On the whole, the world doesn’t much like to talk about periods. Why is that? Why do our cycles cause so much societal discomfort? Why are our tampon advertisements devoid of all blood? Why was saying to your male high school teacher ‘Sir, I have my period’ the fastest way to get out of sport, […]
At the age of 26, manipulating my natural hormonal cycle seemed totally out of alignment with the kind of life that I wanted to be living. So I stopped taking the pill. And… nothing happened. My skin didn’t break out, I didn’t really feel any different, but my period didn’t return either. Over the next […]
When I was sixteen, I started taking the contraceptive pill. I’d had a natural cycle for a year or so, but my acne was getting worse and having a face full of pimples was the most difficult part of high school for me. I’d think about it constantly, slathering my skin in thick concealer during the […]
