health advocacy
Pinch Us… We’re in Vogue! (+ Your Christmas Gift Guide for Women Who Do Everything)
The BOGO chaos has settled.Black Friday has left the group chat.And we can finally unclench our jaws.
Just as we were easing back into normal programming… Vogue Australia casually drops us into the...
Clinical trials
No woman should have to deal with this much pain...
If you’ve ever curled over the toilet floor, clutching your stomach, wondering how on earth you’re supposed to push through another day… Rachael gets it. So do thousands of women across regional Ne...
Clinical trials
The Breakthrough Australia’s Been Waiting For: The World-First Clinical Trial Backed by Leading OB-GYN Dr Talat Uppal (and How Hey Sister! Has Your Daily Back)
Let’s be honest… Period pain has been ignored for far too long
If medals were handed out for surviving period symptoms, women would have their own Olympic ceremony every month.
We’ve dealt with cra...
Clinical trials
Caylie’s Story: From Suffering to Thriving
How one woman reclaimed her life after decades of pain and dismissal.
For more than half her life, Caylie lived in survival mode.
From the age of thirteen, every month brought the same rhythm of pa...
drug-free period support
When Exams and Periods Collide – Natural Cramp Relief
She’s hunched over textbooks, juggling flashcards, prepping for exams, and then bam, her period gatecrashes.
The cramps hit, the brain fog kicks in, and suddenly the stress multiplies.
As a mum, yo...
End Period Stigma
Why Period Pain Isn’t ‘Just Part of Life’, And What You Can Actually Do About It
We’ve all heard it:
“It’s just your period.”“Everyone gets cramps.”“Pain is normal, just deal with it.”
Sound familiar? Yeah. Us too.
For way too long, we’ve been told that menstrual pain is someth...
#BreakingTheStigma
Is it normal to poop more when you have period cramps? (spoiler: yup.)
You’ve stocked the tampons, made peace with your bloat, and queued your period playlist. But what no one warned you about? The poopocalypse.
Yes, we’re going there. Because if your period feels lik...
#MenopauseAwareness
Medicine ignored women until the 90s — and I’m fuming about it
Medicine ignored women until the 90s — and I’m fuming about it
I’m currently reading The Vagina Business — and let me tell you, I’m frustrated. No, scratch that. I’m raging. How is it that for most...
chronic pain
Is period pain a warning sign for chronic pain? Oxford scientists investigate
For centuries, period pain has been dismissed as a monthly nuisance, a "normal" part of life that people who menstruate are expected to endure. But what if it’s actually an early warning sign of so...
