Get ready to see the boldest feminine hygiene ad ever.   This ad for Softcup (a reusable cup to collect menstrual fluid during your period) doesn’t just talk about leaks and protection and... Read more >>

As a fertility advocate, I often think about all the parts of being a woman. For much of our lives as women, we are ruled by biological cycles. Our menstruation is based on approximately a... Read more >>

As a fertility advocate, I often think about all the parts of being a woman. For much of our lives as women, we are ruled by biological cycles. Our menstruation is based on approximately a... Read more >>

It used to be pretty hard being a bespectacled kid. For years, I was inundated with the message that glasses are unequivocally uncool. Movies like She’s All That or The Princess... Read more >>

Few things are more likely to spoil a perfectly good day than a dreaded pimple popping up unexpectedly. At thirteen, it was a routine part of life; at twenty-five, it’s starting to... Read more >>

As I write this, I am menstruating. Bleeding. A blessing, a curse, an unavoidable part of being a woman, at least for a while. We all experience this woman’s joy differently. Some of us may... Read more >>

Most women, during most months of the year, experience menstrual cramps. Some—you lucky lasses—have only mild to moderate pain during their periods. The rest of us, though, get waylaid by... Read more >>

As a woman, I know all too well what it feels like to be possessed by a force stronger than myself; to have an uncontrollable urge to do harm to others, when I am not a violent person. Hormones are a... Read more >>

I spend a lot of time talking about how weird my family is. Today, I’d like to mix it up and talk about how weird my in-laws are. Specifically, I’d like to focus on my sister-in-law, Meg.... Read more >>

I am a green woman, passionate about sustainable living. As a consumer, I try to act in gratitude to the mother of us all, Mother Earth. In the grocery store, I head to the organic produce department.... Read more >>