Women and ADHD, Why It’s Missed For Years
Women with ADHD are often diagnosed late due to masking, hormonal changes, and outdated stereotypes. Learn why ADHD in women is missed for years and how better awareness can change lives.
Ovarian Cancer Warning Signs and Awareness
Learn the early warning signs of ovarian cancer, when women should be tested, menopause risk factors, and why persistent symptoms should never be ignored. A vital guide to recognising ovarian cancer early.
Mental Health Does Not Discriminate
Mental health does not discriminate. A lived-experience perspective on anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, stigma, and why careless media rhetoric harms vulnerable communities seeking support and hope.
PMS vs PMDD: Understanding the Difference, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
PMS vs PMDD explained: learn the key differences in symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, including mental health impacts and when to seek medical support.
Overactive Bladder (OAB): Causes, Symptoms, Remedies & Your Rights (Including PIP)
Struggling with sudden bladder urgency, leaks, or accidents? This guide explains overactive bladder in medical terms, why it happens, practical remedies, workplace coping tips, and PIP eligibility.
Taking Things for Granted: Lessons I Learned Too Late
A personal reflection on taking things for granted, regret, grief, empty nest syndrome, and the connection to mental health—highlighting how loss teaches us the value of people and moments.
7 Secrets to Balancing Mind, Body, and Nutrition
True wellness isn’t about perfecting one area of your health while neglecting others. It’s about recognizing that mental clarity, physical vitality, and nutritional choices are deeply intertwined, each one influencing the others in ways that can either elevate or undermine your overall well-being.
From Adversity to Advocacy: Charities Volant Trust & Lumos.org
How one woman’s journey through grief and hardship led to the creation of two powerful charities – and why her story continues to inspire global change. When we think of JK Rowling, most picture the global Harry Potter phenomenon. But behind the fame is a woman who once lived on state benefits, writing in cafes while caring for a young child as a single mother battling grief after losing her mother to Multiple Sclerosis.
Welfare Vote Sparks Outrage Amid Criticism of ‘Two-Tier’ PIP Plans
While reforming PIP to make it more compassionate and efficient is a valid goal, the current welfare vote signals a dangerous turn toward conditionality and restriction. The proposed “two-tier” approach risks further marginalising vulnerable people and failing to address the diverse spectrum of disability and illness in the UK. Without meaningful consultation, real investment, and a focus on dignity and independence, the government may not be reforming welfare, but dismantling it.
Living With Trauma: The Hidden Battle Behind Mental Health Struggles
Though trauma may never fully disappear, it can transform into strength. By understanding its roots, recognising how it impacts the mind and body, and gently working toward recovery, survivors can reclaim their lives. The editor is a testament to this. Through her pain, she has cultivated purpose, using her lived experience to educate, support, and inspire others who feel lost in the shadows of trauma and mental illness. Her message is clear: you are not alone.