The Day Change Whispered Through My First Period
BY: ANUSHA I still remember the day I got the first stain on my underwear. My lower stomach had been hurting since morning, but I didn’t know menstruation was calling me, that ‘menarche’ was quietly whispering inside my uterus, ready to introduce me to a new chapter of womanhood. It was an ordinary day in class 8, […]
The Moment She Couldn’t Live In
BY: ANUSHA My heart ached when I was sitting at the dining table, having my food warm, with laughter echoing across the kitchen walls—loud, happy, and lively. Amidst all that happiness, why did my heart ache? Well, it did because the one who made the food and lit the dining mood didn’t get the chance to […]
Embracing Change Without Shame
BY: ANUSHA Remember that strange part of growing up when you felt like a kid one day and a whole new person the next? One minute you’re arguing about bedtime then next you’re staring in the mirror thinking “Who is that?” Puberty hits like a gentle or not so gentle wave. Then there are the growth spurts, the weird body […]
Trans Menstruation: A Biology We Rarely Talk About
BY: ANUSHA When we hear the word ‘menstruation’, we think of girls and women bleeding and suffering, but are the women the only ones going through the menstruation? Well, women don’t bleed alone. Some transgender men and non-binary people who have a uterus and ovaries as part of their physiology menstruate too. They do not like to […]