My Menstruation Story

My Menstruation Story

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...
A Love Letter to Moon Flow, Crones, and to Myself

A Love Letter to Moon Flow, Crones, and to Myself

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...
Red Wings

Red Wings

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...
Busy and Disconnected from My Body

Busy and Disconnected from My Body

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...
Online Resources for Plan B and Abortion Pill

Online Resources for Plan B and Abortion Pill

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....
Sex During Your Period is Just One of the Reasons

Sex During Your Period is Just One of the Reasons

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...