Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

A Q&A with someone who has first-hand experience with weight loss surgery.

I couldn’t believe the medical system and several of my peers had me obsessing about my food consumption. I was experiencing food shaming during pregnancy.

One way to combat negative outcomes post-election is to raise more inclusive children.

Growing up, I had a lot of access to people who looked like me. I was completely unaware of the struggles that accompany interracial friendships.

We all need our hair done. I can't help but think that my lack of hair resources reminds me that I live in a land that wasn't intended for me.

It’s time we stop teaching shame and start spending more time fostering healthy sexual identities in young girls.

I don’t know how long it will be before I stop allowing others' fears of sexuality as a black woman from affecting my views on sex.

For me, feminism felt like finding a beautiful shoe in the wrong size. No matter how much I strained, it never seemed to be a perfect fit. I found my size in womanism.

“It’s about uplifting and empowering women to feel like they can be confident and do anything. Not just dance.”

A quick google search revealed that fibroids are noncancerous uterine growths. They can grow very large, cause extreme pain, and often lead to the removal of the uterus, like they did in my mother's case.