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I had the honour and pleasure to be interviewed by Carly Breit of Women's Health Magazine for the following piece:
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a20899781/how-i-told-my-mom-about-my-abortions/
In it, I talk about how I told my parents about my abortions and how this conversation is on-going with my mother in particular.
Carly is the author of a new series of stories in the magazine called Condition Confessions. All stories about having difficult conversations with your loved ones.
Therapists Without Boundaries is a new podcast hosted by Sarah and Aditi, two Counselors who bring people into their audio space to talk about a breadth of topics that impact our lives. "No topics are off limits!"
I am honoured to have been their third guest and hold the space to talk about: pregnancy, mental health, and abortion.
Have a listen to us having a chat and giggle about "people choosing to have babies and people choosing to not have babies" SoundCloud here.
"Julia stops by the podcast this week, and we have a refreshing conversation about stigmas in society. Julia shares her experience of having an abortion, and going through the process with the help of Sarah. She tells us about her online platform for women to narrate their experiences, in order to promote destigmatization, healing, and self acceptance."
"She Said" is "not your average feminist podcast" hosted by Isabel, a wise, humble, and curious interviewer who invites female-identified individuals to speak on their area of interest, spanning from "healing crystals to period trackers to reproductive justice". The podcast aims to "give a voice to individuals and topics not often discussed in mainstream society."
Unsurprisingly, I was honoured that "She Said" would reach out to speak about SIHaA, its inception, and its mission.
To listen to the episode, you can visit itunes, soundcloud, or find "She Said" in your podcast app (I found it on PocketCast), and look for episode 25.
Psych N Sex is an innovative platform that aims to make social science digestible to the masses. Recognizing that our psychology and sexual health are inextricably linked - as well as how they influenced by our social world, society, and culture - this online mag seeks "to start conversations in a safe, inclusive space and bridge the substantial educational gaps in the world of sexuality & psychology."
I was honoured when Psych N Sex reached out for an interview. I partook delightedly, and the result can be found here.
I recommend you go check out their extensive glossary of articles running the gambit from familiarizing ourselves with people's preferred gender pronouns (e.g. he/him/his, xe/xem/xyrs, etc.) to understanding celibacy. Every article is imbued with self-love and self-care advocacy and guidance. I love them, and you should to!
The Opal Club is an online community of badass boss ladies. Started as a senior thesis on sexuality vs. sexualization of young girls, it aims to "be a real and raw anthropology of womanhood at all ages and to empower ladies and create an amazing, supportive collective" and offers space for people to engage with political, social, and health issues.
The Founder of "so, I had an abortion..." was approached by The Opal Club to write for the online magazine. Hopefully, we will continue to collaborate in an effort to keep people talking about abortion and how it is not simply a cisgendered woman's struggle, but rather a social, economic, political, health, human rights issue that affects us all.
For our first piece together, please click here.
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