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Exponent II Blog is a feminist forum for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum.
Here are some particulars of the divine. Vestigial values sprout from me, planted in my chest by the gentle hands of my Biblical sisters.
I crashed into menopause, all at once, while I was out cold on the operating table. No one asked me if they could take my
We’re fortunate in that we get some choice in when we go through [menopause], but for me, there remains one simple problem.I don’t want to.
I had to go on this bus ride to marry my husband. That’s what everyone told me. I couldn’t know the route ahead of time.
Medical science STILL has not figured out what to do with old women. We were supposed to have our babies and die. Men then kept
So often I hear people trying to convince others that the way they feel about a particular topic/meeting/policy is the way that everyone *should* feel.
In a church that preaches repentance, there is too often an emphasis on perfection accompanied by an overwhelming fear of failure and judgment from others.
Phase Shift is a triptych depicting three women in menopause. These pieces celebrate life’s milestones and look at menopause through a positive lens rather than
But perimenopause—that I had no idea. Frankly, even the doctor’s words made no sense to me. How could she be speaking about ME? The conditions
If you are a teacher at church, consider letting go of expectations for a specific outcome in your classes.
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