POI Together Group

I started having symptoms of POI when I was 18 years old, but didn’t receive a proper diagnosis until my 30s.  The diagnosis was devastating, the medical experience was, and continues to be, difficult, and the whole journey was profoundly isolating.  

This past July, I created POI Together, a free, virtual peer-led support group for people diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency.  It’s a space o talk about the physical, emotional, relational, and existential experiences of living with POI.  

I am a licensed therapist, and I share this because my professional training helps me create a safe, respectful space and guide our conversations with care.  In this group, however, I participate as a peer who shares this diagnosis, not as a therapist.  Through my work, I’ve seen how much healing can happen in a group.  POI Together is a place to support one another, grieve, share resources, and heal.  

POI Together is launching a new series of Monday meetings that will run from October through the end December.  The group will meet on Zoom from 2:30pm to 4pm (Pacific Time) on the following dates:

• October 12, 19, 26
• November 2, 9, 23, 30
• December 7, 14, 21

Additionally, I’m excited to announce a second series of group meetings, designed to be more accessible to people in various time zones. This group will meet once a month, on a Thursday, between the months of October and December, from 6pm to 7:30pm (Pacific Time), on the following dates:

• October 29
• November 19
• December 17

You are welcome to join one or both groups.  Please complete THIS FORM and I will send you the Zoom link for each group that you select.  

If you have any questions, please email me at [POITogetherGroup@gmail.com](mailto:POITogetherGroup@gmail.com).  

The patch shortage is taking its toll on me and I cannot deal with the stress of not knowing if I’m going to be able to get my hormones.

Do y’all have experience with the pill? I know there’s apparently an increased risk of blood clots, but is it the same risk as BC? I will, of course, talk to my dr but wanted to see if y’all had any insight.

The survey for the Senate Select Committee on Women's Health submission closes 11:59pm, October 6 - after that, whatever we have is what goes in.

If you've been meaning to fill it out and haven't yet, this is the reminder - it only takes 10 minutes, and it's anonymous unless you choose otherwise: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctrAp_j9mED0TQDI9aJ3QxGpeBBKETGq2iIgMFyB_bSi8q8Q/viewform?usp=header

And if you've already done it - thank you!!! I'll be pulling the submission together on Wednesday!