by Chris Bobel | Feb 17, 2014 | Communication, Hormones, Menopause, Motherhood, Perimenopause
Dear Mom, I owe you an apology. Remember when you were perimenopausal (or as we called it, “going through menopause”)? Remember when you experienced hot flashes? And remember when you did, how we, your loving family, either 1) ignored 2) trivialized or 3) mocked you?...
by Chris Bobel | Jan 20, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, Girls, Media, Menarche, Menstruation, Motherhood
This fall, our family TV indulgence was Master Chef Junior. My 10 year old, a master of scrambled eggs, pancakes and experimental smoothies, was into it, her enthusiasm contagious. So once a week, we sat on the couch– Mom, Dad, and Kid—and watched a dwindling...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Nov 12, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation, Motherhood
Guest Post by Marie Hansen November 23rd will mark the third session of KHORAI: a scientific & scholarly reading & discussion group about women’s maternal & reproductive mental health. I decided to take this opportunity to write a blog post to let you all...
by Paula Derry | Jun 24, 2013 | Health Care, Motherhood, New Research
Arthur Caplan is a well-known ethicist, the head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University’s Langone Medical Center. On June 11, 2013, Caplan posted an article called “Get real: No need to overdo risk disclosure” on the medical website Medscape....
by Paula Derry | Apr 29, 2013 | Communication, Motherhood, New Research
Research is often reported as though it is news, as though the most recent article is the best and research that was not published this year is somehow not as interesting or is out-of-date. I recently dug out some articles I wrote about the psychology of working...
by Paula Derry | Jan 7, 2013 | Motherhood
I recently had the opportunity to present a talk at something called Ignite Baltimore. Scheduled a few times a year, Ignite has proven to be extremely popular. I discovered that not only had the event sold out, but people arrived early for a pre-event reception in a...
