Woman, 24, gifting free memory boxes to parents grieving baby loss A self-less woman is offering free keep-sake parcels to families struggling with baby loss after suffering two miscarriages herself. Courtney Greener was almost five months pregnant with her son, Ezra when she was rushed to the hospital after starting to miscarry during the night. Continue Reading
Why I started vlogging my illness…
I have been writing here on Cysters for over three years now… and how time flies when you’re making new friends. I’ve gotten to speak to so many of you and learn your stories but I feel like I have stayed at a distance and would like to be a friendly face for the women Continue Reading
What the COVID19 pandemic means for Period Poverty…
Period Poverty is a long-standing problem in the UK. It’s been a cause for work/school absence for some time but now COVID19 is rapidly spreading and people in already low-paid job roles will be missing out on their working hours and on lower pay than usual and anyone who self-isolating won’t be able to access Continue Reading
PCOS doesn’t hurt…
**Disclaimer: This post is intended as sarcasm and in no way is intentionally bringing down anyones pain. It is intended to call out lies tol by the gynae health system. ** It’s yet another day of living the cyst life and I for one am thrilled… I mean I’ve spent a week in hospital in Continue Reading
This is what I NEED you to know about my PMDD…
To all my friends, family, or even the ones who aren’t in my life just yet, I need you to know, I have PMDD. No idea what that is? Well, neither do most people. I didn’t when I first found out, so here it is, PMDD stands for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. It’s said to be Continue Reading
Stop making your equals pay for a seat at the table!
So, recently there was a post here on our Cysters platform that highlighted concerns around race and cultural stigmas within the community which is meant to be empowering women to take care of their bodies – NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR IT’S WRAPPED UP IN! The reason why I’m writing this post today is that it Continue Reading
They’re hormones, not whore-moans!
I have had it with the idea that women don’t have as much of a sex drive as men – that’s simply not true! I have met women with a drive that supersedes that of any man I’ve ever met and I’ve met women with no drive at all. If you’re anything like me, your Continue Reading
“I will always be that chubby girl in a crop top…” – Insulin Resistance & Body Positivity
I am all for body positivity and loving the skin that you’re in and yet I am still on a diet and working out. Must mean I secretly hate my body right? WRONG. I have bad days with my body image and so does everyone, no one can love every little thing about themselves all Continue Reading