Have you been dismissed by a healthcare provider? Told you are not experiencing the pain you are feeling? Not taken seriously in a time of need? Need information and advocacy during your healthcare journey?
As women, we’ve been taught to submit to authority, be as quiet and small as possible, and to not raise heck when things just don’t seem right. Statistically speaking, we are dismissed more by doctors than our male counterparts, our pain isn’t taken as seriously, and we are being given less and less time when it comes to attending to our medical needs. Yet, we know are bodies and are in tune with what they are telling us.
It is time we take back our V.O.I.C.E. and get the toolkit we need to advocate for the right healthcare for our individual needs.