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Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear from Christine Smith, a 34-year-old woman in California, who decided to undergo fertility treatments solo after coming out in her 30s. DashDividers_1_500x100 “When I was a kid, I imagined I’d […]
Kristen Bateman is a fashion writer and founder of jewellery brand Dollchunk. If I had to choose my favourite item in my entire wardrobe, it would be a glass chiclet-style necklace from Chanel. It used to be extremely long, but over time, from excessive wear, it has broken up and […]
The article is being updated as more news about temporary injunctions and restraining orders impacting abortion access comes out. It was originally published on June 28. Chaos and clinic-closing ensued after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which protected a person’s right to choose abortion, last Friday. The decision […]
Photo of an African American hairdresser, washing hair to a customer with an Afro hair style The kitchen used to be my stepmother’s makeshift salon; it was where I got my first hair relaxer. I was 13 and knew nothing about the process of this hair treatment, all I knew […]
Black women and entrepreneurship go hand in hand (despite what some may picture when imagining an entrepreneur). From haircare to beauty, fashion and so much more, Black women in the UK have been making waves and right now the demand for Black business couldn’t be higher. Recent data shows that eBay […]
Don’t Use Me is a series of articles and social media posts which has a simple message: there is no excuse for transphobia. My entire life, it has been made very clear to me that I am doing ‘woman’ wrong. As a dark-skinned Black, fat, masculine-presenting dyke with a shaved head […]
It’s safe to say that we’ve all experienced cocktail ordering regret. Asking a bartender for six passionfruit martinis might seem like a good idea in theory, but when it comes to waiting for your drinks, it’s another story entirely. Combining precision pouring, a multitude of ingredients and a laborious garnishing […]
I have no idea what to expect when I sign up for my first sound healing class. I’m someone who is ‘wellness curious’ in the sense that I’m open and willing to dabble in wellness culture, but I’m not completely sold on all of its promises; my yoga practice extends […]
A modern tarot deck may strike you as an oxymoron; according to Robert Place in The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, the cards developed in northern Italy in the early fifteenth century. But, in 2021, this Late Middle Age practice has become as commonplace as waking up and checking your […]
Calling all tarot, spirituality, and candle lovers: meet your newest must-have. The Tarot Trio is a three-card tarot reading in candle form. Yes, you read that right. Each candle represents your past, present, and future with a metal charm of one of the Major Arcanas hidden in the wax. It’s […]
