Laura Eldridge, author of In Our Control: The Complete Guide to Contraceptive Choices for Women In Sweetening the Pill, Holly Grigg-Spall lays out the reality of hormonal contraception, and the ubiquitous political and commercial interests at play, with breathtaking precision.

Sweetening the Pill is exactly the thing needed to energize and mobilize this important women's health conversation. Read the book and get inspired, get angry, and most importantly get information. Chris Bobel, associate professor of Women's Studies at University of Massachusetts Boston and author of New Blood: Third Wave Feminism and the Politic Holly Grigg-Spall is fearless, and her courageous advocacy on behalf of women whose stories are too often silenced is a model for others trying to make positive change through health activism. Getting there begins with the kind of courageous inquiry Grigg-Spall inspires. We've got to demand better: more transparency, more options and more support for self-determined health care. Sweetening the Pill, equal parts personal journey, investigative journalism and feminist manifesto, cracks open the paternalist and corporate-driven ethos of self-improvement that undermines women's body literacy. In this episode, I’m talking to Holly about Teena (), an easy-to-use cycle-tracking device that empowers young girls to understand their bodies better.Holly Grigg-Spall effectively melts the candy coating that obscures a simple truth: what we don't know, can indeed hurt us. Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | Ģ017-2023 Nicole Jardim. We discuss why cycle tracking is essential for tweens and teens, why most of what’s on the market today isn’t suitable for this age group, how Teena is helping to fill the gap left by sex education classes, the long-term impact of supporting and empowering young girls about their menstrual cycles, and so much more!

In this episode, I’m talking to Holly about Teena (), an easy-to-use cycle-tracking device that empowers young girls to understand their bodies better.

She is also a producer on a feature documentary, The Business of Birth Control, inspired by Sweetening the Pill, directed by Abby Epstein, and executive produced by Ricki Lake. The book was released in 2013 and has since become an underground phenomenon. Holly is the author of the cult hit Sweetening the Pill: Or How We Got Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control. Holly Grigg-Spall is a well-known author and researcher in women's health whose work has inspired many to question the pharmaceutical industry's approach to birth control.

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