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Part 2: The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Mental Health – Interview with Holly Grigg-Spall

Posted by strange on April 26, 2017
Part 2: The Effect of Hormonal Birth Control on Mental Health - Interview with Holly Grigg-Spall

Below is Part Two of author Holly Grigg-Spall’s interview that explains why low dose hormonal birth control pills are like low tar cigarettes, on the side effects of estrogen such as cancer and the importance of ovulation for our well-being.

Posted in: Interviews, Media Reviews, Self Care | Tagged: birth control, birth control and depression, birth control and mental health, birth control and panic attacks, body politics, holly grigg-spall, hormonal birth control, hormones, mirena iud, sweetening the pill, withdrawal bleeding

How To Become One With The Universe with Yumi Sakugawa

Posted by strange on October 10, 2014
How To Become One With The Universe with Yumi Sakugawa

Get her book, and swallow it whole. Let the nutrients from her book absorb into your blood stream and make you stronger.

Everyone needs an intergalactic BFF and an intergalactic guide to inner peace. You neeeeed Yumi Sakugawa and her book “Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe.” I cannot accentuate enough how wonderful this book is!! You need it. Get it now. You will feel so so so much better.

Posted in: Media Reviews, Self Care | Tagged: meditation, self love, your illustrated guide to becoming one with the universe, yumi sakugawa

Knitting, Plants, a Phobia : Self-Help Steps for Everyone

Posted by strange on September 27, 2014
Knitting, Plants, a Phobia : Self-Help Steps for Everyone

Swearing in Cursive #3 is an honest, reflective zine on a power struggle between a femme queer grannypunx girl and her phobia, and how she finds solace in knitting, plants, and a routine. She shares 4 steps to control attacks, and 4 steps to tame everyday stress.

Posted in: Media Reviews, Self Care, Shannen | Tagged: ciswoman, confidence in your skin, depression, femme, grannypunx, lgbt, panic attack, phobia, queer, self-help steps, zines
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