

Being a PCOS Cyst-er: You Deserve to Be Heard
Living with PCOS often feels like being initiated into a club you never asked to join. A sisterhood or rather a Cyst-erhood of people quietly carrying symptoms, fears, shame, and exhaustion that others rarely see or take seriously. If you are reading this, you already know that PCOS touches almost every layer of your life. It is not just irregular periods or cysts or symptoms that show up on lab work. It affects your body, your identity, your relationships, your mental health
Jessica Elliott
Dec 33 min read


Living with PCOS: How My Journey Shapes My Work as a Therapist
When you live with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), it isn’t just a diagnosis, it’s a lived experience that impacts body, mind, and spirit. The graphic above lists many of the challenges that people with PCOS may face depression, anxiety, sleep issues, weight gain, infertility, disordered eating, insulin resistance, and more. For me, PCOS isn’t just something I read about in textbooks, it’s something I navigate every single day. PCOS can feel like carrying a hidden weight. S
Jessica Elliott
Dec 22 min read


Why I Support PCOS Awareness
I Support Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness You may have noticed this PCOS Awareness Association logo at the bottom of my website. That’s because PCOS isn’t just something I support professionally; it’s something I live with. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20s, and it has shaped my journey in deeply complex ways. What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting approximately 1 in 10 women of people assig
Jessica Elliott
Sep 153 min read


I'm All Out of Spoons and How Spoons Impacts Nervous System Regulation
Just one spoon left. Some days, even that feels like too much. Have you ever woken up and felt like there is too much to do, and the things you are able to do with take up all of your energy? Do you feel like no one understands when you don't have the energy to do something like reply to a text from 3 days ago, to take a shower, to do the dishes, to go out and socialize with your best friend? It is like everything is too much. Let me start off by saying that you aren't lazy,
Jessica Elliott
Aug 59 min read
