Trauma Lingers
I never had "The Talk". The first time I heard about sex was in the 6th grade when a friend [...]
My Journey to the Diaphragm: A Blessing, Not A Curse
Photo Credit: Reproductive Health Supplies With each of my two children I faced a 4-month postpartum conundrum: [...]
Mikveh and IVF
Photo by Luis Galvez Another night at the mikveh. I hold the towel close, and look in the [...]
With the Cup, I Almost Look Forward to Having my Period
The Eden Center does not endorse products, nor have we tested this specific one, but our blog wishes to inform and [...]
A Golden Prison – A Personal Story about Postpartum Depression
In The Eden Center’s course for mikveh attendant we teach about postpartum depression. Dr. Efrat Orlion, a clincal social worker [...]
When Biology and Psychology Make Sexual Intimacy Painful
Photo: Chris Liu, Unsplash I was 14 . I woke up one Shabbat morning doubled over in excruciating [...]
When Pleasure is Painful
The concern all started with an Eilat trip. I was on my period and about to go there for a [...]
Coming Home
Deep breath. Ok, made it. It’s over. Another one down. Ok, out of the water, pat-pat-pat, throw the towel down [...]
Infertility and Prayer: Hana and Sarah
In Judaism, the archetype of prayer is Hana, a barren woman praying for a child. But since my infertility diagnosis, [...]
Chanukah and Mikveh: Does it Matter Which Comes First?
Several questions regarding the timing of woman’s tevila arise when she has to go to the mikveh during Chanukah: What [...]
A Father’s Perspective on Loss
Photo by Matthew Fassnacht Four words, that’s all it took to throw me off course. It had been [...]