It’s Time to Involve Men in Menstrual Talks: #MondayMenstruation
Since my childhood, I have seen many instances where mothers usually tell their daughters to keep it a secret from others when they get their periods. It is natural that girls feel scared and fearful and have no idea of what is happening to their bodies during puberty. Added to that fear is to maintain it a secret as if…
Can A Woman Get Pregnant While Already Pregnant
Pregnancy is the most defining moment in a woman’s life. It is an exciting and challenging period for expectant mothers with many physical and hormonal changes happening in her body to support the development of the fetus and healthy pregnancy. But what if something unusual happens? What if a woman becomes pregnant while she already is? Sounds like a supernatural…
How to Deal When Your Adopted Child Wants to Meet Her Birth Parents
Adoption is a lifelong journey that brings in many emotions, challenges, and precious moments along the way. Along with the joy of adding a child to your family and becoming a parent, it may also bring many complications while raising them. All adoptive parents struggle to balance the varying emotions of their children, especially when their children wish to contact…
Let’s Talk About Consent
Growing up in a culture where discussing sex is frowned upon, it is natural for everyone to be embarrassed to discuss the concept of consent in context of physical relationships. Most couples hesitate to discuss sex. While they enjoy talking about every other topic under the sun, they hardly talk about intimacy and sexual interests. Even married couples feel embarrassed…
Everything you need to know about Menstrual Disc and How it differs from a Menstrual Cup
Not comfortable using sanitary napkins or tampons during your periods? Want to switch over to a more environment friendly options? Here is another alternative apart from menstrual cups- Menstrual Discs. A menstrual disc is a go-to option for your hassle-free periods. While the market of a menstrual disc is not as robust as cups and tampons, it is worth knowing…
GENDER NEUTRAL PARENTING – Parenting beyond Stereotypes
While there are no rules or guidelines for perfect parenting, everyone’s approach towards their kids is unique. If you choose to go ahead with gender-neutral parenting, you need to understand what it is and what are the pros and cons before adopting such a parenting style. What is Gender Neutral Parenting? Gender-neutral parenting is the way of letting your child…
WHY INDIAN WOMEN OPT FOR ARRANGED MARRIAGES DESPITE BEING WARY OF THEM
India has changed a lot in 70 years, but the custom of arranged marriages hasn’t changed over time. In this technology-driven era of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and most importantly in the era of social media networking apps like Facebook and WhatsApp, which has transformed the Indian way of life, the way the people of India socialize and meet,…
How To Revive Your Diminishing Sex Drive?
Millions of people feel uncomfortable talking about their struggle with low or no sex drive. Most of them are too embarrassed to talk about it even with their partners. Loss of sexual desire (libido) or decreased sex drive is a common problem faced by many men and women at some point in their life. Normally, libido slows with age for…