Check out this month’s CosmoGIRL! My Body and Soul column answers the questions you’ve all been asking me and I have also written a feature article on teenage pregnancy that has been picked up by the TODAY show and CNN’s Showbiz Tonight!

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“My favorite aspect of Girls State was hearing Nancy Redd speak,” said Hines. “She was extremely inspirational and she encouraged us all to follow our dreams, respect ourselves and never give up. She is from Southern Virginia and attended Harvard. She also competed in the Miss America pageant. Her story made me realize that girls from small towns can go on to do big things.”

LINK TO FULL STORY HERE

I puffy heart you too, Alix!!!

It’s been a hectic and fun few weeks- will be blogging more in the next week, I pinky swear!!

xoxoxo

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Hey everyone!

If you’re an early riser, check me out this morning on NBC’s TODAY Show!

My segment should air sometime around 7:35AM EST in most markets but this may vary depending upon where in the country you are.

I’m a contributing editor and the body & sex expert for CosmoGIRL! magazine, and in the August issue I wrote a feature on how it seems that more and more teen girls are finding pregnancy and motherhood ‘glamorous’ and are admitting to trying to or actually becoming pregnant on purpose, either to be like their celeb idols or just ’cause.

This week has been a doozie regarding teenage pregnancy. First, the arrival of Jamie Lynn’s daughter, then the introduction of friendship-based ‘pregnancy pacts.‘ I’m honored to be part of this discussion and hope to help create better and more appropriate solutions and support for today’s teens.

When interviewing young women for Body Drama, I noticed that they were much less freaked out by the idea of pregnancy than I was when I was in high school, and this attitude made me curious, leading to my “Pregnant on Purpose” article for CosmoGirl!.  Find out more July 1st when the August issue hits the stands…

I’ll post the video soon!

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Check out the June issue of Glamour magazine, y’all! On page 236, there’s a sidebar that I wrote displaying some of the accidental vulvas that I see *everywhere* and captioning the pictures, such fun! Here is my favorite sighting, check out the magazine for the others:

“Who knew the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings was a natural redhead?”

You’ll never be able to watch the movie in the same way again!

I also submitted a bunch of others that didn’t make the mag. Here’s one of the pictures/captions that they didn’t pick:

Paris: I’m soooo tired of always being the slutty one when we go out together!

Nicky: Sis, I’d love to help you out with that, but really, my vag would have to hang out of my dress all night to trump you in that department.

Paris: Done.

Also not chosen was this vagina-esque Kleenex box, available at stores nationwide!  I suggest that you stock up and see if anyone notices…vulvas are everywhere, even literally right under your nose! 

I’ve got tons more…I’ll post ‘em later!

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Drum roll, please!

The random generator has spoken, and the lucky winner of The Keeper

is…

#17 - dara, who says:

“the keeper sounds really cool. i’m a little worried about heavy flow, but i’d love to give it a try! funny how going green with period products seems so much weirder/harder than going green with food/office supplies/etc.”

And, the lucky winner of the Diva Cup

is…

#5 - Debbi, who says:
“I’d love to try the Diva cup. I hate pads because I feel like I’m wearing a diaper and I can almost always feel a tampon when using it”

I’ve emailed my winners! Stay tuned for next week’s waxing product giveaway!!!

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