{"id":3419,"date":"2020-05-14T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/interview-der-weg-zu-mehr-wertschaetzung-fuer-die-eigene-menstruation\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T03:26:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T03:26:35","slug":"interview-the-journey-towards-embracing-your-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/interview-the-journey-towards-embracing-your-period\/","title":{"rendered":"The journey towards embracing your period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Menstruation around the world is series from Vulvani that attempts to show the diversity of menstrual experiences around the world. We portray people from different countries with their personal stories. Let us explore the journey towards embracing your period together.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maragaudin_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mara<\/a>&nbsp;lives in Madrid, Spain, but was born and raised in Brazil. In this interview she takes us along, in a&nbsp;very honest way, on her long journey towards more self-acceptance, love and embracing your period.&nbsp;Dear Mara, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your openness and the great interview!<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Information<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Mara<br><strong>Age:<\/strong>&nbsp;25<br><strong>Gender \/ Sex:&nbsp;<\/strong>Woman<br><strong>Country of birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Brazil<br><strong>Home:<\/strong>&nbsp;Madrid, Spain<br><strong>Degress + Job:&nbsp;<\/strong>Creative&nbsp;woman<br><strong>Age at first period:<\/strong>&nbsp;12<br><strong>Favorite period product:&nbsp;<\/strong>Menstrual cup<br><strong>Cost per menstruation:&nbsp;<\/strong>Seven years ago I&nbsp;paid the equivalent of 20 euros for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/how-to-find-the-best-menstrual-cup-for-you\">menstrual cup<\/a><br><strong>Contraception:&nbsp;<\/strong>Perception of fertility and condom<\/p><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. How is menstruation seen in your family, culture and even country?<\/h4><p>I grew up until the age of 10 in a&nbsp;very simple culture and in the countryside where I&nbsp;did not know about menstruation,. Until the age of 10 I&nbsp;did not even know that it existed. Nor in the following years was there any talk of menstruation, either about the body or about sexuality, it was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/menstruation-social-taboos-and-discrimination\">something totally taboo<\/a>. To this day in my family I&nbsp;see that it is something that is totally treated as taboo. Perhaps because it is a&nbsp;very rural culture, where most people, including women, have not had any access to culture or education. A&nbsp;closed culture lost in time, where the body and sexuality are not something to talk about. I&nbsp;think that in general in Brazil, menstruation is as taboo as sexuality itself.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. How and by whom were you educated about menstruation?<\/h4><p>What I&nbsp;learned about menstruation was in schools, but I&nbsp;have few memories of classes on reproduction and sexuality. When I&nbsp;was a&nbsp;child I&nbsp;heard that the day I&nbsp;bled, no one should know, nor could I&nbsp;let men perceive that I&nbsp;was bleeding. That was part of a&nbsp;violent culture, where bleeding was already a&nbsp;reason to be&nbsp;raped.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Tell us a&nbsp;little about your first period.<\/h4><p>My&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/our-best-advice-for-your-first-period\">first period<\/a>&nbsp;was horrible. I&nbsp;was no longer living with my biological family. At 10 I&nbsp;was adopted by a&nbsp;lady, who actually treated me as a&nbsp;domestic employee. But speaking of this day, I&nbsp;was living in a&nbsp;community in Rio De Janeiro, I&nbsp;had just turned 12 years. It was August 22, 2008, I&nbsp;had turned 12 on July 28. In the house I&nbsp;lived in, there was a&nbsp;lack of water and I&nbsp;needed to go to the bathroom, so I&nbsp;went to my little friend Amanda\u2019s house. When I&nbsp;took off my clothes and saw the little bloodstain, I&nbsp;felt despair, fear, shame, and a&nbsp;sense of abandonment. I&nbsp;remember asking Amanda not to tell anyone, and before I&nbsp;could go outside, Amanda was screaming at everyone that I&nbsp;had bled. I&nbsp;felt betrayed, then everyone knew that I&nbsp;was already a \u201cwoman\u201d, everyone without exception, and for the first time I&nbsp;felt violated without being touched.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u2018When I&nbsp;took off my clothes and saw the little bloodstain, I&nbsp;felt despair, fear, shame, and a&nbsp;sense of abandonment.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Als ich meine Klamotten auszog und den kleinen Blutfleck sah, f\u00fchlte ich Verzweiflung, Angst, Scham und ein Gef\u00fchl der Verlassenheit. Ich erinnere mich, dass ich Amanda bat, es niemandem zu sagen. Doch bevor ich nach drau\u00dfen gehen konnte, br\u00fcllte Amanda zu allen, ich h\u00e4tte geblutet. Ich f\u00fchlte mich verraten, denn alle wussten, dass ich bereits eine \u201eFrau\u201c war. Ohne Ausnahmen alle. Und zum ersten Mal f\u00fchlte ich mich missbraucht, ohne ber\u00fchrt zu werden.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. How do you feel about your own menstruation?<\/h4><p>Today I&nbsp;made peace with my blood, with myself and with my wounds, caused by a&nbsp;misogynist and violent culture. Over the past few years I&nbsp;have approached and healed myself through my blood. In the last 6&nbsp;years, I&nbsp;have reestablished a&nbsp;peaceful and loving relationship with my menstrual blood. Today I&nbsp;love being a&nbsp;woman. I&nbsp;love having the awareness that I&nbsp;have today with my body and my bleeding, feel every month as this process occurs to finally bleed is something very precious. I&nbsp;believe that a&nbsp;woman can only live totally in peace when she can establish a&nbsp;peaceful and loving relationship with her blood and her&nbsp;body.