Elizabeth Enochs

Aug 20, 2024 | popsugar.com | Elizabeth Enochs

When paired with the HPV test and a Pap smear — screening tests for cervical cancer — pelvic exams can save lives. But they aren't fun for anyone, and they can be especially unpleasant for survivors of sexual violence. I speak from experience on this. I've cried my way through pelvic exams. I've walked out of those appointments shaking uncontrollably.

Jun 20, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Elizabeth Enochs

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Jun 20, 2024 | popsugar.com | Elizabeth Enochs

While it's not always perfect, modern media has come a long way regarding how it depicts mental health. Some of my favorite shows from the 2000s casually joke about OCD, depression, bipolar disorder, and even suicide — and those are the shows that have aged better than most from the era. But mental health awareness, education, and representation have made a difference, resulting in more compassionate and accurate storylines than what we saw just 20 years ago.

May 21, 2024 | popsugar.com | Elizabeth Enochs

I deleted my social media accounts in 2022, I don't have internet at home, and yet I'm still very much aware of the internet's storage-container obsession. Whether I'm watching a house tour on YouTube or browsing articles online, it seems inescapable. Admittedly, there's something fascinating about it, too — I've consumed entire video essays dissecting what the immense popularity of decluttering, restocking, and resetting posts can tell us about class divides and late-stage capitalist societies.

May 13, 2024 | popsugar.com | Elizabeth Enochs

Until I was 32, I would have told you that "I'm not much of a napper." I might even mention how my aversion stretched back into childhood; my mom always told me that I stopped taking naps around the age of 4. I don't know what put me off of the practice back then, but as a teen and young adult, whenever I tried to nap, there were usually two outcomes: racing thoughts wouldn't let me fall asleep no matter how exhausted I was, or I would fall asleep only to wake up feeling groggy and disoriented.