The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Grab your fav pen ladies, because it’s time to write the story of how your life goes! The Write Your Own Story podcast is here to encourage women to live the life they dream about by sitting with women business owners, game changers, community leaders and friends in the most honest, no perfect allowed, just girls gabbin way, about all things life and womanhood. Stories are rooted in meaning, connection, and understanding and so often are the clues for our future selves. It’s so important for all of us to hear what other women are doing with their lives. Their successes, their struggles, their perseverance, what failure has taught them, how they show up in this world, and what sets their heart on fire. It’s these stories that make us realize we’re not alone and motivate us to take a closer look at our own dreams. I promise it will be down to earth, super real and honest, funny, and feel like we’re all just gabbin over a cup of coffee or a glass (glasses) of wine. At the end of each show, my hope ist women are inspired to block out the societal “should’s” and the inner voices of “Why me?” and “Am I enough?” so they can pick up the pen with confidence and write their own stories of their lives.
The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Dignity Is Not a Luxury: Dana Marlowe on Period Poverty, Bras, and Building a Global Movement
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What if the most powerful kind of activism starts in the most ordinary place—like a dressing room?
In this episode, Betsy sits down with Dana Marlowe, founder + CEO of I Support the Girls, the global nonprofit helping women and girls access essential items like bras, period products, and toiletries—because dignity isn’t optional.
This conversation is dedicated to Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, a brilliant innovator whose contributions to menstrual care were overlooked due to racial discrimination. We’re honoring the women whose impact shaped daily life, even when the world refused to give them credit.
Dana shares the “whoops” moment that changed everything: a simple question about what to do with gently used bras… and the four words that sparked a movement. Together, Betsy and Dana talk about:
- why period products are a human rights issue
- how lack of access affects confidence, education, and opportunity
- what made this mission go viral (and why timing mattered)
- the leadership behind scaling a grassroots idea into a global logistics operation
- how we can show up—through donations, volunteering, or simply starting the conversation
If you’ve ever felt the truth in this line—“dignity is not a luxury”—this one will stay with you.
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