Each week Sara & Raven try to demystify a tricky, taboo topic about the bodies we have and the lack of knowledge surrounding them. Dropping May 20th!
NEW EPISODE! Today we are joined by Renee Kokts-Porietis, cofounder of .normative on the pod to uncover the lack of diverse representation in scientific research and discussing how My Normative is on a trailblazing path to change the industry.
This episode is super science-y but damn it's good!
Working on a lil' holiday project, here's a sneak peak.
Syphilis is my favourite👍.
What a heartbreaking week to be someone with a uterus or anyone with the capacity to be compassionate towards us.
What a heartbreaking week to hear rotted comparisons about body autonomy and what it is, isn't or should be.
What a heartbreaking week to bear witness to.
Restricting access to reproductive services and procedures while continuing to pour federal funding into abstinence programs is, for lack of a better term, sick and it helps no one.
Shame.
NEW EPISODE! Today we are joined by , cofounder of .normative on the pod to talk to us about gender, s*x, chromosomes, binaries and spectrums!
This episode is scientific AND philosophical. S**t got deep🤔.
Go to link in bio to listen now!!
So much is now considered to be on a spectrum these days, but is that the best representation for s*x and gender?
Make sure you're tuning in tomorrow to find out why this ☝️ may well be a better visual.
DID YOU KNOW approximately 1.7% of the global population is born with inters*x traits? That's more than all the redheads in the world!
Supermodel is inters*x and has publicly shared her experience of growing up going through countless mystery surgeries and the secrecy that surrounded her true identity growing up.
After some casual Googling of inters*x conditions, how can anyone believe that gender is biology?
Very excited to go into this void on this week's episode...
Just felt like infuriating the ghost of Dr. Kellogg today with FLAVOURS and TITALLATION.
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If you haven't listened to episode 18, Labiaplasty Pt.2: You're a Monster, Dr. Kellogg, what are you waiting for? Head over to link in bio to listen now!
NEW EPISODE! Today Raven recounts the harrowing tale of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's obsession with keeping children from ma********ng that led to countless ge***al mutilations. Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit's awful.
Trigger warnings abound for this episode!
Tune in tomorrow for the second half of our first ever two-parter, Labiaplasty Pt.2: You're a Monster Dr. Kellogg.
The answer to "what the heck are those torture devices?" will be revealed then, so make sure you're following now to get all the disturbing details😬.
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg created corn flakes for the purpose of keeping people physically and morally healthy. He believed flavours and spices of any kind would cause people to ma******te, which was, to him, worse then any other earthly vice.
Coming up this week, we'll talk about why it's actually his brother's name on the box along with the extreme lengths John Harvey went to to keep children from discovering or continuing to ma******te.
Bodies, like anything else, change so much through our lives.
Puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause - it all comes with new features to discover and work with. Some changes are harder than others, but on this Monday morning we'd like to take a moment to say:
Radical self-acceptance is the most fantastic thing you could work on.
What's the most punk rock thing you've accepted about yourself?
Khloe Kardashian has an 8 step v***a glow-up routine we don't entirely agree with. However, we were delighted when she said this on Rupaul's Drag Race a few years ago.
NEW EPISODE! We thought this would be a quick lil episode, but it turned into our first ever two parter! This week on Part 1, we're talking about the how's and the why's of l***aplasty and other procedures like it.
TRIGGER WARNING, this episode contains a lot of topics and language that may be difficult for some. Full trigger warning is at the top of the show, but this one was hard even for us. We hope you'll join us for part two next week as well if you can, but we love and appreciate you regardless!
Ever think about how many of us saw nakedness only through dolls during formative years?
What does that do to your idea of what bodies "should" look like?
Going down a rabbit hole of comparison culture leading to drastic measures this week.
Barbie, hair removal, p**n, the internet in general - has it ever made you question if you were "normal"? It did to 12,000 Americans in 2016 who had a surgery called l***aplasty, which alters the l***a minora and/or majora (inner and outer vaginal "lips"). Out of those 12,000, 5% were under the age of 16 (that's 500 people in case you're wondering).
There are some l***aplasty procedures that are done out of medical necessity, but since 2016 this surgery has steadily risen by about 14% every year. It's highly doubtful that this increase is made up of necessary surgeries.
