Your Book
Your Body
Your Life
An inclusive, practical guide for teens and young adults, offering unbiased and medically accurate information on consent, contraception, and beyond — from a compassionate, experienced practitioner.
Romantic partners may come and go,
but your relationship with yourself will last a lifetime.
Available Now
from Countryman Press,
an imprint of W.W. Norton
Praise for It’s Your Body and Dena Moes, RN, CNM
“I love this book. It’s the book we needed as teen girls and didn't have. If there's a young woman in your life, consider slipping her a copy. Biology. Hormones. Ethics. Consent.
It's all there, and it's powerful!
- S.B, Reviewer
“I love that this book exists, because it's time women take their power back and this book is such a great first step in doing so!”
- Kate, Goodreads Reviewer
“This book is a terrific, detailed reference for women and girls, but it should also be read by parents, young men, pediatricians, and family physicians.”
- Kenneth Logan, MD, family physician
About Dena
Dena Moes is a registered nurse (RN), certified nurse-midwife (CNM), and author. She holds a BA in Literature and Women’s Studies and a Master’s Degree in Nurse-Midwifery from Yale University. Motivated by a desire to serve women, she pursued midwifery, grounding her practice in principles of equity, justice, and dignity.
Moes has provided reproductive health services to thousands of patients throughout her career, whether working on maternity floors in hospitals in New York and California, managing a home-birth midwifery service in Chico, or serving as a clinician at the CA nonprofit Women’s Health Specialists.
Her first book, The Buddha Sat Right Here, won the 2019 IPPY Gold Medal in Travel Writing. Her essays have been featured in The Daily Beast, Grown and Flown, the Wisdom Daily, and Midwifery Today, among others.
It’s Your Body empowers readers with essential reproductive health information, drawing from Moes’ 25 years of experience counseling a variety of patients, especially in the shadow of the historic overturn of Roe vs Wade. This judgement-free guide offers an inclusive, accessible approach to important health topics for today’s teens and young adults.
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Dena Moes, RN, CNM is available for Zoom or in-person book club meetings, events, school talks, and more. Contact Dena at itsyourbody@gmail.com for booking information.
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