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practices, including menstrual cups and Brazilian waxing, but also offers “ancestral
female wisdom” on vaginal care, with “sacred self-care” suggestions at the end of each
chapter. Her message: women who can overcome the shame of speaking openly about
their private parts, and learn to care for them properly, empower themselves to have
better, all-encompassing wellness.
Feeling healthy, Bhandal tells PW, requires people to “find ways to get joy and
pleasure from their bodies.” There are as many places to start, she and other authors
say, as there are interpretations of wellness. ■
starting first jobs, and they have
vaginas and need to figure out what
to do with them now that they’re
on their own. Part of vaginal
health and well-being, in my
opinion, is finding time for self-
care. That also means finding
pleasure in our lives, not being
scared of our bodies and
our menstrual cycles,
and appreciating and
loving ourselves.
—L.N.
Lela Nargi is a freelance journalist living in Brooklyn.
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