Guest Contributions

“For a myriad of reasons, many of us are still uncomfortable with conversations surrounding periods, menstrual health and menstrual hygiene. Ironically, many menstruating women have a number of unpleasant, debilitating symptoms in common – including chronic pain.”

Our Co-Founder, Public Health and Advocacy Manager, Julia was the guest on a twitter chat hosted by the  Lake Health and Wellbeing  our regional health collaborator in St. Kitts and Nevis. The #FibroidsChat was fun and interesting!  For a transcript of the chat, click the image below and get directed to the associated link.   Highlights […]

Last year, our PCOS Cyster wrote this poem about her journey with the condition. As we prepare for PCOS awareness month, in September, we invite you to take a read! “It’s Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Month – PCOS Awareness, So Cysters will be educating and believe it will be Shameless! So if menstruation and such processes […]

“As a chronic illness sufferer, there is a period of time I experience (not sure if others do) which I like to call “the twilight zone”. It’s the period of time between a pain/illness flare (complete with rest and medication) and when you start to resume your regular activities. It’s duration depends on the individual. […]

“African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are – to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.”-Wangari Maathai From the time we became aware of our bodies as young ladies, we’ve been either directly or […]

The Big E  by La Shawna Griffith Let me tell you a story of how this E took away my freedom, And no, this E is not ecstasy It does not make me feel happy Frankly… It makes me feel horrible! This E bears a pain indescribable Only cooled by morphine drips And liquid morphine […]