by Laura Wershler | Feb 5, 2014 | Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation, Ovulation
I was curious. If Cameron Diaz’s purpose in writing The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body was empowerment, helping women to understand how their bodies work, would she include information about the...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Feb 3, 2014 | Activism, Language, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta When I read Chris Bobel’s recent post about silent menstrual suffering, I was instantly drawn in. Although her experiences are independent of my own, this particular experience felt familiar, as though I was reading a story about my...
by Heather Dillaway | Jan 31, 2014 | Celebrities, Communication, Hormones, Language, Media, Men, Menopause, Menstruation, Newspapers
According to a recent piece in The Times, a reputable English newspaper, symptoms are demeaning AND feminine. More specifically, the article reports on the prostate cancer experiences of Sir Michael Parkinson, or “Parky,” a famous British talkshow host. Parkinson...
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 Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 18, 2014 | Internet
If you’re a Facebook user, please watch this video about how Facebook determines what you see – and don’t see – and why we need you to “like” posts from re:Cycling. We currently have 369 friends, but a typical post is seen by fewer than...
