Alcohol, when construed as the first or best line of self-care, actually renders us less effective in resisting an exploitive system that makes legal space for our bodies to be legislated, controlled, and raped. “Should we get some wine?” I asked him, pushing a bit of sweet potato around on my plate. I felt my… Continue reading Post-Kavanaugh, Women’s Self-Care Needs to Lose the Alcohol
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Is Alcohol Consumption Among Women On The Rise?
A number of studies over the past few years have noted an eye-opening change in the drinking habits of women. It was an incident in which she put her daughter in danger that made Laura McKowen of North Shore, Massachusetts realize she needed to stop drinking. “I put her in danger at the wedding. I… Continue reading Is Alcohol Consumption Among Women On The Rise?
