Turn, Turn, Bleed: Menstrual Cup Misadventures
A menstrual cup can be a life-saver but it has a learning curve. Be patient with yourself and take the time to find the right one for you.
(Includes an unboxing video)
Body & Sex
Body image, Beauty perceptions & standards, Sex, Sexuality, Reproductive health, Physical fitness
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A Stranger’s Houseparty
I haven’t written anything new through October. It wasn’t a bad month though. Far from it. The rains petered out and I think I dealt with my least favorite season a lot more gracefully than I usually do. I know it often seems like I’m endlessly complaining. But only I…
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There’s No Sane Way To Grieve
Breakups need to be grieved. Grieving is messy and the path to healing isn’t straight. But if you have the space & support, it happens.
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Shame In My Belly: Body Image & The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Of the many wars a woman fights, body image issues are some of the hardest to tackle. Because they’re always fought by an army of one against the whole world inside the dark battlefield of one’s mind. Shame is a powerful adversary.
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Pop A Pill, Define A Generation
I was diagnosed with a thyroid deficiency and prescribed a pill I’ll need to take every day for the rest of my life.
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Reluctant Learner: The Adulthood Of Enduring Younger People
Is it a function of our flawed social systems that older generations never allow the younger ones to grow up? Age is full of lessons. But maybe I’m a reluctant student.
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Thinking Pink: Fashion As A Feminist Statement
What does feminist fashion mean and where does the colour pink fall in it?
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‘Fitness Fanatics’, Kindly Get Lost
If health was a linear equation, our demigods wouldn’t be doctors prescribing but engineers computating. Fitness freaks need a reality check.
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I Wear: The Girl In Transparent Boots
Getting a haircut, being compared to a celebrity, trampling around puddle-filled lanes and keeping up the look through rain & sunshine – I Wear.
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Menstrual Myths and Products That Matter
Busting menstruation myths, unboxing a menstrual cup. (Includes a video)
