All posts by Gretchen Kubacky
PCOS & Gratitude
Thanksgiving is in the air in the USA, and gratitude is on my mind. Practicing gratitude is one of the best ways to turn a bad mood around. Make a gratitude list every single day, privately or publicly,
Continue readingHow PCOS and Diabetes Affect Each Other – And Your Moods
PCOS and diabetes are intricately linked. Up to half of women with PCOS will end up with Type 2 diabetes, a good deal of it “early onset,” meaning you get diagnosed at a much younger than expected
Continue readingHow To be Mindful With Your Sweets When You Have PCOS
I’m going to come right out and tell you, it’s my belief/observation/experience that when we attempt to permanently eliminate things that bring us joy, we often fail, become miserable, or become rebellious. Sweets
Continue readingPCOS and Candy: How Sugar Can Make Your PCOS Worse
We’re creeping up on Halloween season, and that means that the stores are loaded with pumpkin-themed everything, costumes for the kids, face paint, decorations – and TONS of candy. I mean, literal
Continue readingHealthy Alternatives To Halloween Candy
Halloween is upon us, and with it comes pumpkin-flavored everything, from coffee (sorry, but EWW!) to donuts to you name it. Plus, all the Halloween candy itself. Halloween candy is all about quantity,
Continue readingHow Does Breast Cancer Affect Your PCOS Symptoms?
You’ve got PCOS, and now you’ve got breast cancer too. Life is just incredibly unfair sometimes. How will the breast cancer affect your PCOS symptoms? It’s a very good question since it seems
Continue readingUnderstanding the Psychological Effects of Breast Cancer
Cancer has got to be one of the most terrifying words in the English language. Cancer used to be equated with almost certain death, and there’s a lot of residual fear in our society, despite major education
Continue readingIs There a Connection Between PCOS and Breast Cancer?
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and you may have wondered about the association of PCOS and breast cancer. A recent (Shobeiri, F. & Jenabi, E., 2016) study indicates inconsistent outcomes
Continue readingThe Psychological Importance of Finding Support for Dealing with PCOS
You’ve probably been trying to figure out how to get a handle on your PCOS for a while now, and you’re mired in millions of pages of internet research and conflicting advice at every turn. You’ve
Continue readingImproving Mood Swings, Part 2: Techniques You Can Use
Last month, we kicked off our epic journey about how to control PCOS-related mood swings by talking about how you can best prevent mood swings from occurring in the first place. This month, we’ll focus
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