FFP 476 | The Pill, Women’s Health, & Feminism | Holly Grigg-Spall

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Is it anti-feminist to talk about the side effects of hormonal birth control? Holly-Grigg Spall, author of Sweetening The Pill, and driving force behind The Business of Birth Control joins us to share how the film came about. We also get into the politics and feminist viewpoints of criticizing the pill.

Holly Grigg-Spall is the author of “SWEETENING THE PILL” – the inspiration for the documentary “THE BUSINESS OF BIRTH CONTROL” (on which she is a producer). The book was released in 2013, hitting its ten-year anniversary later this year. Holly recently launched Teena, a free education-forward app supporting body literacy for tweens and teens.

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Topics discussed in today’s episode:

How Holly connected with Ricky Lake to make her film come to life
What inspired Holly to produce the documentary “THE BUSINESS OF BIRTH CONTROL”
What was the passion behind Holly’s documentary and her book
What made Holly do more research on the pill
What challenges did Holly face when trying to publish her book
Why is it not taboo now to talk about how the pill causes side effects
What is Lisa’s least favorite birth control pill
What type of reviews did Holly receive from her book

Connect with Holly:

You can connect with Holly on her Instagram and on her website.

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

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