My period story ⬇️ I’m proudly teaming up w/ knix to end the taboo around periods & sports. I got my first period during basketball practice in middle school - how inconvenient, and fitting 🤣 As a three-sport athlete in high school, there were many moments where I was worried about wearing a white uniform or bathing suit. When my cramps were so bad it made me lightheaded, I left class “because I wasn’t feeling well”… I was more concerned about how I was communicating the pain to my teachers and classmates and not putting them in a seemingly embarrassing situation, than the actual pain I was experiencing 😭 Getting your period is a NORMAL thing!!! It should NOT be taboo. 1 in 2 teens skip sports to hide their periods, and they shouldn’t have to! Let’s normalize talking about it. I invite you - as in EVERYONE (not just girls) - to be more open to talking about periods and not immediately cringing or rejecting it. The physical struggle is enough. Girls shouldn’t have to add to the hea...