Let’s share our stories

The medical community has been failing people in female bodies since the beginning of modern medicine. That’s not to say there aren’t beautiful tools in modern medicine, or wonderful doctors. There are. But especially today, medicine is a business. And there isn’t a lot of money in taking time with patients, and listening to us tell our stories, in their entirety.

So we navigate menstruation, endometriosis, adenomyosis, pmos, adverse reactions to hormonal birth control, infertility, miscarriages, post partum depression, peri menopause, menopause and more, and we navigate much of it without sufficient support. Because we aren’t ever fully heard.

Well, as a filmmaker, I understand the power of getting to tell your story. And of being heard.

I recently made a movie about my story.

And after screening this film all around the country- what I heard from so many audience members was, “that’s my story” or their sister’s or daughter’s or friend’s. So I wanted to make a space where anyone born with a uterus, suffering through any phase of the female life cycle, could tell their story.

Below there is a number where you can call and leave a voicemail sharing your story with me (yes, I listen to every single one). “What exactly do I share?” Anything you want. Symptoms. Experiences with doctors (negative or positive), revelations, things that have helped you, what you’re afraid of. You’ll have three minutes to share whatever you like. Not enough time? I hear ya. You can leave another message. Or send an email. You can keep this as anonymous or public as you want. I’d love to help you whether you only want to tell your story in voicemails, or you want to make a movie. You want to make something of your own, or be part of one of our larger projects. Or if you just want the catharsis of having another human listen to your experience.