Helpful Resources — Supporting Women
Rebel Women: Lisa Forrest "My Story, My Message"
By Lisa Forrest If you’d told me this story 14 years ago, I wouldn’t have believed it. At 27, halfway through my first (and only) pregnancy, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. After ten rounds of chemotherapy, my daughter Eadie Piper was delivered at 34 weeks. Just perfection. Straight after her birth, I underwent a radical hysterectomy, keeping one ovary to prevent early menopause and preserve hope for another child. By 2017, I was five years cancer-free, it was this year that my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer in both breasts. Genetic testing revealed we both carried the BRCA2...
A Resource for Men by Ali Daddo
“What makes conflict so painful is that we are desperate to be heard but too upset to listen, desperate to be understood but too upset to be understanding, desperate to be validated but too upset to be validating. What can help you get what you need is the willingness to stoke even a small ember of empathy for your partner's experience" - Alexandra Solomon I remember my husband looking at me in horror as I was mentioning to someone about all my crazy symptoms, that I don’t know how long I’ll feel this way, or how long my menopause will last,...
When Ali met Mary
In May of 2021 I released my book “Queen Menopause”, a book I was driven to write due to my own major health challenges with Menopause and the lack of support and information around this topic. Gratefully I can now say we have come a long way, though Australia can still do better with funding and support on this topic, hence the creation of Aviiana. It was at one of my book events that a statuesque, gorgeous Greek Goddess asked for a photo and to sign my book. She said she was already in the Menopause industry teaching her program to...
Finding Your Tribe: Here's Why You Need a Community When Going Through Menopause
Author: Mary Doube Menopause is no joke and unfortunately, both awareness and access to menopause-related information and services remain a significant challenge in most countries. BUT don’t worry ladies, I will start and KEEP the conversation going! It's no secret that I have struggled with my health over the last 15 years, and through my own pain & suffering, I have learnt to heal myself and so many women through the principles of the Aviiana Wellness App. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to go through the pain, but it taught me so much about how the body works and...
