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💚 You don't have to have all the answers to show up for someone.

Sometimes it's just a message. A check-in. Letting someone know they matter.

This month and every month, use your community. Talk to them. And if you see someone struggling, be the person who reaches out.

You might be exactly what they needed that day.

💚 TribeTalk is back this Thursday and we're talking anxiety.

What it actually is. How it works in your body. Why so many of us feel it and what to do about it.

Julie and incredible psychotherapist Marine are leading the conversation and trust us, you'll want to come with questions.

📅 Thursday 21st May, 6:30-7:15pm
💻 Free and online
Link in bio to book your spot. 🤍

💚 1 in 5 women experience a common mental health problem every single week.

That's not a small number. That's your colleague, your friend, your sister, you.

This Mental Health Awareness Month we just want to say: whatever you're carrying right now, you're not carrying it alone.

We see you. 🤍

Nobody needs another list of wellness tips that feels like homework. 💙

So here are five that actually take less than a minute to start - no overhaul required, no guilt if you only manage one.

Your mental health doesn't need a complete reset. Sometimes it just needs a small moment of care.

Save this for when you need a reminder. 💚

PCOS has a new name - and the reason why matters.

Published today in The Lancet, polycystic o***y syndrome is now officially polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). The old name implied ovarian cysts, which most people with the condition don't actually have, and framed a complex whole-body condition as purely a gynaecological one.

The result? Up to 70% of those affected remain undiagnosed.

The new name reflects the full picture - hormones, metabolism, mental health, skin, cardiovascular health. And importantly, the process included over 14,000 survey responses from patients and health professionals worldwide. Patients were part of this from the beginning.

This is progress. 💙

Source: The Lancet, 12 May 2026.

Managing stress doesn't have to mean overhauling your life.

Scheduling a bit of quiet time in your day. Building in small moments of rest. Breathing exercises - something Dr Mehreen found genuinely helpful during her exam years.

There are free apps that use your phone's haptic feedback to guide you. Eyes closed, phone in hand, it vibrates to tell you when to breathe in, when to pause, when to breathe out. A few minutes here and there throughout the day and your body starts to feel it.

Simple. Free. Actually works.

Sleep quantity matters - aim for 7 to 9 hours, whatever your body actually needs. But sleep hygiene is just as important.

How you set yourself up for a good night's sleep.

Dr Mehreen has been working on this herself - swapping late night TikTok and Instagram scrolling for reading.
Something she loved in school and just drifted away from with the busyness of life.

Small changes. But they make a difference.

Chronic stress isn't just about how you feel. It has real physical consequences.

Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure - over time these increase the risk of heart disease and heart attack. The blood sugar that gets released during stress, if it stays high long enough, raises the risk of type 2 diabetes. Weight changes, reaching for sugary foods, not getting enough rest - these all feed into it too.

And something a lot of people don't connect to stress: hair loss. It's more common than people realise.

This is why it matters to take it seriously.

Women are disproportionately affected by chronic stress - and there are real reasons for that.

We carry more roles. Work, home, caregiving, often all at once. The load is just higher. And then on top of that, our hormones are doing their own thing in the background. Estrogen actually helps regulate cortisol patterns in the body - so as that starts to shift in midlife, it becomes another layer on top of everything else we're already managing.

It's not just the day-to-day. It's the biology too.