No two v***as, labium, vaginas look the same. This body part is not be a problem to be solved. Tell the young'uns.
NEW EPISODE! The thing EVERYONE has heard about - PMS (premenstrual syndrome), but turns out no one really understands. This week Sara details what we do know along with giving footnotes on PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) and PME (premenstrual exacerbation), while Raven breaks down the long, historic myth of the irrational female.
Both of us had revelations about our own internalized misogyny and kindly hold out a hand to invite y'all to do the same.
Bonus points if you can guess the film this photo is from!
TOMORROW on the pod we're finally talking about PMS with a side of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and PME (Premenstrual Exacerbation).
Everyone's invited, tell your friends, follow and subscribe now!
The post warning menstruators on netmums.com about Bootea Babies. Two weeks into a 28 day "teatox" somebody got pregnant.
Listen to episode 15 for some very pertinent information on how laxatives flush out birth control. An IUD isn't safe either!
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NEW EPISODE! This week on the pod we're keeping it loose! Sara gives you the tea (full of puns today) on laxatives and Raven delivers the juicy scandal of the Bootea Babies.
Everybody hydrate in preparation for tomorrow's episode.
Fireworks background because you know what happened after she finished that tumbler of tea.
This week's episode is going to be fun... if you consider sh****ng out your birth control fun💥
In episode 14, The 800 Day Period, clued us in to PALM-COEIN:
Polyp - an abnormal but benign growth of tissue
Adenomyosis - cells that normally line the uterus are found in it's muscle layer
Leiomyoma - a fibroid, a benign growth in the muscle of the uterus
Malignancy - a cancerous growth
Coagulopathy - blood clotting
Ovulatory - problems with the cycle of egg release
Endometrial - conditions that affect the inner lining of the uterus
Iatrogenic - caused by medical procedure or treatment
NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED
Why so mysterious?
NEW EPISODE! Today on the pod tells us what it's like to have your period for over 800 days due to a condition called menometrorrhagia. From doctor hopping across State lines to constantly explaining why it's a no to birth control, get ready to go on a gaslit journey.
This episode is intense and intensely relatable for so many menstruators who struggle with being heard long enough to get an effective treatment plan - especially one that doesn't involve hormonal birth control.
Who says men don't know anything about periods?
NEW EPISODE! Today we're talking about our first cycle after round one of the COVID vaccine with very special guest, Sonja Ingi. Sonja is WSM's editor and happens to have endometriosis. She had an interesting enough experience for us to coax her in front of the microphone.
This is a touchy subject for a lot of people and we would like to clarify that we are NOT anti-vaxxers, we just thought it was interesting that so many people's cycles were effected, but there was no warning or info regarding this in the side effect and aftercare pamphlets.
Please get the jab and stay safe, it ain't over yet!
When your cycle unexpectedly switches up on you...
while researching hysteria...
Oh you think you know, do you?
NEW EPISODE! Are you ready for the miracle of birth? Because it is a MIRACLE people can do this! We are so honoured to have back, postpartum, to talk us about her delivery and recovery.
Everyone should listen to this episode whether you're interested in babies are not. Birth is INSANE and everyone got here by going through it.
A side effect of the birth control shot, Depo Provera, is "mood changes". A personal account we recently heard with someone who was on the shot for their endometriosis for over a year said she "didn't really have feelings" that whole time.
In addition to being a contraceptive, Depo Provera is also used in the chemical castration of s*x offenders because it removes desire. No more feelings.
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Follow that finger... do you see it warble and distort? Many feminists have many feelings on the subject of shape wear. Personally, we’ve arrived at - if it feels good to you do it. If it feels good to you to snatch your waist under a dress for a night out, do it. If it feels good to you put on bike shorts that are going to lift your butt cheeks, do it. BUT, remember that these things and the looks they achieve are performance, and treat them accordingly. If you followed that finger then you’ve seen proof that the body being sold to us is not real, it’s an illusion, which ironically is the exact purpose of shape wear. @skims makes garments designed to push and pull you into a desired shape, but now it seems the message is that you should already be that shape before you put on a waist trainer. Be kind to yourself and your body. Remember that the fashion and beauty industries make billions of dollars every year off the skin, the bodies and the attitudes they shame. The Kardashian waistline is a rabbit in a hat.
We’re talking about something very scary this Thursday.... ☠️
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