When the author's infirm parents didn't arrange care for their adult child with Down syndrome before they died, the author juggled caregiving her brother, tween, and a full-time job....
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For many in the Black community, having multiple generations of family living under one roof is nothing new. But for this Gen X single mother and grandmother, caring for an aging parent...
When women seek medical help for chronic pain, especially for gynecological-related issues, health providers are still scrutinizing their mental and emotional health.
When the author and her wife learned their 18-month-old needed open heart surgery, it proved to be one of the most terrifying moments of their lives—and, to their surprise, uniquely...
The author was diagnosed as autistic in her late 40s—and soon discovered she wasn’t alone. In this reported essay, she pinpoints the reasons neurodivergent cis girls elude diagnosis...
Swedish author Clara Törnvall wasn’t diagnosed with autism until she was 42. In this excerpt from ‘The Autists,’ she wonders whether the answer lies in psychiatrists’ gendered...
In this exclusive excerpt from DAME contributor Marcie Bianco's 'Breaking Free,' the author makes the case that a freedom-centered feminism includes death with dignity.
Coming of age in the 1970s, this writer never understood why she kept her old IUD all these years. Now she does: Since the Dobbs decision, many GOP lawmakers have set their sights on...
One in five women experience intense physical pain from sexual intercourse, which often goes untreated for many reasons—not least of all due to the shame women are made to feel for...
Postpartum depression affects up to 20 percent of people. A universal treatment could be the key to preventing it.