Who is Lulu & MyHeartsease?
What if I could tell you the secret?
Who is Lulu & MyHeartsease?
What if I could tell you the secret?
Just after my 10th birthday, my period battles began. It was a relentless cycle of 14 days of heavy pain, no sooner ending than starting again. I dreaded the monthly pain which made enjoying sports, socials and even school hard and frequently bleeding through pads at school was embarrassing. By my mid-teens, I realised my period was considerably different to my girlfriends.
When questioning doctors why in my lates 20’s I was still unable to get pregnant, I was told to take the contraceptive pill or have lots of sex. With in-vitro fertility too costly at that time, I realised the medical community was dismissing me.
I was devastated and defeated
At 35 years I was constantly exhausted. Blood tests showed low iron levels and surgery revealed major endometriosis, fibroids and adhesions. Finally I had some answers for why I was always tired, everything hurt, especially sex and escalating digestion problems were being triggered by adhesions. I had crazy pre-menstrual syndrome every cycle. My hormones were off-balance as low progesterone levels caused oestrogen dominance. Sadly, the few times I became pregnant I miscarried.
My friends were new mums, my hormones a disaster & I was a freak.
Just after my 10th birthday, my period battles began. It was a relentless cycle of 14 days of heavy pain, no sooner ending than starting again. I dreaded the monthly pain which made enjoying sports, socials and even school hard and frequently bleeding through pads at school was embarrassing. By my mid-teens, I realised my period was considerably different to my girlfriends.
When questioning doctors why in my lates 20’s I was still unable to get pregnant, I was told to take the contraceptive pill or have lots of sex. With in-vitro fertility too costly at that time, I realised the medical community was dismissing me.
I was devastated and defeated
At 35 years I was constantly exhausted. Blood tests showed low iron levels and surgery revealed major endometriosis, fibroids and adhesions. Finally I had some answers for why I was always tired, everything hurt, especially sex and escalating digestion problems were being triggered by adhesions. I had crazy pre-menstrual syndrome every cycle. My hormones were off-balance as low progesterone levels caused oestrogen dominance. Sadly, the few times I became pregnant I miscarried.
My friends were new mums, my hormones a disaster & I was a freak.
Your health ally – new awareness and responses to female health
My journey for answers spanned 10 years, during which I pursued information, gathered ideas, listened to my mum’s stories, chatted with girlfriends and investigated the scant details passed down through my family for clues to my fertility problems. During a decade of working in community, I’ve seen so many women silently struggle, being unheard, stuck in isolation and experiencing a profound lack of support to explore options and get to root cause. For too long women’s hormone health has focussed on reproduction and has just not considered the importance of hormones to a women’s overall health situation. Finally, this conversation is starting to turn. At MyHeartsease Counselling & Garden Therapy, we are proud to be part of positive change, advocating to make your wellbeing goals a priority in every stage of the journey from maiden to mother to matriarch. Located in Bangalow, Northern NSW. Please contact me to start your wellbeing journey.
You are seen, you are heard and you are loved.
Your health ally – new awareness and responses to female health
My journey for answers spanned 10 years, during which I pursued information, gathered ideas, listened to my mum’s stories, chatted with girlfriends and investigated the scant details passed down through my family for clues to my fertility problems. During a decade of working in community, I’ve seen so many women silently struggle, being unheard, stuck in isolation and experiencing a profound lack of support to explore options and get to root cause. For too long women’s hormone health has focussed on reproduction and has just not considered the importance of hormones to a women’s overall health situation. Finally, this conversation is starting to turn. At MyHeartsease Counselling & Garden Therapy, we are proud to be part of positive change, advocating to make your wellbeing goals a priority in every stage of the journey from maiden to mother to matriarch. Located in Bangalow, Northern NSW. Please contact me to start your wellbeing journey.
You are seen, you are heard and you are loved.
My educational qualifications
(please flip here)I have worked in community and mental health for over 10 years and hold registration as a Member of Certified Practicing Counsellors Australia, (CPCA).
Other qualifications I hold include: Certificate IV Community Services, Certificate 3 Aged Care Individual Support, Diploma of Counselling, Recognising and Responding to Abuse of Older People – ECAV/ NSW Health, Understanding Dementia – UTAS MOOC Wicking Tasmania, Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) Domestic and Family Violence (CHCDFV001), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Military Mental health and resilience training, Vicarious Trauma – Adults Surviving Child Abuse & Motivational Interviewing – Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), Intellectual Disability Mental Health – NHID, Working with Families – Family Drug Support (FDS), Understanding and Responding to Trauma – Mental Health Coordinating Council, The Accidental Counsellor – Institute of Family Practice, Managing Difficult Situations – Institute of Family Practice
You are seen, you are heard, you are loved
My educational qualifications
(please flip here)I have worked in community and mental health for over 10 years and hold registration as a Member of Certified Practicing Counsellors Australia, (CPCA).
Other qualifications I hold include: Certificate IV Community Services, Certificate 3 Aged Care Individual Support, Diploma of Counselling, Recognising and Responding to Abuse of Older People – ECAV/ NSW Health, Understanding Dementia – UTAS MOOC Wicking Tasmania, Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) Domestic and Family Violence (CHCDFV001), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Military Mental health and resilience training, Vicarious Trauma – Adults Surviving Child Abuse & Motivational Interviewing – Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), Intellectual Disability Mental Health – NHID, Working with Families – Family Drug Support (FDS), Understanding and Responding to Trauma – Mental Health Coordinating Council, The Accidental Counsellor – Institute of Family Practice, Managing Difficult Situations – Institute of Family Practice
