body

Your life is a brief parole from non-existence.

“There is no single story that tells the truth of this community of cells self-organizing within our skin.” — Susan Raffo

Comparing symptoms, we noted similarities and demanded better information and treatment from our doctors.

How we talk about bodies matters.

Where can I find that same genuine joy that 12-year-old me felt when she discovered her hips?

I imagined that, like my ancestors, my face should be bindingly symmetrical

Minnesota Women’s Press May 2022 Cover Artist

I believe that if you agree with a value, it should apply whatever “side” you are on.

Women, find your freedom. Live it. Love it. Be grateful for it.

commentary about people experiencing full-bodied living

We cannot silence ourselves with the comfortable belief that our society cares equally for all people.

What is it that makes a person the very person that she is, herself alone and not another, an integrity of identity that persists over time, undergoing [bodily] changes and yet still continuing to be — until she does not continue any longer?
— Rebecca Newberger Goldstein