What happens when a child strongly identifies with a sex that doesn’t match their own body? Zach Avery may have been born with boy parts but he knew he wanted to be a girl by the age of three. Although initially Zach can dress up as a girl without being betrayed by his “boyness,” puberty ...
Whether you love or hate your breasts there’s always this ominous sense that they’re actually bombs waiting to explode. In October, the abundance of pink signifies our steadfast efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer, seek more effective treatments and find preventative measures, but it also has a tendency to perpetuate paranoia. But never fear. ...
I’m not happy she has panic attacks, but I’m certainly pleased she’s being so open about it. Last week Amanda Seyfried admitted that she has been suffering from extreme panic attacks and irrational fears or worries. Everyone is blaming her star status. Understandably, the high pressure of being a celebrity, tight filming schedules, and guest ...
Sarah Michelle Gellar has angered those suffering from serious mental illnesses by offhandedly suggesting she has Body Dysmorphic Disorder. “I totally have body dysmorphic disorder,” she said during an interview with Health Magazine. Gellar performed the self-diagnosis while admitting she had body-image issues and isn’t always happy about what she sees in the mirror. Body ...
For a teenager who becomes pregnant, marriage may be her only option. In communities where abortion is not considered an option, young women end up getting married at a very young age if they become pregnant. The result of this is often divorce, but the consequences can be more serious for the bride. A new ...
You’ve seen it on TV shows, in movies, and you may have heard it from your friends: the story of the emotionally troubled man who desperately wants to tell you his dark secrets and problems but does not know how. He is too afraid of becoming vulnerable. Oh, the angst! This man is a myth. ...
It is no surprise that victims of sexual assault have mental anguish after an attack, but a new study proves just how much effect a sexual assault can have on their health. Australian research found that 27 percent women had experienced sexual assault, abuse or stalking at least once. Now the even sadder news. Of ...
Whether it’s depression, loneliness, substance abuse or other mental health conditions, middle-aged women are losing the battle against their demons. Women from the age of 40-69 are the most at-risk of taking their own lives, according to a new report released from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report goes on ...
Optimistic older ladies age best over their pessimistic counterparts, study shows. We all know the happy old women with smiles from ear to ear paired with sweet things to say about everything. But we also know the unhappy, “when I was your age” types who have declined into nastiness. While they may easily piss us off and ...
As this series has shown, when it comes to almost every common mental disorder or disease, women take the cake as most affected as a group. To recap the numbers, women suffer from clinical anxiety and depression almost twice as much as men do and also overpower in numbers when it comes to eating disorders, ...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
