June is widely recognised as youth month in South Africa, as it commemorates the Soweto Uprising led by school students on June 16, 1976. What was meant to be a peaceful protest against the Apartheid government's policies to make Afrikaans and English the medium of...
It's Mental Health Awareness Month, and today we're focusing on rest which is one of THE biggest influences on mental health. When thinking about rest, most people think it means a nap, sleeping in, a holiday or watching something. Although these can all be...
16 Days of Activism began last Friday, 25 November. It takes place annually, and one of the major goals of 16 Days of Activism, aside from raising awareness, is to help empower people so they know when their rights are being violated and what their options are if...
As South African pride month comes to an end we thought we'd focus on an important topic that's fundamental to the inclusion and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community. Everyone has pronouns and makes use of pronouns when referring to themselves or other people. In...
Exercise is usually one of the last things on anyone's mind when they're suffering through period pain, cramps and major discomfort. Despite what so many commercials suggest, physical activity while on your period is not something that's usually met with a smile,...
May is Mental Health Awareness month and we thought it would be useful to create a blog post on the relationship between mental health and menstruation. Although there isn't much research available on the topic at the time of writing this it's still quite...
So you've decided to go ahead and have period sex, a round of applause to you! For some it's a very easy decision to make, while for others it might not be. If you're still deciding (take as much time as you need), and if you've made up your mind and said YES here...
At this point in the year many of us are experiencing feelings of heightened anxiety, sleeplessness, overwhelm and exhaustion. Year-end fatigue is REAL, and describes the loss of motivation and energy to complete day to day tasks. It also includes struggling to...
Last week we published a blog post on the differences between hormonal and non-hormonal birth control and the different options available in each category. We were asked by an Instagram follower if we could dive a little deeper into the side effects of hormonal...
I’ve been a self proclaimed love-activist for almost 10 years. It wasn’t until the dumpster fire that was 2020 that I was actually initiated as a love-activist. After Covid, loss of income, the un-dealt with racial trauma home schooling brought up, Black Lives...
