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Working in the restaurant industry, my intelligence is questioned on a daily basis (and my butt is occasionally grabbed, unfortunately)....

Sure. I think we’re all guilty of coming up with images of people, which may or may not be “accurate.” One that I’m trying to heal from...

When I was in the 10th grade, I was diagnosed by the school with a learning disability. At the time I was in an advanced English class,...

An easy way to start talking about periods is by taking stock of all the menstrual products available, because there are a lot.

FFS I don’t know. I’m not a history person… This isn’t the kind of question I spend time contemplating…. Hmmm…. Would I be time...

He’s not a historic figure but I’d love to hang with my father-in-law. I knew him close to the end of his life. Because of his health, he...

Nikola Tesla. He was eccentric, passionate, obsessed, and dedicated to invention and discovery. I would like to simply talk about...

I’d prefer to choose many people from history, but if I’m limited to only focusing on one, then it would be Jesus and my question would...

There are so many amazing people I would like to meet from history. Just pondering this question, lists of names come to mind. They are...

Excluding certain people with periods from the conversation supports the same social construct that made menstrual health a shameful subject

One of my greatest struggles was ending a relationship that was very toxic. The other person in that relationship treated me very poorly....

My greatest struggle, or at least I hope is (Lord knows it could be worse): the struggle is one I am continually working on and I have...

During the first week of the last year of my undergraduate degree, I was hit by car while riding my bike. The accident caused persistent...

Ugh. I don’t know. I hate this question. My infertility stuff was very difficult and I wasn’t sure I was going to mentally make it...

It’s challenging to narrow down to just one experience, as my default is to perceive my existence as a struggle! Oh the drama! So to...

I think like most people I’ve had many struggles and each one was big at the time. My most recent struggle was trying to balance working...

With all the controversy surrounding sex-ed, I’m thinking maybe the fastest way to destigmatize menstruation is to teach it in science class

I can’t look outside a window in my home because I am filling this out at work. Hopefully a window here will suffice for this question, I...

I see a field of white snow, a fence with horses wearing blanket coats and an escarpment with spots of white and grey rock with an...

Birch and pine trees, kids’ backyard play equipment, a camp-style fire pit with Muskoka chairs around it. Everything is covered in a...