I am looking for a therapist. I've been open about my anxiety and the difficulty of disentangling perimenopause from the pandemic. It feels like trying to drive a car with the hand brake on.

What do you look for in a therapist? What Qs do you ask them? feministgiant.com/p/essay-fallin…
Many of us also have so much grief that is unprocessed and unspoken.

I hope this essay I wrote about #GriefLiteracy helps those who need it
I've been in therapy twice before, both times for depression, work-related stress, and a marriage that quickly fell apart.

The last time (2001-2002) was Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which saved me.
As I look for a therapist now (in NYC), I'm glad to see many more Black and therapists of colour who openly seek to help clients of various ethnicities, sexualities, genders, etc.

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Aug 16
FEMINIST GIANT is turning two in September!

For the countdown to my newsletter's birthday, I'll be sharing the most popular essays from the past year.

The most read of my 2021 essays: Abortion is Normal
feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
#AbortionIsHealthcare #RoeVWade
25yrs ago I had an “illegal” abortion in Egypt. 4yrs later I had a “legal” abortion in the US. I use inverted commas because I reject the State’s attempt to control my uterus. The State can fuck off w/its opinions about what I can/can’t do w/my uterus. That control belongs to me.
I was not raped. I was not sick. The pregnancies did not threaten my life. I did not already have children. I just did not want to be pregnant.

I am glad I had my abortions. They gave me the freedom to live the life I have chosen. feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
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Aug 13
Premier League football is back and those of you who have followed me for a while will know that I have been tweeting less about the game.

And not just because my team--Manchester United--have been playing like shit. I explained feministgiant.com/p/essay-femini…
I am glad to see that thanks to campaigning by @THijabis, @we_level_up and @EVAWuk, all Premier League players now have to undergo mandatory sexual consent training.
theathletic.com/3484401/2022/0…
You risk losing us, @ManUtd. My love for you has been tenacious but it is not unconditional. Choose us, take the side of your supporters who love you, by taking a definitive stand against gender-based violence.

This isn’t a breakup letter, yet.
feministgiant.com/p/essay-femini… #MUFC
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Aug 12
Since the pandemic began, 5 members of my extended family and my Beloved's father have died.

I wrote this in May 2021 about how June Jordan, Vivaldi & concept of grief literacy helped me. It's one of my most read essays.

I hope it helps those grieving.
feministgiant.com/p/essay-some-o…
An international group of death studies practitioners and scholars from several countries and disciplines--has coined the concept #GriefLiteracy, which means “the capacity to access, process, and use knowledge regarding the experience of loss.”
Loss, as they explain, does not only occur in response to death; any loss can cause us to grieve.

“So much is being lost in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic," @SusanCadell #GriefLiteracy Text: “So much is being lost in the midst of the COVID-19
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Aug 12
Mona Eltahawy Would Like You to Fuck Right Off With Your Civility Politics - VICE vice.com/en/article/xgq…
I launched my newsletter so that I could write as I speak and forgo this “civility” fuckery.

feministgiant.com
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Aug 10
Against all my instincts to rage at the fascist fuckery of these days, I have been taking a break. This August, I am resting.

Until my next essay, here are some of my FEMINIST GIANT essays that have had a lot of views:

Abortion is Normal feministgiant.com/p/abortion-is-…
The Menopause Multiverse

feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-me…
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Aug 1
I’ve been celebrating #ThisIs55 for 5 days because I fucking earned it!

Happy Birthday to me!

Thank you @rerutled for pictures!
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I’m so happy I dressed up twice. #ThisIs55
@rerutled Mona wearing a spaghetti strap black dress, red necklace, baMona wearing a red tank top dress, turquoise and silver neckMona wearing a spaghetti strap black dress, red necklace, baMona wearing a red tank top dress, turquoise and silver neck
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