Aug 2, 2022This is how the overturning of Roe v. Wade will impact people with disabilitiesPerhaps the scariest thing has happened in this country if you are a person with a uterus: in June, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that legalized abortion. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Court decided in a 6–3 vote that an abortion…Disability3 min readDisability3 min read
Jun 29, 2022I tried energy healing for my endometriosis. Here’s what happened.If you’ve read my posts before, you know I’ve tried basically everything for my endometriosis. From Botox into my vagina to a presacral neurectomy, I’ve done it all. Only a few things have permanently helped my pain. (A presacral neurectomy helped the most.) …Endometriosis2 min readEndometriosis2 min read
Feb 20, 2022How Taarna from Heavy Metal helped me see myself as an endo warriorI love cheesy things from the eighties, especially heavy metal. I saw Def Leppard and Motley Crue more times than I can count. Warrant’s Cherry Pie was my first album that I ever bought at fourteen years old. …Chronic Illness4 min readChronic Illness4 min read
Sep 15, 2021I’m done with hormonal birth controlI was always terrified of going off the Pill. When I took my first women’s studies class in the fall of 2012, I was an 18-year-old university student who became deeply enraged at the patriarchy. I was suddenly aware of the slight microaggressions and direct threats that I was facing…Feminism5 min readFeminism5 min read
Jul 22, 2021July 1st marked my one-year anniversary of being diagnosed with endometriosis.July 1st marked my one-year anniversary of being diagnosed with endometriosis. After struggling for years, I finally fought to get a laparoscopic excision surgery and find out what was really causing my pain, since my doctors at the time kept dismissing my complaints. …Endometriosis3 min readEndometriosis3 min read
Jun 7, 2021I tried these CBD suppositories for my vaginismus, and they changed my lifeAs I have written here on Medium before, I have endometriosis and vaginismus, two painful conditions that dramatically alter my daily life and functioning. Over the years, I have tried numerous products and therapies to manage my daily pain — laparoscopic excision surgery and physical therapy have been the most…Vaginismus3 min readVaginismus3 min read
May 18, 2021What medical trauma does to a personI can’t tell you how many times I’ve visited various gynecologists over the past few years. My first visit with one was quite painful, physically and mentally. …Endometriosis4 min readEndometriosis4 min read
Mar 31, 2021When you are waiting to be healedNo one prepared me for how hard healing would be. I keep thinking to myself, “is it over? Is my pain really gone? Am I finally done with this journey?” Don’t get me wrong, I am so glad that my doctor removed my endo and that my pain has improved…Endometriosis4 min readEndometriosis4 min read
Mar 2, 2021The problem with disability studies and sexual assault*TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT* Does disability studies address sexual assault? Disability studies scholar Stephanie R. Lawson (2018), as well as feminist writer and critic Roxane Gay (2017), comment on the lived embodied experiences of surviving sexual abuse. Gay, writing about the physical and psychological realities of surviving trauma in her memoir…Disability8 min readDisability8 min read
Nov 9, 2020A letter to my uterusSweetie, I know things have always been hard. I know that right now, you are dancing inside me like a feral child. I know that you are probably confused, terrified, and angry. For what reason, I cannot say. You began making waves in my life when I was nine years…Menstruation6 min readMenstruation6 min read
