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Love Pursues: Your Reminder That Your Worth Protecting by Savannah Friday nights were almost “on repeat” at this point: eat dinner with friends, get ready at someone’s house, then go out either downtown or at Dallas Bull, the line dancing stop in town. But this night was different. A new guy came with our friend group. He was incredibly handsome, yes –but there was something more. He had the kindest eyes, and I could tell that he was confident in himself. Now let’s rewind a bit… I had dated...

Cycle Tracking Changed my Life by Alexandra Follis I got my first period a few months after I turned 10. After a few days of spotting and no cramping, I didn’t have another period for five more months. The next time it came, it was so much more painful and physically draining. For years, every time I got my period, I was in so much pain that I would pass out and throw up. I could never keep pain medication down, and nothing seemed to work. At sixteen, my mom took me to an OB-GYN to figure out...

Train With Your Cycle, Not Against It: A conversation with Triathlete and Coach Alex Kozlowski For many young women in sports, losing your period is treated like a badge of honor.Less inconvenience. Less interruption. Proof that you are training hard. Triathlete and coach Alex Kozlowski sees it differently. From years in endurance sport and now coaching women across seasons of life, Alex has learned that the menstrual cycle is not a nuisance to override but a signal to understand. When I...