WOMAN FOREGOES MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS TO FREE-BLEED DURING HER CYCLE, HERE'S HOW SHE DOES IT

PEOPLE

 

Woman Foregoes Pads and Tampons to Free-Bleed During Her Period. Here's How She Prepares Her Home for Her Monthly Cycle (Exclusive)

By Sara Belcher  Published on April 30, 2026 10:57AM EDT

 

One woman is showing the internet how she prepares her home for her menstrual cycle.

 

Zoey Butler, a massage therapist and “body whisperer” from Kiama, Australia, shared a video on Instagram Reels showcasing all of the prep work she does around her house before her period starts so that she can free bleed without worrying about staining any of her furniture.

 

“I think in my upbringing growing up, most women were actually really not taught that much. It's quite a secretive conversation,” Butler tells PEOPLE of early conversations around her period. “For some mothers, they're really uncomfortable having these conversations about what's so natural in the body… There's no real education around hormones, the actual cycle, which has four stages, and what's happening to your body and how to best support it.”

 

She shares that she began taking birth control pills at just 15 “for my skin,” and would often skip her periods when she could “without any education around the implications of heath.”

 

It wasn't until Butler was in her 20s that she decided she wanted to work on “healing the relationship, specifically to my womb.” As a result, she found that free bleeding — or menstruating without the use of traditional sanitary products to catch the flow — benefited her body the most.

 

“I'm privileged,” Butler acknowledges. “I have created a life where I can just kind of go all into this.”

 

Now, Butler lives her life around her cycle. After spending some time tracking the four phases of her menstrual cycle (menstruation, follicular, ovulation and luteal), she started carving out time so she could be home during her period, allowing herself the flexibility to rest and bleed freely at home.

 

In her Instagram Reel, she outlined the products she sets up around her home to prepare for her cycle. This includes red waterproof sheets and duvet covers, as well as red waterproof blankets on her couch and work chairs, making it so she can freely move from room to room.

 

“I would say first step was to find something that you resonate with to bleed on,” she says for those who are also curious about free bleeding and wondering how to prepare their homes. “It doesn't even need to be waterproof. It could be a towel folded in a few different layers. But finding something that you feel comfortable bleeding on.”

 

From there, she recommends confronting the parts that make an individual uncomfortable with their period blood. She admits it wasn't an overnight change for her, and starting slow to ensure one feels comfortable is necessary.

 

“Even just starting with one day, even just starting with one hour, even just starting with a couple of hours — it's not something that you have to feel like you have to go from zero to three or four days at home,” she says. “Make a little ritual out of it. So wherever you're gonna bleed.. really honor that and don't distract yourself. Don't get on the phone — actually notice what happens in your body when you do that.”

MOM TEACHES EIGHT YEAR OLD SON HOW TO GET PERIOD BLOOD OUT OF CLOTHES

PEOPLE

 

Mom Teaches 8-Year-Old Son How to Get Period Blood Out of Clothes. Now Her Lesson on Menstruation Is Going Viral (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene  Published on December 30, 2025 11:36AM EST

 

Gee Gee D. was loading the washing machine when she noticed a blood stain on her underwear. Rather than feeling embarrassed or alarmed, she saw it as an opportunity for a valuable life lesson.

 

“At that moment, I thought, ‘This is a great chance to teach my son how to clean blood out of clothing, including underwear, and remind him that women’s period blood is normal,’ ” the mom tells PEOPLE exclusively. “One day, he might face that situation as an older brother washing his little sister’s clothes, a husband washing his wife’s laundry or even a student at school who notices a girl’s blood stain on her pants.”

 

She called her 8-year-old son, Brayden, into the room, showed him the stain in the washing machine and grabbed a bottle of peroxide to demonstrate how to remove it.

 

“That moment was an extension of all the conversations we’ve had about periods,” Gee Gee, a 30-year-old Para-Sub for children with special needs in Nevada, explains.

 

“The only new thing was showing him that blood can stain underwear, this is how you get it out and it’s completely normal," she adds. "Don’t freak out if you see it — just take care of it or help if you can.”

