Traveling With a Chronic Illness

So, I recently just traveled for 19 days in America with my boyfriend. I had the time of my life and do not regret it at all. However, there were some shitty little speed bumps along the way that slowed things down and even took things to a complete stop at times. The reality behind …

8 Ways To Deal With Heavy Periods

Heavy periods suck. They leak, they are uncomfortable and they interrupt life. Thankfully for me my periods have stopped due to having a mirena. But let me tell you, prior to this wonderful mirena I had the most leaky, most uncomfortable and most heavy periods and I would like to share some wisdom in ways …

Let me live my life. Control my pain.

Control is the key word here. Not to get rid of. It is undeniable that I will live with pain for the rest of my life, that comes with having a chronic pain condition. Chronic pain is any pain that you have had longer than six months. It's been difficult to comprehend, but I have come …

Gynaes, Surgery & Botox?

My Gynaeological journey began when I was 20 years old. I remember walking in to the specialists office, not sure what to expect. A male sat in front of me and asked me all of the intimate details of my condition. Periods, pain, physical activity, intimate things... It was very daunting. After I explained my …

Sweet Sixteen

What's so sweet about being sixteen? If you're anything like me you probably have pimples, a crappy attitude and poor fashion taste. It's definitely not a glamorous time. You're starting to have to think about what you want to do with your life and who you want to be. Luckily for me, my heart was …

PERIODS

GROSS. I got my first period in the holidays between finishing Primary School and starting High School. I remember thinking "fuck". I knew what they were, I wasn't ignorant, but I never knew what to expect. So after bleeding for a little while (and leaking on a chair) I thought I better tell Mum. So …