Community Stories

Despite doctors' claims that she was too young for bowel cancer, Jessica Dasler knew something was wrong. A stage 4 diagnosis years later proved her right – but the next challenge was getting doctors to give her the right treatment rather than write her off.   

Neonatal nurse Nicole Francillon suffered from severe pain for decades before getting her endometriosis diagnosis – from dismissive doctors to the normalisation of female pain, the 43-year-old reveals the hurdles she had to leap across to receive that much-needed medical support.

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

After noticing her clothes no longer fit and struggling to reign in a sugar habit, Christine Urry decided it was time to take back control of her life. Here’s how she made it happen with the 8-Week Program.

After joining the 8-Week Program, Danielle went from debilitating chronic pain and a diet high in junk food to an improved mood, a renewed sense of motivation and now has plans to enter her first powerlifting comp. Here’s how she did it.

Marsha has lived with debilitating pain for decades as a result of both endometriosis and adenomyosis. While these reproductive diseases are scarily common, the awareness and understanding of them is anything but. She shares her experience of being dismissed and gaslit by doctors despite her agonising symptoms.  

In light of Endometriosis Awareness Month, I Quit Sugar’s own Clara Mearns reveals her arduous journey to finally getting her endometriosis diagnosis after years of pain and medical gaslighting. This is her story.

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 15, 000 births. The 45-year-old fashion designer shares her story, including how the condition has affected her family’s lives and her fears and hopes for the future.

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.

While you likely know about endometriosis, there’s another disease that presents with similar symptoms but is often overlooked, misdiagnosed and left out of the discussion. Sara Amos first learned about the condition after being diagnosed – this is her story.

When Maria Linehan started experiencing perimenopause symptoms, she couldn’t get any answers from friends, nor could she get any support from her doctor. Having struggled with intense symptoms and deeply-entrenched societal taboos, the mum of 2 set out on her own health journey.

Are you a fashion enthusiast finding it difficult to reconcile your shopping habits with your concern for the planet? There is a way you can meld both worlds – and these 3 Aussies know just the trick. Here are their simple tips to get you living in style, without costing the earth.