<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[WHAM Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[At WHAM (Women’s Health Awareness Movement), our mission is to improve healthcare for women and people of all gender and sexual identities. ]]></description><link>https://www.whaminitiative.org/whampress</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:27:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.whaminitiative.org/fr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem written by: Mélissa Délalie Houinsou Anxiety was a fierce wind, Dancing with rage over troubled oceans, A rising, burning air She called messy emotions— A hurricane that shattered everything.   It was a snowstorm, A blinding one that left her numb and devastated. She trembled from the cold, Unaware the world was unheated. The blanket failed to keep her warm. At last, she froze to death.   Anxiety was her own ghost city, Where she sought shelter when the winds howled. Seeking an escape...]]></description><link>https://www.whaminitiative.org/post/anxiety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee6cafa376fc1e0eca1971</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d02e05_0d8da2dfe7ac4b28b5711d4534b9971c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mélissa Délalie Houinsou</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endometriosis: A Long-Overlooked Disease at a Turning Point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Aamir Wahhab “Torture Grips” by Em Cooper  offers a visual representation of endometriosis pain, described by the artist as “like torture [...] like somebody is gripping, squeezing, cutting, prodding, stabbing you inside and won’t let go.” Her work captures the lived experience of millions of people enduring chronic pelvic pain associated with this often invisible condition. Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects about 1 in 10 people with a uterus, yet it remains one of...]]></description><link>https://www.whaminitiative.org/post/endometriosis-a-long-overlooked-disease-at-a-turning-point</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cd668e55ae1fb580a4e62d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:59:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d02e05_43a867785c73419198fd1950dd4bd7d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aamir Wahhab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metabolic Health in Indigenous Women: Understanding an Embodied Legacy of Colonialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Aamir Wahhab Illustration by Eloy Bida, depicting the interconnectedness of Indigenous women, land, water, and traditional foods—foundations of both cultural identity and metabolic wellbeing. These enduring bonds reflect a worldview where health is woven through relationships with all living beings. 	Indigenous women in Canada face some of the highest rates of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease in the country,  often developing these conditions at younger ages and with...]]></description><link>https://www.whaminitiative.org/post/metabolic-health-in-indigenous-women-understanding-an-embodied-legacy-of-colonialism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c6544a2f37a9969cc3d0e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:42:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fdbd23_87ffbdfaedb14950a16a99f1b471ead4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aamir Wahhab</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>