Let's Talk About Sex(ual Health), Baby: Breaking the Stigma

My daily work with my gynecology patients has made it apparent that it is time to have a frank talk about sexual health—specifically as it relates to our vaginal anatomy and physiology. For too many women, this topic is avoided and/or misunderstood. As a result, women experience a series of adverse consequences, from poorer health outcomes to lackluster sexual satisfaction. Even in this modern age of female empowerment and the ongoing drive for equity between the sexes, I still see many women who are embarrassed or even ashamed to discuss their own bodies. We've been misled by society to think that our sexual organs—and our very natural, normal concerns regarding them—are somehow distasteful or disgusting to discuss. Far too many women believe those lies and suffer as a result.

How I Approach Self-Worth in a World that Values Women's Bodies Over Women

Somewhere between the end of myspace and the birth of IG stories, self-love became trendy. And not trendy in the we all love ourselves type of way, but trendy in this elusive thing we all needed and could only achieve by posting images of ourselves on social media platforms. As if our confidence was not enough or real unless someone else could see it and validate it for us.

Politicians Are Manipulating A Public Health Crisis To Ban Abortion

Every time I think I'm out of outrage something forces me to dig deeper and find another well of it stored within me...

Pseudoscience And The Pussy: Profit, Politics, And Patriarchy

On April 5, 2019, Dr. Jen Gunter, aka Twitter's gynecologist took to the stage at TechFestNW and debunked the pseudoscience that impacts women's bodies.

The Frightening Story Behind Why So Many Women Are Getting Their Breast Implants Removed

In the past few years after notable women like Real Housewife, Yolanda Foster, and former Playmate of the Year, Karen McDougal,

Patriarchy Stress Disorder is A Real Thing and this Psychologist Is Helping Women Overcome It

For decades, women have been unknowingly suffering from PSD and intergenerational trauma, but now Dr. Valerie Rein wants women to reclaim their power through mind, body and healing tools.

Why Turning Off Your Period is an Absurd Idea

There's been a movement building steam over the last ten years or so, that actively promotes the idea that women don't have to have periods, that they are unnecessary, burdensome – and if you're not going to have a baby, why not just "turn off your period?"

The Female Tax: How Women Are Paying The Ultimate Price For Reproductive Health

The fight for equality continues as women are reportedly enduring more hardships in seeking medical help for reproductive health concerns.

The Myth Of Menstruation: Why We Should Stop Accepting Painful Periods

Most women think that painful periods, PMS, excess weight and low energy are apart of the slew of hormonal issues that accompany our monthly experience.

Beyond Women’s Bodies, Politicians Don’t Seem to Understand the Logic Behind Their Own Bills

Economist Victoria Bateman’s Nude Protests Are Challenging Women’s Roles In Economics

They're Not Pro-Life, They're Anti-Woman

Our Culture Teaches Us That Sex Revolves Around Male Pleasure

It's time for women to view having an orgasm through the same male lens. Here's How.

Yet Another Way To Discriminate Against Women - Menopause

An Investigation Into The Disturbing Rise of Labiaplasty in Young Girls