When I read Phoebe Potts' Good Eggs a few weeks ago, I was so moved as I turned the last page. Their story was unresolved on that last page and it resonated so strongly for me. I realized that Potts' creation speaks so much to what I do here on this blog.I've said this before: … Read More »
Take a Few Minutes to “Exhale”
"Just relax."Quite possibly my least favorite sentence in the English language. That said, there is something to be said for the power of controlling our breathing, of quieting our mind, of letting all the mental clutter and constant running inner monologue flow out of our minds … Read More »
Tweeting About My Twat: Where Social Media and TMI Awkwardly Collide
I have always been particularly comfortable with all things vagina. I use the word casually, even in conversation with my friends. It's probably because I've performed in The Vagina Monologues five times, so I've built a certain familiarity and comfort with the word others may … Read More »
Do you accept your infertility?
It's a loaded question, for sure.Here's another: if you could go back in time and wave a magic wand, would you take away your diagnosis? What if you could wave a magic wand right now and just like that, your infertility was gone?Of course, we can't wave a magic wand or travel … Read More »
“When I Think, I Must Speak.”
Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I mustspeak. Sweet, say on.(As You Like It, III.ii)"Pardon me, but I have a few things to say on the matter."I must express a huge thank you to everyone who commented on my post yesterday about sharing controversial opinions. All this … Read More »
At a Loss for Words…
Or is it more appropriate to say... at a loss for conviction? Allow me to explain.For today's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog assignment, we've been tasked with writing an opinion post. I've been known to have a couple of opinions every once in a great while. Like last week's … Read More »
Feminism is Not a Four-Letter Word
Whether I call myself a women's health advocate or Vagina Warrior, it boils down to this:I'm a feminist.(Shocker.)What a loaded word, right? Images of unshaven armpits, gross looking white-girl dreads, floppy bra-less boobs, a man-hating smirk on my face, my fist raised in the … Read More »
Blog Tour of Inspired Reading: The Red Tent
Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. In today's hop, the blog featured before mine is Karen's But I Digress. The blog featured after me is the … Read More »
What’s Shakin?
(Salem Willows Pier, May 2011)Random update post = random pic.I've been fishing a bunch lately.Figured I was overdue for a "What's going on in my life" post. If you're reading my blog in something other than a reader, you may have noticed I've gone a bit... design crazy. I posted … Read More »
Mommy’s Garden
A colleague of mine, a parent through adoption, shared a beautiful story of a friend of hers who decided to tell their child they were conceived using donor gametes. I want to share this with you for two reasons: 1) it's such an original way of disclosing to children about their … Read More »
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