by Paula Pavlova

by Paula Pavlova

Chronicles of a Chronically Ill Woman

I write about American Patriarchy through the lens of “wellness” culture, motherhood, politics, and painful periods.

“The” Pastor’s Daughter

“The” Pastor’s Daughter

Public Health, Generational Trauma, Politics, HealingPaula PavlovaSeptember 11, 2025culture, reproductive rights, religion, lgbtq

A Very Biltmore Christmas & A Happy New Quarter of a Century

A Very Biltmore Christmas & A Happy New Quarter of a Century

My experience visiting the Biltmore Estate.

Paula PavlovaDecember 23, 2024

Circles Are Like Cults — Part 2

Circles Are Like Cults — Part 2

Paula PavlovaJanuary 21, 2022

Circles Are Like Cults — Part 1

Circles Are Like Cults — Part 1

Paula PavlovaJune 1, 2021

When Chronic Illness Goes Public

When Chronic Illness Goes Public

Healing, Politics, Generational Trauma, Chronic Illness, Public HealthPaula PavlovaMarch 31, 2020covid19, coronavirus, chronic pain, chronic illness, public policy, public health, medicare for all, politics, insurance, healthcare, spirituality

It's Not All in Your Head; it All STARTS in Your Head

It's Not All in Your Head; it All STARTS in Your Head

Healing, Women's Health, Politics, Substance Abuse, Generational TraumaPaula PavlovaMarch 11, 2020

‘Anonymous Angel’ is the new ‘Stranger Danger’

‘Anonymous Angel’ is the new ‘Stranger Danger’

Healing, Travel, Women's Health, PoliticsPaula PavlovaOctober 10, 2019china, travel, stranger danger, anonymous angel, trust, faith, truth, endometriosis, womens health

I just peed a little…

I just peed a little…

Healing, Women's HealthPaula PavlovaJuly 28, 2019healing, endometriosis, dancing, chronic pain, bladder pain, pelvic floor dysfunction

Total Eclipse of the Uterus

Total Eclipse of the Uterus

Healing, Women's Health, TravelPaula PavlovaJuly 2, 2019spirituality, palm reader, bali, auto immune disorder, endometriosis, menstrual pain, yoga, philosophy, medical trauma, surgery, womens health, reproductivehealth

5 Days Later

5 Days Later

Women's Health, HealingPaula PavlovaJune 27, 2019surgery, medicaltrauma, endometriosis, womenshealth, recovery, reproductivehealth, wombhealth, menstrual pain, adenomyosis, periodhealth, reproductivejustice

15 Years Too Long

15 Years Too Long

Women's Health, HealingPaula PavlovaJune 23, 2019endometriosis, womenshealth, reproductivehealth, fertility, medicaltrauma, healing