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

Dealing With Disappointment: Feminist Edition

The sun was finally out, it was warm enough to leave the house without a coat, and I was about to go on a weekend trip to an even warmer and sunnier place with my husband. I was pretty happy … Read More

Will I Be Forever Alone?

I’m not sure I know how to love anymore.

That may be one of the strangest things I’ve come to realize since my separation. I mean, I know how to love my son, but how do I love another human … Read More

No, “Looking Great” Is Not a Matter of Feminism

I found this article in an old issue of Harpers Bazaar. It was written by Elizabeth Wurtzel, a woman (and prolific writer) who, self-described, is 45 but looks half her age. And she has not pulled off this remarkable feat … Read More

Breaking Up, Being Single, and Moving On

“I’m not happy anymore,” they finally say. You knew, but needed to hear it anyway. It’s a test: go on. Do it. See if you can hurt me. They do and it stings. Still, you’re an independent woman- you’ve taken … 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

Magical Girls Trope: Using Femininity & Friendship to Battle Evil

[Post comes with Puella Magi Madoka Magica spoilers. Ye hath been warned.]

The Magical Girl is a special type of superhero, one that will take all things traditionally feminine and stab evil through the face with it.

The Magical Girl genre … Read More

Who Chooses If I Have a Baby: Me or the Patriarchy?

After almost a year of appointments with various medical specialists in an attempt to find a way to explain an ever increasing pelvic pain, I ended up being scheduled for a diagnostic laparoscopy. The surgery was ordered by the second … Read More