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HysterSister

HysterSister

One woman’s struggle with persistent pain leads her to make a difficult decision

Grow, SelfVictory WitherkeighMarch 23, 2020grow, self, female, anatomy, periods, vagina, hysterectomy, medical, surgery, pill, women, birth, children, body, self image, self worth, recover, pain, blood

The Woman I Was Dying to Know

The Woman I Was Dying to Know

If the price of motherhood voids one's personal identity, perhaps we should reconsider the wager

Grow, SelfTerrance ThomasOctober 7, 2019grow, self, essay, personal essay, family, mother, death, dying, funeral, identity, loss, memory, women, body, makeup, music, grief, dreams

Mindful Meat-Eating

Mindful Meat-Eating

An essay about the internal conflict that comes along with being food conscious

Grow, SelfVanessa GiovinoAugust 26, 2019grow, self, food, eating, healthy eating, meat, animals, animal, chicken, vegetables, vegetarian, vegan, recipes, farm, livestock, eggs, farming, farm raised, diet, body, food photography

To Remember Clouds

To Remember Clouds

Fiction by Trevor Eichenberger

Create, WritingTrevor Eichenberger January 17, 2019create, writing, short story, short fiction, speculative fiction, magical realism, relationships, man, clouds, body, touch, park, dreams, dreamer, love, inside jokes, letting go

Evanston Sucks

Evanston Sucks

A gay man navigates his sense of self and the temporary states of our bodies while moving between relationships in the throes of the city

Grow, SelfMatt HawkinsJune 21, 2018grow, self, gay, gay men, gay relationships, gay sex, Chicago, bodies, body, anorexia, eating disorder, sex, homosexuality, showering, relationships, boys, boyfriend, personal essay, searching, eating, skinny, muscles

The Male Figure

The Male Figure

Brenden Sanborn details why the male form is such intriguing subject matter, and why it deserves to be sensually represented in art

Create, ArtBrenden SanbornNovember 28, 2017create, art, watercolors, painting, paint, male body, LGBT, male form, torso, movements, color, lines, artist, words, homoeroticism, sensual, man, men, body, human body, male figure, gay men, gay, gay relationships, sensitive, painter, sketches, penis, ass, muscle

Nuanced Nudity

Nuanced Nudity

Take a look inside the world of narrative burlesque with writer and performer Sasha Bailey

Grow, SelfSasha BaileySeptember 22, 2017grow, self, burlesque, perform, performer, performance, writer, nudity, clothes, stage, show, female, women, body, self-empowerment, self-acceptance, self-awareness, entertain, dance, music

Reconnecting with Body and Soul

Reconnecting with Body and Soul

Holistic nutritionist Gillian Sanger explains the importance of reconnecting with the food we eat on a more personal level

Grow, SelfGillian SangerJuly 12, 2017grow, self, nutrition, food, holistic nutrition, eating, healthy eating, body, mind, calories, consumption, self-care, self-awareness, connection, vegetables