But here's the thing: these stories shouldn't be considered embarrassing, haunting, or taboo. The only reason why they might be is because of how society (at least in America) has told women what they ...

I was an overworked lawyer and missed the birth of my niece. I limited my work to a certain set of hours and limited my email access. The changes reduced stress, increased productivity, and bettered ...

There's any number of reasons why I might be feeling off right now: Stressed about a deadline. Somebody hurt my feelings. The chemical imbalance in my brain. All of the above?! Or maybe it's PMS. As a ...

Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

I hate getting my period. I hate it for all the obvious reasons — it's painful, inconvenient, uncomfortable, expensive and not really something that any of us look forward to. But a much less obvious ...

It wasn’t my first period but it was within the first year of getting my period. I was only 13 years old and, when you first start menstruating, you never know when your next period is going to arrive ...

Women know that once you start your period, it’s always good to be prepared, but imagine being a teenager and not being prepared at all. If you desperately needed pads but your mom wouldn’t take you ...

Tori Spelling experienced her first period at age 14 during a month-long stay in Las Vegas — and her mom offered an interesting solution. “We were all prepped for the pool and then it came. So, I got ...

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