by Joanna Ford | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The season is changing from what seems like warm to cold where I am writing this. There has been a pleasant enough transition with beautiful leaves, brisk mornings, and lovely sunsets. I try to acknowledge the beauty of autumn but change is hard, I think someone said....
by Joanna Ford | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Period Positive Book by Chella Quint, is a great resource. It encourages us to refer folks that menstruate at menstruators. This creates a more inclusive conversation about menstruation. There is a wonderful website also that states “We strive to ensure that...
by Joanna Ford | Aug 30, 2021 | COVID, Menopause, PMDD, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Uncategorized
COVID Vaccine and Menstrual Cycle Changes If you have had the COVID vaccine and are having changes to your menstrual cycle, you are not alone. This article on National Public Radio called Why Reports Of Menstrual Changes After COVID Vaccine Are Tough To Study. You...
by Joanna Ford | Jul 31, 2021 | Anxiety, Courage, COVID, Reflection, Self Care
Too Tenderhearted? Do folks tell you you are too sensitive? Too tenderhearted? I am surprised when I hear this. Are we still telling people to suck it up, deal with it, take one for the team, push through it, grin and bear it, be brave, shape up, brace yourself, never...
by Joanna Ford | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is the second post I have written with the title, People That Inspire Me. I meet so many people that inspire me. I am not sure why I have not written until now, but here we are. I will not claim to know this person. I had the opportunity recently to get a sense...