Miss Daisy

Something beautiful is blooming at Daisy Talks… 🌼

We’ve been quietly working on something very special—created to help even more girls feel informed, prepared and confident as they grow.

We cannot wait to share it with you.

Watch this space. Big things are coming! 💗

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY 💜

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🌼 This one is for the teachers 💕

I’m sure it has happened in your class.
I know it happened to me as a pupil.

So, I was sitting in choir practice when I suddenly felt that unmistakable warm, wet feeling in my underwear.

*Oh no. Not now.*

I tentatively put my hand up to ask to go to the bathroom.
Wearing a light blue school dress and, in my head, the absolute worst was happening.

Blood running down my legs.
A huge stain on the back of my dress.
Everyone noticing.

Meanwhile, the teacher was busy helping a soloist and completely ignoring my increasingly desperate hand in the air.

Thankfully, a friend noticed something was wrong.

I whispered:
“I’ve started my period. I need the bathroom. I think it’s gone through my underwear.”

She immediately handed me her jersey to tie around my waist.

Then came:
“Girls, quiet. Ash, put your hand down.”

“But Sir…”

“Down. You can ask when we’re finished.”

“But Sir, I need the bathroom.”

“Surely you can wait? There are only 15 minutes left.”

Now, I have always been slightly outspoken and bold… and at 17 I was probably braver than I was sensible. 😅

So eventually I said:

“Sorry Sir, but I’ve started my period. I’m going to the toilet.”

My red-faced choir master, suddenly gasping for air, had absolutely no words. 😅

And with that, my friend’s jersey wrapped firmly around my waist, off I marched to assess the damage.

Thankfully, when I got there, the situation was nowhere near as dramatic as it had felt.

My period had only just started. There was a little blood in my underwear, my dress was completely fine, and I managed with some toilet paper until I could get a pad.

But I have never forgotten that feeling.

The panic.

And having to explain something incredibly private in front of an entire room just so I could go to the bathroom.

So, teachers…

Are you ready when this happens in your classroom?
Do girls have to explain themselves before they’re allowed to leave?
Do you sometimes tell them to hold it or wait until the lesson is finished?

And listen — I understand.

When the fifth child suddenly needs the bathroom during one lesson, I’d probably be questioning everyone too. 🤨

So perhaps the answer is not simply “let everyone go whenever they want.”

Perhaps the answer is having a plan.

🌼 Could your girls have a discreet signal?
🌼 Could they ask for a “personal break”?
🌼 Could there be a quiet way of letting you know: this cannot wait?
🌼 Does your classroom have emergency period products available?
🌼 Most importantly — do your girls know they can come to you?

These conversations matter.

And Daisy Talks aren’t only about teaching girls what a period is.

They also help schools create an environment where girls know what to do, who to ask and that they do not need to feel ashamed when their period arrives.

Because sometimes the difference between panic and confidence is simply having a plan. 🌼

Daisy offers gentle, age-appropriate menstrual education for girls aged 9–13.

🌼 School Daisy Talks: 90 minutes
📍 Available across South Africa

If you’re a teacher, principal, counsellor or school looking at this and thinking, “Actually… we could handle this better,” I’d love to chat.

📱 Ashleigh: 076 575 7834

We obliviously wonder through life, forgetting the magical connections in our body!

🌼 What is a period?

A period is a normal part of growing up — but when girls don’t understand what is happening, it can feel scary or confusing.

Each month, the body builds a soft lining inside the uterus. If that lining is not needed, the body gently lets it go.

It leaves the body through the va**na as blood. This is called a period.

Period blood may be bright red, dark red, brown or even slightly pink. A first period may begin with only a small mark in a girl’s underwear and usually lasts for a few days.

In the beginning, periods may not arrive on exactly the same day every month. This is completely normal while the body settles into its new rhythm.

A period is not an illness.
It is not an injury.
It is not dirty or shameful.

It is simply a sign that the body is growing and changing as it should. 🌼

When girls understand what a period is before it happens, they are more likely to feel calm, prepared and confident.

“I know what this is. I know what to do. I’m going to be okay.”

🌼 Meet Daisy

Growing up shouldn’t feel scary, confusing or embarrassing.

Daisy was created to help girls aged 9–13 understand their first period and the changes happening in their bodies — before they have to figure it all out on their own.

Through gentle, age-appropriate conversations, girls learn:

🌼 What a period actually is
🌼 What to expect before their first period
🌼 How to be prepared when it happens
🌼 How to manage a period practically
🌼 What changes they may already be noticing
🌼 That there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of

Daisy creates a calm, safe space where girls can ask the questions they may be too embarrassed to ask anywhere else.

Because being prepared doesn’t make a girl grow up faster.

It simply means that when the day comes, she can think:

“I know what this is. I know what to do. I’m going to be okay.” 🌼

Daisy Talks are available for schools and small private groups.

📍 South Africa
🌼 School Daisy Talks: 90 minutes
🌼 Private Daisy sessions: 2 hours

Growing up is a big deal. Understanding it shouldn’t be.