self care
From a young age, people (especially women) are constantly taught that we’re in competition with one another. Whether it’s our grades, our social Read...
A historian told me once to always be suspicious of anyone who used the word "progress" to describe the unfolding of events from past to present Read...
The inimitable Alice Walker said, “When you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul.” As someone with multiple mental Read...
Even though in the U.S., abortion is a safe and legal option, conservative lawmakers in my state have made sure that among the hundreds of Read...
“Wow, what happened?” (as eyes glance at my stomach area)
What do you mean, “What happened?” When asked this, I sometimes wonder if Read...
My swimsuit phobia started in middle school — that breeding ground of body shame and fear. One minute I’m a kid excitedly putting on my pink two- Read...
I don’t remember when I started holding in my stomach. [...] It’s hard to trace a habit so ingrained that I don’t know it exists. Until I’m lying Read...
