Sharra Vostral's guest appearances

Sharra Vostral

Healing Hormones

The Heavy Flow Podcast

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Amanda Hearn

Holly Grigg-Spall

Nicole Jardim

Julie Duffy Dillon

Jessica Murnane

Kali Rogers

Alexis Joseph

Chel Hamilton

Candace Burch

Chris Medina

Cassandra Wilder

Noelle Tarr

Katie Dalebout

Kelly Diels

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Sharra Vostral is an Associate Professor of History in the Purdue College of Liberal Arts who has spent 25 years researching the relationship between gender, medical history, and technology. She’s also the author of two books — “Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology” and “Toxic Shock: A Social History” — that explore the knowns and unknowns of these products, and we dive into all of it. We go through the early history of menstrual products starting in the early 1900s, talk about the stigma surrounding menstrual products and periods, and she answers questions about toxic shock syndrome.We Chat About:The women have managed menstruation throughout historyThe beginning of tamponsThe movement of women’s freedom and how that shifts the industryWhen toxic shock came aboutRegulating the terms used by the tampon industryWhether or not you should be nervous about wearing tamponsChallenging the menstrual stigmaResources:Learn more: svostral.wixsite.com/vostralRead: “Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology”Read: “Toxic Shock: A Social History”Connect With Me:FREE WORKBOOK - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual CycleLearn more about the Heal Your Period online programBook a Reiki SessionBook a Tarot ReadingPrivate Hormone CoachingLet’s be friends on Instagram: @nourishedwithninaHealing Hormones is a production of Crate MediaMentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).Join my FREE FAM Training

Sharra Vostral is an Associate Professor of History in the Purdue College of Liberal Arts who has spent 25 years researching the relationship between gender, medical history, and technology. She’s also the author of two books — <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D3IP6R8/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology”</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Shock-Social-History-Biopolitics-ebook/dp/B07C5G1YD3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“Toxic Shock: A Social History”</a> — that explore the knowns and unknowns of these products, and we dive into all of it. We go through the early history of menstrual products starting in the early 1900s, talk about the stigma surrounding menstrual products and periods, and she answers questions about toxic shock syndrome.We Chat About:<ul><li>The women have managed menstruation throughout history</li><li>The beginning of tampons</li><li>The movement of women’s freedom and how that shifts the industry</li><li>When toxic shock came about</li><li>Regulating the terms used by the tampon industry</li><li>Whether or not you should be nervous about wearing tampons</li><li>Challenging the menstrual stigma</li></ul>Resources:<ul><li>Learn more: <a href="https://svostral.wixsite.com/vostral" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">svostral.wixsite.com/vostral</a></li><li>Read: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D3IP6R8/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“Under Wraps: A History of Menstrual Hygiene Technology”</a></li><li>Read: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Shock-Social-History-Biopolitics-ebook/dp/B07C5G1YD3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“Toxic Shock: A Social History”</a></li></ul> Connect With Me:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nourishedwithnina.com/free-workbook-how-to-intuitively-connect-to-your-cycle" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">FREE WORKBOOK</a> - How to Intuitively Connect to Your Menstrual Cycle</li><li>Learn more about the<a href="https://healing-hormones-heal-your-period-program.teachable.com/p/healing-hormones-heal-your-period-program" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Heal Your Period</a> online program</li><li><a href="https://calendly.com/nourishedwithnina/private-reiki-session" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Book a Reiki Session</a></li><li><a href="https://calendly.com/nourishedwithnina/one-on-one-tarot-reading" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Book a Tarot Reading</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nourishedwithnina.com/private-hormone-coaching" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Private Hormone Coaching</a></li><li>Let’s be friends on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nourishedwithnina/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@nourishedwithnina</a></li></ul> Healing Hormones is a production of <a href="http://crate.media" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Crate Media</a> Mentioned in this episode:FAM TrainingLearn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).<a href="https://healinghormones.captivate.fm/fam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join my FREE FAM Training</a>

54. Tampons & Toxic Shock Syndrome: What You Need to Know | with Sharra Vostral

Today on the show I'm talking to Sharra Vostral, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University and author of Toxic Shock: A Social History. Sharra explains what Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is, how it's related to tampons, the TSS crisis of the early '80's and answers the #1 question I get asked about TSS.  Visit  Lunapads.com to find out why we love them and use code HEAVYFLOW for 15% off any order.  Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation Subscribe to the Heavy Flow email list  Follow @amandalaird on Instagram Heavy Flow is produced by: TK Matunda Music credit: Julia and Bradley of Home Studios Graphic design: Rachel Laird

Today on the show I'm talking to Sharra Vostral, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University and author of Toxic Shock: A Social History. Sharra explains what Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is, how it's related to tampons, the TSS crisis of the early '80's and answers the #1 question I get asked about TSS.  Visit <a href="https://lunapads.ca/?rfsn=3221341.835041&amp;utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ambassador" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lunapads.com</a> to find out why we love them and use code HEAVYFLOW for 15% off any order. <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/145974313X/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=amandalaird02-20&amp;creative=330641&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=145974313X&amp;linkId=ccf52a56716ab4e9b465ed5db59a6f66" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation</a> <a href="http://amandalaird.ca/list-shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Heavy Flow email list </a> <a href="http://amandalaird.ca/insta-shownotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow @amandalaird on Instagram</a> Heavy Flow is produced by: <a href="https://tkmatunda.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TK Matunda</a> Music credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/homestudiosproductions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julia and Bradley of Home Studios</a> Graphic design: <a href="http://rachel-laird.squarespace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Laird</a>

Toxic Shock Syndrome with Sharra Vostral