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I still wear maxi pads and have to take extra precautions, but when I do leak I am no longer embarrassed or panicked. Rather than be ashamed, I remember how lucky I am to have sanitary items to help me get through this time, which sadly a lot of women don’t have access to. I no longer feel judged, and if people want to judge me when I have leaked, then that is their problem. I love my body just the way it is and periods are totally normal.

Period Piece: Catriona's Chronicle. I didn’t live with my mum and when she would come visit me, she would often ask if I had gotten my period yet, and once I replied: “yeah, I think so, I had it for about an hour yesterday”.