Natalie Bickel

2 weeks ago | popsugar.com | Natalie Bickel

HealthBirth ControlGettyGettySeveral months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially getting my period for the first time in years. My birth control had kept my withdrawal bleeding to a maximum of twice a year, which meant I rarely had to worry if I should be wearing black pants instead of the light-wash denim I picked out that morning.

3 weeks ago | newyorklifestylesmagazine.com | Natalie Bickel

However, a recent survey found that women feel they have to “fight” for space in the gym and with an underlying notion they shouldn’t take up “too much space.” This is the opposite approach spin studios take — with instructors encouraging riders to move their bodies in big ways. New studios are continuing to open and change the narrative.

Oct 28, 2024 | opensecretsmag.substack.com | Natalie Bickel

I opened the door to find a vacant restroom with every stall door ajar. I chose the one closest to the sinks, remembering a statistic I’d read years ago noting that the first and last stalls were the least frequently used. I looked in the toilet bowl to see remnants proving otherwise, but at least no “raindrops” sat on the surface of the lid. I pulled down my pants, admiring my newly purchased pair of underwear, forest green silk that made my skin feel as luxurious as the fabric itself.

Oct 1, 2024 | louisvillecardinal.com | Natalie Bickel |Payton Carns

By Natalie BickelDear Reader,Some would say I did this backwards, but I’m glad that it happened that way. Let me explain: I discovered my love of writing when I was child, always creating both made up worlds and descriptive, kind-hearted exposés, which accelerated in college when I wrote features for The Louisville Cardinal. Then, I became a children’s book author with a signed publisher contract.

Mar 31, 2024 | newstribune.com | Natalie Bickel

COMMENTARY: Does working from home make you lonely? Today at 3:00 a.m.byNatalie Bickel, Los Angeles Times (TNS)One pair of jeans. Those were the only pants my cousin brought when he came to stay with my family for a summer in the early 2000s.