#normalize menstruation

If you have a uterus, this one is for you! SarcasmAndSparkles.blogspot.com

My work on topics like menstruation and body shaming began out of sheer need, disappointment and realisation that ones best work comes out of struggle. So in times where we cant even walk busy streets at night without having the fear that we wont make it back home safely, It only seems right to atleast try and make things better. And because I strongly believe that feminism is so much more than just issues limited to yourself and experiences you've dealt with, but is rather empowering every girl who has kept quite for too long. I picked the female body and issues related to body image in particular because to me there is nothing more pure and truthful than the skin we live and breathe in. A body that grows, expands, contracts, and breeds ideas that can change the world. Every scar, wound, stretch mark , curve and tyre tells a story that bares witness to all the times you've laughed, lived and fallen and not just for the sake of living, but that you've really lived. We’ve all called our bodies a temple at some point or the other, then why let the world break the walls down that you've built to protect, preserve and provide your own body. You are the only one who resides, everyone else is just a visitor. In a world so critical, its only humane to cut ourselves some slack, so eat the last piece of cake and smile a little wider because its only you who saves you.