#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce is the perfect menopause allegory film. I don’t care if that’s not what The Daniels had in mind when they wrote and directed it. It’s art. It’s out there. And my menopause claims it! feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-me…

@allatoncemovie

The rollercoaster of a film that is @allatoncemovie is the first time I feel someone has heard and given voice to the flood of “what if’s” that perimenopause has brought as well as the physical & emotional changes we are squeezed through to emerge as the superheroes we need to be

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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

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
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#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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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

Aug 15

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

https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1558180648686276609?s=20&t=OKrpSmkD2fkPT6ebAggOpQ

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.

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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

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…

@THijabis

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.
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@ManUtd

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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Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

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.”

@SusanCadell

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