Month: November 2017

Today was a brilliant day for Cohort 4 in terms of being able to promote what we represent. That is, women supporting and empowering other women to be safe, and to achieve their potential. One of our new women is 24 years old with complex issues. She is socially isolated and experiences severe mental health issues.  I will refer to her as Chris *not her real name Chris attended the Cohort 4 women’s group today with her mental health support worker and disclosed to us that she is very unhappy with her current house share. The owner of the property is behaving in a way that is causing Chris to experience increasing levels of distress, anxiety and a lack of sleep. All…

Accidents happen, and for one reason or another, my boyfriend and I recently found ourselves driving to a local pharmacy together, nervous and filled with a sense of embarassment. I know that I have absolutely nothing to be ashamed about when requesting emergency contraception and that I have every right to complete control over my own reproductive system. This is not to say that I don’t still have to speak to friends of mine who are in tears when they return from the pharmacy because they feel looked down upon. I’d ask, why do we continue to accept a system that forces women to discuss their sexual activity with a complete stranger, in a public place? Not to mention the…