Journal
Feel supported, connected and informed through content from the Let’s Talk, Period. community.
Let’s Chat with Jahanna
Jahanna shares her experiences living with endo and pelvic congestion syndrome, as well as ‘growing up’ with the invisible and how she was diagnosed with endo and adeno.
Let’s Chat with Karissa
In this piece, Karissa shares her endometriosis story and journey to diagnosis in 2019, after living with symptoms and pain for over 10 years.
She also shares her advice for someone going through the process of getting a diagnosis!
Let’s Chat with Melissa
Melissa shares her journey to diagnosis with endometriosis and later, PCOS in this blog. She also discusses why she attempts to remain positive and her goals to advocate for others!
Let’s Chat with Olivia
Olivia shares her endo story, having been diagnosed with endometriosis just recently at 18 years old. She shares the relief she felt when endometriosis was confirmed, and her advice for others who are suffering from symptoms.
Let’s Chat with Aroha
In this piece Aroha shares about her journey to diagnosis with endo, adeno and PCOS as well as how she manages her chronic illnesses and her biggest lesson she’s learned.
What is Pelvic Congestion Syndrome?
Have you heard of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome? It can be an incredibly painful condition that affects a lot more people than originally thought. This blog chats all about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome.
How to Boost your Confidence
Amy is the founder of Making Her Magic, and works with women to go for their aspirations and feel supported and celebrated in ‘the hard stuff’ in life such as building a business, changing jobs, moving cities and setting those BIG, scary goals.
In this piece she shares five ways to boost your confidence and start to love yourself more!
6 Questions to ask your specialist before your laparoscopy
Seeing a new specialist for the first time can be daunting and overwhelming, or if you’ve been seeing them for a while and they suggest it could be time for surgery it can bring up those same feelings! I’ve got you covered with six questions to ask them before you have a laparoscopy. Make sure you write them down in a notebook or on your phone so you have them with you in your appointment — this will avoid you having that mind blank that comes when they say “any questions?”.
Why do my boobs hurt?
Ouch! Do you get sore breasts and think… “Is this just me?”. Well you’re not alone, lots of people who have endometriosis or adenomyosis also suffer from sore boobs! There are lots of different reasons for why you may be experiencing breast sensitivity or soreness.
Is it endo, adeno or PCOS?
Do you know the differences between endometriosis, adenomyosis and PCOS? When you’re trying to receive a diagnosis for the symptoms you’re experiencing, it’s important to know which is which. A lot of the symptoms can overlap and often it can be confusing to decipher which symptom is related to which condition. So, let’s break it down and discuss!
Managing Fatigue with a Chronic Illness
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms with chronic conditions, especially those where inflammation plays a key role, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis or PCOS (Ramin-Wright et al., 2018). This can be due to the immune response which is activated within the body, using significant energy and leading to fatigue (Ramin-Wright et al., 2018). Here are six ways to manage fatigue when living with a chronic illness.