by Editor | Sep 16, 2015 | Menarche, Motherhood
From the book Schlopping: Developing Relationships, Self-Image & Memories comes another unique mother-daughter menarche story as follow up to Monday’s post by A daughter raised with body literacy. Though completely different in many respects, both...
by Lisa Leger | Sep 14, 2015 | Menarche, Motherhood
Adapted from A Baby Born to Body Literacy, Femme Fertile, Winter, 2006, p. 6 My daughter was born at home with midwives. Not because I was brave, but because I was chicken. Working in health care, I had heard too many maternity-ward horror stories. My studies in...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 12, 2015 | Activism, Menarche
The menstrual community on Twitter keeps growing. Individuals, social action initiatives, non-profits, menstrual product companies and other organizations are sharing information and talking about the menstrual cycle and the menstrual experience. Here’s a short list...
by Jen Lewis | Sep 8, 2015 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Our Bodies Our Blood Now through September 30 Plan B Gallery 2180 Gottingen Street Halifax, Nova Scotia For more information about events visit https://www.facebook.com/ourblood.artproject?fref=ts. As we saw with Widening the Cycle at #SMCR2015, art has...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 8, 2015 | Girls, Menarche, Menorrhagia
Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden, ND The onset of menstruation (menarche) is an important time for girls. It heralds their future fertility, of course, but it’s much more than that. Menarche is also when girls start to make female hormones for the first time. Making...