Growing up, I prided myself on “not being like other girls.” I rejected the color pink and traditionally feminine clothing such as dresses and skirts and thought wearing makeup...
Within the cathartic experience of shaving off my hair, I took back control and redefined for myself what it means to be a feminine woman.
For a large portion of my pre-teen years, I felt extremely uncomfortable in my femininity, and, because of this, I would actively avoid this part of myself at all...
Over the last few years, I’ve seen posts made by women in a range of social media sites (Tumblr, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram) on their experiences having recently regained and...