Posted on January 19, 2022
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infographic by @kwotedbykegarland Source: Dr. Lisa Mosconi
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Category: Conversations, Health/Wellness Support, Menopause, Menopause Phase, Mental Health, Notes from a Doctor, Perimenopause, Postmenopause, Premenopause, Symptoms, Wellness WednesdayTags: anxiety, anxiety disorder, blogger, cortisol, estrogren, hormones, Menopause, Mental Health, Perimenopause, reproductivehealth, stress, women, womenshealth, womensupportingwomen
Do you find yourself speaking very harshly to yourself when your body doesn’t conform to the ideal you hold in your head and praising yourself ONLY when it does? Do you find that you speak unkindly to yourself NO MATTER what your body shape… Continue Reading “Do You Only Accept Yourself if You Look a Certain Way?”
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Category: BIPOC, Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Identities, Menopause Phase, PostmenopauseTags: art, body image, body positivity, creativity, inspiration, journalwriting, positivepsychology, Postmenopause, self-love, selfesteem, TamaraHappinessGuru, TamaraKulish, women, womenover60, womensupportingwomen
Posted on January 7, 2022
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What the heck is going on with women’s bodies? That’s what I’ve been on a mission to learn, especially since being thrust into perimenopause and experiencing some digestive issues. So, I’ve been doing a lot of reading and podcast listening. Two sources have been… Continue Reading “Diary of a (Peri-) Menopausal Woman: What’s Really Going on with Our Bodies?”
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Category: Books and Podcasts, Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Diary of a Menopausal Woman, Menopause, Menopause Phase, Perimenopause, Postmenopause, Premenopause, ReviewsTags: blogger, Doctor's Advice, hormones, lifestyle changes, Medical Doctor, Menopause, neuroscience, Perimenopause, podcasts, reproductivehealth, women, women'sissues, womenshealth, womensupportingwomen
Posted on December 29, 2021
by kegarland
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What is body positivity? Body positivity refers to the assertion that all people deserve to have a positive body image, regardless of how society and popular culture view ideal shape, size, and appearance. Some of the goals of the body positivity movement include: Challenging… Continue Reading “Body Positivity Essay Contest”
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Posted on December 3, 2021
by kegarland
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My hair first started turning gray when I was around thirty-two years old. I was in grad school, and I chalked it up to being stressed. As soon as I saw the strand, front and center on the edge of my hairline, I made… Continue Reading “Diary of A Menopausal Woman: Why I Decided to Go Gray”
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Category: BIPOC, Conversations, Creative Nonfiction, Diary of a Menopausal Woman, Identities, Menopause Phase, PerimenopauseTags: aging, blogger, body image, body positivity, gray hair, hair, Menopause, Perimenopause, society, women, women'sissues, womensupportingwomen
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