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Period and pelvic wellness, science, stories, and more.
The Different Treatments I Tried to Treat My Vaginismus
When I was first diagnosed with Vaginismus after a strenuous journey, I could feel the relief slowly evade my senses, though this sense of relief was short-lived. I originally thought the diagnosis would be the...
4 Ways To Improve Your Chronic Period Pain
The dominant understanding of period pain is that it is a condition of the body. While accurate, this perception fails to address the very real and extensive mental, emotional, and physical implications that come with...
7 Ways To Create A More Period Inclusive Workplace
As I’m writing this, I’m ironically and fittingly bleeding ferociously on my break from work. I'm sandwiched between two flax seed heat pads, waiting for my next piano student to arrive, as I try to...
How My Endometriosis Led Me To Become a Nutritionist
“She is just unlucky, she can either go on the pill or get pregnant.” My doctor told my 11 year old self. I started my period when I was 10 years old and the first few ones...
Holistic and Integrative Approaches To Period Pain Relief
There is currently a substantial disconnect between western and holistic medical treatment when it comes to chronic pelvic pain management. Most medical professionals aren’t familiar with and so don’t recommend natural options for menstrual pain...
Latest Online Resources to Learn about Period Pain Management
Throughout history, menstrual pain and the people that it impacts have been under researched and underserved. This has created a culture in which people who have menstrual pain are unable to effectively access the support...
The Importance of Celebrating Black Love
While 2020 was an important year for the fight in racial equality and upward social mobility, it was also incredibly difficult and traumatic. Black people had to watch their communities, families, and friends fight and...
A Curious Touch: Exploring Intimacy With My Menstruating Body
For most of my adult life, come my monthly menstruating, my body isn’t one I have particularly liked or felt good in. Three or four days before I bleed, everything starts to get a little...