Menstruation
On Menstruation and Shame
Throughout ages and cultures, menstruation has had many negative words associated with it: taboo, unspeakable, unmentionable, dirty, unclean, and shame, to name a few. But before society unanimously began to…
Sex + Intimacy
Sacral Healing + The Importance Womb Healing (Part one)
Chelsea Etienne is a bright-eyed 26-year-old woman from the island of Jersey, between the United Kingdom and France. Chelsea is a gifted healer who focuses her work on womb healing,…
Body + Body Image
What You Can Do About Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
There’s no end of toys, apps, exercise programs, and experts claiming to strengthen, tone, and tighten the pelvic floor muscles. This makes sense, considering that approximately a quarter of American…
Birth Control + Abortion
Ending A Wanted, Late-Term Pregnancy
When I became pregnant for the first time, with my daughter, Georgia, I thought I knew everything I needed to be afraid of about pregnancy. With how common early miscarriages…
Fertility
What Is Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome?
When I began the egg freezing process this past March, I was mentally prepared for what came before the retrieval, i.e. lots and lots of shots. I wasn’t, however, at…
Pregnancy + Birth
The 2020 Election, One Year Out: Federal Paid Leave and Why We Need Working Moms
Becoming a mom has been the most empowering experience of my life; it has made me a better person and better at my job. The personal growth I’ve experienced through…
Pregnancy Loss
Intuitive Painter Zohar Hagbi Mitigates Infancy Loss Stigma With a Miscarriage Exhibit
“You should give your kid a sibling,” well-intentioned acquaintances often tell 44-year-old Israeli-Canadia, Zohar Hagbi. When she tells them that she’s suffered three miscarriages, one of them being life-threatening, they’re…
Menopause
Ask the Expert: Dr. Melynda Barnes on Menopause Insomnia, Symptoms, and Anxiety
Let’s talk about menopause. For how totally common and natural this life phase is for women, it can be tough to find helpful, encouraging information out there. So we decided…
