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I'm a UK-based freelance writer, women's health advocate and mum. I write on a range of women's health topics, as well as on topics around diversity and inclusion.
Recently there has been a lot of "noise" around endometriosis. As a disease that is thought to affect 1 in 10 people assigned female at birth, this should be fairly common. It's a painful, debilitating disease, which can impact the lives of those affected from puberty through their lifespan so you might expect a lot [...]
It takes up to seven years for women to be diagnosed with endometriosis, with many living in chronic pain. But knowing how to talk to your GP can speed that process up
I'm going to be an older mom, pregnant with my first child at 36. I'm worried I won't have the energy to keep up with my kids like younger parents do.
Laura Wallis, SME at neurodiversity training specialists Uptimize, offers some tips for supporting neurodivergent parents at work.
I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2018. I was pretty sure I had it long before seeking a diagnosis and yet, it took me over a year to even decide to seek a referral for assessment. The reason for this, I now realise, was internalised ableism-I was worried what people might think of me (that [...]
Spoonies are disabled and chronically ill people who identify with and use spoon theory. Spoon theory describes the fluctuating levels of energy people