by Grace Oasis | Nov 16, 2024 | Article, Grace Oasis, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
As a child born in the early 1960’s the message was simple: abortion is a sin and so is sex outside of marriage. So, I never thought much about abortions or marriage. Then at the age of 12, I remember my teacher asking if there are any circumstances when abortion is...
by Emma | Jul 3, 2024 | Emma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
The wisdom and magic of menstruation is not taught. Unless you have women that raised you with this ancient knowledge or have good resources around you. Or you just have to find everything on your own. Then you were like me, walking through the creaky old abandoned...
by Lakota | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Bodysex, Lakota Fredette, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
I stared at my period app calendar, frustrated that either it wasn’t right or my body wasn’t. I was supposed to have my period by now, in fact I’d intentionally planned this Bodysex circle so that it would be just past the heavy days. Every time I went to the bathroom...
by Laura Bogush | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Monica, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
Read Monica’s post in French “Monica? Are you listening to me? Could you please repeat what I just said?” – Yes, I do listen. You explained that the verb ‘to be’ and ‘to have’ are auxiliaries in French and… “Ok, Monica, that will be all, thank...
by Forest | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
With my pants around my ankles, I squatted low in the 3-stalled corporate office restroom. My butt cheeks just a few inches from the floor, I pressed my PC muscles down and pulled the tip of my menstrual cup. Because squatting shortens the vaginal canal, it was then...
by Forest | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Lincoln, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
My understanding of the ways to connect myself with the Earth through my moon blood has been cobbled together from my own experimenting, errors, and random bits of information collected throughout my life. And I wonder how many fragments will equal a whole. How many...
