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How shame makes us sick
| Lucia Osborne-CrowleyEduardo Rubio
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
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Thousands of years of women’s pain
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
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Our Covid complicity
| Athena StevensCarrie Ravenscroft
Athena Stevens thought she had a cold that she tried to ignore, but it turned out to be Covid-19. Here she reflects on how we have all put ourselves and others at risk with the choices we’ve made during this pandemic.