The 4% Fix Episode 6

The Book Interrupted six women continue their conversation inspired by “Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period.” by Kirsten Karchmer. Exploring issues of education, Goddess mythology, and being comfortable talking about menstruation, they chat about their own personal period experiences and how to teach their children about their bodies. Discussion Points: The history of periods and how men treated women during their menstrual cycles What could we do to prepare for our periods? Why are sex education classes separated into gender? Why can’t it be part of a regular curriculum? Menstrual cycles are not shameful, just part of biology Let’s talk about our periods openly Goddess mythology and early civilizations’ understanding of the connection between the lunar cycle and the women’s cycle How has modern religion taken ancient female symbolism and changed it to masculine? How can we teach our children about menstruation? Being comfortable talking about discharge, mucus plug Why do we use words like “the bloody show” to describe natural parts of childbirth? The anatomy of the clitoris Dorsal and ventral anatomy and labeling of the penis How hard it is for parents to watch their children grow up Do you wear special clothes during your period? How eating disorders can affect menstruation in the short and long term Our first period experiences Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Win a pair of Knix Period Underwear! My Balanced Life. Finding inner balance through individual, corporate, and community wellness programs. Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer Book Interrupted Website  Book ...

The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Talking to Strangers”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of Gladwell’s other books and podcasts, basketball, making an expert, and predicting divorce, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of the book. Discussion Points: Personal journals - what are the first impressions of the book? What is Talking to Strangers about? What do you think of other Malcolm Gladwell Books and his podcast, Revisionist History?  Underhand versus overhand free throw shots in basketball Do 10,000 hours of practice make an expert? Can you predict divorce by Dr. John Gottman’s The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History “This One Thing is the Biggest Predictor of Divorce” - The Gottman Institute  ...

  The following episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks! The Book Interrupted women talk about “little t” traumas in their lives and bonus tarot card readings from Kim. What happened to them and what will happen to them?     Discussion Points:   Sarah’s wax on the eyeballs story Meredith’s Great Dane dog stories Lindsay’s falling Christmas tree story Kim’s bike accident and maxi pad arms story Lia’s curdled chocolate milk and public vomiting story Kara’s acne drawing story What do you think about the tarot card readings for the members - Page of Pentacles, Justice, Two of Cups, Three of Pentacles, High Priestess, Nine of Wands?     Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:   Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young ...