Mental health
The Run Down- Volume 2
It’s time for volume 2 of the bi-weekly brief for people whose periods are as socially distant as Dominic Cummings
3 Benefits of Watermelon for Reproductive Health
It’s definitely starting to feel like summer is on its way so staying hydrated is a priority, eating well and living well is a priority! 🍉Watermelon is 92% water which helps to keep you hydrated. 🍉 Watermelon is also packed with Vitamin C, A, B1, B5 and B6 plus potassium and magnesium. 🍉 A 2015 […]
Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle
In this video for Tribe’s Tool Box Saschan explains How you can better understand your menstrual cycle. The Oxford English Dictionary defines Menstruation as: The process in a woman of discharging blood and other material from the lining of the uterus at intervals of about one lunar month from puberty until the menopause, except during […]
Do You Work The ‘Infertility Shift?’
If you work the night shift research shows you may have a much harder time getting pregnant. Findings show that night shift workers have irregular menstrual cycles that can cause problems with conception. The Circadian Rhythm Our bodies are run by an internal clock called the circadian rhythm. Regular patterns of light and dark help […]
There’s A Deeper Complexity To Invisible Illness
I was casually strolling though Facebook … as you do when you’re procrastinating trying to convince yourself you’re working and I stumbled across this poem by Akeilah Bennett. The poem isn’t about reproductive health but as I read through each line it really struck a chord with me. It was everything I’ve been trying to […]
Are You Ok?
Are you ok? Some days I want to just set these words on fire. To erase them from the vocabulary of everyone around me. We’re so conditioned to responding with a half-hearted attempt at an upbeat ‘yeah I’m fine’ or ‘I’m OK, I’m good, thanks’. Trying to mask how we’re really feeling deep down inside. […]
Little Egg
Hello Little Egg… Sometimes I want to tell you I love you but you’re not here. Sometimes I want to reach out and hold your hand but I do not know who you are. The way in which I love you scares me at times, the way my heart flutters every time you call me […]