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Stories from people who’ve done the 8-Week Program, shared with permission. Everyone’s experience is different, and results vary. New stories added regularly.

1,247 reviews and long-form stories, all in one place.

The Community Stories blog has the long-form interviews. Our Testimonials page has the full wall of reviews you can filter by symptom — perimenopause, gut, weight, autoimmune, mental health.

Breaking Down Menopause Taboos With SuzanneHealth

Breaking Down Menopause Taboos With Suzanne

Suzanne’s perimenopause symptoms have been debilitating, having affected her life, family and career drastically. But as she would soon find out, the...

28 Aug 20269 min
How Quitting Sugar Improved This Mum of 3’s PCOS SymptomsHealth

How Quitting Sugar Improved This Mum of 3’s PCOS Symptoms

Danielle Gallan recently joined the 8-Week Program to kick sugar to the curb after dealing with growing concerns around insulin resistance and...

26 Aug 20266 min
“Had I listened to two GPs, I would not have had the colonoscopy”: Why This Aussie is Speaking Out About Bowel Cancer AwarenessHealth

“Had I listened to two GPs, I would not have had the colonoscopy”: Why This Aussie is Speaking Out About Bowel Cancer Awareness

Michal was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 57 years of age – but it was through her own advocation that she got her life-saving treatment....

27 Jun 20245 min
“At one point I would wake up with a fright and knew I wasn't breathing”: The Dangerous Sleep Condition That Has Plagued Wendy for DecadesHealth

“At one point I would wake up with a fright and knew I wasn't breathing”: The Dangerous Sleep Condition That Has Plagued Wendy for Decades

65-year-old Wendy Carson has lived with sleep apnoea since she was 37 – she shares her journey to find answers, along with...

27 Jun 20247 min
“All I Got From the Doctors is ‘You Have Post-Natal Depression’”: This Aussie Woman’s Experience with Hashimoto’s DiseaseHealth

“All I Got From the Doctors is ‘You Have Post-Natal Depression’”: This Aussie Woman’s Experience with Hashimoto’s Disease

After being first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease in 2001, Samantha Hoareau was relieved to put a name to the collection of symptoms...

19 Dec 20236 min
“I asked myself so many times why could I not think normally and what was normal?” Sam Unmasks the Impact of Undiagnosed ADHDHealth

“I asked myself so many times why could I not think normally and what was normal?” Sam Unmasks the Impact of Undiagnosed ADHD

After struggling through years of eating disorders, depression, anxiety and all the medications that her doctors prescribed, Samantha Boyce finally found out...

7 Aug 20237 min
This Mum of Three's Fight For Awareness of A Rare ConditionHealth

This Mum of Three's Fight For Awareness of A Rare Condition

After the birth of her third child, Tara Whaley was told her baby had Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease affecting just 350,000 people or 1 in...

24 Mar 20235 min
How This Mum-of-Three Achieved Her Weight Loss Goals with the 8-Week Program: Health

How This Mum-of-Three Achieved Her Weight Loss Goals with the 8-Week Program: "I have lost about 13cm from my waist and have lost 3.2kg"

Australian mum Danielle Gallan joined the IQS 8-Week Program to combat her chronic pain and kick her sugar habit to the curb after dealing with...

24 Mar 20234 min
Hope For Health’s Jordan Ponder on the Chronic Disease CrisisHealth

Hope For Health’s Jordan Ponder on the Chronic Disease Crisis

With the Yolngu community in north-eastern Arnhem Land facing crisis-level diabetes rates, Jordan Ponder dives into the causes of chronic illness in...

24 Mar 20237 min
How This Mum Lost 8 Kilos and Transformed Her Life on the 8-Week Program8-Week Program Stories

How This Mum Lost 8 Kilos and Transformed Her Life on the 8-Week Program

Sam Tomlinson dropped 8 kilos, ditched her sugary comfort foods and transformed her mindset after quitting sugar on the 8-Week Program. Here’s...

19 Dec 20225 min
This Mum of 2’s Fight For an ADHD DiagnosisHealth

This Mum of 2’s Fight For an ADHD Diagnosis

Karen Hunt is one of many women with ADHD struggling with pervasive symptoms and little support. The 57-year-old shares her experience in...

4 Nov 20226 min
How the 8-Week Program Reduced Michelle’s Fibromyalgia Flair-upsHealth

How the 8-Week Program Reduced Michelle’s Fibromyalgia Flair-ups

Harp and Banks creator Michelle O’Brien shares her health journey during the process of quitting sugar on the 8-Week Program – from...

3 Nov 20228 min

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