In my first post, I shared a bit about my PCOS diagnosis and how overwhelming it felt to suddenly have so many questions. One of the ways I’ve been navigating that uncertainty is by listening — mostly to podcasts playing in the background while I’m cooking dinner or cleaning up around the house. One person I keep coming back to is Grace Beverley. I actually found Grace years ago on YouTube, back when I was “working out seriously” (quotation marks very much intended — it was c

When I first heard the words “you have PCOS,” I nodded, maybe half-listening, and mentally filed it under “another confusing health thing I’ll figure out later.” It turns out, that’s exactly the part I wish I had understood sooner: PCOS isn’t a simple condition with one clear cause or one obvious symptom — it’s a syndrome, meaning a collection of symptoms that show up because hormones aren’t quite balanced. ( NIH ) So what is PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is defined

Women’s health can be complicated. Nuanced. Personal. And, at times, deeply confusing. For a long time, I believed that if you were doing “everything right” — moving your body, eating well, managing stress — your health would simply fall into place. But the reality is more layered than that, especially when it comes to hormones, fertility, and conditions like PCOS. Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This blog marks the beginning of a yea