Women’s Health: A Series

When I was a teenager, I was hospitalized for the most severe migraine I’ve ever had at the age of 14. My doctors only solution was to put me on the birth control pill. Coming from a family with no background in health and wellness, like most Westerners, we listened to the doc.

A short time after, I was diagnosed Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and my doctor was to switch to a birth control with more artificial hormones, which we couldn’t do, due to increased risk of blood clotting from auras with migraines. Throughout the years, I’ve been living with this diagnosis feeling hopeless.

This is the beginning of sharing what I’ve learned about the damage hormonal birth control does to the female body and my journey of rebalancing my body systems and reconnecting to my inner self work and freedoms. This is the beginning of a series documenting the process. Moving forward, I will be sharing herbs and supplements useful to me in this process.