Pregnancy
Plus articles from our Collective members
Today’s Women’s Health 365 Collective Directory “call for publications” topic is pregnancy.
Substack writers, check out the section below for how to submit your work to the Directory. I’m looking forward to your amazing contributions to this week’s topic!
The remainder of this newsletter is divided into two sections: one for readers (aka all subscribers) and one for Substack writers. Read the section(s) that interest you.
Each week, I feature special articles on women’s health by our talented and knowledgeable writers. At the same time, writers are adding our impressive work to the Directory by topic. The Directory is the place to find great women’s health writing on Substack.
So far, our Directory topics: Mental Health | Autoimmune Issues | Menstrual Cycle Education and Issues | Neurodivergence | Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Patterns | Cancer | Women’s Wellness (Fitness, Nutrition, etc..) | Women’s Medical Conditions & Experiences | Women’s Health Politics
Today’s Featured Articles From Our Collective Members
This touching article by
of brings tears to my eyes as she describes a brief encounter with nature alongside a stranger while trying to get her creative juices back.I couldn’t agree more with her quote, “… we had talked about how a human’s connection with nature only seems to deepen with age…” I’ve found a special place in my heart for nature and the wild animals in my yard over the past few years, including one very special squirrel, Mrs. Lincoln.
For over a year, she would meet me at my sliding glass door every morning, looking for nuts and eating them out of my hand. (Yes, I know I’m nuts myself.) One day, she was so impatient for me to toss the nuts that she came up and reached them right out of my hand, and that’s how that started.
Had you told me I’d be feeding squirrels in my 50s, I wouldn’t have believed you. I spent a great deal of time trying to chase them off my property because they were eating from the bird feeders, which I enjoyed watching during the pandemic.
Watching the birds brought comfort and peace during a stressful time. However, I realized that I had lost the battle with the squirrels and decided to enjoy them instead. They are really funny animals.
I haven’t seen Mrs. Lincoln in a few months, and it pains me to think about what happened to her. She became a small part of my life, just like the robin in Sophie’s story.
Vibe: A peaceful connection with another human while enjoying nature
I mentioned on Instagram’s Threads the other day that I shockingly noticed that the skin on my calves looked like elephant skin. I received a lot of suggestions on how to combat it, but the one I love the best is from
of . I was wrong, though; it’s not elephant skin; it’s alligator skin 🐊. Sorry, Chitra, I didn’t know there was a name for it.
Vibe: A better way to get greasy
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“A woman’s health is her capital.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and abolitionist
Collective News! We only have a few weeks left to build the Directory. Please continue to add your work to the topics we’ve covered so far! And, remember, if you have any personal news you’d like me to share in a newsletter or on the website, let me know.
This week’s topic for building the Directory is Pregnancy.
Does your Substack publication focus on pregnancy. Have you written one or more articles that shed light on this important topic?
I’m looking for healthcare professionals, individuals with lived experiences, and others who have written about this topic and can share their work in the comments section of this post.
🔆 It’s free to include your work in the Directory as a free subscriber!
To have your work included in the Directory, post your work in the comments section following the suggested format below. If you have multiple articles to post, you can post them in the same comment or separate ones.
Suggested Format for Pregnancy focused *Publications*:
PUBLICATION NAME
Publication Link
Description of your publication. Feel free to include more about yourself, too!
Suggested Format for Pregnancy focused *Substack Articles, Podcasts, etc…*:
PUBLICATION NAME
Article/Podcast Name
Article/Podcast Link
Description of the article/podcast and anything else you’d like to include.
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📢 If you haven’t yet introduced yourself in the Guest Book, please do so when you have a chance. This is how we’ll know you’re a Substack writer member. Poke around and check out other writers you may want to get to know better. It’s free to participate in the Directory project and be a part of the community.
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In health,
