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Date: 2012-09-02 05:38 pm (UTC)Participating in this comm has also helped my self esteem -- in reading the comments of others, I feel like I really do know and understand my body and I can use this information to help others. I am more politically active in women's health issues and also in teaching medical anthropology because of my experiences here.