Trust me. I am not giving up because I am choosing not to ingest a potion. I know my body and my values. You do, too. — By Hilary Lauren Jastram Since I received the diagnosis of my disease, transverse myelitis, I have been thrust into an alternate physical dimension. I remember the exact moment when I knew something was direly, direly wrong as if a switch on my old body had flipped into “sick mode.”

It can only benefit you to increase the amounts of nutrient-rich and whole plant foods in your diet. — By Jacob Maslow If you want to try veganism, learning how to go vegan for a month is a great way to start your new diet and health journey. Whether it is for health or philosophical reasons, many people think twice about consuming animal products. So, are you wondering how…

We live in an amazing epoch, where it’s possible to be born in a completely wrong body, but actually manage to change your sex. — By Gender Isn’t About Body Parts We live in an amazing epoch, where it’s possible to be born in a completely wrong body, but actually manage to change your sex. Now, of course, the 21st century isn’t the first time that trans* people were recognized. There have been countless non-Western…

Anna Rosenblum Palmer wonders how to answer her son when he asks, “Why don’t I have any men as teachers?” — By Anna Rosenblum Palmer The New York Times recently ran an opinion piece on Men’s Lib written by two senior fellows from the Brookings Institute. The article detailed trends in earnings, marriage, childcare and employment over the past 40 years, outlining the increasing number of women entering traditionally male-dominated fields…

Because you know your loved ones better than the professionals. — By Sandy Roffey This week my 73 year old mother fell. She tried to catch herself on a chair, but it was a computer seat with wheels, and it disappeared beneath her. She smashed into the floor full force. After an ambulance ride to a local hospital showed a shattered…

Alyssa Royse’s experience with rape helped her find strength and individuality, and a message of hope. — By Alyssa Royse I’ve spoken and written about my rape so many times that it’s downright passé to me at this point. It is one of many things that happened in my life that made me who I am. I give it, really, no more weight than all the other…

I get to travel again, and I get to be me. — By Gender Isn’t About Body Parts Having been yanked out of Pakistan in the middle of my stay with a host family, because that country went into a severe lockdown in early April, I confess that I hadn’t quite shaken off the travel bug. (Maybe I never will!) Then, in…

If you want to know how to win the struggle against anxiety symptoms, keep on reading and find out. — By Jacob Maslow Have you ever experienced the physical symptoms of anxiety in your body and not known how to get rid of them? Don’t worry. You are not alone. Experts say that one out of 20 people experiences anxiety at one time or another in their life. It may…

Faced with having to let her boy leave the nest before she’s ready, Hilary Lauren explores the healing power of intention for herself and the world. — By Hilary Lauren Jastram Intention, a word loosely woven into sentences and statements. A word we don’t often think about, yet burgeoning with great power. Intention possesses a trickle down effect, seeping into every decision and interaction we make, it is there when we forget the meaning behind the gesture…