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26/11/2025

Talking about sustainability in periods is one of my favourite things to do! 😍🩸

Did you know that a menstruator would use upto 10,000 pads in a life time?

If we can switch to reusable period products like the period cup, cloth pad or even the period panty, we would significantly be able to reduce this. ❤️

It's okay if you're still using the pads. I get it. These reusable products are somewhat daunting at first! Because we're not used to it.

But this is a small invitation to learn more about reusable period products and how we can make little shifts that improve our life as well as the planet's wellbeing!

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This is a promotion video I did in partnership with !

04/11/2025

Everywhere I go, I speak about the benefits of the period cup. 🙌🏾

Because it saved my life.
Quite frankly, I'd be less happy in life without it. ☺️🤭

Why I like the period cup
- Not having to release pads into nature
- Not having to SPEND each month on pads for 8 years
- Not feeling a soggy, pudgy pad in between my legs when I'm walking

I'm not trying to diss the pad, I know pads are so so important for everyone who manages a period, but from my personal experience, the cup is YEARS easier for me than the pad.

Now that I started modeling and learning to walk on a runway, the period cup is GLOWING in its benefits for me.

Imagine walking with ease without a pad stuck in-between 🥹 This is HEAVEN for me.

I encouraged my fellow batch mates at to try the cup and three people actually bought it! 😍

One of them being who was excited to try the cup. I'm so excited for their journey of getting to know their body more intimately.

The cup does take some getting used to, not gonna lie.
BUT for those who find it useful, IT'S A LIFE CHANGER.

Talk to me if you want to know more about the period cup!
I'm happy to walk with you on this journey of discovering your body and all it's beauty all over again. 🥰🌺

28/08/2025

This is Kanchana. I met her first under a tree. 🌴

She was seated on the earth next to a giant tree that protected us from the sun and that is how I'll always remember her! ☺️

"Earth is home to all of us" she says. Starting from a tree insect we don't even notice at first, to us seated under a tree, we're all in this together..

You could listen to her for 10 mins, and you'd feel so much love and මෙත්තා for the planet and by proximity, to yourself.

She doesn't believe in "extremes" when it comes to saving the plant, but encourages all of us to try our best to work with the intention that we're co-existing on this blue green ball called earth 🌎

She started 'Eco Friendly Volunteers' in 2001 and continues her work in India and Sri Lanka.

Follow and support their work !

They're always looking for volunteers to support their cause. Please reach out to her and her team if you'd like to get involved. ♻️

06/08/2025

This week, I got accepted to Ambassadorship program 2025-2026 . 🥰

It's been 8 years since I started raising awareness about sustainable period wear and selling the here in Sri Lanka.

I didn't think much of it at the time — I just talked about the period cup because I LOVED it. 😍

But when I look back today, 550+ people have bought the period cup through me, and I'd like to think that 550+ people have, for the past x years, had an easier, more comfortable and more sustainable period. 🍃

550 seems such a small number, but I do believe that "change" happens like that. It's the little wins that add up to big wins.

Some incredible people in Sri Lanka I'm honored to work on this project are: 🙌🏽

of

Excited to see what we can do together!

Lessgo! 🤩

26/07/2025

"Today is an unforgettable day 🥰

We forgot the problems we had in our mind, even for a while, laughed, and bonded with two amazing people."

This is a WhatsApp status updated by one of the students we spoke to during our support circle.

As social workers and youth workers, if we can ease just one person's journey, then our work is done. 🙏🏽

We may not see grand change over night, but if just one person is able to feel the impact of what we do, then we did well. ❤️

13/07/2025

"If all women in Sri Lanka took one day's leave, the country would collapse" - Dr Hemantha Perera.

This is how important women's health, especially, menstruation is, not just the country, but our society as well.

What an insightful joint symposium by and on menopause and its impacts on the labor force on July 12th.

Met incredible forces of nature in the period empowerment movement 🩸

12/07/2025

Our bodies bloom like the lotus each month 🪷

Here, under the trees, we connected, held space for each other and most of all, learned about our bodies in celebration. 🎉
srilanka inaugurated their monthly women's cycle support circle last Monday at their beautiful space in Hiriketiya. 🌱

Our ammas, akkas and aunties from Hiriketiya shared their stories about periods with us.

We talked about
- how to look after ourselves during our cycle
- period products like the period cup and the reusable pads
- myths and taboos relating to periods
- challenges during period
- how we can involve our loved ones in our conversations

Immense gratitude to;

- Rosie from for doing such incredible collaborative work with your local communities.

- Kelly from .flow.movement for sharing her wisdom about looking after ourselves during our cycle.

- Emma and Dulakshi from .srilanka for creating a beautiful space for your local community to connect, share and learn.

Cycle support circles offer a safe and comfortable place for open dialogue about what matters to us most. Among us, we know what it feels like to bleed every month and live to "hide" the tale.

We know what it's like to "cry like a girl" literally, because the pain is too much, and we also know what it's like to cradle one another when the pain is unbearable. 🫂

Here's to soul-soothing female connections that care, protect and connect with each other.

08/07/2025

Last Friday, .toflow held a period workshop for the community in Wellawatta.

They made 2 video clips on period awareness (trilingual) and assessed how effective it is on the target group. These videos will be made into an educational resource (tool kit) for anyone who wants to learn about periods in Sri Lanka.

The videos talks about
- what happens during your first period?
- what is a period?
- how to look after yourself during your period?
- how to manage a period with period products like pads, period cups and tampons
- period related taboos and myths such as "don't bathe during your period"
- encourages young menstruators to not be ashamed or fear their period

The girls were shy at first, but soon warmed up to talk about their periods in a fun and relaxed way. Having their mothers also in the session helped because they encouraged their daughters to talk openly.

What a beautiful engagement! 🥰

We at Happy Bleeding hope that these videos and the tool kit they make help more menstruators:

- understand our bodies better
- talk freely about periods
- let go of the shame, fear and taboos of periods
- embrace the beauty and power of periods
- love our bodies

13/06/2025

We spent a beautiful under the trees in a park discussing menstruation 🩸

Last Saturday at the HealthFest 2025, we had an incredible opportunity to brush shoulders with our community. Families, kids, medical students and medical officers along with many other private and public stakeholders in Sri Lanka's healthcare gathered at the Community Health Fest to learn about our health, including menstruation.

Immense gratitude towards the for being a voice at the table. ❤️

Thank you to all the incredible people
Hans Bilimoria from
weerakoon.3 from Eco-friendly volunteers

27/05/2025

I was on my period during a spiritual tour in Anuradhapura. Walking from stupa to temple, sitting under trees, even jumping in the tank for a swim to cool down, this little period cup made my journey so much easier to manage.
I wish this level of freedom and ease to all who bleed.

06/05/2025

Thank you to .toflow for all the work you've done on this trilingual video and the toolkit on periods. 🎥

This will hopefully make its way to every menstruator aged 8+ in Sri Lanka and help them understand what's happening in their body during periods.

The video talks about
- shame, fear and taboos
- myths and facts
- period products

During this round table discussion, individuals representing SRHR organisations were asked to give feedback on the video in terms of
- information
- cultural sensitivity
- engagement

This video and tool kit is made to be a guide on menstruation for parents, teachers, s*x educators, private or government organisations to use as necessary at a regional or national level.

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