Endometriosis: this category includes articles and videos which refer to my struggles with the disease endometriosis.

Not painting my vagina / Ne pas peindre mon vagin

Crime Against Nature may be paintings of animals, but it’s really all about me…and probably you too.  Même si les tableaux du Crime contre la nature sont tous des images d’animaux, ma nouvelle série est avant tout un exploration de ma vie…et de la vôtre aussi sans doute.

The privilege of being on CubFluffer

This still from my recent interview with Gabe Flores pretty much sums up our relationship and probably everything we talked about too.

Pity versus understanding

There’s a difference between feeling sorry for someone and taking the time to listen to what another person is going through.  Where infertility is concerned, we could do with less of the former and more of the latter.

Making a choice / Faire le choix

An essential part of being human is feeling like you have choices, even if the choices aren’t always good.  Le choix fait partie essentielle de l’expérience humaine.  Et c’est le cas même si les choix qui vous sont présentés ne sont pas toujours bons.

Grateful

Altogether, 2011 has been a pretty good year.

“We don’t want to talk about it.”

It’s hard to be child-free in a child-full world, and sometimes the only way to be left in peace is to be proactive.

Everyone has problems.

This month, my work is in A Somewhat Secret Place, a show focusing on disability and its status in art and in society.  Participating in this exhibition has led to some fascinating conversations and revelations.

What “infertile” means

It’s not just about whether or not a person can have babies.

A Somewhat Secret Place

This month, I’m participating in A Somewhat Secret Place.  Curated by artist Catherine JH Miller, the show focuses on disability and its status in art and in society, issues that have become a lot more personal to me since I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2009.

Labels matter.

What we call ourselves affects how people react to us.  It’s a fact of life: our language shapes us.

Disability and my sense of self

I’m still very much learning just how my disability fits into my identity.

Treating endometriosis

As with many incurable chronic illnesses, the roller coaster of treatment options for endometriosis is almost worse than the disease itself.

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