by Kaylea Forsythe | Feb 18, 2025 | Article, Kaylea, Women's Health & Wellness
Photo: A wood burning I made to remind myself to let my Heart unfurl and feel it all A couple of years ago, one of my best friends had her I.U.D. removed. Notoriously, I.U.D. insertion is painful and traumatizing. The cramps from insertion mimic labor contractions....
by Simone | Feb 18, 2025 | Article, Simone, Women's Health & Wellness
Right now, anger swells inside me like a balloon about to pop. But it doesn’t. Instead, it simmers just beneath the surface of my skin, perfectly expanding into every space of my being, yet so neatly confined. This anger—buried beneath sadness, or perhaps the sadness...
by Carlin Ross | Jan 22, 2025 | Article, Bodysex, Carlin Ross, Orgasm
Covid lockdown happened on the heels of our Goop episode. We’d received thousands of emails – our workshops were booked with wait lists – then everything went dark. Betty was dying and I was making healthcare decisions over the phone. With a broken...
by Laura Bogush | Jan 7, 2025 | Article, Laura Bogush, Menopause, Women's Health & Wellness
I’ve been taking hormone replacement therapy for nearly 30 years. It’s improved my quality of life and physical health. I wouldn’t want to live without it. At age 37, my periods stopped abruptly. I would awaken at night, hot and drenched in sweat. These episodes...
by Lakota | Jan 7, 2025 | Article, Lakota Fredette, Menopause, Women's Health & Wellness
When I was 17 I decided I was ready to have penetrative sex with my then boyfriend. I went to planned parenthood with my mom and they put me on the pill. I gave it a good try for a few months and the mood swings were not working for me. I went back in, told them and...
by Grace Oasis | Jan 7, 2025 | Article, Grace Oasis, Menopause, Women's Health & Wellness
Revisiting Menopausal Hormone Therapy When I was a new Nurse Practitioner (NP), the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) evidence-based medicine guidelines scared the sh * t out of many prescribers. I was one of them. HRT went from being the miracle drugs for treating...
