Womens Health Quotes

“Leaders bleed, period.”
― Silvia Young, My FemTruth: Scandalous Survival Stories

“When all you know is pain you don’t know that that is not normal. It is not a woman’s lot to suffer, even if we’ve been raised that way."

(Address, 2011 Endometriosis Foundation of America Blossom Ball)”
― Susan Sarandon

“Find the joy in the journey”
― Jacqueline Escolme

“Bodies are not only biological phenomena but also complex social creations onto which meanings have been variously composed and imposed according to time and space.”
― Katrina Karkazis, Fixing Sex: Intersex, Medical Authority, and Lived Experience

“The technology exists for a male contraceptive pill. We have the drugs to switch off testosterone and prevent sperm production. These drugs have never gone to market because developers know that men would never take something like that. Men would never agree to switch off their hormones. They would never put up with the side effects such as depression and low libido. And, honestly, why should they put up with it? Why should women?”
― Lara Briden, Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

“Choosing to spend energy on your relationships will be much more fulfilling than wasting it on unnecessary clutter and accumulating "things" that in the long run don't really matter anyway. Most of us will not be canonized in history books nor have monuments built in our honor because of what we owned or the things we accomplished at work. Our legacy will be found in the lives and endeavors that were enriched while we were passing through this life.”
― Brent Bost, The Hurried Woman Syndrome: A 7-step Program to Conquer Fatigue, Control Weight and Restore Passion to Your Relationship

“As twisted as it sounds, I was so happy that I had received a diagnosis.”
― Bethany Stahl, Endometriosis: It's Not in Your Head, It's in Your Pelvis

“It's a bittersweet feeling to finally name what ails you after so long. On the one hand it's a relief because you can finally take action. On the other, endometriosis can feel overwhelming. There isn't enough useful information about it, nothing that encapsulates its all-encompassing nature or defines the all-involving path to recovery - except this book which is mind-blowingly relatable, relieving, and helpful. - from the forward, written by Bojana Novakovic”
― Amy Stein, Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis

“Endo doesn't just affect the pelvic region. The body's response to the inflammation it causes sensitizes the central nervous system, and if you don't know what's going on - as I didn't - this sensitization ***** with your head. If your head's not right, there's a good chance you're in distress. This is where endo crosses the line from a physical ailment to an emotional one too. -- from the forward, written by Bojana Novakovic”
― Amy Stein, Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis

“I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doctor.”
― Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

“We live in a country where you can electively have your nose broken to reshape it, inject fat from your butt into your face to look younger, but pushing a baby out of your own vagina can be restricted.”
― Ann Brasco

“Infusing the cultural war with love, respect and empathy is the responsibility of every one who cares about the health and wellbeing of women, our families and communities, and our democracy.”
― Aspen Baker, Pro-Voice: How to Keep Listening When the World Wants a Fight

“I needed to reclaim the pleasure of my body and connect to myself so that I would feel empowered to set boundaries.”
― Vanessa Cuccia, Crystal Healing and Sacred Pleasure: Awaken Your Sensual Energy Using Crystals and Healing Rituals, One Chakra at a Time

“Leaders bleed.”
― Silvia Young, My FemTruth: Scandalous Survival Stories

“Accepting a disease label means shutting off from your potential”
― Jacqueline Escolme

“When the body forces you to STOP it's saying, hey buddy, you've gone too far.”
― Jacqueline Escolme

“You may have to shun the world's definitions of material as well as personal success. But don't be afraid to do it your way, to personalize your life. After all, it's your life, isn't it?”
― Brent Bost, The Hurried Woman Syndrome: A 7-step Program to Conquer Fatigue, Control Weight and Restore Passion to Your Relationship

“I began to realize that I knew more about endometriosis than my doctor did.”
― Bethany Stahl, Endometriosis: It's Not in Your Head, It's in Your Pelvis

“I am amongst a community of warriors.”
― Bethany Stahl, Endometriosis: It's Not in Your Head, It's in Your Pelvis

“Let me be very clear. A prostitute in a brothel deserves the exact same justice as a virgin living in her parents' house with her nannies. The amount of shelter a woman receives in life is not indicative of the justice she is owed in death. The worth of one's passing is not framed and bought by the shelter given her in life. We are all born differently and into different circumstances. Any one of us could have become a prostitute if only born differently. I refuse to lean to the notion that any woman's untimely death may be put on trial in accordance to her living.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“None of my friends in high school showed any signs that their insides were on fire for a quarter of their lives. Were they just really good at pretending?”
― Tiffany Haddish