 

Capturing the lesson on camera, Gee Gee later shared it on TikTok. She says her motivation was to help other parents normalize women’s menstrual cycles early.

 

“Otherwise, kids grow up shaming women, being ignorant or bullying,” she explains. “I’ve even heard grown men say awful things about periods, calling them disgusting. If I can inspire just one parent to teach their sons respect, then I’m changing the world for the better.”

 

The video quickly went viral, amassing over 10 million views and 50,000 comments. The response, she says, has been overwhelmingly positive.

 

"this is amazing 🥹👏," Flo Health, the period tracker, commented.

 

"Good Job!! Mom," another user added.

 

"And look how he’s ACTIVELY listening to what you’re saying, this generation raising little boys to be attentive and caring is what gives me hope," another wrote.

 

“People have called me an intentional parent raising a King," Gee Gee says. "Many adult women said they didn’t know peroxide could remove period stains and would have just thrown the underwear out. Knowing I’m teaching millions — even something small — warms my heart.”

 

Looking back, Gee Gee says she began talking to Brayden about periods when he was just 6 years old. At the time, he noticed the blood, tampons and discomfort she experienced from her menstrual cycle — even when she tried to keep it private.

 

“I didn’t want him to worry thinking mommy was ‘hurt,’ because kids associate blood with an ‘owie’ or a wound. I decided to normalize it because periods are normal,” she says.

 

Over the years, these early conversations have grown into practical lessons about empathy and care. Earlier this year, Gee Gee shared another video with her 600,000 TikTok followers showing Brayden offering to use his own money to buy her favorite snacks during her cycle.

 

“He insisted, even made me close my eyes for a few surprises,” she says. “He catered to his mommy. It was such a selfless and special moment. Every month, he knows when I’m on my cycle because I communicate it. He’s very understanding and helpful.”

 

Gee Gee hopes her example will inspire other parents and help raise a generation of boys who understand, respect and support women.

 

“I want him to honor and appreciate a woman’s bodily functions, not make fun of them. Show kindness and help her when necessary,” she says.

 

“This isn’t about being graphic or shocking,” she adds. “It’s about teaching empathy, normalizing what girls experience, and breaking cycles. I didn’t grow up with these conversations, so being able to do this with my son is a blessing — for us and for future generations.”

THE EVOLUTION OF MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS

This article was really interesting. It included so many products and facts I did not previously know about. I wonder what it would have been like if the extraction method had taken hold.

Also, abortion is never safe. Additionally, only women get periods and, as a matter of fact, people are only either male or female: there is no such thing as a trans man or a nonbinary person. 

DEAR ABBY: MY HUSBAND BLAMES ME FOR HAVING MY PERIOD

New York Post

 

UK cops show up at Trump-supporting cancer patient’s home to force her to apologize for ‘offensive’ Facebook post

By Anthony Blair

Published Sep. 18, 2025, 4:48 p.m. ET

 

An American cancer patient living in the UK accused British cops of questioning her over an allegedly “threatening” message she’d posted on Facebook as part of the UK’s crackdown on online speech.

 

Shocking video shows Deborah Anderson, a President Trump supporter and mom of two, being confronted by a police officer in her home in Slough, England, over something she wrote on Facebook.

 

In the clip, which was filmed in June but shared by the pressure group the Free Speech Union (FSU) Wednesday, the officer tells Anderson that her “threatening” Facebook post was reported to police.

 

“You can come in, but you’d better have a damn good reason for being here,” Anderson tells the cop before adding, “I’m a member of the Free Speech Union and I’m an American citizen … I’ll have Elon Musk on you so quickly, your feet won’t touch [the floor].”

 

The Online Safety Act went into effect earlier this year in the UK — a law ostensibly meant to target harmful content online, including posts that are violent or pornographic. But critics say it’s enabled police to stifle free speech and even arrest everyday people for simply retweeting.

 

In Anderson’s case, the officer from the Thames Valley Police didn’t tell her the contents of her allegedly offensive post — just that it had “upset someone.”

