TUESDAY
September 15th, 2017 | by Jade Sanchez-Ventura
I woke up happy with the weight of work that’d been on me for the last month lifted for no
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WE DOUBLED DOWN: On Two Moms Making a Baby with IVF
May 1st, 2017 | by Cara Gormally
Making this comic was, in some ways, healing. The first part of my pregnancy felt so tenuous. I was grateful
“Don’t Be a Fast Girl” — How Hitting Your Daughter Can Trigger Early Puberty
April 3rd, 2017 | by Dr. Stacey Patton
I wrote my book, Spare the Kids, because I am a child abuse survivor and former foster youth who wants
DIAGNOSIS: On Sickness and Our Country
March 7th, 2017 | by Tara Dorabji
My mom was diagnosed with cancer the same week that Trump was elected president. On the morning after the election
An Open Letter to Those Commenting on the STATE OF MY UTERUS
March 1st, 2017 | by Tara Calihman
Dear cafe owner who came over to the booth I was sitting in with my son and asked where his
5 Reasons My IVF Procedure is More Pro-Life than Your Abortion Rally
February 27th, 2017 | by Jill Clark
The Personhood Bill, HR586, states that a person’s life begins at fertilization. If passed, this federal bill would give equal human
This Tiny Stranger—On Teaching My Long-Haired Boy to TALK BACK
February 17th, 2017 | by Melissa Stephenson
To prepare myself for the worst, I spent much of my first pregnancy inspecting baby pictures of my husband and
THAT SMALL BLACK NIGHT by Liz Asch
February 6th, 2017 | by Liz Asch
That small black night I pushed my t-shirt over my head, slipped my bra off, slid my underwear and shorts
Radical Care for Pregnant People: Jacqui Morton Interviews THE DOULAS
January 12th, 2017 | by Jacqui Morton
Doula. Don’t you love this word? Its very presence has purpose. Doula is derived from ancient Greek. The core of
IS IT TOO LATE TO NOT APOLOGIZE? Britni de la Cretaz Looks in the Mirror of Her Daughter’s Words
January 3rd, 2017 | by Britni de la Cretaz
“Oh! That’s my fault.” My two-and-a-half year old daughter says, as she has just knocked over a bucket of her