

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
