“The feminine is the in-breath, the internal tide of intuition and inspiration that shapes and influences the out-breath, or masculine form. When balanced, the feminine and masculine result in creative abundance, and the forms that arise from this balance are both productive and sustainable.” Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit and Joy in the Female Body… Continue Reading
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Menstruation… and Motherhood
This is a guest post contributed by Jess Dawson. The Crazy Woman – painting by Lucy Pearce As a mother I have realized how important it is to recognize the phases of the cycle, the moments when we feel like super mum, and the moments when we may struggle and find ourselves not wanting to be… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about sex… when you have kids
I seem to have been talking sex a lot recently, with soul-sisters, my women’s group and my partner. It strikes me that though we may not want to DO it as much, us married women with kiddies sure love to talk about it! It matters to us. It excites and intrigues us and makes us… Continue Reading
Guest post: Rape – a mother’s perspective
Rape has been in the news, in the air a lot these past months. Events that previously would have been over-looked and ignored by the mainstream media, are now receiving the full coverage, and righteous anger they deserve. The following post was written by a mother following a particularly shocking case in the US, where… Continue Reading
The Hypocrisy of Images
I have just been “cleansing” my Pinterest account from illicit images at their request – “it looks like the pin may have had nudity on it.” Pinterest prohibits content that is “is sexually explicit or contains nudity, partial nudity or pornography…We don’t allow nudity—photos that show breasts, buttocks or genitalia on Pinterest.” The threats are… Continue Reading
Wide open – and witnessed
As little girls we are told to keep our legs together. For a woman, “she spreads her legs for anyone” is an insult of the highest order. The power of the wide open vulva is deeply threatening to the very fabric of civilisation. My four-year-old daughter loves to show us her vulva. Spreading it wide.… Continue Reading
Your father’s whore
These are the words that sadden me most. In a case this week that makes my blood boil. A father has been accused of, pleaded guilty to and convicted of raping his daughter for 10 years, here in Ireland. From when she was 8-18. Once a week. Stop. Feel that in your bones. In your… Continue Reading
Nipples to the wind
Last weekend we went to the swimming pool, the whole family. It brought home to me how alive the gender divide still is when it comes to our bodies. My husband just put his trunks in the bag and went, where as I spent half an hour de-fuzzing my armpits and legs from their winter… Continue Reading