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-416x277.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/08efd67f-25c5-4f07-8f52-8da429a4c8e5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a6416cc5-4a1b-4131-9157-c6ef58eae2bf.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maragaudin_\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mara<\/a><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Which menstrual products have you already tried?<\/h4><p>Before I&nbsp;started&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/how-to-use-the-menstrual-cup-correctly-your-step-by-step-advice-guide\">using the cup<\/a>&nbsp;I&nbsp;used a&nbsp;disposable&nbsp;pad.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. What do you like to do when on your period?<\/h4><p>I usually paint, sometimes using my blood, sometimes I&nbsp;put it on the plants or sometimes I&nbsp;talk to it and thank it for being there, I&nbsp;like to touch it and feel&nbsp;it.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u2018I feel the little dance in the uterus, but it is something totally smooth.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"wp-block-columns has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Are you curious to try free bleeding and experience your period in a&nbsp;new way? Then our online course \u201cMenstruation without products: Learn Free Bleeding\u201d is perfect for&nbsp;you<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/online-course-periods-without-products-learn-free-bleeding\">Tell me&nbsp;more!<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-324x324.png 324w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-416x416.png 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kursbuchen-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. How are you feeling when menstruating?<\/h4><p>I\u2019m a&nbsp;very lucky woman, I&nbsp;have no physical complaints. I&nbsp;feel the little dance in the uterus, but it is something totally smooth. The only thing you notice at each cycle is the move on an emotional level.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Who are you talking to about menstruation?<\/h4><p>I talk about menstruation these days with everyone, because one of my greatest wishes is that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/when-period-blood-turns-into-art-a-photo-gallery\">menstrual blood be treated naturally and without any kind of&nbsp;taboo.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Do you have a&nbsp;particular funny, embarrassing or important story about menstruation?<\/h4><p>Once I&nbsp;met a&nbsp;guy, I&nbsp;invited him to my house and as I&nbsp;thought, we should have sex\u2026 until I&nbsp;asked him about my paintings, if he could imagine what they were made of and he answered no. When I&nbsp;told him, he answered: How disgusting. I&nbsp;quickly told him, get dressed and get out of my house. Until today, the boy does not understand why. Obviously, I&nbsp;would never, these days, have sex with a&nbsp;boy who tells me that he is disgusted by blood. And I&nbsp;never saw him again, even though he wrote to ask me what had happened, I&nbsp;just told him:&nbsp;think.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/a9e6bb47-30cc-4853-ad2c-996fdd1e3385.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1498-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maragaudin_\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mara<\/a><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Want to share anything else about menstruation (or yourself)?<\/h4><p>I think to change the world, we\u2019re going to have to change a&nbsp;lot of things. Starting with breaking any taboos about the body, the female body mainly. I&nbsp;think it is very important to teach our girls&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/cycle-awareness-in-harmony-with-ones-own-body\">the power within<\/a>, and then maybe we will grow very aware of the power within that we have, being at peace with our world will be the most important revolution.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u2018Being at peace with our world, will be the most important revolution.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min-416x217.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MATW_Mara-1-min.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maragaudin_\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mara<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you want to become part of \u2018Menstruation around the&nbsp;world\u2019?<\/h3>\n\n<p>We hope to be able to present the portraits of menstruating people as varied and diverse as possible. And for this we need you \u2013 no matter how you feel about your own menstruation or where you come from! If you would like to be part of this series and share your personal experiences and thoughts about menstruation with us, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/contact\">write us a&nbsp;message<\/a>&nbsp;or simply&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScU5bBinR_dTfXt4GIwZlK1rMrsvv7UMPDmb4rCC7b-7Zy0sg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out this questionnaire<\/a>&nbsp;(anonymously is also possible). We are already looking forward to sharing your story with the Vulvani community!<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-324x324.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-416x416.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Instagram-MATW-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this interview Mara shares, in a very honest way, her long journey towards more self acceptance, love and embracing your period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-menstruation-around-the-world-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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