Voices of Value 11/14
Whether you are a news enthusiast, a causal reader, or someone who is looking to stay up to date without sifting through the noise, Voices of Value is your stop for concise, informative, and thought-provoking news.
Whether you are a news enthusiast, a causal reader, or someone who is looking to stay up to date without sifting through the noise, Voices of Value is your stop for concise, informative, and thought-provoking news.
There’s something freeing about being on the other side of 50. With age comes wisdom.
At Lotus Voice, our goal is to share insightful information with the intent to educate, engage, and determine actions for women in our community so our voices can be strengthened and heard. With that, we are excited to bring you Voices of Value, a weekly roundup of news articles from local, regional, national, and international sources to help you stay abreast of issues that impact us most.
I recently received my certification to be an abortion doula, a budding new opportunity for those who want to be involved in the pro-choice movement.
At Lotus Voice, our goal is to share insightful information with the intent to educate, engage, and determine actions for women in our community so our voices can be strengthened and heard. With that, we are excited to bring you Voices of Value, a weekly roundup of news articles from local, regional, national, and international sources to help you stay abreast of issues that impact us most.
It’s a funny thing to be able to look back and see things so much more clearly than when they were happening.
At Lotus Voice, our goal is to share insightful information with the intent to educate, engage, and determine actions for women in our community so our voices can be strengthened and heard. With that, we are excited to bring you Voices of Value, a weekly roundup of news articles from local, regional, national, and international sources to help you stay abreast of issues that impact us most.
Whether you’re a news enthusiast, a causal reader, or someone who is looking to stay up to date without sifting through the noise, Voices of Value is your stop for concise, informative, and thought-provoking news.
While working in an ad agency, you consume media a bit differently.
In 2013, my life took an unexpected turn when I received a breast cancer diagnosis. This diagnosis shook me to my core, forcing me to confront my mortality and reevaluate the priorities in my life.
Hormones are a wild thing. From puberty to menopause and literally every moment in between, our hormones walk a razor’s edge to stay “balanced.” And I use the term balanced lightly.
I graduated from the high-risk clinic this time, and I could establish care with a regular old OB. I did what all youngest children do: went with the doctor my sister used. I instantly felt safe and well taken care of. I’d already decided that I would not choose to abort a baby with trisomy 21 (a genetic presentation of Down syndrome), and that’s the big discussion I was posed to have at this appointment.
Trigger Warning: infertility, miscarriage, abortion and infant loss
After three years of infertility and two rounds of IUI, I became pregnant. We celebrated immediately! We took our friends out for dinner because we were all so excited. We were cautious and scared, but we’d made it further than I thought we would.