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My Writer’s Block Has Another Name: It Is Called PMS

Have you noticed any dips of motivation, energy level around your period? A personal essay around productivity and menstrual cycles?

Dec 12, 2021

My Writer’s Block Has Another Name: It Is Called PMS

Dec 12, 2021

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The Virago

The Transformative Power of Using a Menstrual Cup

How this piece of silicone can shift your body image

Jun 28, 2021

The Transformative Power of Using a Menstrual Cup

Jun 28, 2021

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An Injustice!

Sitting Between Two Biological Clocks

About the anxiety that comes with the question

Apr 2, 2021

Sitting Between Two Biological Clocks

Apr 2, 2021

The Words We Use Are Another Form of Violence Against Female Bodies

Words Matter and Shape Our Realities — Are You Ready to Care?

Nov 19, 2021

The Words We Use Are Another Form of Violence Against Female Bodies

Nov 19, 2021

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30-Day Challenge

The 30-Day Writing Challenge Was Sweet Torture and Here Is Why

What I would do differently in the next challenge

Nov 16, 2021

The 30-Day Writing Challenge Was Sweet Torture and Here Is Why

Nov 16, 2021

About Those Gooey Fluids in My Underwear

Why Making Sense of Vaginal Discharges Is a Life-Long Learning Curve

Nov 7, 2021

About Those Gooey Fluids in My Underwear

Nov 7, 2021

Hormonal Acne: What Going to the Office Makeup-Free Taught Me About Self-Esteem

It has a lot to do with how we see ourselves

Oct 31, 2021

Hormonal Acne: What Going to the Office Makeup-Free Taught Me About Self-Esteem

Oct 31, 2021

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The Virago

Red Tents: What Happens When Women Gather

Why ‘women circles’ are less woo-woo than we might think

Oct 3, 2021

Red Tents: What Happens When Women Gather

Oct 3, 2021

Vaginal Fountain of Youth

Why cervical mucus, arousal fluids, and other discharges deserve more of our fascination

Sep 25, 2021

Vaginal Fountain of Youth

Sep 25, 2021

PMS and Burnout: Another Chicken-and-Egg Story

Why emotions are amplified before menstruating and how to address the related struggles

Sep 10, 2021

PMS and Burnout: Another Chicken-and-Egg Story

Sep 10, 2021

Diahala Doucouré

Diahala Doucouré

(She/ her) 30-something Afro-European woman. I share personal essays and opinion pieces about periods, sexual health and body positivity.

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