Ray Peek

By Mackenzie Being an author is hard. Being an indie author—where I am the entire team, from writer to marketer, scheduler to social media manager—is even harder. But doing all of that while battling stage 4 endometriosis? That’s something else entirely. That’s a war. Most people don’t see what’s behind the books I write. They see the polished covers, the Instagram posts, the book events—but not the days I’m curled up in pain that feels like it’s tearing me apart. They don’t see the hours...

By Cass After having each child of mine I ran into a new problem to add to the list, whether it be hormonal migraines or extremely painful period cramps, to (after my third baby) intense pain through my backside when using the toilet and immobilising pain during my period. On my first visit to the doctor I was told it was a settling in period from having children, it can take six months. Second visit, have you tracked your eating, likely IBS. All of this while I had already self-diagnosed on...

By Helena Harvey Hindsight is a wonderful thing. For a good three years I had noticed a pattern. 12 days to the day before my period my whole body would be full of symptoms. From dizziness to fatigue, headaches to severe pain, and very low mood. Randomly, it wasn't until October-November 2024 that I started to feel pain in my pelvic area - even outside of my period. Jan 2025, I had a period that lasted 10 days of heavy bleeding, clots and was very painful. It stopped for 2 days, then came...