Jennifer!
Sign Language Interpreter
Age 32 (soon)

Born in Hayward, CA now living in San Francisco, CA

I am a student in the Women's Spirituality Master's program at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology .  Personal empowerment, particularly for women, is my main passion.  Currently I express this through what I'm calling "craft therapy" that includes such things as making goddess rosaries, doing SoulCollage, and any other crafty types of things that catch my interest.  I have begun to speak on crafts as a way to access Divine, and to lead workshops to that end.  For the past 5 years, I have co-presented with my partner of 7 years on trans issues and on my experience as a partner of a transman.  I am passionate about my sweet puppy, Magnus, and love spending time outdoors and especially near the ocean with him and my wonderful partner, Drago.

I have been using alternative menstrual products for about 8 months now, and originally made the switch as an effort to be more green and gentler to Mother Earth.  I tried several different products, but found GladRags to be the absolute best for my body and lifestyle.  I love them so much I will never use anything else!

Other than the tremendous reduction in plastics clogging landfills, what I love the most about using GladRags is the feeling of the soft fabric on my skin.  I have always known I am sensitive about what clothing and things touch my skin, but I hadn't realized how grouchy plastic rubbing on me was making me! I am finding GladRags to be not only kinder and gentler on Mother Earth's body, but on mine!

As a woman who is recovering from absolutely detesting my period, it was a big step for me to use pads I had to wash out with my own hands.  But doing so has somehow made me less bothered by my blood, more accepting of it.  Perhaps because of the attitude shift, I am finding my cramps and general discomfort much relieved.  The white plastic of disposable pads always seems to me to be "soiled" as soon as it is bled on. But the various designs and colors of GladRags don't have that same feeling.  Instead they help me remind myself that menstrual blood is not excrement.  Rinsing them out with my own hands also drives this lesson home.