self care

The scale isn't the best indictor of health — no matter how old you are.

My Daughter’s Failure To Thrive Taught Me To Ignore the Scale

“Then why are you so worried about the scale?” Why was I? I had finally let go of the scale as an indicator of my own health, but my inability to Read...

I am a mom — a mom with piercings and tattoos, bright pink hair and a half-shaven head. Image: ThinkStock.

No, My Tattoos And Piercings Do Not Make Me A "Bad Mom"

I have 14 body piercings, a rib tattoo, a thigh tattoo, an inner wrist tattoo, two “tramp stamps” (and, yes, both were acquired when I was 18), Read...

"I can't have his baby. I have to have an abortion."

This Is What It REALLY Feels Like To Have An Abortion

I didn't want to go through the experience of having an abortion. I didn't want to get pregnant in the first place. But I was grateful for the Read...

Love it or loathe it?

Beauty And Body Acceptance: Living At The Intersection Of Vanity And Self-Love

Where does my love for my body stop and my vanity pick up? If I’d spend $126 in a futile attempt to “resolve” the rosacea I didn’t even know I had Read...

We need to take the disease more seriously.

Women Aren’t Responsible For Endometriosis — Nor Should They Be Expected To Cure Themselves

Endometriosis is typified by a high degree of uncertainty, making even a basic summary difficult. This latest incident is further proof it’s a Read...

I didn’t know much about preeclampsia before it happened to me.

Preeclampsia: What You Need To Know 

I was nearly six months pregnant when they died. They died because I was one of the 5% to 10% of women who suffer from preeclampsia. Worse, I was Read...

Not everyone can, and that's OK.

Why "If I Can Do It, Anyone Can" Is A Load Of Crap

The issue is that most people don’t recognize these inherent strengths that they actually have. These quirks in the personality or physiology, or Read...

Get. It. Girl.

8 Things I've Learned From Weightlifting

It wasn’t until my sister started getting into weightlifting that I decided to give it a shot. As someone who had previously approached exercise Read...