Helpful Resources — Community
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...
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...
Anxious and Feeling Crazy? It may be Menopause. Here’s How You Can Cope.
Author: Nic Monteforte You are not going crazy, I promise, but boy does it feel like that. You can’t focus, you start to get sweaty palms and everything around you blurs into one. You can't think straight, you can’t make any decisions – even the basic ones like what shoes to wear. Someone asks something from you and it's like you have been asked to cut your right arm off. Yep, this is the one symptom no one really tells you about and the one symptom that happens whether you like it all not. Also Read: What is Menopause and...
