Self determination
Can you see me?
https://youtube.com/shorts/HuYbwVZGK44
Can you hear me?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WW5lhdhMyiX3t4fHHSA8Zp3zrcDcindQ/view
Does the story make you FEEL:
https://youtube.com/shorts/BnC-0-L0Gz8
???
I asked you how you felt about a black woman having had her vagina deliberately sliced open– through to the rectum– so medical students could practice the repair.
That's the deep end of the pool so let's start very very close to home on self-determination.
I name myself woman. I create tools:
https://youtube.com/shorts/IkgUswrS20o
And practices that support my Wellness.
https://youtube.com/shorts/tpoikrLP5Bs
https://youtube.com/shorts/ScjepBiXHyI
They are not humiliating. They do not induce fear in me.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dHLQDtv9g_0
They are not UNNECESSARY.
I end this day of meditations on self-determination with a clear Call to Action for those of you with wombs. I invite you to challenge your healthcare provider on the need to EVER AGAIN be put in lithotomy position for an exam; you should always be able to see the bottom half of your own body.