endometriosis by raising vital funds to help the Endometriosis UK a charity specialising in helping sufferers with support and research. Love Potion 69 Recipe: Raspberries, ginger beer, raspberry cordial, sugar and a sprig of mint.Wipe a raspberry around the rim of the glass and dip it in sugar, add crushed raspberries into the glass and pour in raspberry cordial and top up with ginger beer and decorate with a sprig of mint. Simple, refreshing and naughty! You can find Jess on Instagram at kai_in _the_wild and Support Jess and Endometriosis Uk herehttps://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jessica-Jairath1?utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_transactional_--_page_launched_--_campaign&utm_content=99d07d43-3802-4458-92a9-00e88ce57efd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postoffice&utm_term=1623742857606Buy Fern Riddell’s book here https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Fern-Riddell/Sex-Lessons-From-History/24568569--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.