by Jennifer Heimlich | Oct 14, 2026 | Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+, Training, Wellness
Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan was 10 years old when teachers first started commenting on her body. She was one of the youngest of her peers to go through puberty, and as her shape began changing, she began hearing casual remarks in class. “I had teachers joking that I had a...
by Candice Thompson | May 1, 2019 | Health & Body, Wellness
Former Richmond Ballet dancer Shira Lanyi went through high school without getting her period. “My two older sisters had gotten theirs at 11, so my mom was so worried,” says Lanyi, who didn’t start her menstrual cycle until she was 26. At the time,...