THE JOURNAL
Honest writing on infertility, endometriosis, women's health and everything in between. These are the conversations I wish I had been able to find when I needed them most.
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FROM THE JOURNAL
Eight years. That is the average length of time it takes for a woman to receive a diagnosis of endometriosis. Eight years of pain, and of being told it is normal.
Why It Takes So Long to Diagnose Endometriosis
Endometriosis
I was a teenager the first time a doctor told me that what I was feeling was just part of being a woman. It took years - and a stage four endometriosis diagnosis - to understand how wrong they were.
The Moment I Realised My Pain Wasn't Normal
Endometriosis
For a long time, I was the perfect patient. I sat in the chair, I answered the questions, I nodded along - and I left without saying the things I had rehearsed on the way there.
How to Advocate for Yourself in Medical Appointments
Women's Health
"I think the worst feeling of all is feeling bad for feeling bad." The mental health toll of infertility is one of the least talked about parts of the whole experience.
The Mental Health Side of Infertility Nobody Talks About
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Infertility is one of the loneliest experiences a person can go through - and yet it happens surrounded by people. The friendships that survive it, and the ones that don't, teach you more than you expect.
Navigating Friendships During Fertility Struggles
Infertility
If someone you love is going through infertility, you want to help. The difficulty is that most of the things people reach for tend to land badly, even with the best intentions.
What to Say (and Not Say) to Someone Going Through Infertility
Infertility
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Sinéad speaks about women's health, fertility and the emotional cost of invisible illness.
Inconceivable is her debut memoir - a raw, honest account of endometriosis, infertility and the resilience it took to come through it.
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A champion for women who are dismissed, delayed and unheard. Sinéad uses her experience to amplify the voices that medicine too often ignores.
She is building a space where women navigating infertility and endometriosis can find honest information, shared experience and the reassurance that they are not alone.
ABOUT SINéAD
Join a community of women navigating infertility, endometriosis and everything that comes with it. Sinéad writes honestly about the journey - the hard parts, the unexpected parts, and the parts that eventually made sense. No noise. Just connection.
