Why studying menopause is helping me reframe PCOS

Study break 🚨

PCOS is not something any of us asked for. And yes, some of it is outside our control (genetics, in uterus exposures, stuff science hasn't figure out yet 🎲).

BUT here’s the flip side that’s been really empowering for me personally:

Because PCOS shows up earlier and messes with our quality of life now, it forces us to listen and offers us an opportunity to learn how to take care of our bodies at a deeper level sooner. And those same foundational habits: better fuel, movement, stress regulation. Aren’t just “PCOS strategies.” They’re literally menopause protection strategies. Cancer risk reduction strategies. Longevity strategies.

So no, I don’t want PCOS. But I am grateful that it’s taught me to prioritize my health earlier… because that’s going to pay off a thousand times over in every stage of life that comes next and in my quality of life right now.

That’s the reframe I’m choosing and honestly, it helps me show up.

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