Our period stories, mishaps, and misconceptions

Always Here

Abby Howard and Abby Howard

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.9 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

It's that time of the month! 💅🩸 This week on Always Here the girls are having THE period talk. From tampons, cups and the great disc debate, to misconceptions, period fails, and the things nobody warns you about. Abby & Abigail read your wildest stories, share their own embarrassing moments. Goodr: Head to https://goodr.com/ABBY to claim $10 off your first order. Magic Spoon: Get $5 off your next order of Magic Spoon, including new Protein Pastries, at https://magicspoon.com/ABBY Cozy Earth: Get up to 30% off Cozy Earth's Brushed Bamboo Jogger Set and Lakehouse Clogs at https://cozyearth.com/ABBY with code ABBY, valid May 18th through June 1st. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/abby Diary of a CEO Episode we referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kizDk8idpT8 Abby's Recipe: Shepherd's Pie Gnocchi: https://moribyan.com/shepherds-pie-gnocchi/#recipe-card Abigails Recipe: Chicken Apple Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner: https://wellnessbykay.com/chicken-apple-sausage-sheet-pan-dinner/ Chapters: 01:28 - The Hope & the Hard 18:40 - Turning 30 25:44 - Period Talk 34:54 - Audience poll 46:15 - Period Quiz 58:45 - Period Horror Stories 01:28:19 - Ask Abbys 01:42:20 - Book Club 01:46:00 - Always Hungry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tampods can perfectly get lost inside your body.
0:02.5	Fault.
0:03.5	There's an end.
0:04.5	You just cough it up one day.
0:06.0	It's one thing for something to be like more private and personal.
0:10.5	Another thing to feel like embarrassment and shame about it.
0:13.5	Maybe that does just come from like high school boys being immature and not understanding.
0:17.5	Do you think it comes from more from the boys or from the girls?
0:19.5	Let's blame the boys.
0:20.5	I pull that cup out.
0:22.6	Spills all over the bathroom rug.
0:24.6	It was literally like one of those moments where I was like,
0:27.6	I mean, I wouldn't be honest if I wouldn't say some blood ended up on my floor these last cycle.
0:43.6	Welcome back to Always.
0:46.7	Keep that in, please.
0:47.9	Okay, go.
0:48.7	One, two, three. Welcome back to Always Here.
0:51.1	We're your host, Abby Howard.
0:52.2	And Abby Howard.
0:53.3	Sorry, I just wanted to jump right in. We really need to start because I feel like we are going to talk a lot today. This is going to be a good one. I've actually had messages from girls in my DMs asking for this episode. Oh, cool. Talking about our periods, our menstrual cycles, and all the fun things in between. Fun between your leg shoot in between there's a lot
1:14.7	we could cover and I feel like that is why I was like we're gonna talk a lot gotta go but we're also
1:22.3	here to share the hope and the hard with heart and humor yes we are and are. And periods. Did you have a hope and a hard?
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