This article was brought to my attention during the week. It shared about one young girls horrible struggle with endometriosis – an issue us chicks are no strangers to. Not long after I saw a call to action to sign a petition to have...
Read moreDying to lose your period – the story that broke my heart.
Let it be known, eating a lot of ANY one food isn’t a diet solution (at the very least, common sense does tell us that much). Eating a lot of one type of food so that you lose your menstrual cycle – this is taking lack of...
Read moreClaire Baker – PCOS and finding her ‘groove’ again
I’m pretty pumped for this one! My lovely gal pal Claire Baker and I met some time ago in the midst of her quest for menstruation. Claire, like so many women came off the pill, found herself in the full swing of PCOS and decided it was...
Read moreEducating our young girls – Menstruation is not a curse!
I was delighted to hear this book was coming to life – to create some awareness around a topic that is useful for all women, especially the young. You see when I wrote Fertilise Yourself, I quickly discovered something; it wasn’t...
Read moreThe Pill – is it for you?
With all the recent hype highlighting just how dangerous the pill can be, I wanted to repost this oldie (but goodie) for all to read – get informed and make educated decisions! The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is the most used...
Read moreNot to get confused – a period will always follow ovulation
Because I want to be always adding layers to the information I’m giving you – I created this very quick video to debunk another myth around ovulation. So many women are of the belief that they can have a period but not...
Read moreOne for the Girls
Thursday’s aren’t a usual blogging day for me – unless it is something insanely inspiring or life changing. Today is one of those days where both these adjectives apply. I was made aware of a project in Uganda called AFRIpads...
Read moreThe Beautiful Cervix Project
*WARNING: this post contains an image of a cervix. Please be mindful if you are not in private.* I stumbled upon The Beautiful Cervix Project a few years ago…. It’s a grassroots movement celebrating the beauty and intricacies of...
Read more8 ways to beat off PMS, without stabbing your partner in the eye with a fork.
I recently listened to a friend lamenting about her painful PMS symptoms, and her irrational desire to “kill anyone who comes near me”. Now we all have a bit of a laugh, and pull out the chocolate and the hot water bottles, but there...
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