ISSUE ONE:

FIRST THINGS FIRST

We are so excited to introduce you to the 11 Seconds Magazine's DEBUT Issue, First Things First. In this issue, we dive deep into PCOS, periods, visits to the gynecologist, childbirth, love, sex, and even what it’s like to question the healthcare system head on. What does it mean to all of us that our firsts are remembered, recorded, and perhaps even revered?

You can now read it as a digital flipbook or as a series of articles below!

Humanizing Anne Frank: Discovering Hope through the Joy of your Period
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Humanizing Anne Frank: Discovering Hope through the Joy of your Period

Getting her period signifies all these expectations and the realization that you are growing up, even if she wasn't necessarily wishing for the shedding of her uterine lining, but for the world that would emerge from the transition of childhood to adulthood. These are all the wants, desires and expectations I think many of us can relate with our transition into adulthood. Granted, I believe she has achieved so much more than I may have at 25. I still haven’t found a lot of the things she was looking for - a steady idea of my career, romantic love in any tangible form, and a confidence in what I want out of life, other than knowing I love to act, and I haven’t even begun to answer how I can do it without starving.

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