Well, the time has come, the last passion blog post of the semester. I have had so much fun teaching all of you about the importance of understanding women’s health care, chronic pain, and overall womanhood. All around, I have grown as a writer from these weekly posts that have given me a safe space […]

There are two words society hates more than periods: Birth control.  Growing up going to a private, Catholic high school, I felt like I had to keep the fact that I was on birth control on the down-low. I was not even sexually active; I was just taking the medication to control my period patterns. […]

Growing up.   It is a hard concept to truly wrap your head around.   One day, you close your eyes to sleep away after an exhausting first day of kindergarten, then suddenly open them in your dorm room after a long night out. Playing with barbie dolls and fighting your mom on taking your Flintstone gummy […]