“I realised that a woman has no country, no family and no person to support her. But I had my soul, and that was strong enough to combat all odds.”
Period First Times
“These happy bleeders made it through their first time and are alive to tell us their stories.”
The Pursuit of Disappearing
“By beginning to control your food and body in the rigorous pattern of an eating disorder, you do not worry about how your sexuality appears to others because the eating disorder has taken it from you.”
Men on Top
“And here’s the rub: while sexualised images of women are everywhere, is it not accepted for a woman to be sexual.”
Igniting Liberation
“There are certain stories that deserve to be told,
That we have a duty to tell.”
Flawless
“But society itself, my God it is flawless
How could it not be, the patriarchy adores it …”
Traveller’s Checks
“I was powerless every time I was asked where I was from because I knew the answer they expected to hear, and I knew they would be disbelieving of the one I proffered.”
An Interview with France Meyer
“She tells her own daughters to try and search within themselves for what’s important; to not copy others or try to fit in, but instead, to embrace who they are.”
For the Love of Menstrual Cups
“Have a think about all the little things that you have to think about when you get your period … Now imagine: what if nothing had to change?”