Don’t You Think I’ve Tried “Just Not Being Depressed?”

When I actually get the courage up to vocalize to someone that I’m depressed, that’s my quiet, subtle way of telling them that I feel like I need help in that moment. But most people don’t really understand what it … Read More

Mia and Me: How My Eating Disorder Became More Than a Teenage Phase

I was 14 the first time I purged.

I had already discovered that I could lose weight by restricting, but I couldn’t make myself fast. I would always give in and binge, leading to weight gain, the exact … Read More

Don’t Let it Happen to You: What You NEED to Know Before Visiting the Gynecologist

I am a grown woman. I am 23 years old. I’ve graduated from college. I pay my own rent, I have a Big-Girl job, and I do my own taxes. All signs point to the fact that I am a … Read More

A Hard Pill to Swallow: Will I Be Medicated For the Rest of My Life?

I took my first anti-depressant at age 17. As a survivor of sexual abuse I was struggling to start my “new” life in Buffalo. My psychiatrist told me that I was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and depression. My … Read More

Transitioning to a Vegetarian Diet: Three DELICIOUS Staples

When I was a child, I couldn’t understand how a vegetarian life could be feasible. Not because I loved meat, but because of the typical Panamanian diet. Most days, my family would eat some kind of protein with a side … Read More

Feminspire’s Tips for Emotional Safety During Tragedy

The news across the country this week has been nothing short of devastating. We continue to send thoughts and prayers to the communities of Boston, Massachusetts, Texas, Iran, Japan, and to all those who are struggling. It’s important to remember … Read More

Your Anxiety Doesn’t Make You a Failure

I have lived with anxiety and worry almost every day for the last six years. During college I took Lexapro, a commonly prescribed antidepressant that helps anxiety sufferers, but stopped taking it shortly before graduation. I started my career believing … Read More

The Deadly Trend: How it Became Fashionable to Risk Our Children’s Health

There is a growing movement right now not to get children vaccinated. I believe there are two reasons for this: The first is that for the first time in history, we have four or five generations of people who have … Read More

Learning Unconditional Love For My Body

When I made the New Year’s resolution to exercise regularly in 2011, it was fairly easy to fit workouts into my routine. I had free access to my university’s gym, so I decided that a few times a week I … Read More

Prescription Drugs and Domestic Violence: The Side Effects Are Real

If you’re a woman in the United States, between the ages of fifteen and forty-four, you’re more like to sustain injury from battering than from car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. Of all assault victims seen in the emergency room … Read More

The Future of HIV/AIDS: Vaccination or Quarantine?

I was thinking about the best way to broach this topic when the good state of Kansas came to my aid — but not in a good way. It appears that Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would quarantine … Read More

Male Birth Control: Easy, Effective, Available, and Totally Unheard Of

The male birth control shot is cheap, effective, and administered in a relatively painless 15 minute outpatient procedure and has been in existence for 25 years. It is currently going into small sample human trials and should be available in … Read More