As part of an oceanside circle where her Godmothers and I welcomed my daughter into the realm of cycles, each one of us prepared a few thoughts to share with her: here are mine.

I don’t know about you, but my first period was not awesome, probably made worse by the fact that I had so eagerly anticipated it. Fast forward close to 40 years, to me anticipating my adolescent daughter’s impending menarch.

We chatted with Nadya Okamoto about her organization, life and the issues around menstrual product accessibility. Here’s what she had to say!