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In their own words.

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
“I’m Back to My Pre-Baby Weight Already!”: Antoinette's Postpartum Journey with the 8-Week ProgramWomen's Health

“I’m Back to My Pre-Baby Weight Already!”: Antoinette's Postpartum Journey with the 8-Week Program

Aussie mum Antoinette joined the 8-Week Program with the hopes of combatting her sugar addiction and unhealthy lifestyle to set herself and her family...

24 Jan 20246 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
“I had always been told pain is part of being female”: Nicole’s Painful Endometriosis JourneyWomen's Health

“I had always been told pain is part of being female”: Nicole’s Painful Endometriosis Journey

Neonatal nurse Nicole Francillon suffered from severe pain for decades before getting her endometriosis diagnosis – from dismissive doctors to the normalisation...

19 May 20233 min
“No one should have to suffer for this long,” One Woman Shares Her Long and Painful Road to Treatment for EndometriosisReal Stories

“No one should have to suffer for this long,” One Woman Shares Her Long and Painful Road to Treatment for Endometriosis

After being dismissed by doctor after doctor, Rachel Griggs was left to advocate for herself in the midst of debilitating pain. This...

8 May 20235 min
“The on-call doctor had never heard of the disease”: How Poor Awareness of Adenomyosis Affected MarshaWomen's Health

“The on-call doctor had never heard of the disease”: How Poor Awareness of Adenomyosis Affected Marsha

Marsha has lived with debilitating pain for decades as a result of both endometriosis and adenomyosis. While these reproductive diseases are scarily...

4 Apr 20237 min
“No one really took me seriously”: This Aussie Mum Shares Her Experience with EndometriosisWomen's Health

“No one really took me seriously”: This Aussie Mum Shares Her Experience with Endometriosis

In light of Endometriosis Awareness Month, I Quit Sugar’s own Clara Mearns reveals her arduous journey to finally getting her endometriosis diagnosis after...

24 Mar 20236 min
How This Mum Defied the Odds of Premature MenopauseWomen's Health

How This Mum Defied the Odds of Premature Menopause

Years after starting premature menopause at the age of 26, Georgina was told she couldn't have kids. Here’s how she proved them wrong.

24 Mar 20235 min
“I had never heard about it before”: This Mum of Two Shares Her Experience with AdenomyosisWomen's Health

“I had never heard about it before”: This Mum of Two Shares Her Experience with Adenomyosis

While you likely know about endometriosis, there’s another disease that presents with similar symptoms but is often overlooked, misdiagnosed and left out...

24 Mar 20233 min
“Feel Like a Used by Date is Placed on me”: This Mum of 2's Journey Through PerimenopauseMental Health

“Feel Like a Used by Date is Placed on me”: This Mum of 2's Journey Through Perimenopause

When Maria Linehan started experiencing perimenopause symptoms, she couldn’t get any answers from friends, nor could she get any support from her...

24 Mar 20235 min

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