We were delighted to host regular webinars aimed at informing and empowering women affected by fibroids by providing practical and useful guidance to enable women to make informed decisions about their health.
If you missed any of our events, you can watch the recordings of the sessions below.
Fibroids and Fertility
In this webinar, our guest speaker, Dr Ojone Illah, explored the impact that fibroids may have on a patient’s fertility and provided guidance for patients wanting to start a family.
We would like to recognise and thank Dr Stacey Bryan for her input on this webinar.
Managing Fibroid-Related Pain
Many women affected by fibroids experience a significant amount of pain which can be debilitating and affects patients’ quality of life.
In this webinar, we explored fibroid pain and how women can safely address the pain they experience.
Our guest speaker was Dr Abigail Falola, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, British Caribbean Doctors & Dentists Association
Fibroids, Diet and Hormones
Led by Davina Baptiste, a Certified Wellness Coach, this seminar explored the role that hormones play in the development of fibroids and how by making simple changes to their diet, women with fibroids may alleviate their symptoms thus improve their health and wellbeing.
Fibroids: The Power of Exercise
In this session, we explored the power of exercise in managing fibroids symptoms. We discussed whether exercise can be beneficial in managing fibroids symptoms. Also, we looked at some simple, low impact exercises that women can easily try at home through fun demonstrations of barre, yoga and other exercises.
Speakers included:
- Abi Begho, Founder, Lake Health and Wellbeing;
- Davina Baptiste, Certified Wellness Coach;
- Jayshree Thokal, Qualified Yoga Instructor; and
- Michelle Sutton, Health and Wellness Specialist.
Fibroids and Your Mental Health
In this seminar, Olivia Haltman, an accredited counsellor from OH Counselling Services, helped attendees identify, understand and address the many ways that fibroids can affect a woman’s emotions and mental health.
This session explored how women can heal and successfully navigate the challenges that living with fibroids may present.
Global Fibroids Panel Discussion
As part of our membership of Global Fibroids Alliance, we helped organise a virtual global panel discussion featuring speakers from Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Ghana, France, the UK and the US.
Panelists explored the challenges faced by women living with fibroids, how their organisations are trying to address these challenges and what is needed on a global level to improve the situation for women living with fibroids.
Fibroids: Impact and Solutions
Lake Health and Wellbeing, in partnership with Soca Girls Rock and Serrette Brown Research and Consulting, hosted a virtual panel discussion on the impact of fibroids and the solutions to the challenges that women face.
We were joined by a fantastic line-up of panelists from a diversity of fields who empowered women with clear information on how to navigate the medical, mental health, personal and workplace challenges that living with fibroids may present.