 

“You’re here because somebody got upset? Is it against the law? Am I being arrested?” Anderson asked, to which the officer replied that she was not under arrest but asked her to apologize.

 

“I’m not apologizing to anybody, I can tell you that,” Anderson said, to which the officer warned her that she would have to be taken in for an interview.

 

“Are there no houses that have been [burglarized] recently? No rapes, no murders … why aren’t you investigating those?” she asked the officer.

 

“I’m a cancer patient. You can see that because I’m bald … I’m a woman living on my own, who has never broken a law in her life,” she said.

 

Thames Valley Police did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

 

Earlier, a spokesperson for the force said in a statement, “In June, we received a report from a person who felt threatened by comments directed at them online. Following engagement with both parties, no arrests were made, and no further action was taken.

 

“While people are entitled to express their views, it is the police’s duty to respond to allegations of threatening language and references to violence.”

 

Thames Valley Police’s jurisdiction includes Windsor Castle, where Trump and first lady Melania Trump have spent the past two days as guests of King Charles.

 

Trump and Vice President JD Vance have said freedom of expression is under attack in Britain.

 

“Trump and Vance were absolutely right. There should be no doubt that people in Britain are being cautioned, arrested and imprisoned simply for exercising their freedom of speech,” the head of the London-based think tank the Bow Group, chairman Ben Harris-Quinney, told The Post.

 

“Famous comedian Graham Linehan, who moved to the US to escape free speech restriction, was later arrested by armed police on returning to the UK over tweets opposing trans ideology. Many felt the case was dropped so quickly due to [UK Prime Minister Keir] Starmer’s fear of reprisals from the US with the state visit upcoming.

 

“The biggest voice championing free speech in the UK is currently Donald Trump’s,” Harris-Quinney added.

 

“The free speech comments from the White House have caused great concern in the UK,” Maxwell Marlow, director of public affairs at the London-based Adam Smith Institute, told The Post.

 

“Whilst officials and the government do not believe that there is a free speech crisis in the UK — despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary — recent legislation such as the dreadful Online Safety Act have put ministers on the back foot.

 

“It is important for the American government, if they wish to reinforce free speech for the British people, to maintain the pressure on the British government to repeal the impositions on our liberties,” he added.

 

The FSU called the June incident “chilling” in its post about the video.

 

“What was Deborah’s supposed crime? The policeman didn’t tell her. Was it her passionate support of President Trump and the MAGA movement on her Facebook and X pages?” the post read, before saying that police had dropped Anderson’s case after the FSU took it up.

 

“The FSU took on her case and, as a result, the police have now dropped their investigation. But they still haven’t told Deborah which of her posts got her into trouble, claiming they’ve accidentally deleted the record of the complaint,” the post continued.

 

“Thames Valley Police are responsible for guarding President Trump this week. What would he make of the fact that those same officers are visiting the homes of his supporters — including US citizens — and threatening them with arrest,” the post concluded.

EASYDAY: A CANADIAN DISPOSABLE SANITARY PAD

Came across this brand just now. Looks pretty neat. 

CANADIAN COMPANY MANUFACTURES LUBRICATED TAMPON

Here's the "Breakfast Television" piece about this interesting and innovative business.

Why did no one think of this before?

Glad these girls are helping to break down the stigma, just like I do in this space. 

And now, here's Marlow!

WHAT FEMALE SCUBA DIVERS DO ON THEIR PERIODS

This video answers that query as well as dispeling the danger to women from sharks during that time of the month. 

GREATEST FEMININ HYGIENE COMMERCIAL EVER

Or possibly the greatest commercial ever.

This is so Australian! 

WHAT ARE INTERLABIAL PADS?

I didn't know what they were myself until just a minute ago but they sound neat and helpful as explained in this video. 

RANDEE NEUMEYER: COMEDIAN, FORMER BEDWETTER, MENSTRUATOR

Came across Canadian comic Randee Neumeyer a few weeks ago. Here's her bit about her Diva Cup and here she is talking about wetting the bed till thirteen.

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  I don't know what's more remarkable: the fact she's a 19 year old blind actress whose already landed a feature film role or the fact she so casually talks about having her period.