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Hey @earthmama and @aunt_flo thanks both so much for your kind words.. I have some updates on how we are progressing at the moment

you are so right @earthmama I really wanted to to focus on key body love points like reminding myself that my value is not based on my looks and also to reassess my health goals.

The first week after the comment was…[Read more]

agree @aunt_flo get your EC and LARC at the same time. tick.

@sextronaut glad things have settled down for you, sounds like quite the adjustment in the beginning and a dry tampon. UGH. How great is it when your period slows right down (mine only lasted a day I think!)

Oh no about the strings, I found it good to be able to feel them but it was also a little bit weird for me. I think they can get them out…[Read more]

This is kind of cool @earthmama I think it could make the contraceptive pill more accessible in some ways though there is the added price tag of $55.

I haven’t used much in I guess e-health except for online counseling for example with quit-line and I found that useful. I know you can get home delivered STI tests (I’m not sure if there was a…[Read more]

second that @ericjohnpw quality is important!

Wow I had no idea either @aunt_flo and it gives you a couple of extra day’s but TBH I’d rather just pop to my pharmacy the morning after and buy the pill over the counter than go in and get an IUD. I also wonder about booking the IUD appointment with Family Planning in the five day time period. But really great to know and I’d like to see FPNSW…[Read more]

Welcome! 🙂 @ariachris56 @ricardos

@goldenrose it’s totally okay to say to a friend that something isn’t right, especially if they’ve confided in you like @tea said.

I’ve recently been spending a lot of time with a friend who has come out of a very long relationship with someone who was attacking her looks, her personality and was gaslighting her. Because it was really subtle…[Read more]

great question @purple

I’ve had this experience when the sex has been really heavy as in super fast and lots of motion and I know the condom was on the right way. Maybe this could have happened?

No matter how many times you pop one on should always check it’s up the right way and also that the condom is the right size for the penis, if the…[Read more]

Hey @tea thanks for being you and sharing with us. It’s okay to not be sure about where you are at.

I’m cis so I don’t understand the struggle with identity around gender but have had to reevaluate around sexuality (being pansexual not the straight person I thought I was!). My sister and cousin are both transgender and they’ve been on pretty…[Read more]

@tea 100% it’s such a good boost to see other people getting out there on SM with their herpes outbreaks. So many stigma fighting warriors! I am sure its been mentioned in this thread before but the @ MyBoyfriendHasHerpes is one of my favourite pages which gives great practical advice about how a couple manage Felix’s outbreaks. It’s really…[Read more]

here’s too being super awkward haha @goldenrose

Yes, I think it’s awesome that the conversation about women’s pleasure is so out in the open now but I kind of feel like I’m not goddess enough if I can’t get there (pressure much?!). I think it’s so important to accept that every sexual experience is different and having an orgasm isn’t a mark of…[Read more]

@earthmama I understand that feeling too. Wanting the best for you and keep us posted

@tea I know! You can actually have type 2 anywhere from your thighs to lower stomach so I actually wish genital herpes was called herpes that you can get from your belly to your legs – might help with the stigma.

So happy to hear that you are confident with your scab on your face! Love it! Honestly I couldn’t give a care for having type 2 on my…[Read more]

Yep @tea – so many meds that should be 100% subsidised when it comes to sexual & reproductive health!

Will do – my housemate used to make kombucha and no exploding happened there but I have had a bottle of the store bought stuff explode on me once! I’m really inspired by articles like this one and have been thinking about how I can use the scraps from things (that don’t fit into my worm farm) to make the ferments.

Yes! I have absolutely no idea…[Read more]

It’s amazing there! Volunteering is the way to go if you can find somewhere you like that’s close enough to you!

Vege boxes are fun – they really push you outside of your cooking repertoire if there are some ‘weird’ veges. Let us know how you go / what you make

Welcome @earthmama such a tricky situation

Heartbreak sucks SO DAMN BAD. There’s a million quotes about love but the one that resonates with me is ‘to know love one has to know heartbreak’. I’ve had the heartache so bad but definitely came out the side a better person who knew more about me and what I needed and wanted and also more self aware of…[Read more]