My first encounter with hypnotherapy would have to be while I was watching The Umbrella Academy, an American superhero television series on Netflix. Allison Hargreeves, played by Emmy Raver-Lapman, fights crime with the use of her voice, mental manipulation. She...
When musician Nile Rodgers penned the song, “Your Love is Cancelled” in the 80s, little did he know he’d coined the term “canceling” someone. As easily as a network drops a not-so-popular TV show, the snowball effect of canceling has been infectious. Over the last...
Although known for her cookbook promoting electric foods, Sepsenahki Taylor, also known as Chef Ahki, gives off a tangible electric energy in everything she does. Her passion for natural foods has catapulted her into being a nutritionist, celebrity chef, and author...
My journey toward self-discovery started about 6 years ago, when I didn’t even know what “self-discovery” was, or that there was even a name for it. All I knew was that something within me didn’t feel right. I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know what. I...
When filmmaker Erica L. Taylor determined to tell the story of her and other women’s battles with uterine fibroids with a documentary, Red Alert: The Fight Against Fibroids, she wasn’t exactly sure where the journey would take her. I took a few minutes to catch up...
As we get closer to RED ALERT! A Conversation About HER Health, we are pleased to introduce Dr. Oluwayeni Abraham — more fondly known as Dr. Yeni — founder of Triggered, a pelvic physical therapy center in North Texas aimed at “healing the pain that limits [women]...
Isn’t it exciting that it is the day of embracing your geekness? It is perfectly normal to show your geekness! Being a geek is fun, and it is boring to be a typical person with no geekness. Regarding geekness, you don’t have to be a video game geek, you can be a...
“There are so many beautiful aspects of being a woman…but suffering in silence is not one of them. I don’t believe physical pain is something we should feel we have to live with.” As new advancements in medical treatments continue to be made, some of the latest...
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, approximately 26 million women between the ages of 15-50 have uterine fibroids. These usually noncancerous growths of the uterus most often appear during childbearing years. The initial symptoms...
Every Sunday afternoon you would expect the children’s playground to be very busy. The moms in small groups are probably talking about the Sunday service or their past week, and the children are on the merry-go-around begging for someone to push them even harder;...
80% of women by 50 years of age will have experienced fibroids. Each of us may know at least one family member or friend struggling with uterine fibroids. When I heard this statistic, I instantly recollected memories of my friends suffering pain and discomfort with...
Her Nexx Chapter is pleased to introduce Dr. Sadiya Khan, a panelist participating in the upcoming educational event, Red Alert: A Conversation About HER Health. An Assistant Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University and staff...
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