Free Period Press - Blog

‘Tis the season to shop—and support local businesses! We put together a guide to some of our favorite Northeast Ohio makers with suggestions for some handmade Cleveland gifts perfect for everyone on your list.

Have you heard of Five Finger Breathing? I read about it in the New York Times article Peak Anxiety? Here Are 10 Ways to Calm Down, and it's a super-helpful tool!

If you’re feeling overwhelmed with the amount of plans suddenly on your calendar, you’re not alone! Here are a few strategies to help keep some boundaries in place.

It's been a smidge over a year since I've gone full-time with Free Period, so I thought it'd be a good time for a check-in! (Mostly for myself, but happy to share. 🙂)

2020 was quite the roller coaster, but it wasn't all bad. Being forced to stay home made me examine the what, how, and why of my work — and I learned a ton.

I'm trying something new to share books I've loved. Instead of attempting to summarize an entire book for you, I'll be sharing what especially resonated with me or changed my outlook. After all, that's supposedly the point of self-development books, right? First up is Big Dreams, Daily Joys by Elise Blaha Cripe.

Before we dive back into eating in restaurants, going to concerts, and seeing friends indoors like it's nbd, we wanted to provide some time and space for you to reflect on what's happened in the past year.