health
Doulas Gone Digital: How to Self-Advocate If You’re Forced to Labor without Support
A lack of support can feel scary for new parents and is especially unsettling for those who are marginalized.
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Autistic and Disabled Folks Know about the Dangers of Bleach “Cures” Firsthand
It’s time for the public to listen to what autistic and disabled advocates have been saying for years.
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Come as You Are: Orgasms Prioritize Pleasure in the Midst of Pain
Orgasms can be restorative for pelvic-pain patients because orgasming helps them experience a “healing trust” that reconnects them with their need for sexual pleasure and intimacy.
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Even during a Pandemic, Fatphobia Won’t Take a Day Off
The medical system is the locus for fat people’s oppression.
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Traci Medeiros-Bagan Wants to Uncouple Sickness from Otherness
Your therapist isn’t necessarily going to know more about you than you know about yourself. You’re the expert about yourself.
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Good Grief: Why Does Mourning Have an Expiration Date?
The raw reality of a grief that cannot be muffled after some quiet crying in the bathtub is disruptive to a world where discussions of mourning often include the phrase “moving on.”
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Where the Green Grass Grows: Cultivating a Haven Away from outside Violence
Having a place to recharge is essential for everyone, but for people who are both oppressed and personally affected by the terrors of the outside world, relaxation is part of resisting.
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A $2 Lifeline: Astrology Apps Give a New Meaning to Universal Healthcare
The planets and stars function as a lifeline for many of those who can’t access traditional healthcare.
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Fake It Off: Reddit’s r/Illnessfakers Community and the Politics of Disbelief
The continued tracking of alleged over-the-top chronically ill influencers is part of an established cultural history of believing that chronically ill people, particularly women, are exaggerating or faking their illnesses for profit.
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Immunocompromised Teachers Are on the Frontlines of Coronavirus
The safety of all citizens—regardless if they are living with disabilities, have compromised immune systems, or are able-bodied teens—should be prioritized over a business or institution’s bottom-line.
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