Kara, how have others tried to define you in the past and how does that differ from who you are?
Sure. I think we’re all guilty of coming up with images of people, which may or may not be “accurate.” One that I’m trying to heal from...
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Sarah Diop
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Sarah, how have others tried to define you in the past and how does that differ from who you are?
When I was in the 10th grade, I was diagnosed by the school with a learning disability. At the time I was in an advanced English class,...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Apr 11, 20214 min read
Update Your Wardrobe. Period.
An easy way to start talking about periods is by taking stock of all the menstrual products available, because there are a lot.
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Kim Lenton
Apr 10, 20211 min read
Kim, what person in history would you like to meet? What questions would you ask?
FFS I don’t know. I’m not a history person… This isn’t the kind of question I spend time contemplating…. Hmmm…. Would I be time...
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Lia MacBean
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Lia, what person in history would you like to meet? What questions would you ask?
He’s not a historic figure but I’d love to hang with my father-in-law. I knew him close to the end of his life. Because of his health, he...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Meredith, what person in history would you like to meet? What questions would you ask?
Nikola Tesla. He was eccentric, passionate, obsessed, and dedicated to invention and discovery. I would like to simply talk about...
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Kara Jessie Steyaert
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Kara, what person in history would you like to meet? What questions would you ask?
I’d prefer to choose many people from history, but if I’m limited to only focusing on one, then it would be Jesus and my question would...
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Sarah Diop
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Sarah, what person in history would you like to meet? What questions would you ask?
There are so many amazing people I would like to meet from history. Just pondering this question, lists of names come to mind. They are...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Apr 4, 20214 min read
Periods Are Not A Social Construct
Excluding certain people with periods from the conversation supports the same social construct that made menstrual health a shameful subject
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Kim Lenton
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Kim, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
One of my greatest struggles was ending a relationship that was very toxic. The other person in that relationship treated me very poorly....
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Lia MacBean
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Lia, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
My greatest struggle, or at least I hope is (Lord knows it could be worse): the struggle is one I am continually working on and I have...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Meredith, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
During the first week of the last year of my undergraduate degree, I was hit by car while riding my bike. The accident caused persistent...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Lindsay, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
Ugh. I don’t know. I hate this question. My infertility stuff was very difficult and I wasn’t sure I was going to mentally make it...
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Kara Jessie Steyaert
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Kara, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
It’s challenging to narrow down to just one experience, as my default is to perceive my existence as a struggle! Oh the drama! So to...
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Sarah Diop
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Sarah, reflect on your greatest struggle. What was it and how did you grow from it?
I think like most people I’ve had many struggles and each one was big at the time. My most recent struggle was trying to balance working...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Mar 28, 20215 min read
The Revolutionary Idea of Normalizing Normal
With all the controversy surrounding sex-ed, I’m thinking maybe the fastest way to destigmatize menstruation is to teach it in science class
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Kim Lenton
Mar 27, 20211 min read
Kim, look outside a window in your home. Write what you see?
I can’t look outside a window in my home because I am filling this out at work. Hopefully a window here will suffice for this question, I...
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Lia MacBean
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Lia, look outside a window in your home. Write what you see?
I see a field of white snow, a fence with horses wearing blanket coats and an escarpment with spots of white and grey rock with an...
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Meredith Kaknevicius
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Meredith, look outside a window in your home. Write what you see?
Birch and pine trees, kids’ backyard play equipment, a camp-style fire pit with Muskoka chairs around it. Everything is covered in a...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Lindsay, look outside a window in your home. Write what you see?
Snow, a bunch of houses, and my garden that will soon need to be tended to (hopefully… spring cannot come soon enough!) *Credit: Question...
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