If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 2:00 a.m. during your period—tired, uncomfortable, and weirdly wired—you’re not alone. For many women, menstruation disrupts more than just the workday. It disrupts the night, too. And yet period-related sleep issues still don’t...
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3 Ways to Share Perimenopause with Your Partner
THE WHAT -- Perimenopause is the transition to menopause, and officially, the coming to an end of your reproductive years. Perimenopause is different from premenopause because you display symptoms of eventual menopause during this time. However, once you've gone...
5 Signs of a Possible Miscarriage
Being pregnant is one of life's greatest joys. But with that joy also comes anxiety and risks to the mother's body and health. With the many symptoms of early pregnancy, for example back pain, breast tenderness, cramps, and mood swings, it's easy to mistake signs of a...
5 Ways to Keep Romance Alive During Covid-19
Love in the time of Covid -- it's been ridiculously tough. From not being able to hold our partners or care for them when they're ill, to having sex with masks on or foregoing kissing, keeping romance alive during this pandemic has been close to impossible. This...
5 Ways to Instill Body Positivity in Your Child
Loving your body is harder than it sounds -- perfection is subjective and it's a goal we're all constantly vying for. Around 70% of women between the ages of 18-30 dislike their bodies. Men aren’t an exception -- 45% of the men surveyed said they were dissatisfied...
What Is Love?
“LOVE” was one of the subjects that made me amazed and curious throughout my life. LOVE is a Godly and spiritual Phenomenon that all humanity and life have been built upon. Somewhere I read the following paragraph about Love: “Love is a game” he said. “Love is a...
5 Eco-Friendly Resolutions to Make for the New Year
2020 will go down in history for many reasons, but in addition to the huge number of lives lost to Covid, one of the most tragic results of this year was the increase in pollution -- our land and oceans have become littered with medical and plastic waste! A study in...
4 Ways to Beat Vaginal Dryness
True or False: Winter causes vaginal dryness. False! While there was an English midwife who purported the theory of 'winter vagina', vaginal dryness is actually caused by hormonal changes. Low levels of estrogen during menopause or after childbirth, the side-effects...
To Play or Not To Play? Does Music Make Sex Better?
From pin drop silence to vocal crescendos, no one can tell you what feels right during sex, but let's put the pressure to be loud and appreciative behind us, because according to research, it's OK to be silent when you’re getting it on. Music during intimacy can...
5 Ways to De-Stress this Election Season
If the recent presidential debates didn't stress you out, cause you to question the fate of Americans (and humans in general), you may be one of the few. Perhaps you're teetering on the verge of depression because of the way 2020 has been burning her way through the...
8 Halloween Costume Ideas to Commemorate the Year 2020
Do not fear -- the end of 2020 is almost near! If the year 2020 was a costume, what would it be? A coronavirus molecule? A giant diaper to hold our shit together?! The choices are endless, but in the spirit of being hopeful and thankful, here are four costume...