Ablation, Shhh, Things We do Not Talk Aboutby Paula M. Youmell, R.N. Ablation is removal of material from the surface of an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive...
Making fun of a disease?by Vida “Ha, ha! Look at her, she has a disease! Ha, ha! What, does she have pain from her disease? Oh, how hilarious that she has a...
My feminine winter {a menstrual story}by Gabriella Guglielminotti Trivel The appeal of my inner winter Last week I was waiting for my feminine cycle to start and I was doing...
My First Blood Storyby Karen Tinner I wish that I could say my first blood was an encouraging departure from how menstruation is treated in Western cultures,...
The Xaghra Twins: Remembering the Neolithic Pastby Alexis Martin Faaberg, PhD student, CIIS Introduction In my view, the Xaghra Twins figurine found on the Maltese island of Gozo...
Ways to honor your menstrual cycle in your Red Tentby Jane Hardwicke Collings & Susan Stark This article is an excerpt from the eBook “How to Create a Red Tent” Keeping a monthly record of...
Menstrual Hut and Moon Lodge HistoryMenstrual hut and moon lodge traditions show us that the Red Tent has a history: The idea of a separate women’s space or menstrual hut is...
How to Talk to your Daughter about Her Body?By Nati Lucero How to talk to your daughter about her body, step one: don’t talk to your daughter about her body, except to teach her how...
Leah’s First Period Ceremonyby DeAnna L’am Leah called me to let me know she has just got her period! Being a heart-auntie to her I was delighted, and deeply touched...
Celebrate Menstrual Monday!by DeAnna Lam Everything starts as a Thought! A dissertation, a dress, an airplane, this article, or a national holiday such as...
La Belleza del Rojo – The Beauty of RedBy Nati Lucero He disfrutado muchísimo con esta colaboración con Aditi Gupta de Menstrupedia y Vimidi M Das de MyPromoVideos. Ahí queda...
Sacredness (The Blood Song)a song by Shylah Ray Sunshine “Sacredness (The Blood Song)” by Shylah Ray Sunshine is featured in the closing credits of the film “Things...
Break A Taboo Today!by DeAnna L’am “Underneath the color of our skin, all women bleed the same, red, deep, ancient flow of life force. It is this power what...
Why I Stopped Using Tamponsby DeAnna L’am I remember seeing a popular tampon ad when I was a girl in Israel, which said: “With tampons – every day of the month is...
A Red Tent MomentBy © 2011-2012 DeAnna L’am The ‘Red Tent’ hit a nerve. Publishe Any cycling woman knows the deep yearning for quietude during her Flow...
Womb of Light: Conscious Menstruation as a portal for evolutionBy Bethany Webster This is an excerpt from Bethany’s upcoming book of the same name. About the book and its message, she says that...
The Red LineBy Bethany Webster In my blood there is poetry In my blood are ancient stories You are there, too, my sister The red line all the way...
Why Is Menstruation Powerfulby DeAnna L’am In order to birth Life, we must first Menstruate! In native cultures Menstruation was known as the time when the veil...
Our Stories, Ourselves© 2009-2012 DeAnna L’am My own transition into womanhood was painfully lacking in warmth or empowerment. How was the day of Your first...
Coming Of Age: Let Your Daughter Find Her SongBy DeAnna L’am © 2012 “Sing daughter sing Make a song And sing Beat out your own rhythms The rhythms of your life But make the song...