by Rachel Andrea | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Rachel Andrea, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
Art by Betty Dodson My mother told me about menstruation at an early age so I had been expecting it to come anytime. In fact, I was eager to get it and looked at it as a right of passage. I was 12.5 years old, sitting in my sixth grade classroom, when I was plagued...
by Amy Weissfeld | Apr 18, 2024 | Amy Weissfeld, Article, Body Connection, Menopause, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
My blood leaked around the edges, destroying countless pairs of underwear, spotting my pants, staining not just my clothes but my car’s seat, my friend’s couch, my good living room chair (years later, when I finally had a living room and enough time had passed for me...
by Jennifer Rahner | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Body Connection, Jennifer Rahner, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean. Whoever...
by Tosh Patterson | Apr 18, 2024 | Article, Body Connection, Reproductive Health, Tosh Patterson, Women's Health & Wellness
This is the most embarrassing story. And maybe even a little TMI (too much info) but if you stick with me there’s a point. Rewind to 2010. My days were fast-paced. At that time, my to-do list was never-ending. I’d earned two promotions at work so I was part of the...
by Carlin Ross | Jun 28, 2022 | Article, Carlin Ross, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
You can take Plan B within 72 hours of unprotected sex or birth control failure to prevent a pregnancy. It can be purchased on Amazon, Target, and Walgreens. You can also have an abortion by pill up until the 9th week of pregnancy. THE PILLS ARE MAILED TO YOU....
by Carlin Ross | Dec 20, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness
Yes, that’s my menstrual blood and I’m bleeding right now. I am in my power. This post has been rolling around in my mind – I’ve been thinking about how much I love being a woman and how my menstrual cycle connects me to the tides, the lunar...
