My new novel is about a midwife’s daughter in the old American west. The peril pregnant women underwent, then and now, became all too vivid once I became a parent
She was a rock’n’roll powerhouse who electrified audiences worldwide. As Tina Turner releases a guide to happiness, she talks to playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) about how she found the strength to overcome illness, abuse and tragedy
The mixed reaction to her speaking up proves that there’s a long way to go before women feel comfortable sharing their pain, says women’s health expert Zeynep Gurtin
After multiple burnouts, in my early 30s I finally knew why life sometimes felt harder for me. It made perfect sense, so why had no one noticed before?
Whether its in discussions of miscarriage or menstruation, the words ‘woman’ and ‘mother’ are being erased by some. Why can’t we just say that women and trans men have periods?
She felt anxious, depressed and overwhelmed, until she realised it was the menopause, writes Sophie Heawood. Now Meg Mathews is on a mission to get women talking about it without shame