It’s time to trust a woman to know what’s best for her own body without anybody else’s say so. Our culture has become ingrained with making judgments on women. It is full of decisions on what is acceptable for her to do with her body. Society allows, tolerates and often expects more when it comes to her sexuality. Yet when it comes to her health and function; she isn’t as highly regarded and decisions appear to be made for her.
Wellness
6 Things About OCD that I Wish People Realized
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, commonly known as OCD, can be such a challenging diagnosis. I’ve talked about my personal experience about OCD here. Part of what makes it so challenging is that there are so many misconceptions about what OCD really…
Those Who Laugh Loudest
It is often said that “Those who laugh loudest hide the most pain.” After the death of Robin Williams, it certainly hits home. May 2018’s Vanity Fair published an excerpt from New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff’s new biography, “Robin” – Inside…
Sharing Post-Childbirth Stories: Guest Post By “The Perfectly Imperfect Mummy”
Hi everyone! I recently read this article – “The Birth of a Mother” about Postpartum Depression/Post Natal Depression from fellow blogger of “The Imperfectly Perfect Mummy”. Through social media, our post-childbirth stories happened to find each other, and now I want…
No More Homework!
Elementary school children are burdened with the worries and pressures of the strain of common core and it spills into the hours after the school day ends. It’s time to take back our children’s time in the afterschool hours and fill them with hope instead of homework worries.
The Darkness of Postpartum Depression
I need to talk about something important – postpartum depression. We need to. Because it’s the only way – the first step – in outing something so vile. It’s the ugly, dark, shaming existence of living with and through postpartum depression.…
Loosening the Grip of OCD
I have OCD. A lot of people say that, but I really do. Some people even use it as an adjective – “I’m so OCD” – usually to indicate some fastidious cleaning habits. I suppose that’s sort of funny, but it…
