At the end of 42 I am embarrassed to say that this book taught me such a lot! It was like learning all about the birds and bees all over again!

I loved this book, and have gone back to the book many times since. I loved how the book was split into different sections almost like a reference book. 

As a leader of a Women’s and Girl charity this book gave me so much insight into what we as a charity need to focus on alongside the current mental health support that we offer. 

Period poverty really stood out for me in this book, as a charity we were already offering sanitary wear to address period poverty, but what this book made me realise is that we needed to do more to address period poverty – we need to talk about periods in a positive way and encourage others to do so. 

What I really enjoyed about this book and found extremely informative was the section called “ The facts “ it begins with the sentence:

“ the fact that, in 2016, 60 per cent of British women were unable to correctly identify the vulva in an anatomical diagram”

I dare say I would probably be in the 60% of women, I learnt so much about my body after reading this book!

Reading this book was very timely as period poverty and menopause are 2 areas that I had already decided needed to be a focus for our charity this year. This book confirmed to me we were addressing current issues for women and also gave me some food for thought about what we also need to be addressing. 

I love how the book addresses the stigma we have around some women’s topics.  In my counselling room a lot of the topics in the book are certainly discussed in my counselling room, and it was refreshing that these topics were in the book. Orgasms, fertility, getting pregnant. 

This book addresses what needs to be spoken about now for women in a professional way without shying away from the real issues. It’s a book I will go back to many times I am sure.